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ToolGPAOctober 2026

Thunkable

The Insider’s Guide

AI builder for native iOS and Android apps, built by chatting

Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among AI app builders, read from Thunkable’s own pages.

Made by Thunkable, Inc. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com

2.2GPA

01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

ToolGPA put this guide together from Thunkable’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Thunkable’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.

Part 01 · Overview

Welcome

What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first

2.2

GPA, above 2 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade

Thunkable builds native iOS and Android apps, and web apps, from a chat description. Its AI Builder generates the screens, logic and design, a Discuss Mode helps plan and troubleshoot, and the result can be tested on a phone through the Thunkable Live app before being published to the App Store or Google Play from inside the platform. Plans are metered by monthly AI tokens and by how many private projects and live published apps they allow.

To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Thunkable, taken from its own pages and our grades.

You chat, it builds, and the Thunkable Live app runs the result on your own phone while you work.

From our grade for ease of use

1
Best for native phone apps built by chatting
Thunkable builds native iPhone and Android apps from a chat, runs them on your own phone as you go, and sends them to the App Store and Google Play.
2
Paid plans start at $18 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $18 per month, billed yearly; $19 billed monthly (Accelerator).
3
There is a free plan
2,000 AI tokens a month (a build prompt uses roughly 250), 3 public projects and 5 screens per project. Private projects are not included.
4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
5
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.
6
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.
7
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.
8
A 2.2 GPA, above 2 of 26
That is against the other AI app builders we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
9
Keep it
To replace Thunkable you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

Thunkable at a glance

Pricing: Free plan, from $18 per month, billed yearly; $19 billed monthly (Accelerator)
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: None stated
Runs on: Web, iOS, Android
Made by: Thunkable, Inc., since 2016
Category: AI App Builders
Our grade: 2.2 GPA, fair

The report card

Best for native phone apps built by chatting

Thunkable builds native iPhone and Android apps from a chat, runs them on your own phone as you go, and sends them to the App Store and Google Play. But the $18 Accelerator plan lists no live published app, so shipping one means Builder at $37 a month billed yearly or $59 monthly, and if your plan lapses, your published apps stop working.

ToolGPA report cardThunkableGraded Oct 10, 2026

Subject	Grade	Comment
Value for money	D	Accelerator is $18 a month billed yearly, just under the $19 middle for builders here — but it lists no live published app, and publishing is rather the point. That starts on Builder at $37 billed yearly or $59 monthly, above the $29 where the dearest tenth begins, and Builder includes exactly one live app.
Free plan and trial	C	Free for good, with 2,000 AI tokens a month. A build prompt runs about 250 of them, so that's roughly eight goes. Three public projects at 5 screens each, and no private projects at all, so whatever you make, everyone can see.
Features	C	A description generates the screens, logic and design, Plan mode outlines first, one project targets iPhone and Android and goes to both stores from inside Thunkable, and data sits on the device or in Supabase. But the listing names a serious gap: if your subscription expires, published apps stop working.
Ease of use	B	No rating on record. You chat, it builds, and the Thunkable Live app runs the result on your own phone while you work. Discuss Mode is there when you're stuck, at about 100 tokens a prompt.
Platforms and integrations	B	You build on the web — no desktop app, which is what holds it to a B — and the Thunkable Live app for iPhone and Android runs your project on a real device. It connects to Supabase, Firebase, RevenueCat, AdMob, OneSignal, OpenAI and Google Maps.

Grade point averageFair, out of 4.02.2

An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.

Who Thunkable is for

Fits if you can't code and want a native app in the App Store and on Google Play
Works for students and teachers, who can apply for a discounted Education plan

Who it is not for

Pricey if you want to publish, since a live app starts on Builder at $37 billed yearly or $59 monthly, and that's one app
Not for you if you might let the plan lapse, as published apps then stop working and private projects turn read-only
Tight if you're staying free, with about eight build prompts a month, 5 screens a project and nothing private
Watch out: monthly billing costs far more on higher tiers, with Advanced at $189 monthly against $99 yearly
Skip it if you want a desktop app to build in, as you build on the web

Good to know

Good for

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

Worth knowing

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.

Part 02 · Pricing

What it costs

Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved

$18

A month to start. There is a free plan too

Thunkable has a free plan. Paid plans start at $18 per month, billed yearly; $19 billed monthly (Accelerator).

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.
Enterprise
Custom
Plans for whole teams and custom arrangements, priced on request through a sales form.
Education
Custom
Special plans and pricing for students, teachers and districts, requested through an application form.

The free plan

2,000 AI tokens a month (a build prompt uses roughly 250), 3 public projects and 5 screens per project. Private projects are not included.

Read from thunkable.com on Oct 5, 2026.

Ways to pay less

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.
Stated on thunkable.com
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.
Stated on thunkable.com

Part 03 · Features

What it does

Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it

Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android

AI builder for native iOS and Android apps, built by chatting. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, app builder, no-code.

But the listing names a serious gap: if your subscription expires, published apps stop working.

From our grade for features

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.

Where it runs

Web
iOS
Android

What it works with

Supabase
Firebase
RevenueCat
AdMob
OneSignal
OpenAI
Google Maps

Thunkable is made by Thunkable, Inc., and has been around since 2016.

Part 04 · Standing

Where it stands

Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own

2/26

Other AI app builders it is graded above

Thunkable's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 5.

It stands best on ease of use (B, above 7 of 26) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).

Its paid plans start at $18 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 10 of the 26 others that charge start lower.

On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.

Each grade against the category

Every bar is all 27 AI app builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Thunkable’s own letter is outlined.

DValue for money
Above 0 of 26
CFree plan and trial
Above 1 of 26
CFeatures
Above 0 of 26
BEase of use
Above 7 of 26
BPlatforms and integrations
Above 4 of 26

Price against what you get

Each dot is one of 27 AI app builders. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Thunkable is the marked dot.

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

Keep it, or make your own?

Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.

Keep it

To replace Thunkable you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.

That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 19 of the 26 other AI app builders grade higher. It costs $216 a year.

What you could not

A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
A builder that other people can use without writing code.
A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
It plugs into other products, Supabase, Firebase and RevenueCat among them.
AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

What this rests on. Thunkable’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.

Part 05 · Alternatives

The alternatives

The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side

Adalo, Rork, Vibecode, Dreamflow and Glide

The 5 tools Thunkable is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.

2.2GPA
Adalo
Free plan · from $36/mo
No-code builder for native iOS, Android and web apps, with AI.
- Only Thunkable lists iOS and Android apps.
- Adalo also covers databases.
Thunkable and Adalo compared in full
2.8GPA
Rork
Free plan · from $20/mo
AI builder for native iPhone, Android and web apps from a prompt.
- Only Thunkable lists an Android app.
- Rork also covers AI agents.
Thunkable and Rork compared in full
2.4GPA
Vibecode
Free trial · from $16.67/mo
AI builder for native iOS, cross-platform mobile and web apps.
- Thunkable has a free plan. Vibecode does not, though it has a free trial.
- Vibecode also covers AI agents.
Thunkable and Vibecode compared in full
2.0GPA
Dreamflow
Free trial · from $20/mo
AI and visual builder for Flutter mobile and web apps.
- Thunkable has a free plan. Dreamflow does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Thunkable lists iOS and Android apps.
- Dreamflow also covers AI agents.
Thunkable and Dreamflow compared in full
2.4GPA
Glide
Free trial · from $25/mo
AI builder that turns spreadsheets into internal business apps.
- Thunkable has a free plan. Glide does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Thunkable lists iOS and Android apps.
- Glide also covers workflow automation and AI agents.
Thunkable and Glide compared in full

Part 06 · Questions

Quick answers

The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two

Questions, each answered in a line or two

The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.

Is Thunkable free?

Thunkable has a free plan. 2,000 AI tokens a month (a build prompt uses roughly 250), 3 public projects and 5 screens per project.

How much does Thunkable cost?

Thunkable lists 6 plans. Free: $0.

What platforms does Thunkable work on?

Thunkable is available on Web, iOS and Android.

Does Thunkable offer any discounts?

Thunkable publicly lists the following: Lower monthly price with yearly billing; Discounted Education plan.

Does Thunkable have a Windows app?

No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Thunkable is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Does Thunkable have a macOS app?

No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Thunkable is listed for Web, iOS and Android.

Is Thunkable open source?

Thunkable is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.

What does Thunkable integrate with?

Thunkable's listing names Supabase, Firebase, RevenueCat, AdMob, OneSignal, OpenAI and Google Maps.

Does Thunkable have a student discount?

Discounted Education plan. Thunkable's pricing page offers discounts for students and educators.

Who makes Thunkable?

Thunkable is made by Thunkable, Inc. It dates from 2016.

What are the alternatives to Thunkable?

The closest alternatives to Thunkable in our directory are Adalo, Rork, Vibecode, Dreamflow and Glide.

How does Thunkable compare with other AI app builders?

Thunkable's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 2 of the 26 other AI app builders we grade, and level with 5.

Is Thunkable good value for money?

ToolGPA grades Thunkable D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $18 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 10 of the 26 others that charge start lower.

Could I make my own version of Thunkable?

To replace Thunkable you would be making a tool that builds and hosts other apps.

Where this guide comes from

The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Thunkable’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Thunkable's own pages on 5 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-05-03.

Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Thunkable, Inc. Prices change, so check thunkable.com before you buy.

Part 07 · About

About ToolGPA

Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it

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Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.

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