Build real React Native apps from a browser, not a build machine.
Strapping.ai is an AI-native React Native studio. Spin up a cloud Expo workspace, generate screens with AI, preview on your phone, and export a GitHub repo you fully own.
Zero setup
No local toolchain wrestling. Plan, preview, and review your app from the browser.
AI-planned features
Describe the change you want; get a plan, a feature branch, and a preview you can review before merge.
Own the repo
Every feature lands in GitHub-backed branches and pull requests. It's just code - no lock-in.
Problem & promise
Stop wrestling with local React Native setup.
Modern mobile apps shouldn't require days of environment setup and device juggling just to see a button on a screen.
With Strapping:
- You log in with GitHub.
- Create a project in seconds.
- Start generating and editing real React Native code directly in your browser.
- Preview on your phone via our Strapping-powered Expo client.
- Export to a GitHub repo once you're happy.
No build machine, no dependency roulette, no "but it works on my laptop."
Process
How it works
Plan a new project
Start with a project plan, refine it in chat, and create the project only when the plan is ready.
Ship work through feature branches
Plan each change against the real project, accept the plan, and let Strapping create the GitHub branch, pull request, and backing services for that feature.
Review previews before merge
Open the branch preview, request more changes if needed, or merge when the feature is ready. Production stays stable until you explicitly merge.
Product features
What you get with Strapping
AI-native planning
- Plan new projects before anything is provisioned.
- Plan new features against the real codebase.
- Revise existing features without mutating production directly.
Preview-first feature workflow
- Every accepted plan becomes a branch-backed feature with its own preview.
- Review the preview before merge instead of editing production in place.
- Multiple features can move in parallel without blocking each other.
Project and feature isolation
- Planning can stay shared where appropriate, while project and feature execution stay project-scoped.
- Feature workers and planning workers run with project-bound credentials.
- A clean foundation for future org, project-member, and integration ACLs.
GitHub-native delivery
- Accepted features create GitHub branches and pull requests.
- Merge remains the explicit moment that production changes.
- Your repo and delivery flow stay visible instead of hidden behind a proprietary editor.
Secure, per-project isolation
- Each project runs in its own isolated environment with project-scoped tokens and API keys.
- Internal services are not exposed to the public internet; traffic flows through a single API edge.
- No shared dev servers, no noisy neighbors, no cross-project data leakage.
Audited AI usage via our OpenAI proxy
- All LLM calls run through Strapping’s internal proxy with per-project tokens.
- Track and rate-limit AI usage by project instead of by raw API key.
- A solid foundation for team billing, cost controls, and enterprise reporting.
Why Strapping
Why Strapping beats generic "AI app builders"
Built for React Native, not generic mockups
Most AI builders stop at mockups or generic code dumps. Strapping is opinionated about getting real app changes into branch-backed review flows.
Real code, no walled garden
Your app isn't trapped in someone else's visual editor. Work lands as code in your repo, through visible branches and pull requests.
Preview-first, production-safe
Changes are reviewed in previews before they reach main. That keeps production stable while still letting you move quickly.
Security and isolation from day zero
Strapping was designed as a platform, not a demo. Project and feature work run with scoped credentials and clean isolation boundaries, giving you a credible base for future team and org controls.
Developer-friendly, not no-code
Strapping accelerates your workflow; it doesn't hide it. You can always open the code, refactor, add libraries, and plug into your existing tools. AI handles the scaffolding so you can focus on product, not boilerplate.
Pricing
Simple pricing as you grow
Free
$0 / month
Perfect for exploring the workflow.
- 1 active project
- 1 user
- Limited AI generation credits each month
- 1 active feature branch
- 1 GitHub export per project
- Community support
Pro
Popular$29 / month per user
For solo devs shipping real apps.
- Up to 5 active projects
- Higher AI generation limits
- Up to 5 active feature branches per project
- Unlimited preview reviews
- Priority email support
- Early access to new AI capabilities
Team
$99 / month for up to 5 seats (then $19 / additional seat)
For small teams building mobile products together.
- Shared project access and billing
- Team-wide AI usage quotas and reporting
- Role-based access (admin / contributor / viewer)
- SSO via GitHub orgs (with optional custom SSO add-on)
- Basic audit logs (who created/edited/exported projects)
- Email + Slack support
Enterprise
Custom pricing
For organizations with strict security and compliance needs.
- SSO/SAML and advanced RBAC
- Private VPC or dedicated cluster options
- Custom OpenAI / LLM endpoints (bring your own keys or model)
- Extended audit logs and data retention policies
- Security review & custom DPAs
- Dedicated account manager
FAQ
Questions you might have
Is this no-code or real code?
Real code. Strapping plans and implements changes against a real repo, then exposes the result through branches, pull requests, and previews.
Do I need any local setup to get started?
No. You can plan projects, create feature branches, and review previews from the browser without installing a local toolchain first.
What happens to my code if I stop using Strapping?
You own your repos. Once you export to GitHub, you can keep working on your app without Strapping. We don't lock you into a proprietary format.
How do you handle my secrets and tokens?
Each project gets its own scoped tokens and isolated worker. In production, secrets are managed through AWS Secrets Manager and injected at runtime into the appropriate pods.
Start your next React Native app in minutes, not days.
Whether you're exploring a new idea, spinning up a client prototype, or building the first version of your startup, Strapping helps you get from "blank screen" to "running app on your phone" in a single session - with code you actually keep.