Bitrig and Appto both run on a Mac and on your own Claude Code or Codex subscription. Bitrig is stronger in development itself, with six Apple platforms, Figma import, CloudKit and Supabase, and a free tier. Appto starts earlier and ends later. Before any code it picks a niche on App Store data, it builds the store page in many languages, and after launch it shows sales and helps with reviews.
Each one in brief
Bitrig is a Mac app from a team that co-created SwiftUI at Apple, a Y Combinator Summer 2025 company. Inside it runs Claude Code and Codex on your own subscription, or Bitrig credits. It writes native SwiftUI apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, TV and Vision Pro, captures App Store screenshots itself and can submit the app for review itself.
Appto is a Mac app that takes your iPhone app from idea to the App Store. It also runs on Claude Code or Codex with your own subscription. An app's path in Appto starts with the niche. Appto checks on live App Store data whether apps in the topic make money and whether the leaders are weak, and only then does the agent move on to design and code. After launch Appto shows downloads and page conversion from Apple's reports, purchases as they happen on Studio and Pro, gathers reviews and drafts replies.
Side by side
| Appto | Bitrig | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Mac with Apple silicon or Intel, macOS 12 and later; building needs Xcode 26 on macOS 15.6 and later | Mac with Apple silicon, macOS Sequoia and later; a remote for iPhone via TestFlight |
| Output | Native iOS app in SwiftUI | Native SwiftUI apps for six Apple platforms |
| Whose AI | Claude Code or Codex on your subscription | Claude Code, Codex and other agents on your subscription, or Bitrig credits |
| Niche research on App Store data | Yes, with a dossier and evidence | Not found, work starts from an idea |
| Store page | Screenshots and texts as variants, A/B comparison, all languages side by side, search queries and rankings | Screenshots across devices and languages, AI translation of texts |
| After launch | Downloads and conversion from Apple's reports, review replies; live purchases on Studio and up | No analytics found in the app; subscriptions in RevenueCat |
| Submitting to Apple | Appto from your account, or a button in App Store Connect | Bitrig or you |
| Free | A demo in the app on sample apps; work on your own app comes with a subscription | 10 messages a day and up to 60 credits a month, export your code any time |
| Plan to ship | Solo $9.99 a month for one app, Studio $29.99 for up to ten | Pro $15 a month, no limit on apps |
Checked on October 13, 2026, the free plan on October 17, 2026, against bitrig.com/pricing, bitrig.com/about, the Bitrig blog and appto.store. Live purchases and niche revenue ranges in Appto are on Studio and Pro. Prices change, check their sites before you decide. Appto is not affiliated with Bitrig, Inc.
Where Bitrig is stronger
- Six Apple platforms, built-in 3D simulators, parallel agents each with its own simulator.
- Figma import, CloudKit and Supabase, widgets and Live Activities.
- A free tier and code export at any time.
- Pro at $15 with no limit on the number of apps.
- You can work on Bitrig credits without your own AI subscription.
- A team that built SwiftUI at Apple.
Where Appto is stronger
- Work starts with the niche. Appto checks on App Store data whether there is money in the topic, whether the leaders are weak and whether newcomers break through, and shows the evidence.
- The App Store page is its own stage. Screenshots, texts and icons as variants side by side, A/B comparison, all languages side by side, search queries and rankings, a language plan.
- After launch, everything in one window. On Studio and Pro purchases arrive as they happen, with country and paywall, plus downloads and page conversion from Apple's reports, review replies and an alert on fresh one or two star reviews.
- It also runs on Intel Macs.
What shipping the first app costs
In both cases an Apple developer account at $99 a year and an AI subscription come on top of the app's price. With Appto that's Solo at $9.99 a month plus Claude Pro or ChatGPT Plus from $20 a month. With Bitrig it's Pro at $15 a month plus the same AI subscription, or a Bitrig credits plan from $25 a month without your own subscription. Prices as of October 13, 2026.
Who each one fits
If you already have the idea and development matters most, several Apple platforms, Figma and cloud data, look at Bitrig. If you want to know first which niche already makes money, and after launch see sales, reviews and App Store search next to the code, that's what Appto is built for.
Questions
Do both run on a Claude or ChatGPT subscription?
Yes. Appto runs on Claude Code or Codex with your subscription. So does Bitrig, which can also run on its own credits without a subscription.
Do I need a Mac?
For both, yes. Bitrig needs an Apple silicon Mac on macOS Sequoia or later. Appto runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs, but building apps needs Xcode 26, which installs on macOS 15.6 and later.
Who submits the app to Apple?
Appto submits the app to Apple from your account or shows you what to press in App Store Connect. Bitrig can submit on its own or when you tell it to.
Can I try it for free?
Bitrig has a free tier with 10 messages a day and up to 60 credits a month. Appto has no free tier and no free trial. Before you pay, you can look around the demo, which is built into the app and runs on sample apps with no sign-in, and work on your own app comes with a subscription.
Build your own app in Appto
Appto checks the niche on fresh App Store data, designs the screens, writes the code, builds the App Store page and submits to Apple from your account or shows you what to press in App Store Connect. Runs on your own Claude Code or Codex.
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