# Instance: AI App Builder — user reviews > 38 indexed App Store user reviews of Instance by Mimo GmbH, rated 4.70/5 from 267 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instance-ai-app-builder/id6744366024/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/instance-ai-app-builder/id6744366024.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 233 · 4★ 16 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Instance? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 💯 Excellent app - 👍 Simple and not intimidating design - 🌟 Inspired ambition **Cons** - 🤔 Connecting programs issue - 😡 Strict message limits - 🤯 Frustrating prompt execution issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Prompts not executing - Videos not being removed - White screen on game creation **Most requested features** - Remove message limits - Fix instance bug and white screen issues - Add more free requests ## Newest reviews (12 of 38) ### 3/5 — It’s not working anymore *2025-12-02* I used this app, but until November 21 2025 it said it was moving into a new app, but in the new app, it says to buy credit and the monthly one. It did not work. It was already over. ### 3/5 — Loved it, until I didn’t.. *2025-10-06* Honestly it works great, a little buggy at times. My biggest complaint is that your limits are barely noted and I don’t feel like they were presented to me at the time I signed up for the $20 plan.. all of a sudden I’m out of credits and have to buy more or wait until next month. ### 3/5 — The app thing doesn’t work. *2025-10-06, version 2.10.0* You could make it a widget?? ### 3/5 — Connecting programs *2025-09-22, version 2.10.0* I’ve started making an app but just payed to get more messages but now it’s not connecting to the app I’m making. Before this this was a good app but now can’t do anything ### 3/5 — ,:( *2025-09-06* I HATE FIVE MESSAGES A DAY. And it broke my game. I’m sad. :( ### 3/5 — Okay but… *2025-08-23, version 2.5.0* Thank you for replying to me. Well, maybe could you add a little bit more free requests because I can’t do much with five and I really struggle to make a game with just five of them ### 5/5 — Sad *2025-08-09, version 2.3.0* It worked once but rn it doesn’t. ### 5/5 — Instance:VibeCode- App Maker *2025-08-07* 💯 ### 5/5 — Super *2025-07-18, version 2.0.0* Die App ist super zum Brainstorming. Man kann dort super seine Ideen für die Apps eingeben und dann werden schon mal erste Entwürfe erstellt. Es ist super um Apps erst mal grob zu entwerfen und sie dann später zu verbessern. Das funktioniert auch ganz ohne Programmierkenntnisse.👍 ### 5/5 — Excellent *2025-07-17, version 2.0.0* App parfait ### 3/5 — Just 5 a day if you don’t pay *2025-07-15* Look up **Developer response:** Hi! Currently, Instance has free and paid plans. Everyone gets 5 free requests a day, which means you have your own software engineer working on 5 requests a day for free. This is a great way to start, but if you need more, there are different tiers you can pick. I hope that clarifies everything. Thanks! ### 3/5 — Ganz Gut *2025-07-14, version 1.8.0* Die App funktioniert teilweise nicht allerdings ist es sonst ein Gutes Programm ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Crashes *2025-11-01* Ive been building an app. Done all of the things go to check the next day and it’s gone again. I want to publish and can’t cause I don’t even trust that it will work. Thankfully I’ve taken notes . All I get is they found a thing that stops it from loading and it’s the same things every time ### 1/5 — Garbage and expensive *2025-10-25* This app didn’t do anything except asking for money every time I tried to build a basic app ### 1/5 — First App did not work *2025-10-17* I was excited to try, and as a user of Mimo, I was following the game tutorial. First prompt said it was ready, I tried to refresh/run it. It failed and said error. It asked if I wanted to correct it, I said fix it, it worked for awhile supposedly installing dependencies that it said were missing, it said it fixed it, I tried refresh/run again, it said it was broken again and asked me to fix it. It asks again if I wanted to fix. Over and over. Then it said I was out of credits and I have to pay $20 to continue. It never succeeded. I’m very disappointed. I even used the prompt that Mimo suggested. For the free trial user, it was a terrible experience. All credits used up for errors the app should have known on first try ( dependencies are obvious right? ) The free trial user should not be penalized for errors on first prompt, that was suggested by Mimo. Really? Free Trial Users should be able to keep trying until at least one successful launch, instead of having to wait 24hrs to try another 5 debugging prompts with an app with missing dependencies. I have no way to provide those dependencies to the AI that I am aware of in that environment. I am a programmer, I could manually install the missing files with some instruction or man page… Looks like it’s not quite ready for prime time and not quite user friendly and not quite generous enough when it comes to errors and no alternative to run it manually outside the AI environment to try and fix it directly and no written instructions to assist the user. I would have liked to see what it should have created without intervention. I’m sorry, but first impressions are important. Hope they can improve the initial experience and be more generous when every single prompt is used up by errors one after another with zero success. ### 1/5 — Preview broken? *2025-10-12* Whenever I try to preview the created app, the preview keeps reloading every few seconds. This happens on all apps I ask the ai to create. Please fix this or I won’t be able to use instance and switch over to the free ChatGPT. ### 1/5 — Vraiment pas terrible *2025-10-12, version 2.10.0* Je m’attendais à tellement mieux venant de Mimo, et je suis extrêmement déçu. Ce n’est juste qu’une application qui communique avec une api IA avec limite de message à seulement 5 messages sinon il faut vite payer ! c’est pas normal sachant qu’on peut faire du no code gratuitement en temps normal sur d’autres sites. De plus, lorsqu’on envoie un prompt de plusieurs ligne, l’ia qu’ils utilisent ne prend en compte qu’une notion par une notion et ne fait pas tout. Donc il faut envoyer plein de requêtes et donc payer à tout prix …. à fuir. ### 1/5 — armin *2025-09-24* It has a bug that when it is built and closed, the built programs are deleted. ### 1/5 — Great when it works, BUT… *2025-08-29* Sometimes works flawlessly, then other times (like the last 48 hours) it completely ignores all my prompts and does nothing-resulting in me wasting my precious messages. This happened first the day before yesterday. I thought maybe the prompts I was giving were too advanced so I tested it with a simple prompt: change the header on the home page. Same problem, no changes made. Then suddenly, it seemed to “catch up” on all my prior prompts that didn’t “load”. Fast forward to yesterday and all of the sudden it started doing it again. As of today it still will not execute any new prompts (though it says it does). Dev team can you help out? I will edit this review if we can get this solved. Thank you **Developer response:** We're sorry to hear you've had this experience. We've had some issues in the past couple of days, which have been resolved. Could you try again, please? If your issue persistS, contact us at support@instance.so with screenshots so that we can help you with your case. Thank you! ### 1/5 — Não consigo me registrar *2025-08-20, version 2.5.0* Não consigo logar e nem criar registro ### 1/5 — Can’t even get started? *2025-07-09* I cant even create an account. App constantly says to try again or contact support but there’s no information to reach out. **Developer response:** We're sorry to hear the app didn't work for you. This issue should be fixed already. If you need further assistance, please send us a screenshot at support@instance.so. ### 1/5 — Bad *2025-07-05, version 1.7.0* This App is Not working - at least at my Phone ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Loved it- not loving it *2026-03-13* I’m going straight to the point: I liked it when it allowed me to create 3 different ones, now it only allows me to create one and I don’t fancy that at all. Also why do I only have to enter through Mimo to use this app? Is this going to be a permanent feature? Where the app is no longer needed??? ### 5/5 — Super app *2025-11-21, version 2.12.0* Diese App obwohl sie jetzt in Mimo enthalten ist war super. Sehr empfehlenswert für kleine Schulprojekte o.ä. ### 5/5 — Your app gets five stars, but there’s just one flaw *2025-10-30* Instead of having us pay a subscription to publish our app and download it and having us have limits, then you have to get rid of the subscription and replace it with advertisements or something. You’d get your money and we don’t have to pay a single dime. ### 5/5 — What a neat tool. *2025-10-01* I’m only using the free version, but it’s super neat. I like the suggested ideas. ### 5/5 — Best *2025-09-28, version 2.10.0* BEST BUT REMOVE PREMIUM PLS IT WOULD BE BETTER ### 5/5 — Get the App *2025-09-28* THIS APP IS SO MUCH BETTER THEN REPLIT I PROMISE THIS APP LETS U CREATE THE APP IN LESS IPTHEN 45 SECS THANK YOU ### 5/5 — Instance bug *2025-09-13* Instance is a great app, but PLEASE change the 5 messages a day rule and the 30 messages for the month rule. These rules drive me insane because it stops the creative flow. PLEASE CHANGE IT. **Developer response:** Thank you for your kind words. Code generation is an expensive service, so we are trying to find the balance between providing the best experience while still making it possible for Instance to exist, allowing us to keep building more features and improving the product for you. I hope you keep building with us! ### 5/5 — DA PRA PUBLICAR NA APP STORE!!! *2025-09-09, version 2.8.0* Ótimo app é muito bom mesmo mas a ia podia caprichar mais ### 5/5 — Very Helpful *2025-09-04, version 2.7.0* Just Cool ### 5/5 — I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS APP but can you make it free from premium and prompt limits? *2025-08-21* I wanted to make updates to FarmAI which I made with Instance but when I wanted to remove the videos I requested and replace them with books the Videos were still there and when I wanted to make a game it was just a white screen please fix this **Developer response:** Currently, Instance has free and paid plans. Everyone gets 5 free requests a day, which means you have your own software engineer working on 5 requests a day for free. This is a great way to start, but if you need more, there are different tiers you can pick. We hope this clears things up. We're also working on fixing the issues you reported. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-29.*