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    Appifex vs Adalo

    Published to both stores without touching Xcode. What decides it: whether you need the source code. The full comparison is below.

    Head-to-head comparison

    Capability
    Appifex
    Adalo
    native mobile
    React Native for iOS + Android from one codebase; native Swift from Pro
    Adalo runtime, published to stores
    database
    PostgreSQL provisioned on Neon, standard SQL and migrations
    Adalo Collections or external API
    backend
    Dedicated FastAPI + SQLAlchemy backend, as source you deploy
    No custom server-side logic
    deployment
    One click to your own Vercel and Expo accounts; standard source, so anywhere else you choose
    Publish through Adalo's pipeline
    error handling
    Fix Agent: up to 5 QA and fix cycles plus a final verification pass
    Manual debugging in the editor
    code ownership
    Full GitHub repo from the first generation — in your account once you connect GitHub
    No code export
    auth
    Neon Auth, provisioned into your own Neon project
    Adalo user accounts
    payments
    Stripe + RevenueCat built-in
    Stripe integration

    What the difference looks like on a real app

    Take a community app with profiles, posts and a paid tier. Adalo will publish it to both stores without you touching Xcode, and for a straightforward app that is a real advantage. What you are publishing is Adalo's runtime with your configuration inside it — there is no source code to export, no custom server-side logic, and performance is bounded by the runtime rather than by your app. Appifex generates React Native and a Python backend as source you own, which is more moving parts up front and the difference between an app you can keep and an app you can only rent.

    What each one costs

    Adalo

    Free tier: 500 records per app, unlimited screens and app actions, one app editor, a hosted Postgres database, and unlimited test apps.

    Paid: Starter is $36/month; Professional $52; Team $160.

    Starter is the minimum tier that publishes to the App Store and Google Play, and it covers 1 published app. The free tier is a testing environment, not a shipping one.

    Appifex

    Free is 1,000 credits a month, card-free; Pro $20/month for 5,000, which is also where native Swift builds and managed hosting start; Max $200/month for 100,000. Full breakdown.

    Adalo pricing read from Adalo pricing on , the same day as every other claim on this page. Vendors change prices; check the source before deciding.

    The verdict

    Choose Appifex if you need the source code, a real database and a backend you control, rather than an app that only runs on someone else's runtime.

    Choose Adalo if you want a straightforward visual mobile builder for a simple app and do not need the source code or a custom backend.

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the best Adalo alternative?

    Appifex is the closest fit if code ownership matters to you. Adalo builds apps that run on its own runtime and cannot be exported, so leaving means rebuilding. Appifex generates standard React Native and FastAPI code in a GitHub repository you control, which any developer can pick up and any host can run.

    Can you export your app from Adalo?

    No. Adalo does not offer source code export, so the app stays on Adalo's platform for its whole life. Every Appifex project is committed to a GitHub repository you own, containing the React Native app, the Python backend and the database schema.

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    One caveat we hold ourselves to, because this page holds others to it. Connect your GitHub and Expo accounts and almost all of this is yours outright. Skip that step and several pieces stay ours, so it is worth saying which.

    Provisioned rather than generated: your database is PostgreSQL on Neon, and authentication — when you enable it — is Neon Auth. The schema and the migrations live in your repository, so the database moves to any Postgres by changing a connection string. Neon Auth does not; swapping it means replacing an auth provider, which is a day of work rather than a rewrite.

    Ours until you connect an account: without GitHub repo scope the repository is created in Appifex's organisation rather than yours, and without a connected Expo account TestFlight builds ship under ours. Both are one connection away from being yours, and the ownership claims on this page assume you have made it.

    A platform component in mobile apps: generated React Native projects contain a _system/ folder — error handling, Sentry reporting and a floating Appifex button — that the agent will decline to remove on request. It is ordinary TypeScript in your repository and you can delete it yourself after cloning, but while you are working inside Appifex it is not optional, and calling that "no shim to work around" would be too generous.

    This comparison is published by Appifex, one of the two products in it. Treat the recommendation accordingly and check the claims. Capability claims were checked against Adalo's help centre, and pricing against Adalo pricing— neither page reproduces the other's full pricing, so check it there — both last verified on . Both products change often — check the current terms before deciding.