diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-cats-trade.md b/.changeset/breezy-cats-trade.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a37983186ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-cats-trade.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+"create-cloudflare": patch
+---
+
+rename hello world templates with assets
+
+Worker + Assets -> SSR / full-stack app
+Assets only -> Static site
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/e2e-tests/cli.test.ts b/packages/create-cloudflare/e2e-tests/cli.test.ts
index 3095175d16cc..d68281d34c39 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/e2e-tests/cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/e2e-tests/cli.test.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe.skipIf(experimental || frameworkToTest || isQuarantineMode())(
 
 				expect(project.path).toExist();
 				expect(output).toContain(`category Hello World example`);
-				expect(output).toContain(`type Worker + Assets`);
+				expect(output).toContain(`type SSR / full-stack app`);
 				expect(output).toContain(`lang TypeScript`);
 				expect(output).toContain(`no deploy`);
 			},
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ describe.skipIf(experimental || frameworkToTest || isQuarantineMode())(
 					);
 
 					expect(project.path).toExist();
-					expect(output).toContain(`type Worker + Assets`);
+					expect(output).toContain(`type SSR / full-stack app`);
 					expect(output).toContain(`lang TypeScript`);
 					expect(output).toContain(`no deploy`);
 				} finally {
@@ -548,9 +548,9 @@ describe.skipIf(frameworkToTest || isQuarantineMode())("help text", () => {
 				      hello-world
 				        For processing requests, transforming responses, or API endpoints
 				      hello-world-assets-only
-				        For static sites (including SPAs) or when using your own backend
+				        For static sites or when using your own backend. Uses Workers Static Assets.
 				      hello-world-with-assets
-				        For static sites with an API or server-side rendering (SSR)
+				        For sites with a backend API, or server-side rendering (SSR). Uses Static Assets with a Worker.
 				      hello-world-durable-object
 				        For multiplayer apps using WebSockets, or when you need synchronization
 				      hello-world-durable-object-with-assets
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-assets-only/c3.ts b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-assets-only/c3.ts
index bf44944bfabb..50c1f3661e41 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-assets-only/c3.ts
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-assets-only/c3.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ const config: TemplateConfig = {
 	configVersion: 1,
 	id: "hello-world-assets-only",
 	path: "templates/hello-world-assets-only",
-	displayName: "Assets only",
+	displayName: "Static site",
 	description:
-		"For static sites (including SPAs) or when using your own backend",
+		"For static sites or when using your own backend. Uses Workers Static Assets.",
 	platform: "workers",
 	copyFiles: {
 		path: "./templates",
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/c3.ts b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/c3.ts
index 8e9af5159fa4..ffe12542727d 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/c3.ts
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/hello-world-with-assets/c3.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ const config: TemplateConfig = {
 	configVersion: 1,
 	id: "hello-world-with-assets",
 	path: "templates/hello-world-with-assets",
-	displayName: "Worker + Assets",
-	description: "For static sites with an API or server-side rendering (SSR)",
+	displayName: "SSR / full-stack app",
+	description:
+		"For sites with a backend API, or server-side rendering (SSR). Uses Static Assets with a Worker.",
 	platform: "workers",
 	copyFiles: {
 		variants: {