Text to App
By Timothy Lindblom, Founder, Newly
Turn Your Ideas Into
Native Apps
Simply describe your app idea in plain English and watch AI transform it into a fully functional native iOS and Android application—complete with source code, backend, and everything you need to launch.
iOS + Android
Native apps from one chat
From $25/mo
Cloud simulators included
Your code
ZIP, GitHub sync or the newly CLI
How Text-to-App
Works Its Magic
Behind the scenes, advanced AI models analyze your description and generate production-ready code in seconds—transforming natural language into native mobile applications.
Describe Your App
Type what you want in plain English—no technical jargon needed. For example: "A fitness tracker with workout logging, progress charts, and meal planning."
"Create a recipe app where users can save favorites and generate shopping lists"AI Interprets & Plans
Newly’s AI agent parses your description, identifies features, determines data structures, and plans a complete technical architecture.
Code Generation
AI generates clean, production-ready React Native code with proper component structure, state management, navigation, styling, and backend integration—all following industry best practices.
Working App Delivered
Get a complete native app for iOS and Android, with full source code, database schema, API endpoints, sign-in and a build-ready configuration.
What the Agent Does
Writes your codebase
Turns your chat into a React Native + TypeScript codebase you own.
Shows it running
Preview on cloud simulators for iPhone and Android, right in your browser.
Gets it to testers
Builds go to TestFlight and Google Play internal testing.
Try Text-to-App
Right Now
Type your app idea below and see what gets generated. No signup required.
~2 min
Generation Time
$25/mo
Starting at
100%
Code Ownership
Text-to-App vs
Traditional Development
See how AI-powered app generation compares to conventional development methods
| Aspect | Text-to-App (Newly) | No-Code Builders | Traditional Development |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Time | Minutes to hours | Days to weeks | 3-12 months |
| Cost | $25-$1,600/month | $25-$500/month | $50,000-$500,000 |
| Coding Required | None | None (limited customization) | Extensive expertise needed |
| Code Ownership | 100% yours | Locked to platform | Yours (after payment) |
| Customization | Full access to edit code | Limited to templates | Unlimited |
| Performance | Native performance | Web-wrapped apps | Optimized native |
| Scalability | Built on React Native | Platform constraints | Fully scalable |
| Best For | MVPs, startups, rapid prototyping | Simple apps, non-technical users | Complex, enterprise apps |
Data source: Forrester Low-Code Report 2024
Real Apps Generated
from Text
These are actual applications generated by Newly users—from simple text descriptions to production-ready apps
User Prompt:
"Create a fitness tracking app where users can log workouts, track calories burned, and see their progress over time with charts"
Result: FitTrack Pro
Generated Features:
User Prompt:
"Build an e-commerce app for selling handmade crafts with product listings, cart, and checkout"
Result: Artisan Market
Generated Features:
User Prompt:
"A recipe sharing app where users can post recipes with photos, save favorites, and generate shopping lists"
Result: RecipeBox
Generated Features:
User Prompt:
"Create a task management app with project organization, team collaboration, and deadline tracking"
Result: TeamFlow
Generated Features:
The Technology Behind
Text-to-App
Understanding how AI transforms natural language into production-ready mobile applications
AI Agent
Newly’s AI agent reads your whole project, works out what you’re asking for and writes React Native code that fits it.
Natural Language Processing
Advanced NLP parses your description, extracts features, identifies entities, and converts requirements into structured technical specifications.
Code Generation Engine
Proprietary algorithms that transform specifications into clean React Native components, hooks, navigation, styling, and state management following best practices.
React Native & Expo
Industry-standard framework used by Facebook, Uber, and Microsoft. Generates truly native iOS and Android apps from a single codebase.
Newly Backend
Add a backend when the app needs it: email sign-in, an API service, a Postgres database per environment and file storage.
Versions You Can Restore
Each agent turn that changes files is saved as a version. Try a bold change, and if you don’t like it, restore the version before it.
Built on Cutting-Edge Research
Text2App: Creating Android Apps from Text Descriptions
MIT CSAIL • 2021
Pioneering research on transforming natural language into Android applications using sequence-to-sequence models.
Aptly: Enabling Mobile App Development with Natural Language
MIT App Inventor • 2024
Integration of large language models into mobile app development platforms for natural language interfaces.
UI-Bench: Evaluating AI Code Generation for Mobile UI
Stanford University • 2024
Benchmark framework for assessing quality of AI-generated mobile application user interfaces.
Large Language Models for Code Generation: A Survey
Various Institutions • 2024
Comprehensive survey of LLM capabilities in code generation, best practices, and evaluation metrics.
Why Choose
Text-to-App?
Democratizes App Development
Anyone can build apps—entrepreneurs, small businesses, students, creators—without needing to learn complex programming languages or hire expensive developers.
Rapid Prototyping & MVPs
Test your app idea in minutes instead of months. Generate MVPs instantly, gather user feedback quickly, and iterate based on real data rather than assumptions.
No Vendor Lock-In
Full source code ownership means you can take your code anywhere. Export to GitHub, hire developers to extend it, or deploy to any platform. Your code, your control.
Production-Ready Output
Generated apps follow industry best practices with proper architecture, clean code, security considerations, and scalable infrastructure. Not just prototypes—real apps.
Native Performance
React Native apps compile to native code for iOS and Android, providing 60fps performance, native UI components, and full access to device features like camera, GPS, and sensors.
Continuous Innovation
AI models continuously improve through machine learning, incorporating new React Native features, security patches, and best practices as they emerge.
Text-to-App Market
Growth & Trends
$45.5B
Low-Code/No-Code Market (2024)
Expected to reach $187B by 2030 at 26.1% CAGR
70%
of New Apps by 2025
Will use low-code/no-code technologies (Gartner)
500M+
Apps Needed by 2025
AI-powered tools will help bridge the developer shortage
Sources: Grand View Research | Forrester Wave
Key Industry Trends
- AI code generation accuracy improved from 60% (2022) to 85% (2024)
- GitHub Copilot adopted by 1.3M+ developers in 18 months
- 65% of enterprises now use AI-assisted development tools
- Text-to-app queries increased 420% year-over-year
- Average app development time reduced from 6 months to 2 weeks
Who's Using Text-to-App?
- Startups validating MVPs 10x faster than traditional methods
- Small businesses creating internal tools without IT teams
- Students building portfolio projects for job applications
- Freelancers prototyping client ideas before full development
- Enterprise teams for rapid proof-of-concept demonstrations
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about building mobile apps with Newly
Newly is an AI-powered platform that builds native iOS and Android mobile apps from simple text descriptions. It uses React Native and Expo to create production-ready applications with full source code ownership.
No coding experience required. Simply describe your app idea in any language, and Newly's AI will generate the complete native mobile application for you. However, having coding knowledge allows you to customize and extend your app further.
Newly builds native apps for iOS, Android, and web using React Native and Expo. Your apps will work on iPhones, iPads, Android devices, and web browsers. The apps compile to real native code for optimal performance on mobile devices.
Yes! When your app is ready, you can use Expo Launch to publish your app to the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and the web.
Yes, you have full ownership of your app's source code. You can download the files as a ZIP or export them as a GitHub repository. Modify and deploy it anywhere without any vendor lock-in. The code is yours to keep forever.
Describe what your app needs, such as accounts, shared data or uploads. The agent creates and connects Newly Backend with sign-in, a Postgres database, an API and file storage. Newly hosts it for you. Apps that only need on-device data can stay local. You or a project admin deploy the production backend when ready. Read the backend guide.
Newly starts at $25 USD per month. Higher tiers provide more credits per month - all features are included in every plan. Check out our pricing page for detailed information about available plans.
Absolutely! Since you own the source code, you can modify it however you like. If you wish, you can edit the code straight inside Newly since we have an IDE built in, although it's recommended to build the app by just prompting. You can also take the code and work on it yourself. The code is clean, well-structured React Native code that follows industry best practices.
Yes! Newly includes a built-in APK builder at no extra cost. When you build your Android app, simply press the build button and Newly will automatically generate your APK file. You'll receive a download link to your finished APK build that you can install on any Android device or upload to the Google Play Store.
Building an APK with Newly is incredibly simple - just click the build button in your project dashboard and wait for the build to complete. Newly handles all the complex Android build configuration automatically. Once finished, you'll get a direct download link to your APK file. No need to set up Android Studio or configure build tools yourself.
Absolutely! With Newly's built-in APK builder, you can generate APK files instantly to test on real Android devices. Download the APK and install it on your phone or tablet to test your app before publishing to the Google Play Store. You can generate unlimited APK builds during development.
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