App Builder vs Thunkable
App Builder
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| Figure | App Builder | Thunkable |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $1.58/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 9 |
| Spec score · Low Code No Code Software | 6.1 (#24) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Founded | 1989 | Thunkable says it launched in 2016 after being founded by former MIT App Inventor teammates Arun Saigal and WeiHua Li. |
| Headquarters | Cranbury, New Jersey, United States | San Francisco, California, United States |
Plans
Thunkable
- FreeFree
- Accelerator$18 a month
- Accelerator$19 a year
- Builder$37 a year
- Builder$37 a month
- Advanced$99 a year
- Advanced$99 a month
- EducationPriced on request
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
App Builder
App Builder has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Thunkable
Thunkable lets people create custom native mobile apps and websites without technical expertise. Its AI Builder turns prompts into apps, and Discuss Mode helps plan projects and troubleshoot issues. Visual design tools combine with blocks-based logic and a code editor for direct edits. Thunkable says apps can be published to Apple’s App Store, Google Play, and the web. Integrations include Cloudinary, Airtable, Firebase, Google Sheets, Webflow, Xano, Backendless, RevenueCat, APIs, Figma, and Termly. The free plan costs nothing and includes 2,000 AI tokens, three public projects, and five screens per project, but no private projects. Accelerator costs $18 a month. Builder is listed at $37 a year and Advanced at $99 a year, with pages displaying $37 and $99 per month. Testing downloads expire after 72 hours; distribution downloads remain available while paid subscriptions stay active.