A web app may be all your project needs. If you want native iOS and Android builds, check the output and publishing route before choosing a builder. The same phrase, “AI app builder”, covers several different workflows.
A web app can work well on a phone
A responsive website adapts to a small screen. A progressive web app can also offer installation, an icon and some offline and notification features, depending on how it is built and the browser. An icon alone does not establish that an app is native. Compare the specific device features and distribution your users need.
Lovable and Bolt have different mobile routes
Lovable's FAQ describes its focus as web applications. A native version needs a separate wrapper or rebuild. Bolt supports Expo mobile projects, with React Native code and an Expo workflow for previewing, building and publishing. Describing both tools as web-only would be wrong.
What Glassly handles
Glassly creates React Native apps from a free template or, on a paid plan, a plain-English description. It provides a managed starter backend, compiles and signs iOS and Android builds on its own machines, and gives you a route to install them. The browser preview helps you inspect the app while working; test the native build separately for device behaviour.
For iPhone installs through Glassly, connect your own Apple developer account (standard fee $99/year, paid to Apple). Android installs from a link, subject to device permissions and developer verification. Publishing on Google Play needs your own developer account ($25 once, paid to Google). You also connect your own Supabase project for production or store builds, integration secrets, or when the starter limits no longer fit. The workflow guide explains which steps Glassly handles and which accounts, testing and release decisions remain yours.
Choose for the job
For a website people visit through a link, a web builder can be a good fit. For a native app, compare the whole route from editing to device testing and store submission. Read the three-tool comparison for details, then try a relevant template against your own brief. Creating a standard Glassly template uses no credits; later changes and apps built from scratch do.