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Adapty vs Sencha

Adapty logo

Adapty

Mobile Development

In-app subscription and paywall platform, free below 5,000 USD of monthly revenue then 1 percent, with add-ons charged separately

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Sencha logo

Sencha

Mobile Development

Idera-owned, commercially licensed JavaScript framework for enterprise web and hybrid mobile apps

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Adapty has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Adapty the 1 percent headline is only the base rate; Refund Saver at 0.2 percent of revenue, Ads Manager at 3.5 percent of ad spend, Attribution at 0.03 USD per install and Adapty Mail at a 20 percent revenue share stack on top and are individually easy to switch on.; Sencha it is the only commercially licensed framework in this category; a per-developer fee applies where Ionic, Capacitor, NativeScript, MAUI and Kotlin Multiplatform all cost nothing.
  • They diverge on capability: Adapty covers Visual paywall builder, Sencha covers Enterprise grid components.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Adapty and Sencha actually diverge.

Attributes where Adapty and Sencha differ
AttributeAdaptySencha
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelPer month by tracked revenueOne-time purchase, per developer
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsiOS, Android, Web, React Native, FlutterWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Mobile Development).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Adapty

  • Visual paywall builder
  • A/B testing on paywalls
  • Cross-platform entitlements
  • Subscription analytics
  • Refund Saver add-on
  • Attribution and Ads Manager add-ons

Only in Sencha

  • Enterprise grid components
  • Component library breadth
  • Cross-browser legacy support
  • Sencha Architect
  • Cmd build tooling
  • Mobile packaging

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Adapty

  • A growth marketer who needs to test paywall pricing weekly without an engineering ticket or an app releasenot Sencha
  • A small subscription app that wants to stay free longer than the 2,500 USD threshold offered by the main competitornot Sencha
  • Consolidating subscription analytics and paywall experimentation in one place rather than wiring an analytics tool to a billing SDKnot Sencha
  • Automating Apple refund responses where a measurable share of revenue is lost to refund requestsnot Sencha

Sencha

  • An enterprise building a data-grid-heavy internal application where pre-built pivot tables and complex grids save real development timenot Adapty
  • A team maintaining a long-lived legacy Ext JS codebase that predates the free-framework eranot Adapty
  • An organisation needing guaranteed vendor support and licensed indemnity rather than community-supported open sourcenot Adapty
  • A regulated industry buyer whose procurement process requires a commercially licensed vendor relationshipnot Adapty

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Adapty

  • The 1 percent headline is only the base rate; Refund Saver at 0.2 percent of revenue, Ads Manager at 3.5 percent of ad spend, Attribution at 0.03 USD per install and Adapty Mail at a 20 percent revenue share stack on top and are individually easy to switch on.
  • Revenue is calculated before platform fees, so the fee applies to money Apple and Google have already taken a 15 to 30 percent cut of, making the effective rate on received cash noticeably higher than the quoted figure.
  • Adapty Mail at a 20 percent revenue share is a large ongoing cost for a channel most teams would otherwise run through an email platform they already pay a flat fee for.
  • The integration ecosystem, third-party tutorials and hiring pool are smaller than the category leader, so engineers are less likely to have used it before and edge cases have fewer public answers.
  • Paywall configuration and entitlement state live with the vendor, so a migration later means rebuilding both the billing integration and every paywall the marketing team has created.

Sencha

  • It is the only commercially licensed framework in this category; a per-developer fee applies where Ionic, Capacitor, NativeScript, MAUI and Kotlin Multiplatform all cost nothing.
  • Its mobile story is secondary to its web-grid heritage, so teams primarily building consumer mobile apps get less mobile-specific benefit than from a purpose-built mobile framework.
  • Idera has acquired numerous developer tool brands, and product investment across a large portfolio company is not guaranteed to prioritise any single acquired product indefinitely.
  • The developer hiring pool for Ext JS specifically has shrunk as React and Angular dominate new development, making it harder to staff new projects.
  • Community plugins, tutorials and Stack Overflow activity are far thinner than for any free, widely adopted framework in this category, so troubleshooting relies more on paid support than public resources.

Pricing, plan by plan

Adapty

Free
  • Pro under thresholdFree
    • Free until monthly revenue reaches 5,000 USD
    • All core features, no tiers and no fixed costs
    • Paywall builder and A/B testing included
  • Pro$undefined/month
    • 1 percent of monthly revenue above the 5,000 USD threshold
    • Refund Saver adds 0.2 percent of monthly revenue
    • Ads Manager adds 3.5 percent of monthly ad spend
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Quoted
    • White-glove onboarding
    • 24/7 dedicated Slack support and a success manager

Sencha

On request
  • Ext JS$1895/year
    • Per-developer licence, with maintenance and support renewal
    • 30-day free evaluation trial available
    • OEM licensing available separately for redistribution

Which should you pick?

Choose Adapty if

  • You need visual paywall builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on iOS, Android, Web, React Native, Flutter.
  • You also want a/b testing on paywalls.
Adapty review

Choose Sencha if

  • You need enterprise grid components.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want component library breadth.
Sencha review

Questions people ask

Is Adapty or Sencha better?
Neither clearly leads. Adapty starts at Free and Sencha at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Adapty or Sencha?
Adapty has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Adapty and On request for Sencha.
Does Adapty or Sencha run on more platforms?
Adapty runs on iOS, Android, Web, React Native, Flutter. Sencha runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Adapty for free?
Yes. Adapty has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Sencha starts at On request.
What is Adapty best used for?
Adapty is most often used for a growth marketer who needs to test paywall pricing weekly without an engineering ticket or an app release, a small subscription app that wants to stay free longer than the 2,500 usd threshold offered by the main competitor, consolidating subscription analytics and paywall experimentation in one place rather than wiring an analytics tool to a billing sdk, automating apple refund responses where a measurable share of revenue is lost to refund requests. Of those, a growth marketer who needs to test paywall pricing weekly without an engineering ticket or an app release and a small subscription app that wants to stay free longer than the 2,500 usd threshold offered by the main competitor are not what Sencha is typically brought in for.
What can Adapty do that Sencha cannot?
Adapty covers Visual paywall builder, A/B testing on paywalls, Cross-platform entitlements, Subscription analytics. Sencha covers Enterprise grid components, Component library breadth, Cross-browser legacy support, Sencha Architect.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Adapty: How much does it cost above the free threshold?

1 percent of monthly revenue, measured in USD before platform fees, with billing starting once you exceed 5,000 USD in a 30 day period.

Sencha: Is any part of Sencha free?

A 30-day evaluation trial is available; production use requires a purchased per-developer licence.

Adapty: Is the free tier really more generous than RevenueCat?

On the base product yes, 5,000 USD against 2,500 USD of monthly revenue, but add-ons are priced separately where the competitor bundles more into its single rate.

Sencha: Who owns Sencha?

Idera, Inc., a private software holding company that also owns Xray and Xporter, two other Atlassian ecosystem products.

Adapty: Can marketing change paywalls without a release?

Yes, that is the main reason teams choose it; paywalls are configured server side and published without going through app review.

Sencha: Is Sencha mainly a mobile framework?

No. Its core strength is data-heavy enterprise web UI, particularly grids; mobile packaging is a secondary capability.

Adapty: What does Refund Saver actually do?

It responds to Apple refund requests with transaction evidence to contest them, and it costs an additional 0.2 percent of monthly revenue.

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