Is a Base44 mobile app native?

Its store app is a native wrapper: Base44’s docs say the mobile app runs your published Base44 app inside a secure web view. Glassly builds native React Native apps.

What plan do I need to publish a Base44 app?

Base44’s docs say you need the Builder plan or higher to download the App Store and Google Play files; Builder was $40 a month billed yearly on 24 September 2026. You then upload them yourself.

Which is cheaper for a phone app, Base44 or Glassly?

Glassly’s Basic is $5 a month with 50 credits and unlimited native builds. Base44’s store files come with Builder, $40 a month billed yearly.

Written by Glassly · Facts checked 24 September 2026

Glassly vs Base44 for mobile apps

Base44 builds web apps with a backend included. For the stores it produces a lightweight native wrapper that shows your published web app in a web view, and downloading those files needs its Builder plan, $40 a month billed yearly. If you want a Base44 alternative for mobile apps, Glassly builds native React Native apps for iPhone and Android, installs them on your phone, and costs $5 a month on Basic.

Glassly and Base44 compared
Fact	Glassly	Base44
What it makes	Native iOS and Android apps (React Native), from a template or a description, with a managed backend	Web apps; the store app is a native wrapper showing the web app in a web view
On your iPhone	Signed install on your iPhone; needs your Apple developer account ($99 a year), no Mac	Add the web app to the Home Screen, or upload the store build yourself
App Store	Uploads to App Store Connect for you and follows the build to TestFlight; you submit	Generates the iPhone file on Builder and up; you upload and submit
Google Play	Signed App Bundle; you upload it in Play Console	Generates the bundle on Builder and up; you upload it
Free plan	Standard templates, 5 native builds and 5 AI credits; no card	25 message credits a month, up to 5 apps
Cheapest paid plan	$5 a month (Basic): 50 credits, unlimited native builds	Starter $16 a month billed yearly; store files need Builder, $40 billed yearly
Code export	Free on every plan (Expo project)	GitHub or zip, Builder and up

Choose Base44 if

The web app is the product and a store listing is an extra. Apple’s minimum functionality guideline asks for more than a repackaged website, so check what your wrapped app adds before you submit it.

Choose Glassly if

The app should be native on the phone, installed from a link or the stores, with its store builds uploaded to App Store Connect for you. Standard templates are free and free accounts get 5 native builds.

Quick answers

Is a Base44 mobile app native?: Its store app is a native wrapper: Base44’s docs say the mobile app runs your published Base44 app inside a secure web view. Glassly builds native React Native apps.
What plan do I need to publish a Base44 app?: Base44’s docs say you need the Builder plan or higher to download the App Store and Google Play files; Builder was $40 a month billed yearly on 24 September 2026. You then upload them yourself.
Which is cheaper for a phone app, Base44 or Glassly?: Glassly’s Basic is $5 a month with 50 credits and unlimited native builds. Base44’s store files come with Builder, $40 a month billed yearly.

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.