KXApp vs Qt Creator
KXApp
kxapp.comQt Creator
qt.ioSide by side
| Figure | KXApp | Qt Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €45.50/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · Mobile Development IDEs | 8.1 (#17) | 8.3 (#12) |
| Headquarters | Dongguan, Guangdong, China | Espoo, Finland |
| Purpose | KXApp is an iOS development IDE for building apps with Swift, SwiftUI, Objective-C, and Flutter. | Qt Creator is a cross-platform IDE for creating applications for desktop, embedded, and mobile operating systems or web browsers. |
| Trial | The download FAQ says every user receives a free 90-day trial with all features and no restrictions, without a credit card. | Qt's commercial product evaluation lasts 10 days and is for evaluation rather than production or actual product development. |
Plans
Qt Creator
- Qt for Application Development Enterprise (ADE-SB)€546 a year
- Qt for Device Creation Professional (DCP-SB)€1,090 a year
- Qt Creator Open SourceFree
- Commercial Qt licensesPriced on request
In their own words
Qt Creator
Qt Creator is an IDE for making applications for desktop, embedded, and mobile systems, as well as web browsers. It supports work from project setup and interface design through coding, building, deployment, running, and debugging. The editor offers semantic highlighting, syntax checks, code completion, search, and refactoring. It understands C++ and QML, with some Python language services when a language server is available. Build integrations cover CMake, qmake, Qbs, and Autotools; generic projects can use configurable build commands. Integrated debuggers and analysis tools can help investigate memory leaks, profile execution, and analyze CPU use. Testing support includes Boost.Test, Catch2, Google Test, Qt Quick Test, Qt Test, and CTest. Qt Creator supports AI agents; its documentation lists GitHub Copilot and an MCP Server extension. An open-source version is available at free, subject to LGPL/GPL obligations for Qt framework use. Qt’s commercial evaluation lasts 10 days and is for evaluation, not production or product development. Commercial use requires an active license for each developer, and Qt-based device distribution may also need licenses.