CatDoes vs Rork

Both CatDoes and Rork offer an agent that builds autonomously, so that does not separate them. CatDoes documents Figma or screenshot import, letting a beginner start from an existing design, a capability Rork does not publish. CatDoes also gives 25 starting credits up front, a working pool for a first project, while Rork gives only 5 credits a day. CatDoes is cheaper to start too, at $17/mo against Rork's $20/mo. Between the documented design import, the larger upfront free allowance, and the lower entry price, CatDoes is the better starting point for someone who has never shipped an app.

Code export and GitHub sync are the hard filters for developers. Both tools sync bidirectionally with GitHub and both claim you can self-hostself-host - Run the software on your own servers instead of the vendor’s cloud. the output, so those tie. The difference is code export: Rork includes a full project export, while CatDoes only unlocks a full project export on its Plus plan at $84/mo, a real cost gate for developers who want the AI to get out of the way early. Rork's backend also runs on a built-in Postgres database with row-level security, a more developer-familiar setup than CatDoes's own built-in platform backend. Public API availability is not published for either tool.

CatDoes gives 25 starting credits to build and test with, while Rork's free plan trickles in just 5 credits a day, a smaller working pool for someone evaluating the platform. CatDoes is also cheaper to start, at $17/mo against Rork's $20/mo, and CatDoes lets unused credits roll over while Rork's do not. The one caution is that CatDoes confirms your app stops working if you stop paying, a real risk worth weighing since Rork does not publish the same information either way. Custom domains are available on CatDoes's Starter tier at $42/mo, with no published Rork equivalent. On balance CatDoes's larger free allowance and lower price outweigh that cancellation risk.

For internal tools, a real backend, integrations, and built-in auth matter most. CatDoes confirms built-in authentication and documents GitHub as an integration for importing and syncing projects, while Rork does not publish auth or integration details. Rork's backend does run on a built-in Postgres database with row-level security, a detailed and credible setup, against CatDoes's own built-in platform backend, CatDoes Cloud, a point in Rork's favor. But with auth and integrations both documented only for CatDoes, and neither publishing SSO or collaboration details, CatDoes has more of what an ops or IT team can actually verify.

Both CatDoes and Rork ship native mobile output, so that alone does not separate them. The difference is what native means under the hood: Rork builds separate native codebases, Swift and SwiftUI for iOS and Kotlin and Compose for Android, while CatDoes builds through React Native Expo, a single cross-platform framework targeting both. For a team that wants the platform-specific route, Rork is the closer match. Rork's backend also runs on a built-in Postgres database with row-level security, a more detailed setup than CatDoes's own built-in platform backend. Both claim you can self-hostself-host - Run the software on your own servers instead of the vendor’s cloud. the output and both offer an autonomous build agent, so those tie.

Neither CatDoes nor Rork publishes whether the builder itself runs offline, what license it ships under, or whether you can bring your own API keys instead of paying a subscription, the things that matter most for someone who wants to run the app builder on their own machine. What is documented is that both let you self-hostself-host - Run the software on your own servers instead of the vendor’s cloud. the generated output, so that ties too. Without any published difference on local-first operation, licensing, bring-your-own-key billing, or a documented hosted option either way, there is nothing here that favors one platform over the other for this use case.

Figma or screenshot import is the top requirement for design-led teams, and CatDoes documents it, while Rork does not publish this capability at all. CatDoes also documents versioning and rollback, letting a team step back through changes while polishing the result, again with no published Rork answer. CatDoes's output stack includes web frameworks, Vite or Next, alongside its React Native Expo mobile build, giving designers a front end to work with beyond the native mobile shell that is all Rork documents. Element-level editing and collaboration are not published for either tool. With import and rollback both confirmed only for CatDoes, it is the stronger fit here.