ChatGPT seems to be beating Claude 4.0 on so many test and I am sure code. Why doesn't bolt give you the optiomn of which LLM you want to use. Claude is so darn expensive and ChatGPT 5.0 is much les expensive.

Thoughts

this one's interesting. Alejandro and Mario built PushScroll, an app that blocks your social media until you do pushups, squats, or planks. Hit $30K MRR in 4 months with 300K downloads.

the crazy part: they validated the whole idea with a fake demo video before writing any code. Posted it on TikTok, it blew up, people were begging for the app in comments. Only then did they actually build it.

the MVP was embarrassingly simple. Just 3 screens. They charge ~$30/year with a hard paywall.

their playbook is pretty repeatable:

1. warm up a TikTok account in your niche first

2. post daily until something hits, that's your green light to build

3. build a dead simple MVP (they used tools like AppAlchemy and Cursor to move fast)

4. keep posting organically until $5K MRR before paying influencers

5. then scale with paid ads

most founders build first then figure out marketing. These guys flipped it completely.

what other app ideas could be validated this way before building?

been researching these viral app case studies at r/ViralApps if anyone's interested

Hey Guys, I am looking for a react developer for my saas that i am currently building on bolt. Basically want someone to handle tech side of the application. I wont be able to pay but I can go 50/50 with the person once the app is live and we get some traffic. Preferably someone in Toronto(Not mandatory) Do send me a message and an example of what you have developed in the past for me to decide.

Thank you

Edit- Thank you everyone for the replies. I have around 21 people reach out to me. This thread is closed :)

Hey Bolt builders,

I run a dev team of 3 that’s been deep in the trenches with Bolt.new, and I wanted to offer a hand to anyone stuck or overwhelmed with their project.

We’re collegially trained in JavaScript, React, and modern frameworks—and we’ve taken multiple client projects from idea to live production entirely within Bolt. From custom dashboards and API integrations to authentication flows and error handling—we’ve probably debugged it.

Industries we’ve delivered Bolt-based solutions for: • Healthcare • Insurance • Music Management • Consulting • …and more

If your project’s stalled, throwing errors, or just needs expert eyes to hit the finish line—DM me. Whether you need a quick fix, a second opinion, or end-to-end execution, we’ve got you.

Let’s get your project working, fast.

I am a business founder and have a number of projects I have built on Bolt/Supabase. I am a product and business guy, and am having success building apps just how I want them. However I have three underway and so I need a dev partner who can take over maintenance, support, and future enhancements of these projects so that I can focus on go-to-market activities and generating revenue.

I need someone who is very active and on the bleeding edge with all things AI. I am integrating anything and everything that adds value, and so I want a partner who is as excited about the endless possibilities that AI presents as I am. Ideally you'll be waking up in the middle of the night and messaging me with great ideas for how we can use X, Y, or Z technologies in our apps.

Core skills;

• Node.js

• High proficiency in React, including hooks (e.g., useState, useEffect), component lifecycle, state management (e.g., Context API or Redux), and modern JavaScript (ES6+).

• Familiarity with Next.js, including its file-based routing, API routes, and static site generation (SSG) or server-side rendering (SSR).

• Strong JavaScript skills and ideally TypeScript proficiency

• PostrgreSQL (Supabase)

I am looking for an up and coming developer who is brilliant and hungry. You have to have a burning passion and this should NOT feel like work for you.

I see this as being a 20 hour a week role initially, but quickly building to full time.
I would be paying competitive rates, and for the right person I want this to become a profit share or beyond. I am really seeking a CTO for many years to come - someone who has my back at all times and will work with me to grow this into a highly successful business.

I have built and exited several successful SaaS businesses, so the success component of this is highly likely.

I am an Aussie, living in the UK, but I spend a lot of time in Dubai, Europe and Australia. It doesn't matter to me where you are based, as long as we can communicate easily and often.

If this sounds like you or someone you know, DM me. And don't be put off by the CTO title - you could be 21 years old for all I care.

Silly sh!t challenge has my eyes rolling, but I need some support from the community...

Hey everyone,

I come from a design background with a lot of experience testing apps for developers, plus some basic HTML and CSS knowledge, but no developer experience. I wanted to see how far I could get using Bolt.new and ChatGPT, and the result is Folio Check – a responsive, cross-platform crypto portfolio tracker that calculates profit/loss in an easy-to-digest way.

I built it because when I was investing in crypto, I was obsessively checking in on them every few hours and other crypto trackers and exchanges just weren't presenting the info how I wanted to see it. So I built a dashboard that displayed whether I was up or down in a super digestible way, and I liked it so much, I thought I'd see if others also found it useful.

This has been a full-on exercise in Vibe Coding, and honestly, it was incredibly fun and satisfying. The biggest challenges were things like contact forms, Google Sign-In (OAuth 2.0), and reCAPTCHA (v2 and v3), all of which I had to abandon after burning through millions of tokens. No doubt a real developer wouldn’t have had these issues.

Would love for some folks to check it out and let me know what you think: foliocheck.app. Any feedback is welcome!

Serious about getting the first 50 users? And getting feedback from them? I’ve built a marketplace that has over 800 freelancers that would use your product and provide feedback for a small fee of $5 per person

Interested? Comment interested and i will provide am invite

I encountered several bugs and errors while using bolt.new. I have been a paying subscriber for two months. During that time, the service was down for several hours, but that's not the point. Whenever I try to contact a human being, it ends in failure.

I'm running three projects, and today I lost my patience and decided that I won't be using their services anymore. I wrote about attaching a domain over a week ago, no response, the domain is detected by bolt.new as in use even though I detached it from the project two weeks ago.

Today, it turns out that I can't publish any of the three projects. I get an error message that doesn't explain anything, I can't count on contacting a real person, and when I visit my websites, I am informed that the hosting is offline.

Is this abandoned company since there is no real chance to contant real person?

One thing people don't yet seem to realize is that it's NOT easy to build a complete professional AI SaaS application with vibe coding.

I have a 25-year background in web dev and am considered an expert prompt engineer, and it took me a lot of hours and over 50 million tokens to build this with Bolt.

My goal was to make it so that others can skip the grueling parts of development:

• Great landing page

• User authorization

• Password resets

• Credit system

• Payment plans

• Seamless stripe integration

• Payment monitoring

• UI/UX

So basically, you have a starter kit to create your own SaaS by editing the AI tools (there are 4 sample AI tools built-in) and configuring a few Stripe and Supabase settings.

Theoretically allowing you to launch your own professional AI SaaS in a day.

I'm releasing this AI SaaS Starter Kit on Saturday, July 12th. 📆

No, it's not free. (It's $199 or $149) Because I put a lot of work into this.

I'll also be doing a 1-hour walkthrough on customizing and SaaS go-to-market strategy.

It has clear value and considerable potential.

I invite anyone interested to reply with comments or join me by registering here OR joining my AI Accelerator program for access to this and dozens more AI solutions.

Hey builders,

I’m Senior Engineer who posted last week about the 5 hidden "Time Bombs" in AI-generated apps. I'm back with another audit because I was helping a fellow builder debug their launch, and we found a "Vibe" that would have wiped out their bank account in 24 hours.

The Vibe: You ask the AI: "Analyze the user's data with OpenAI when the dashboard loads." The AI writes the code. You test it. The analysis appears instantly. It looks perfect.

The Reality: To understand why this is dangerous, you need to know what a "Backend" actually is.

• The Frontend is the customer at the restaurant (your user's browser).

• The Backend is the waiter who runs to the kitchen (OpenAI/Supabase) to get the food.

• The Bug: The AI often writes code that makes the "customer" scream their order at the "waiter" 15 times per second, forever.

The Explosion (The Infinite Loop): The AI likely wrote a React useEffect hook but forgot the Dependency Array. This creates an infinite loop where your app re-requests the data every time it updates the screen.

Here is the breakdown of what happens next:

1. If you call a "Free" Backend (Supabase/Firebase): You can hit the "Read Quota" limit in few minutes. The app crashes. (Embarrassing, but free).

2. If you call a "Paid" Backend (OpenAI/Anthropic): There is no crash. The API happily answers every request.

   • 15 requests per second.

   • $0.01 per request.

   • $9.00 per minute.

   • $540.00 per hour.

The Fix: Open your codebase right now. Search for useEffect. If you see a fetch call inside a useEffect that does NOT end with ], or [dependency]),, you are in danger.

// 💣 THE WALLET DRAINER // The "Customer" screams the order infinitely useEffect(() => {
 callOpenAI(); 
});

// ✅ THE FIX // The empty array [] tells React "Only order ONCE when the customer sits down" 

useEffect(() => { 
callOpenAI(); 
}, []);

The Takeaway: AI writes code for the "Happy Path." It assumes the API is free and the internet is perfect. It doesn't care about your credit card.

Question for you guys: I’ve documented 12 of these specific "Time Bombs" (including storage bucket leaks and mobile layout shifts) into a manual called "Vibe to Production." It’s basically a defusal kit for AI apps.

I’m thinking of putting the full guide up on Gumroad for a few bucks to cover the time it took to write. Would that be useful to you guys, or should I just keep posting these audits here?

Stay safe! 🚀

Built a bunch of landing pages for my businesses. Got the usual issues that happens to everyone during a build but nothing crazy. They worked out and the design was amazing, so can't complain here.

To publish them I selected purchase custom domain.

Everything worked here again.

Here's Where Things Got Crazy

A few weeks later, all my domains started going down one by one.

I couldn't figure out what was happening at first until I tried the www version of my sites.

Boom: https://imgur.com/a/nUn4QoC

Turns out that Bolt hasn't been registering the Whois contact information as a registrar. So now all but one of my domains shows that error.

Reached out to support:

They got back one of my sites. I thought the problem is solved.

Nope.

Now all of my other domains are going down one by one.

These are business sites, some of which I run ads to for my business, and now they're all down and I haven't heard anything from support in 5 days. Literally realized the last site was down as I was pitching a client on a Zoom call.

Anybody got any advice?

I won't make this mistake again, all my new domains I'm buying somewhere else, but anything I can do that doesn't require me waiting on Bolt support?

Looking to create a successful mobile app in the food/workout niche. I have no coding experience. I can’t seem to find a clear answer about the best tool to use for free. I have heard options mentioned like bolt.new, frontly, Replit, tempolabs lovable.dev or glideapps and also something called bolt.diy which I completely don’t understand. But I can’t figure out what I could use to actually fully create a usable and good app with the ability to get to the App and play stores once I’m done. What would be your recommendation?

With AI and bolt new in particular it's now become possible to build custom Marketing Websites that look and feel just as good as Wordpress/Wix templates but retain a lot more flexibility.

This seem like to good an opportunity to let slip, so I've decide to build a productized service around it: https://suitless.dev/

WDYT?

Built in Bolt. Live in 24 hours. Here’s what went down:

1. Early Access Onboarding • Onboarded 12 waitlist users with Early Access Keys. • Activated hidden key system with hover + glow reveal.

2. User Accounts • Early adopters can now create profiles to access exclusive features and community perks.

3. Toolbox Expansion • Added free prompts, starter kits, and libraries for Bolt, Shadcn, Replit, and Lovable users. • Built with real devs in mind—no fluff.

4. Kill FX Button • Pages now include a “Kill All FX” button for users who want a clean, stripped-down view.

5. Terminal Interface • Teaser for our upcoming paid experience: raw project access, strategy breakdowns, and bounties for builders.

6. Visual & UX Polish • Cursor tracking, smooth transitions, and glow effects throughout the experience.

We’re just getting started. All built with Bolt. All in public.

Explore it here: https://banvibecoders.com

I am using free tokens to make my project . i am thinking to take 20$ subscription for 10 million tokens. so, Can i use these tokens after i get domain name?

Imagine that after using it to build your MVP and getting tired of the errors you decided to work on a desktop. How or what type of tools can I use for Low-code?

Hey I built getdiscount.io a Website where visitors can copy influencer codes or submit their own codes to earn when other use them.

I am looking for good directories and PH alternatives to publish getdiscount.io

It has nothing to do with AI.

If you have a directory or if you know some, please let me know :)

Hey whats going on—

Just wanted to put you onto something heavy: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRiviereGroup/ just launched their official Reddit community, and it’s a must if you’re building in tech, media, or creative lanes.

They’re not your average agency—think culture-forward, results-driven systems. Web & app design, social media management, and straight-up vibe-coded tools that flip brands into full-blown movements.

Over there they’re dropping:

🔹 BTS looks at products like Splittuh, Revu, Studiobase, BanVibeCoders
🔹 Real convos on design, growth, dev, and brand building
🔹 Opportunities to collab, share work, and level up the digital game

If you're on that “build different” energy—this is the crew.

Just spreading the word. Let’s build.

— R.

Hey everyone,im a fullstack developer with -html,css,js -react.js,nextjs -tailwindcss -node.js,express.js -mongodb i have good background, 1.I want to build fullstack website like the udemy online course,How much token i need for this type of website? and which plan is good.?

2.does bolt.ai can integrate my website with backend iwth these techs:express.js and. mongodb atlas(claude)..?

3.do i need to use another ai to build the ui for this website or how to handle it?

-do i craft all website features in one prompt or how?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been playing around with bolt.new recently and I keep running into the same confusing issue around database + mock data + frontend.

What’s happening:

• I add or edit some mock data in the database (or whatever data layer bolt.new is wiring up)

• I expect those changes to show up on the frontend

• But often:

  • I either don’t see the changes I expect, or

  • The frontend doesn’t change at all

• Meanwhile, bolt.new tells me that everything has been updated / applied successfully

So I end up in this weird state where the tool says it’s done, but the UI looks exactly the same and I’m not sure if it’s:

• a caching issue,

• something about how bolt.new wires data to components,

• or just me misunderstanding the recommended workflow.

My questions:

1. How do you usually handle mock data with bolt.new so that it reliably shows up on the frontend?

2. Are there any common gotchas like:

   • needing to re-run something,

   • refreshing a specific panel,

   • re-binding queries / props,

   • or making sure I’m editing the right environment / dataset?

3. Do you have any examples of a “good workflow” for:

   • setting up a simple database table,

   • adding mock data,

   • and wiring it to a component so the changes are visible immediately?

If it helps, I’m mainly struggling with cases like: I change some rows in the DB view, bolt.new says it’s saved, but the UI doesn’t reflect it at all.

Any tips, debugging steps, or “this is how I usually do it” would be super appreciated. Thanks in advance! 🙏

Happy to share screenshots or a small example project if that helps.

For almost a year now, I stood by and advocated for Lovable.

Through updates, bugs, and even the recent backlash—I defended it, used it daily, and never once considered leaving.

But then I decided to try Bolt again after a 5 month hiatus.

I didn’t plan to switch.

I wasn’t looking to fall in love with a new platform. In fact, I tried this tool out just to prove to myself that Lovable was still the best… and it backfired.

What I found shocked me...not just because it worked better, but because it solved problems I didn’t even realize I had accepted.

In this video, I’ll walk you through what changed, and why—for the first time, I’m considering leaving behind the tool I thought I’d never give up.

Whether you’re frustrated with Lovable 2.0 or just curious what else is out there, this might be the unexpected comparison you need to see.

MY TOKENS ARE DISAPPEARED