Fix my Bolt.new app
Bolt.new is built to produce a working demo fast, and it's genuinely good at that, but a demo is not a production application. Bolt includes a built-in database and a Supabase integration, so the first thing to check is how your app actually stores its data. Data kept in memory, browser storage, or local files instead of a connected database can disappear on refresh, restart, or redeploy, and even a connected database can have a schema that was never designed for concurrent real users. We keep the interface Bolt generated where it's good, then build the missing backend, real persistence, real authentication, and real business logic, and deploy it to infrastructure meant for production traffic. Rapid Diagnostic starts at $1,500, credited toward the full audit if you go ahead.
What specifically breaks in a Bolt.new app?
Bolt gets you to a working demo fast. The failure pattern is trying to run a business on a demo.
Data that doesn't persist
If an app keeps data in memory, browser storage, or local files instead of its connected database, that data can disappear on refresh, restart, or redeploy. Bolt offers a built-in database and a Supabase integration, so we check what your app actually uses.
Missing real authentication
Login flows that look complete in the demo can lack the session handling, password hashing, and access control a real product needs.
No production hosting plan
What runs in Bolt's own environment during building isn't automatically a deployable, scalable production service.
Business logic that's demo-deep, not real-deep
Edge cases like refunds, partial failures, or concurrent edits can go unhandled, because the demo only needed to look right once, on the happy path.
How do you turn a Bolt.new prototype into a real app?
We treat the UI as a real asset and build the missing production layer underneath it.
1. Separate the good UI from the missing backend
We keep the interface and interaction design Bolt generated where it's solid, and identify exactly which backend pieces were never really built.
2. Design a real data layer
We build a proper database schema and persistence layer so user data survives restarts, deploys, and real concurrent usage.
3. Add authentication and authorization for real
We implement production-grade auth and access control instead of the placeholder or missing versions common in fast prototypes.
4. Deploy to production infrastructure
We move the app onto hosting built for real traffic, with monitoring, backups, and a deploy pipeline you control.
What does it cost to rebuild a Bolt.new prototype?
Cost mostly tracks how much real backend logic the finished product needs.
A gap analysis of exactly what's missing between your demo and a real product.
Build the real backend, data layer, and auth, and deploy to production infrastructure.
Complex data models, integrations, or scale requirements, plus ongoing engineering.
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Why isn't my data saving in my Bolt.new app?
Bolt.new projects can use a built-in Bolt database or a Supabase database, so the first check is which one your app is actually using. If the app keeps data in memory, browser storage, or local files instead, that data can reset on refresh, restart, or redeploy. We confirm where each piece of data is stored and move anything fragile into a real database.
Is Bolt.new bad for building apps?
No, it's excellent at what it's for: turning an idea into a working, demoable prototype extremely fast. The gap is between a demo and a production application, which is a different engineering problem entirely.
Can you keep the design Bolt.new generated?
Yes. Where the interface and interaction design are solid, we keep them. What we rebuild is the backend: real data persistence, authentication, and business logic.
How long does it take to turn a Bolt prototype into a real app?
It depends on scope, but rescue-and-harden work for a Bolt prototype runs several weeks to a few months, depending on how much backend logic needs to be designed from scratch.
What does it cost?
A Rapid Diagnostic is $1,500, delivered async, and the fee is credited toward the full audit if you go ahead. A fixed-scope diagnostic audit runs $3,000 to $9,500, pending scope. Taking a prototype to production is priced as our Rescue and Harden tier, $10,000 to $100,000+, set by scope, with complex data models or integrations at the higher end. If the diagnostic shows a full rebuild is the better path, that is priced after scoping.
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