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Bolt

01 INITIAL PROMPT OUTPUT

A rough start

Bolt was the most technically unstable builder in this evaluation.

The initial prompt was submitted twice across two separate projects — both times the builder reported successful completion in the chat while the preview returned uncaught errors. To isolate whether the issue was the builder or the prompt, a simpler unrelated prototype was tested next and built without any issues. The original prompt was then resubmitted in a simplified form to reduce complexity. The result was the same error.

02 ITERATION PROMPTS

Simplifying the prompt for easier implementation

initial_prompt_00.txt

Build me a mobile application for on the go users to stay up to date with current news. Have the first page be categories that the user can pick from for preference on what they want to read about. The main page should be article cards with a summarize couple of sentences of what the article is about. Make the UI clean and minimalistic, easy for the user to read. There should be a button for users to select to be redirected to the article

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iteration_prompt_02.txt

Add a navigation bar, add a profile icon for users to save their profile and somewhere to save articles they like or want to go back to read, another icon on the nav bar for trending articles, allow users to emphasize or upvote different articles that are interesting or feel that others should read, have another option for users to save articles. Instead of redirecting the user once clicking the view more option, have an overlay pop up with a summary and main idea of what the article is about. Also offer a button for quick information (i.e. political post, the button will be a shortcut to show information of who is who in the article like the president: donald trump, Vice president: JD Vance, etc)

iteration_prompt_03_04_issue_focused.txt

v3 — Previous

03 iteration prompt

make the article that pops up when clicking full article, open within the app and add a back arrow or a way to exit article and return to app home. can take out the saved and topics category in the navigation bar and make the "saved" and "upvoted" buttons in the profile clickable to view the articles users saved / upvoted. can move the topics into a filter button on the home page (top right corner). fix the comment action, when the button is selected in the modal, it should stay in the modal and not revert to the home page to leave a comment. fix profile page, not loading. for the article cards, I think you can make them a bit smaller and there is a strange gap between the share button and the comment button, adjust that and at the top of the home page, above "Your Feed", add a greeting to the user

What changed in v4

Exiting the comments modal will now returns to the article modal instead of the feed

BUT — Background still reverts to feed when comments modal is open instead of staying in article modal *not yet fully resolved

Removed the extra navigation options and changed that the article would open within the app instead of redirecting to an external app. Added an exit path for the open article in modal

PRICING

Bolt pricing

SCORECARD

How bolt scored

Dimension

Rating

Assessment

Output Quality

The errors weren't great, created very simple app, the cards were a bit large

Ease of Use

Errors / missing project information, had to give second prompt to get functional app, easy to operate

Iteration Handling

Tried it's best to understand iteration, handled most iterations but struggled in other areas

Free Tier Limits

Resets tokens daily, can preview with Expo Go, doesn't allow sharing preview

	Heuristic	Score	Notes — Bolt
01	Visual consistency Does the design system hold up across screens — colors, type, spacing, and components?	◑ Partial	Visual output stayed consistent through all iterations, there was not any surprises or major changes that affected the visual aspect of the app. It stayed consistently minimal.
02	Navigation & wayfinding Can a user always tell where they are, how to go back, and where to go next?	✓ Pass	Pathways are easy to identify and the app is easy to navigate. Made sure to add exits or return buttons and none had a roadblock.
03	PRD adherence How closely did the final output match the specified features, flows, and interactions?	◑ Partial	Overall, Bolt did have all the specified features, though it does struggle a bit with the flow on the comments modal.
04	Mobile experience Does it feel like a native mobile app? Tap targets, layout, scrolling, and transitions.	◑ Partial	Mobile frame boundaries were a persistent issue. Content occasionally bled outside the frame, required explicit correction.

Brevity

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