Emergent + Bilt
Emergent builds web apps. Bilt builds native mobile apps
Emergent generates web applications with AI. When you need real native iOS and Android apps that live in the App Store, Bilt is purpose-built for mobile.
The mobile gap
Emergent excels at generating web applications. But native mobile apps need native compilation and device APIs that web tools can't provide.
What Emergent does well
- AI-generated web applications
- Web-based deployment
- Rapid prototyping
- Frontend & backend generation
- Prompt-based development
What Bilt adds
- Native iOS & Android apps
- App Store & Google Play publishing
- Camera, GPS, Bluetooth & device APIs
- Push notifications
- iOS simulator in your browser
- Live preview on your phone
Feature comparison
Feature
Emergent
Bilt
Native iOS apps
Native Android apps
App Store publishing
Device APIs (camera, GPS)
Push notifications
Live device preview
iOS simulator streaming
Web applications
AI prompt-based building
Source code ownership
Built for native mobile
Chat-based app creation
Describe your app in natural language and Bilt generates a full React Native codebase.
iOS simulator in your browser
Preview your app on a real iOS simulator streamed to your browser. No Mac or Xcode required.
One-click App Store publishing
Publish to the Apple App Store and Google Play with automated build pipelines.
Instant backend & APIs
Spin up databases, authentication, and APIs automatically.
“We were doing the whole design-to-code pipeline manually. Bilt just... skips the middleman. Prompt goes in, native app comes out. It's genuinely weird how much faster everything moves now.”
Roland Kriibi
CTO at Buildwill
Frequently asked questions
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Emergent handles web. Bilt handles mobile. Ship on every platform.