Thunkable

No-code, drag-and-drop mobile app builder priced by AI tokens and project counts

As of 1 September 2026, Thunkable is free to use. A visual, block-based app builder aimed at non-developers, descended from MIT App Inventor. Softwr lists it under No-Code. Thunkable is made by Thunkable, Inc., available on Web, iOS, Android.

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Overview

What Thunkable does

Thunkable is a drag-and-drop builder for iOS and Android apps, using a block-based logic editor rather than written code, aimed at non-developers, educators and small teams prototyping an app idea. It compiles projects for native app store distribution and includes an AI assistant for generating screens and logic from natural-language prompts. The distinguishing commercial detail is the AI token metering: every plan above Free carries a monthly token allowance (20,000 on Accelerator, 50,000 on Builder, 100,000 on Advanced) that gates how much of the AI-assisted building a subscriber can do, alongside separate caps on public versus private projects and live published apps. That means the effective cost of building a moderately complex app depends on how much a team leans on the AI features, not just which tier they buy. Buyers are non-developers, students, and small businesses building a simple app without hiring a developer. The trade-off against a hand-coded app or a framework like Flutter is depth: complex custom logic, heavy native integrations, and apps needing tight performance are a poor fit for a block-based builder, and Thunkable's cheapest paid plan is priced around consumer app subscriptions rather than professional software budgets.

What people use it for

A non-developer or founder prototyping an app idea before hiring an engineer
An educator teaching app-building concepts without requiring students to write code
A small business needing a simple internal or customer-facing app with modest logic
A hobbyist building a single published app who does not need more than one live app slot

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Thunkable.

Every paid tier is metered by a monthly AI token allowance, so heavy use of the AI assistant, which is the tool's main productivity feature, can be exhausted well before a billing period ends.
Only the Builder tier and above allow a live published app at all in useful numbers, so the entry-level paid plan cannot actually get an app onto the store in a meaningful way.
Block-based logic becomes unwieldy for apps with genuinely complex business rules, and there is no clean escape hatch to written code within the platform.
Native integrations and performance-sensitive features (heavy graphics, background processing) are limited compared to a coded framework, so the tool has a real complexity ceiling.
App ownership and export options are more restrictive than an open source framework; leaving the platform typically means rebuilding rather than exporting a portable codebase.

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What people choose instead of Thunkable

Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.

Thunkablevs
FlutterFlow
FlutterFlow: If you want a no-code builder aimed more at production-grade apps with Flutter export
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Bubble
Bubble: If your app is primarily web-based rather than a native mobile app
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Adalo
Adalo: If you want a similar no-code mobile builder with a different pricing structure

Pricing

What Thunkable costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

2,000 AI tokens
3 public projects
5 screens per project

Accelerator

$19 /mo

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

Builder

$37 /mo

50,000 AI tokens
Unlimited public, 10 private projects
Unlimited screens, 1 live published app
Custom branding

Advanced

$99 /mo

100,000 AI tokens
Unlimited private projects and live published apps
Priority support

Capabilities

Features

Block-based logic editor
Drag-and-drop programming without written code
Native compilation
Builds distributable iOS and Android app binaries
AI app assistant
Natural-language prompts to generate screens, components and logic, metered by monthly token allowance
Component marketplace
Pre-built blocks for maps, payments, camera and other common features
Live testing
Preview changes on a device in real time during development
Custom branding
White-label app icon and splash screen on paid tiers

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

Can I publish an app on the free plan?

The free plan is aimed at building and testing; live publishing capacity in a meaningful way starts on the Builder plan.

What happens if I run out of AI tokens?

AI-assisted generation stops working until the next billing cycle or an upgrade; manual block-based editing still works.

Is this suitable for a complex business app?

No. It is built for simple to moderately complex apps; heavy custom logic and native integrations are better served by a coded framework.

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