What is the best AI mobile app builder?

It depends on the job. For a website, a web builder such as Lovable or Bolt. To edit screens visually and keep Flutter code, FlutterFlow. For developers who want a full coding environment, Replit. For fully native Swift and Kotlin, Rork. For a real iPhone and Android app with no code, no Mac and the lowest price, Glassly: standard templates are free and Basic is $5 a month.

What is the cheapest AI app builder for a native mobile app?

Of the builders compared here on 24 September 2026, Glassly had the lowest-priced paid plan: Basic is $5 a month with 50 credits and unlimited native builds, and standard templates plus 5 native builds are free. The other builders’ cheapest paid plans were between $16 and $45 a month, and several put store publishing or code export on a dearer plan.

Which AI app builders make real native iOS and Android apps?

Of those compared: Glassly, Rork (Swift and Kotlin), Newly, Replit, Bolt (through Expo), FlutterFlow (Flutter), Adalo, Bubble (mobile in beta), CatDoes, Vibecode, a0.dev and Anything. Lovable builds web apps, and Base44’s store app wraps its web app in a web view.

Do I need a Mac to publish an iPhone app with an AI builder?

Not with a builder that builds in the cloud: Glassly, Rork, Newly, Replit, Adalo, Bubble and Anything build and upload from their own servers. Every route to the App Store still needs your own Apple developer account at $99 a year.

Which builders publish to Google Play for you?

Rork and Newly upload to Google Play internal testing for you, and Anything does in beta; FlutterFlow deploys after you upload the first bundle by hand. Glassly, Adalo, Bubble, Base44 and CatDoes hand you the signed bundle to upload. Replit does not publish to Google Play yet.

Written by Glassly · Facts checked 24 September 2026

AI mobile app builders, compared

If you want an app on your phone, not a website, the builders differ in three places: what they produce, how the app gets onto an iPhone and into the stores, and what that costs in total. The table puts them side by side, with every fact taken from each builder’s own pages on 24 September 2026. We make Glassly, so read our row as our claim and the others as theirs, with the sources listed at the bottom.

AI app builders compared
Builder	What it makes	On your iPhone	App Store	Google Play	Free plan	Cheapest paid plan	Code export
Glassly	Native iOS and Android apps (React Native), from a template or a description, with a managed backend	Signed install on your iPhone; needs your Apple developer account ($99 a year), no Mac	Uploads to App Store Connect for you and follows the build to TestFlight; you submit	Signed App Bundle; you upload it in Play Console	Standard templates, 5 native builds and 5 AI credits; no card	$5 a month (Basic): 50 credits, unlimited native builds	Free on every plan (Expo project)
Rork	Native iPhone apps in Swift and Android apps in Kotlin (two codebases), plus web apps	Rork Companion over a USB cable, the Rork iPhone app, or TestFlight	Builds on its own machines and uploads to App Store Connect; you submit	Builds a signed bundle and can send it to internal testing	Design mode only; building needs a paid plan	Pro $20 a month (100 credits)	GitHub sync on paid plans
Newly	Native iOS and Android apps with Expo (React Native)	TestFlight only in its current version (no Expo Go preview)	Builds, signs and uploads to App Store Connect; you submit	Builds, signs and uploads to internal testing	No free plan	$25 a month (100 credits)	GitHub sync, or download with its command-line tool
FlutterFlow	Flutter apps for mobile, web and desktop, edited visually with AI helpers	A web preview by QR code; the real app on an iPhone needs a Mac with Xcode, or TestFlight	One-click upload to App Store Connect on paid plans; you submit	First bundle uploaded by hand; later releases deploy from FlutterFlow	Build and test, up to 2 projects	Basic $39 a month	Source code and APK download from Basic ($39)
Adalo	Web apps and native iOS and Android apps from its own visual builder	A TestFlight build with your Apple account (paid plan)	Builds and uploads to App Store Connect; you submit	Builds the bundle; you upload it	Test apps up to 500 records each; no store publishing	Starter $36 a month billed yearly ($45 monthly), store publishing included	No code export
Bubble	Web apps, plus native iOS and Android apps in its visual editor (mobile in beta)	TestFlight on a paid mobile plan	Builds and sends the build to App Store Connect; you submit	Builds the bundle; you upload it	Build and test; no live mobile app or store publishing	Starter $32 a month for web; $49 a month for mobile	No source code export (app configuration only)
Replit	Web apps, and iOS and Android apps with Expo (React Native)	Preview in Expo Go or a simulator; install through TestFlight with your Apple account	Builds, signs and uploads to App Store Connect; you submit	Not supported yet	One published app that stays up 30 days; limited agent use	Core $20 a month, or $18 billed yearly	Zip download
Bolt	Web apps, and mobile apps through Expo (React Native)	Preview in Expo Go; a real build means running Expo’s tools on your own computer	You build with Expo’s tools and submit yourself	You build with Expo’s tools and upload yourself	1M tokens a month (300K a day)	Pro $25 a month (10M tokens)	Zip download or GitHub
Lovable	Web apps (React), with a Supabase-based backend	No native app; the web app can be added to the Home Screen	No built-in flow	No built-in flow	5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month	Pro $25 a month (100 credits), or $21 a month billed yearly	Download on paid plans; Git sync on every plan
Anything	Web apps, plus iOS and Android apps with Expo	Preview in Expo Go; install through TestFlight after its App Store upload	Builds and uploads to App Store Connect; you submit	In beta: uploads a draft to internal testing	No building on the free plan	Pro $24 a month, or $19 billed yearly	Zip download
CatDoes	Mobile apps with Expo (React Native), plus websites	Preview in Expo Go; store builds on paid plans	Builds with your Expo and Apple accounts and can submit, on paid plans	Builds the app; you publish it yourself	25 credits; web deploy only, no iOS or Android releases	Core $17 a month as listed (50 credits); iOS and Android deploys on Starter, $42 as listed	Higher plans only (not on Starter)
Vibecode	iOS and Android apps with Expo (React Native), plus web; built from an iPhone app or the web	Runs inside the Vibecode iPhone app; App Store route through Expo Launch	Hands off to Expo Launch, which uploads to App Store Connect; you submit	Not stated in its docs	$2.50 of credits once; no database, App Store submission or code download	Plus $20 a month ($20 of credits)	Code download from Pro ($50 a month)
a0.dev	iOS and Android apps with Expo (React Native), plus web	Preview in the a0 iPhone app by QR code	Builds and uploads to your App Store Connect account	Not documented beyond APK download	Not stated on its pricing page	Pro $20 a month (from the plan data its pricing page loads)	Not stated
Base44	Web apps; the store app is a native wrapper showing the web app in a web view	Add the web app to the Home Screen, or upload the store build yourself	Generates the iPhone file on Builder and up; you upload and submit	Generates the bundle on Builder and up; you upload it	25 message credits a month, up to 5 apps	Starter $16 a month billed yearly; store files need Builder, $40 billed yearly	GitHub or zip, Builder and up

How to read the table

What it makes: a web app runs in a browser; a native app installs from the App Store, Google Play or a link. Several builders do both.
On your iPhone: every route onto an iPhone beyond a preview app needs an Apple developer account at $99 a year, whichever builder you use. Preview apps such as Expo Go let you look at an app without one, but your users cannot install it that way.
The stores: a builder that uploads to App Store Connect for you still leaves the listing and Apple’s review to you. On Google Play, you upload the bundle in your own Play Console.
Price: compare what the cheapest plan buys, not only the number. Check whether native builds, store publishing and code export are in that plan or a dearer one.

Where Glassly fits

Glassly is for people who want the whole route to the phone done for them: a finished template or a description in, a signed iPhone and Android app out, with sign-in and a database already working and no Mac anywhere. Of the builders here, it had the lowest-priced paid plan on 24 September 2026: Basic is $5 a month with 50 credits and unlimited native builds, and standard templates are free (see pricing). It is the wrong pick for a website, for editing screens visually, or for writing Swift or Flutter yourself. And on Google Play you upload the bundle it gives you, where Rork and Newly can upload to internal testing for you.

Who each one suits

Glassly. People who want a real app on their phone, start to finish, without code, a Mac or a big budget.
Rork. People who want fully native Swift and Kotlin code and a developer-leaning workflow. Glassly vs Rork
Newly. People who want an Expo-based builder that uploads to both stores’ testing tracks for them. Glassly vs Newly
FlutterFlow. Designers and developers who want to lay out screens visually and keep Flutter code. Glassly vs FlutterFlow
Adalo. No-code builders who prefer assembling screens by hand and do not need the source code. Glassly vs Adalo
Bubble. Visual, no-code web apps with a mature ecosystem, now adding native mobile in beta. Glassly vs Bubble
Replit. People who want an AI agent inside a full development environment, publishing to the App Store. Glassly vs Replit
Bolt. Web apps, and Expo mobile projects if you are comfortable finishing the build yourself. Glassly vs Bolt
Lovable. Web apps and websites built by chat. Not a route to a native phone app. Glassly vs Lovable
Anything. Web and Expo mobile apps with App Store upload built in, for people ready to pay from the start.
CatDoes. Expo apps with a managed backend, on a plan that covers the deploys and export you need. Glassly vs CatDoes
Vibecode. Building on the iPhone itself, with App Store submission through Expo.
a0.dev. Quick Expo previews on an iPhone, with the App Store upload handled for you.
Base44. Web apps with a built-in backend, wrapped for the stores when a listing is wanted. Glassly vs Base44

Quick answers

What is the best AI mobile app builder?: It depends on the job. For a website, a web builder such as Lovable or Bolt. To edit screens visually and keep Flutter code, FlutterFlow. For developers who want a full coding environment, Replit. For fully native Swift and Kotlin, Rork. For a real iPhone and Android app with no code, no Mac and the lowest price, Glassly: standard templates are free and Basic is $5 a month.
What is the cheapest AI app builder for a native mobile app?: Of the builders compared here on 24 September 2026, Glassly had the lowest-priced paid plan: Basic is $5 a month with 50 credits and unlimited native builds, and standard templates plus 5 native builds are free. The other builders’ cheapest paid plans were between $16 and $45 a month, and several put store publishing or code export on a dearer plan.
Which AI app builders make real native iOS and Android apps?: Of those compared: Glassly, Rork (Swift and Kotlin), Newly, Replit, Bolt (through Expo), FlutterFlow (Flutter), Adalo, Bubble (mobile in beta), CatDoes, Vibecode, a0.dev and Anything. Lovable builds web apps, and Base44’s store app wraps its web app in a web view.
Do I need a Mac to publish an iPhone app with an AI builder?: Not with a builder that builds in the cloud: Glassly, Rork, Newly, Replit, Adalo, Bubble and Anything build and upload from their own servers. Every route to the App Store still needs your own Apple developer account at $99 a year.
Which builders publish to Google Play for you?: Rork and Newly upload to Google Play internal testing for you, and Anything does in beta; FlutterFlow deploys after you upload the first bundle by hand. Glassly, Adalo, Bubble, Base44 and CatDoes hand you the signed bundle to upload. Replit does not publish to Google Play yet.

Sources

Each builder’s facts come from its own pages, read on 24 September 2026. Plans and features change, so check the linked page before you buy, and tell us at support@glassly.dev if something here has gone out of date.