Android Studio Alternatives for Android

Android Studio is not available for Android but there are plenty of alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is Pocket Code, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Android Studio and 19 are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Android Studio are B4X, Cosmic IDE, Kodular and Sketchware Pro.

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  1. Pocket Code icon
     19 likes

    Pocket Code allows you to create your own games, animations, interactive music videos, and many kind of other apps, directly on your phone or tablet.

    21 Pocket Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
    • Pocket Code is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Android Studio.

    • Pocket Code is Free and Open SourceAndroid Studio is also Free and Open Source
    • Pocket Code is Privacy focusedAndroid Studio is not according to our users
  2. B4X icon
     51 likes

    Cross platform development tools for native iOS, Android, desktop and server applications. B4X is a Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for real world apps. The programming language is a modern version of Visual Basic.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks B4X is a great Android Studio alternative.

    • B4X is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Android Studio.

    • B4X is Freemium and ProprietaryAndroid Studio is Free and Open Source
  3. Cosmic IDE icon
     5 likes

    There are a lot of cases where you want to quickly test some Java code but don't have your computer open besides you. You open your browser and search for some website for this purpose. But you're neither guaranteed to have internet all the time (do you?

    53 Cosmic IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  4. Kodular icon
     19 likes

    Much more than a modern app creator without coding It allows people to create apps without coding using a simple drag-and-drop app creator. It also provides a free Play Store alternative, and an Extensions IDE for advanced users.

    13 Kodular alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
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  5. Sketchware Pro is a modified version of the popular app building tool Sketchware that includes additional features and improvements. Our repository welcomes contributions from anyone interested in adding new features and functionalities to the app.

    24 Sketchware Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Felgo icon
     7 likes

    Felgo is a Cross-Platform Development SDK based on the popular Qt framework. Felgo Apps and Games are created within the Qt Creator.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  7. Sketchware icon
     3 likes

    Sketchware is a block programming based integrated development environment (IDE) for developing mobile Android apps on android phone.

    43 Sketchware alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  8. Create custom mobile apps using a no-code platform with a drag-and-drop interface. Integrates features like live tracking, notifications, and purchases. Supports businesses like e-commerce, restaurants, and more with GDPR compliance and AWS hosting for secure app development.

    69 Appy Pie App Builder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. AppyBuilder icon
     3 likes

    Appybuilder is an alternative to App Inventor 2 and Thunkable web-based Android app development environments. Like its two competitors, it uses visual drag-and-drop code blocks and an Android screen layout image, plus an interactive connection to the working live app on an...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. DroidScript icon
     4 likes

    DroidScript is an IDE that runs on Android devices for coding, testing and building apps to run on Android. Code is written in javascript with objects and methods for layout, controls, sensors, camera, web, files, etc.

    13 DroidScript alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. An open source native runtime that makes it easy to build cross-platform apps that run equally well on iOS, Android, and the Web.

    49 Capacitor by Ionic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  12. Fast and easy to learn multi-platform application gnerator. Create native apps to any Windows and Android (iOS coming late 2017). Kalipso Studio also integrates the most complete native SDK for Barcode, RFID and printing applications (AIDC).

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
     
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