MIT App Inventor vs Tailornova
MIT App Inventor
appinventor.mit.edu
Tailornova
tailornova.comSide by side
| Figure | MIT App Inventor | Tailornova |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $29/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Diy Makers | 8.6 (#4) | 7.0 (#10) |
| Integrations | The documentation covers Web and XML services, Google Sheets, CloudDB, sensors, Google Play uploading and external hardware connections. | Tailornova's custom configurator offering lists shopping-cart integration, and says its web platform can receive measurements and order details from a website to generate made-to-measure patterns and cut sheets. |
| Privacy | MIT says it tracks site usage and information about projects and their development, and may log IP address operating system and browser software. | Tailornova says it limits employee access to personal information to those reasonably needing it for their work or to provide services, and does not otherwise sell or disclose it without consent except as described in its terms and privacy policy. |
| Support | MIT directs users to a community forum where community experts answer questions, rather than promising commercial support contracts. | Tailornova directs users with questions to its support email, [email protected]. |
Plans
Tailornova
- Personal$29 a month
- Commercial$49 a month
- Commercial Pro$79 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
MIT App Inventor
MIT App Inventor is a free, browser-based platform for creating, testing, and sharing mobile apps with block-based programming. Its Designer is used to choose components, and its Blocks Editor is where users program app behavior. Projects can include games and media, AI for images, sounds, and text, surveys and charts, maps, sensors, and internet-connected devices. The MIT AI2 Companion app supports testing as an app is built on iOS and Android devices over Wi-Fi. Users can share projects for others to load and remix, then package completed apps for installation on Android. Although apps can be built for Android and iOS, the getting-started information says packaged app building and installation are Android-only for now. The browser tool supports Chrome, Firefox, and Safari on most laptops and desktops, plus Chromebooks, iPads, and Android tablets. A Google account is required. Creators own their apps and can download or delete them from the server. MIT says it tracks site usage and project-development information and may log device and browser details.
Tailornova
Tailornova has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.