Bolt Reviews 173

I tried using bolt.new to create a small MVP, but it seems like a scam. The service burns tokens incredibly fast without providing any functional minimum viable product. No matter how much I improve the hints, it just keeps consuming credits without completing the project. Extremely frustrating and disappointing experience. Would not recommend.

I ran into the same issues that everyone had. Multiple iterations of fixing 'errors detected' and clicking 'Attempt to fix' eats up all the Tokens. I have used 20M tokens so far but could not finish a simple landing page with the interactivities I wanted.

I even copy pasted all the codebase into one single text file and used ChatGPT 4 to make corrections. Then I ask ChatGPT to generate the prompt for bolt.new. Guess what, bolt.new attempt to fix via multiple iterations (deplete my Tokens) ends up with no changes at all. My request was simply to display a button on certain conditions in the database.

I believe it should not exhaust our Tokens when it attempts to fix the errors created on its own. I don't mind if it gets my Token only when I make a new request. Morally wrong, almost fraud scam-like business model. Why can't they just build it so that bolt purposely makes errors a couple of times so it depletes our Tokens completely? Also, I don't think they read users' feedback & don't care. Otherwise, this must have been fixed ages ago.

Only creates bugs and errors, reiterates over the same, wrong, solution intents. It costs millions of token trying to fix a little authentication bug. In the end bolt didn't manage to fix it, but consumed almost five million tokens and I had to fix it manually.

It works good for the first few sites but they've made it so that it stops doing certain tasks you ask it to do or starts deviating from it deliberately, resulting in you using more prompts therefore having to buy more credits. Morality over business model any day.

Such excessive token usage, constant errors and using so many tokens to fix simple errors then generates new ones.

I wasted over 5 million tokens trying to create a simple calendar. It constantly fixes errors and creates new errors. Great concept but it just doesn't work properly.

Good idea with a very bad realization! It is too buggy to ask for it such a high price. It wastes tokens for making childish mistakes. All the time you have to revert everything back and start over. Frustration, anger and no working code with lots of lost time - that is what will wait you in case of using bolt.new!
If things improve - I will change my review. But for now - even one star is too much!

Not even worth a single star, money wasted for nothing. First of all, when you ask for something, they do it well and it looks good, but if you come with an additional request, they mess everything up no matter what you ask for.

I’ve tried starting an app with Bolt.new multiple times now, but I keep running into the same frustrating issues. One of the most annoying problems is how the tool handles existing code fragments. Even though it often states "the rest of the code remains unchanged," in practice, the code either gets completely deleted or important parts are simply left out. This consistently breaks the app's functionality and forces me to start over.

Another recurring issue is the deletion of functions. The tool doesn’t seem to reliably recognize which parts of the code should remain untouched, and instead, it arbitrarily removes critical sections that I didn’t intend to modify. This makes the experience incredibly inefficient and prone to errors.

As a developer, I expect a tool designed to simplify coding to offer reliability and precision, especially when updating or editing existing files. Unfortunately, Bolt.new continues to fall short in this regard. Instead of focusing on building features, I end up spending most of my time fixing issues or reconstructing lost code.

Bottom line: The tool has potential, but until these fundamental issues are resolved, it’s not reliable enough for me to use on serious projects.

I'll admit sometimes it gives decent design but only when using typescript.
If you ask the AI to provide code in javascript instead of typescript. It changes your beautiful dream into nightmare. It gives so irritating plain broken design that I starts to pull my own hair! Not to mention the unnecessary bugs it creates while working on a perfectly fine codebase!

Terrible, the ai waste tokens by creating ai bugs in the code which you then need to ask to fix since its pratically impossible to try yourself, overall a big scam

While Bolt.new offers some innovative tools, the pricing is excessively high, especially with strict token limits that are inadequate for larger projects. For $200 per month, you'd expect more flexibility, but the platform seems primarily focused on profit rather than accessibility. Additionally, integrating a project created on Bolt.new with other platforms via APIs is a cumbersome and frustrating process, making it less practical for developers. A fully free version would make much more sense for fostering user growth and innovation.

i have really enjoyed this a,i it helps more then any other a,i when it comes to codeing and dev work 10 stars up up

I requested a refund but, despite multiple attempts to follow up, have not received any communication.