Adalo vs Thunkable

Adalo

• Non-developers who want one project to ship to iOS, Android and the web
• Apps built around a relational database, such as bookings or directories
• Buyers who want a flat monthly fee with no usage-based charges

Thunkable

• Non-developers who want a native app in the App Store and Google Play
• Students and teachers, who can apply for discounted Education plans
• Trying ideas for free with public projects before paying

Adalo

• The Free plan lists 0 published apps and 500 records per app; custom domains and app store publishing start on Starter.
• Plans cap published apps and editors: Starter allows 1 app and 1 editor, Professional 2 apps and 5 editors.
• Custom actions, external collections, push notifications and geolocation need Professional or above.
• Publishing to the app stores also needs an Apple Developer account ($99 a year) and a Google Play account ($25 one-time).

Thunkable

• Free and Accelerator do not list a live published app; Builder includes 1 and Advanced is unlimited.
• The Free plan has no private projects, and private projects become read-only if a paid subscription lapses.
• If a subscription expires, published apps become unavailable to their end users.
• Monthly billing costs far more on the higher tiers: Builder is $59 billed monthly against $37 billed yearly.

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. It is labeled beta, is included on every plan, and is not charged by tokens or usage.

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 Starter.

Built-in Postgres database

Each app has a hosted relational database with collections and 8 data types. Free allows 500 records per app; paid plans measure storage per team, from 5GB.

External data and custom actions

From Professional, apps can call any REST API through custom actions and external collections and can connect Google Sheets. The Xano integration needs Team.

Payments and automation

Stripe payments are available on every plan. Zapier can act on data changes on Free and Starter, and on any action from Professional.

Thunkable

AI Builder

A text description generates a mobile or web app's screens, logic and design, and follow-up prompts change it. Each build prompt uses roughly 250 AI tokens.

Discuss Mode and Plan mode

Discuss Mode helps plan a project and troubleshoot issues at about 100 tokens a prompt. Plan mode has the AI outline an app for review before it builds anything.

Live testing on a phone

The Thunkable Live app for iOS and Android runs a project on a real device during building. A generated code can also open the test in a browser without logging in.

App store and web publishing

One project targets both iOS and Android and is submitted to the App Store and Google Play from inside Thunkable, or published as a mobile or responsive web app.

Data and backend options

App data can stay on the device or live in Supabase, and the docs cover Firebase authentication, RevenueCat purchases, AdMob ads and OneSignal push notifications.

Code editor and version history

Generated apps can be edited directly in a code editor alongside AI prompts, and an earlier version of a project can be restored.

Adalo

• Free$0

  Unlimited test apps and screens, 500 records per app, 1 app editor, a hosted Postgres database and the Ada AI assistant.

• Starter$36

  per month, billed annually; $45 billed monthly

  1 published app and 1 editor. Adds custom domains, custom fonts and App Store and Google Play publishing, and removes Adalo branding.

• Professional$52

  per month, billed annually; $65 billed monthly

  2 published apps and 5 editors. Adds custom actions, external collections, push notifications, geolocation and app analytics.

• Team$160

  per month, billed annually; $200 billed monthly

  5 published apps and 10 editors. Adds the Xano integration, the Collections and Notifications APIs, white labeling and priority support.

Thunkable

• Free$0

  2,000 AI tokens a month, 3 public projects and 5 screens per project. Private projects are not included.

• Accelerator$18

  per month, billed yearly; $19 billed monthly

  20,000 AI tokens a month, 5 public projects, 1 private project, 10 screens per project and Intercom support.

• Builder$37

  per month, billed yearly; $59 billed monthly

  50,000 AI tokens a month, 10 private projects, unlimited screens, 1 live published app, custom branding and chat support.

• Advanced$99

  per month, billed yearly; $189 billed monthly

  100,000 AI tokens a month, unlimited private projects and live published apps, custom branding and priority support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Plans for whole teams and custom arrangements, priced on request through a sales form.

• EducationCustom

  Special plans and pricing for students, teachers and districts, requested through an application form.

Adalo

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  Adalo's pricing page shows Starter at $36 a month billed annually against $45 billed monthly, with the same 20% saving on Professional and Team.

Thunkable

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly price with yearly billing

  Billed yearly, Builder is $37 a month instead of $59 and Advanced is $99 instead of $189. Accelerator drops from $19 to $18.

• Education

  Discounted Education plan

  Thunkable's pricing page offers discounts for students and educators. Applicants fill in a form and receive a promo code for the Education plan by email.