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

The best free alternative to MIT App Inventor is Thunkable. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MIT App Inventor and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to MIT App Inventor are Android Studio, Kodular, Pocket Code and Bubble.

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  1. Thunkable icon
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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.

    84 Thunkable alternatives

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    Thunkable vs MIT App Inventor Comments
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    Thunkable is an alternative of App Inventor because Thunkable is a modded version of App Inventor

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    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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    it is a better vision of MIT app inventor

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    • Thunkable is Freemium and ProprietaryMIT App Inventor is Free and Open Source
  2. Android Studio icon
     271 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...

    77 Android Studio alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
     
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    Android Studio vs MIT App Inventor Comments
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    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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    There is NO comparison between the two of them

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    Android Studio is for writing languages not for blocks

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    3 of 8 comments
    • Android Studio is Free and Open SourceMIT App Inventor is also Free and Open Source
  3. 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

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
     
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    Kodular vs MIT App Inventor Comments
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    Makeroid apps have material design but MIT App Inventor doesn't have.

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

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    it's just feels good to me

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    • Kodular is Freemium and ProprietaryMIT App Inventor is Free and Open Source
  4. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  5. Bubble icon
     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.

    238 Bubble alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    Bubble vs MIT App Inventor Comments
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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
  6. Expo icon
     8 likes

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

    37 Expo alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Notepad.exe icon
     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
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  8. Basic4Android icon
     13 likes

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

    36 Basic4Android alternatives

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    • Windows
     
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    Basic4Android vs MIT App Inventor Comments
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    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
  9. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  10. Adalo icon
     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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. AppyBuilder icon
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    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

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    AppyBuilder vs MIT App Inventor Comments
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    It is very good beacause it is very similar with updates! (Sorry for my english!)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • AppyBuilder is Freemium and ProprietaryMIT App Inventor is Free and Open Source
  12. Sketchware icon
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    Sketchware is a block programming based integrated development environment (IDE) for developing mobile Android apps on android phone.

    42 Sketchware alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
     
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