Vendors can pay for more visibility on this website, for example a higher place in a ranking or more room on a page. Commercial relationships can also affect which products we feature and how prominently. Every vendor link is marked the same, whatever the arrangement behind it. The largest vendors in mobile app builders
cannot hold places 1 to 3. Places 1 to 3 go to challengers, vendors outside the best-known brands in a category,
wherever the category has them; the established names follow from place 4 in their ranked order. How it works: placement disclosure ·
editorial process.
The 12 tools, reviewed
#1 Draftbit
AI-assisted React Native and Expo app builder with code export · United States · draftbit.com
React Native Code export AI agent
Draftbit produces React Native and Expo apps, so what you build is ordinary mobile code and not a proprietary runtime. You can work visually, ask the AI agent to make changes, or open the code, push it to GitHub and let a contractor carry on.
- Pricing: Free plus tiers, seats and credits. Free plan with 5,000 one-time credits. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Founders who may hire developers later
- Strengths: AI agent chat; Visual editing; Full code editing and export.
Where it falls short
The free plan allows one open project at a time, and credits expire one year after they are added, so a team that buys a pile of them and then goes quiet loses the balance.
Wrong for
Anyone who wants a finished business app from a template with no contact with code, and teams whose real data lives in a spreadsheet, who would be better served by Glide or AppSheet.
Visit Draftbit →
#2 FlutterFlow
Visual builder that generates Flutter apps for mobile and web · United States · flutterflow.io
Flutter Drag and drop AI agents
FlutterFlow is where a developer-minded team goes to move quicker on Flutter: a drag-and-drop editor generates Flutter code for iOS, Android and web, and the full price ladder from Free to Business is printed on one page.
- Pricing: Per plan / month. Free in Studio with two projects; Basic $39 per month ($29 billed yearly), Growth $80 ($60), Business $150 ($113); Enterprise through sales. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Teams planning a Flutter codebase
- Strengths: Drag and drop builder; AI usage allowance; Web deployment.
Where it falls short
The free plan stops at two projects and has no custom domains, so a client launch needs a paid plan almost at once.
Wrong for
A shop owner who wants a working app from a template this week, who would move faster on GoodBarber or Natively, and anyone unable to spend time learning a developer-oriented editor.
Visit FlutterFlow →
#3 Adalo
AI no-code builder for native iOS, Android and web apps · United States · adalo.com
Native apps Built-in database AI building
Adalo puts a drag-and-drop editor, AI building and a relational database in one account, and the result is a native iOS and Android app, not a website in a wrapper. The Free plan never expires and allows unlimited test apps, so you can build the whole product before paying anything.
- Pricing: Per plan / month. Free forever with 500 records per app. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: First-time founders shipping a native app
- Strengths: AI building; Native iOS and Android builds; App store publishing.
Where it falls short
Publishing to the app stores is not possible on the Free plan; Builder is the minimum.
Wrong for
Teams that want code they can hand to developers, or apps with very large record counts, which sit better on a database you already own behind a tool like Glide.
Visit Adalo →
#4 Glide
Builds apps on top of spreadsheets and databases · United States · glideapps.com
Spreadsheet-backed AI agents Workflows
Glide starts from the data a team already keeps, a spreadsheet or a database, and builds the interface around it, which removes the schema-design step that stalls many first apps. The current product, GlideOS, adds AI features inside apps, workflows, integrations and a way to build with your own agent over MCP.
- Pricing: Credit-based tiers / month. Free with limited credits, 2 team members and 10 projects; Basic $25, Plus $50 and Pro $125 per month; Enterprise custom. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Teams whose data already sits in a sheet
- Strengths: AI features in apps; Integrations; Workflows.
Where it falls short
Free is limited by credits, two team members and ten projects, and credit consumption is the number to model before you scale a team onto it.
Wrong for
A consumer brand that needs a store-featured native app with custom design, or a team with no structured data to start from, who should compare Adalo or FlutterFlow instead.
Visit Glide →
#5 AppSheet
Google's no-code app builder on spreadsheets and databases · United States · about.appsheet.com
Google Per-user pricing Automation
AppSheet connects to spreadsheets and databases, adds a database of its own, and layers on automation through a process designer and security filters that decide who sees which rows.
- Pricing: Per user / month. Starter $5 per user per month, Core $10, Enterprise Plus $20. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Companies already on Google tools
- Strengths: Connect to spreadsheets; AppSheet database; Automation and process designer.
Where it falls short
Per-user billing grows in step with headcount, so an app for several hundred employees only stays affordable on the per-app plan. Email is the only support channel listed on the pricing page.
Wrong for
Public-facing consumer apps for the app stores, or businesses outside the Google ecosystem, who would do better with Glide, which also starts from a spreadsheet.
Visit AppSheet →
#6 GoodBarber
App builder with industry starting points and an agency plan · France · goodbarber.com
Templates Agency plan French publisher
GoodBarber is the one builder in this list with a French publisher, and it is organized around what you are building: retail, press, events and communities each get a starting point.
- Pricing: Monthly subscription. From 36 EUR, with the first month at 18 EUR. Free plan: free trial.
- Best for: Small businesses and agencies wanting templates
- Strengths: Retail starting point; Press starting point; Events starting point.
Where it falls short
We verified the starting points and the agency plan, not the depth of the feature set, so read the features page for push messages, payments and analytics before paying.
Wrong for
A buyer who needs custom logic or a data-driven internal tool, who should look at Glide or AppSheet, and a team that expects to export code, who should look at Draftbit.
Visit GoodBarber →
#7 Bubble
No-code builder for web products and native mobile apps · United States · bubble.io
Workload-based pricing Built-in database No app export
Bubble is the heavyweight of visual building: a visual editor, a database and workflow logic in one place, enough to run a marketplace or a subscription product, with native iOS and Android apps available beside the web version. A Free plan exists, and the paid tiers are listed with workload-unit allowances and editor seats.
- Pricing: Tiers with workload units. Free plan; Starter, Growth and Team tiers are published with workload-unit allowances and editor seats, billed annually; Enterprise is quote only. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Founders building a product without developers
- Strengths: Visual editor; Built-in database; Workflows.
Where it falls short
Bubble offers no meaningful application export, as our low-code platforms ranking also records: you can take records out, but the app has to be rebuilt elsewhere.
Wrong for
Any company that must be able to move its application later, or a team that just wants a simple store app from a template, where GoodBarber or Natively is lighter and cheaper.
Visit Bubble →
#8 Natively
Turns an existing website into an iOS and Android app · United States · buildnatively.com
Website to app Push notifications Publishing services
Natively starts from the website you already run and wraps it as an iOS and Android app, then adds push notifications and in-app purchases and publishes to Google Play and the Apple App Store. Because changes to the site sync to the app, the website stays the source of truth, which keeps maintenance close to zero.
- Pricing: Subscription plus fixed-fee services. Tiers from $12 per month billed annually, with higher tiers at $19, $32 and $49 on the page. Free plan: free trial.
- Best for: Site owners who want an app fast
- Strengths: Convert any website to an app; Publish to Google Play and Apple App Store; Push notifications.
Where it falls short
An app that mirrors a website feels like one, and a weak mobile site produces a weak app.
Wrong for
Founders who need native screens, offline use or a database of their own, who should look at Adalo or Draftbit, and anyone without an existing website.
Visit Natively →
#9 BuildFire
Plugin-based builder for native iOS and Android business apps · United States · buildfire.com
Plugin library Push notifications Native apps
BuildFire assembles an app from a library of plugins and adds the business plumbing around it: push notifications, in-app purchases, user management with tagging, and an access code that limits who may log in. Publishing support is part of the offer.
- Pricing: Per plan / month. Standard $165 per month with 100K push notifications and one admin seat. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Businesses wanting a supported, plugin-based app
- Strengths: Plugin library; Push notifications; In-app purchases.
Where it falls short
There is no free plan or trial on the pricing page, only a demo request, and the Standard tier carries one admin seat and a ceiling of 100K push notifications a month.
Wrong for
Solo founders and small shops with a tight budget, who should start on Adalo or Natively, and developers who want the code, who should choose Draftbit.
Visit BuildFire →
#10 AppMySite
Converts websites and online stores into mobile apps · United States · appmysite.com
WooCommerce Shopify Agency builder
AppMySite is organized around the platform your business already runs on: separate products convert a website, a Shopify store, a WordPress site or a WooCommerce shop into an Android and iOS app, with a custom app option and an agency builder that carries your own brand and domain. Multilingual apps are supported.
- Pricing: Per product. Priced per product (website, Shopify, WordPress, WooCommerce, custom app, agency) on separate pages that we did not open, so no entry price is stated here. Free plan: none.
- Best for: WooCommerce and Shopify store owners
- Strengths: Website to app; Shopify to app; WordPress to app.
Where it falls short
The pricing page sends you to a separate page for each product, so comparing plans takes several tabs, and we did not verify any entry price or confirm whether a free plan exists.
Wrong for
Founders building something that is not a mirror of an existing site, who should look at Adalo or Draftbit, and teams that need a single published price to budget against.
Visit AppMySite →
#11 Appy Pie
Per-app no-code maker for Android and iOS apps · India · appypie.com
Per-app pricing Templates Push notifications
Appy Pie is the budget route into the app stores: a no-code maker with templates and push notifications, priced per app, with a Basic tier shown at $16 per month against a struck-through list price of $32.
- Pricing: Per app / month. Per app: Basic $16 per month (list $32), Gold $36 (list $72), Platinum $60 (list $120) with Android and iOS. Free plan: free plan.
- Best for: Small businesses wanting a cheap first app
- Strengths: Push notifications; Monthly app download limits; Unlimited bandwidth and hosting.
Where it falls short
The Basic plan caps Android downloads at 500 per month and the page lists Android and iOS together only on Platinum at $60 per app, so the cheap headline covers fewer things than it first seems.
Wrong for
Anyone planning to scale users past a few hundred a month on one app, who should price Adalo, or buyers wanting a code export route, who should choose Draftbit.
Visit Appy Pie →
#12 Shoutem
App builder with done-for-you development and reseller program · United States · shoutem.com
Quote only White label Done for you
Shoutem sorts its offer by kind of app, with pages for church, radio, travel, podcast and ecommerce apps, and it adds a done-for-you service, Shoutem PRO, for buyers who would rather commission than build. A white-label reseller program lets an agency sell apps under its own name. Ethos Softwares LLC operates the site, from Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Pricing: Quote only. Quote only: the pricing page shows a contact-sales route and custom app development, with no plan prices. Free plan: none.
- Best for: Churches, radio stations and resellers
- Strengths: Church app category; Radio app category; Podcast and travel app categories.
Where it falls short
The pricing page shows no prices, and when we opened it the View plans link to a builder pricing page returned a 404 error.
Wrong for
A self-serve buyer who wants to compare tiers and start a free trial tonight, who should use Adalo, Glide or GoodBarber, which publish their pricing.
Visit Shoutem →
Questions and answers
What is the best mobile app builder in 2026?
Draftbit ranks first of 12, best for founders who may hire developers later. FlutterFlow is second (teams planning a Flutter codebase) and Adalo third (first-time founders shipping a native app). Places 1 to 3 go to challengers, vendors outside the best-known brands, wherever the category has them.
Do I need an Apple Developer account to publish an app?
Yes, for the App Store. Adalo's pricing page states that an Apple Developer account costs $99 per year and a Google Play account costs $25 one time, and both come on top of any builder subscription.
Can I build an iOS and Android app for free?
You can build one for free, but publishing usually costs. Draftbit, FlutterFlow, Adalo, Glide, AppSheet, Bubble and Appy Pie all have a free plan, and Adalo's Free plan is free forever with 500 records per app and unlimited test apps.
Can I export the code of a no-code mobile app?
Only a few tools allow it. Draftbit lists full code editing and export to GitHub for its React Native and Expo apps. FlutterFlow generates Flutter code, and we did not test its export, so confirm which plan includes it.
Which builder turns an existing website or online store into an app?
Natively converts any website into an iOS and Android app and syncs site changes automatically, from $12 per month billed annually. AppMySite has separate products for WordPress, WooCommerce and Shopify. Both keep your content in the website you already run.
Which tool is best for building an app on top of a spreadsheet?
Glide and AppSheet are the two to compare. Glide builds apps on spreadsheets and databases, with a free plan and paid tiers at $25, $50 and $125 per month.
What should an agency look for in an app builder for client work?
Look for white-label rights, a separate plan structure and a way to own the client's store listings.
How much does a mobile app builder cost per month?
The published entry prices in this ranking run from $0 on the free plans to $165 at BuildFire.
Is AppSheet a safe choice because it is a Google product?
It is a stable choice in the sense that Google runs it, with clear per-user pricing at $5, $10 and $20 per month, and $50 per month per app for unlimited users.
Should I build a native app or a web app?
Choose native when you need store presence, push notifications and device features. Adalo builds native iOS and Android apps, Draftbit produces React Native and Expo apps, and FlutterFlow produces Flutter apps for mobile and web. Natively wraps your website instead.
What costs do people miss when budgeting for an app builder?
Store accounts come first: $99 a year for Apple and $25 once for Google. Then add-ons, such as Adalo's paid localization, crash monitoring and analytics, and service fees, such as Natively's publishing services from $600.
