The Best Free MIT App Inventor AlternativesTop Android Development Tools and other similar apps like MIT App Inventor

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   Thunkable

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   Thunkable is a powerful drag-and-drop app builder made by two of the first MIT engineers on MIT App Inventor.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Subscription)
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online

   

   

   

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   Positive comment•Jun 19, 2016

   10

   Thunkable is an alternative of App Inventor because Thunkable is a modded version of App Inventor

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   Negative comment•Nov 18, 2018

   4

   no similar enough cuz the new version has less compoments than Mit while the legacy classic version(app.thunkable.com) is better

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   Positive comment•Mar 16, 2017

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   it is a better vision of MIT app inventor

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   • Almost everyone thinks Thunkable is a great MIT App Inventor alternative.

   • Thunkable is the most popular Web-based alternative to MIT App Inventor.

   • Thunkable is the most popular free alternative to MIT App Inventor.

   • Thunkable is Freemium and ProprietaryMIT App Inventor is Free and Open Source
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   Android Studio

    270 likes

   Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ IDEA. Similar to Eclipse with Android Development Tools for Eclipse, Android Studio provides...

   75 Android Studio alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Android Development Tool
   • IDE

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS

   

   

   

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   Jul 10, 2015

   10

   Android Studio is not an online platform and uses Java as a programming language instead of the block builder of the App Inventor.

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   Negative comment•Oct 6, 2020

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   There is NO comparison between the two of them

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   Negative comment•Apr 5, 2020

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   Android Studio is for writing languages not for blocks

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   • Android Studio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MIT App Inventor.

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   • Android Studio is Free and Open SourceMIT App Inventor is also Free and Open Source
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   Kodular

    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

   Origin

   • India

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Android

   

   

   

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   Positive comment•Dec 4, 2017

   3

   Makeroid apps have material design but MIT App Inventor doesn't have.

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   Positive comment•Jan 10, 2019

   2

   It is almost the same as appinventor but it has more elements to play with.

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   Positive comment•Sep 18, 2019

   0

   it's just feels good to me

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   • Almost everyone thinks Kodular is a great MIT App Inventor alternative.

   • Kodular is the most popular Android alternative to MIT App Inventor.

   • Kodular is Freemium and ProprietaryMIT App Inventor is Free and Open Source
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   Adalo

   Empower creators with a no-code platform using drag & drop for custom apps. Design for iOS, Android, or web, and publish directly to app stores or websites with full customization integration options.

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   Pocket Code

    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

   Origin

   • Austria
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Android
   • iPhone

   

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   Bubble

    33 likes

   Design, build, and deploy web applications effortlessly with Bubble's no-code platform. Use the drag-and-drop editor, AI-driven page generator, and built-in database. Suitable for enterprise teams or solo entrepreneurs, allowing scalable creation without any coding expertise.

   219 Bubble alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Subscription)
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Website Builder

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online

   

   

   

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   Negative comment•Aug 2, 2024

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   Mit app inventor make a native app, Bubble build PWA and poor PWA

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   • Bubble is Freemium and ProprietaryMIT App Inventor is Free and Open Source
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   Notepad.exe

    5 likes

   Lightweight macOS code editor. Skip the setup, write code, run instantly. Built-in iOS simulator, AI assistance, and Linux support.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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    Expo

     8 likes

    An open-source platform for making universal native apps with React. Expo runs on Android, iOS, and the web.

    37 Expo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    

    

    

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    • Expo is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to MIT App Inventor.

    • Expo is Freemium and Open SourceMIT App Inventor is Free and Open Source
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    Basic4Android

     13 likes

    Basic4android is Simple and powerful RAD tool for developing native Android applications without time-consuming Java / Eclipse programming .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application type

    • Android Development Tool

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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    Negative comment•Oct 6, 2020

    0

    Complicated script language, cannot compete with AI2 in RAD development.

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    • Basic4Android is Free and Open SourceMIT App Inventor is also Free and Open Source
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    Sketchware Pro

     5 likes

    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

    Origin

    • Thailand

    Platforms

    • Android

    

    

    

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    Adalo

     3 likes

    Empower creators with a no-code platform using drag & drop for custom apps. Design for iOS, Android, or web, and publish directly to app stores or websites with full customization integration options.

    187 Adalo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Website Builder
    • Online Store Builder

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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    AppyBuilder

     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

    

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    Positive comment•Jun 9, 2018

    3

    It is very good beacause it is very similar with updates! (Sorry for my english!)

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    • AppyBuilder is Freemium and ProprietaryMIT App Inventor is Free and Open Source
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    Sketchware

     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

    

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