MIT App Inventor Alternatives for Windows

MIT App Inventor is not available for Windows but there are some alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Android Studio, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to MIT App Inventor and eight of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to MIT App Inventor are Basic4Android, AppyBuilder, CCode and AppConvertly.com.

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  1. Android Studio icon

    Android Studio

     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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • 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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    1

    There is NO comparison between the two of them

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    0

    Android Studio is for writing languages not for blocks

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Android Studio is Free and Open SourceMIT App Inventor is also Free and Open Source
  2. Basic4Android icon

    Basic4Android

     13 likes

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

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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.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Basic4Android is Free and Open SourceMIT App Inventor is also Free and Open Source
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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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    3

    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
  5. CCode icon

    CCode

     1 like

    Create your own game without knowledge programming languages. Logic blocks only.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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    AppConvertly.com

     4 likes

    AppConvertly.com - convert your website to Android and iOS app online. No coding required. Easy solution to reach new audience in 5 minutes: https://www.appconvertly.com

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. Windows Template Studio icon

    Windows Template Studio

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    Windows Template Studio quickly builds a UWP app, using a wizard-based UI to turn your needs into a foundation of Windows 10 patterns and best practices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
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  9. MySocialApp icon

    MySocialApp

     2 likes

    Build scalable social networking app. MySocialApp is simple, powerful APIs are used by some of the largest and most popular apps. SDK available for Android, iOS, Java, Swift, Kotlin, Javascript, Ruby, Go, Python, PHP.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  10. xtool icon

    xtool

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    xtool is a cross-platform (Linux/WSL/macOS) tool that replicates Xcode functionality with open standards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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