Adalo vs Appifex (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Adalo if

• Fits if you can't code and want one project to ship to iPhone, Android and the web
• Works for apps built around a database, like bookings or a directory

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you just want one small app live, since publishing starts at Builder, $624 a year or $65 a month
• Tight if you're staying free, with 500 records per app, 5 Ada prompts a month and nothing published
• Watch out: Builder includes only 1 instant update a month, and localization, crash monitoring and analytics are add-ons on it
• Not for you if you need external databases or the Collections API, which start on Business at $200 a month
• Watch out: the app stores add their own fees, $99 a year for Apple and $25 once for Google Play

Pick Appifex if

• Fits if you want the code in your own GitHub from the start
• Works for people building a web and a native app against one backend

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want native Apple builds or managed hosting for free, as both start at Pro
• Tight if you plan to save credits, as monthly credits do not roll over, and only top-ups do
• Pricey if you build full apps often: Max is $200 a month for 100,000 credits
• Watch out: how far a plan goes depends on usage, with a floor of about 25 credits per small change

Adalo

• The Free plan allows 500 records per app and 5 AI prompts a month; publishing and custom domains start on Builder at $65 a month.
• Plans cap published apps and editors: Builder allows 2 apps and 5 editors, Business 5 apps and 10 editors.
• On Builder, localization, crash monitoring and analytics are paid add-ons, and only 1 instant update a month is included.
• Publishing to the app stores also needs an Apple Developer account ($99 a year) and a Google Play account ($25 one-time).

Appifex

• Monthly credits do not roll over; only purchased top-up credits do.
• Native Apple Swift builds and managed Cloudflare hosting start at Pro.
• The pricing page shows a Save 20% yearly toggle but no yearly dollar amounts in its text, so the listed prices are monthly.
• A small change costs close to a 25-credit floor and a full app costs more, so how far a plan goes depends on usage.

Adalo

Visual multi-screen canvas

Every screen of an app sits on one drag-and-drop canvas, assembled from more than 200 components, and can be previewed on a mobile device.

Ada AI assistant

Ada builds and edits an app from natural-language prompts. Free includes 5 prompts a month; paid plans have no monthly prompt limit, and extra AI credits can be bought.

Native iOS, Android and web output

One app version publishes as a responsive web app and as native iOS and Android builds. Publishing to the App Store and Google Play starts on Builder.

Built-in Postgres database

Each app has a hosted relational database with collections and 8 data types. Free allows 500 records per app.

External data and custom actions

Builder adds custom actions for calling outside APIs. External databases and the Collections API need Business.

Payments and automation

Builder adds Stripe payments, maps and push notifications, and apps can connect to Zapier.

Appifex

Web, mobile and backend together

A prompt produces a React web front end, a React Native and Expo mobile app, and a FastAPI backend in one monorepo.

Native Apple apps

Native SwiftUI apps for iPhone, iPad, Watch and Vision Pro are generated on Pro and Max.

Database and authentication

Each project gets its own PostgreSQL database, built-in user authentication, and payments through Stripe and RevenueCat.

Automated error fixing

A fix agent runs up to five QA and repair cycles per build, and the pricing page says these are not billed.

GitHub repository and code editor

Code is committed to a GitHub repository in the user's account, with an interactive code editor, CLI support and access to Claude Code and Codex.

Import from other builders

The About page says an existing project from Lovable, Bolt or Replit, or any GitHub project, can be brought in.

Adalo

• Free$0

  Unlimited test apps, one free app build, 500 records per app, 1 app editor and 5 prompts a month with the Ada AI builder.

• Builder$65

  per month, billed monthly ($624 billed yearly)

  2 published apps, 5 editors, App Store, Google Play and web publishing, custom domains, Stripe, push and custom actions, and 1 instant update a month. First month $30.

• Business$200

  per month, billed monthly ($1,920 billed yearly)

  5 published apps, 10 editors, unlimited instant updates, more AI building, localization, crash monitoring, analytics, the Collections API and external databases.

Appifex

• Free$0

  1,000 credits a month with the standard feature set, excluding native Apple Swift builds and managed Cloudflare hosting.

• Pro$20

  per month, billed monthly

  5,000 credits a month. Adds native Apple Swift builds, managed Cloudflare hosting, priority features and early access.

• Max$200

  per month, billed monthly

  100,000 credits a month, with the same additions as Pro.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For teams and businesses; contact the vendor for terms.

Adalo

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  Builder is $624 a year against $65 a month, and Business $1,920 a year against $200 a month. Quarterly billing saves 10%.

• Other savings

  First month of Builder for $30

  New Builder customers on monthly billing pay $30 for the first month, then $65 a month.

Appifex

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page has a Monthly and Yearly toggle labelled Save 20%. The yearly amounts are not shown in the page text.