
Adalo
www.adalo.com ↗Adalo in short
What it is: Best for non-coders who want a real app in the App Store and Google Play, not just a web app. Price: Free tier. Free $0 (5 Ada prompts/mo, unlimited test apps, 500 records per app); Builder $65/mo (first month $30 on monthly billing), 2 published apps; Business $200/mo, 5 published apps. Quarterly billing saves 10% and yearly 20% ($624/yr Builder, $1,920/yr Business). (checked 2026-11-03). Best for: build a native iOS and Android app by describing it; publish one app to the App Store, Google Play and the web. Watch out: publishing to the stores starts with Builder ($65/mo); Free is for building and testing, with 500 records per app.
Our verdict
Best for non-coders who want a real app in the App Store and Google Play, not just a web app.
Adalo's pricing page and launch post describe an AI app builder (Ada, generally available Oct 21, 2026) that publishes native iOS, Android and web apps from one project.
Based on public docs and pricing pages, not hands-on testing. How we checkStrengths
- One project publishes a web app plus native iOS and Android builds
- Ada, Adalo's AI builder, generates screens, database and sign-in, and you can then edit them visually
- Flat plan prices with no per-action or per-user charges, per Adalo's pricing FAQ
Limitations
- Publishing to the stores starts with Builder ($65/mo); Free is for building and testing, with 500 records per app
- Free includes only 5 Ada prompts a month
- Exporting your source code is a separate service priced on its own; Builder shows only a sample of Ada's code
- Apple ($99/yr) and Google Play ($25 one-time) developer accounts cost extra
Adalo pricing
Free $0 (5 Ada prompts/mo, unlimited test apps, 500 records per app); Builder $65/mo (first month $30 on monthly billing), 2 published apps; Business $200/mo, 5 published apps. Quarterly billing saves 10% and yearly 20% ($624/yr Builder, $1,920/yr Business).
From the official pricing page, checked 2026-11-03. Plans change, so confirm before you buy.
Is Adalo free?
Yes, it lists a free way to start. Free $0 (5 Ada prompts/mo, unlimited test apps, 500 records per app); Builder $65/mo (first month $30 on monthly billing), 2 published apps; Business $200/mo, 5 published apps. Quarterly billing saves 10% and yearly 20% ($624/yr Builder, $1,920/yr Business). (official pricing page, checked 2026-11-03)
Good for
Note: Ada and the new builder launched Oct 21, 2026 (https://forum.adalo.com/t/meet-ada-the-next-chapter-of-adalo/70442); existing apps keep running in the Classic builder. Code export: https://www.adalo.com/posts/the-new-adalo/
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- Supabase: The go-to backend for AI-built apps.
FAQ
Is Adalo free?
Yes, it lists a free way to start. Free $0 (5 Ada prompts/mo, unlimited test apps, 500 records per app); Builder $65/mo (first month $30 on monthly billing), 2 published apps; Business $200/mo, 5 published apps. Quarterly billing saves 10% and yearly 20% ($624/yr Builder, $1,920/yr Business). (official pricing page, checked 2026-11-03)
How much does Adalo cost?
Free $0 (5 Ada prompts/mo, unlimited test apps, 500 records per app); Builder $65/mo (first month $30 on monthly billing), 2 published apps; Business $200/mo, 5 published apps. Quarterly billing saves 10% and yearly 20% ($624/yr Builder, $1,920/yr Business). (from www.adalo.com/pricing, checked 2026-11-03).
What is Adalo used for?
Listed use cases: build a native iOS and Android app by describing it; publish one app to the App Store, Google Play and the web; add Stripe payments, maps and push notifications without code.
What are the best alternatives to Adalo?
Other AI app building tools in this directory: Lovable, Bolt, v0 by Vercel, Replit. We list them in data order, not ranked.
Did you test Adalo?
No. Verdicts are based on each vendor's public docs and pricing pages, not hands-on testing, unless a page says otherwise.