The 5 Best AI App Builders for 2026

Here’s a quick overview of each app-building tool’s key facts:

Hostinger Horizons uses an AI agent to build any web app you describe. The chatbot interface lets you prompt the app’s features, functions, and appearance in plain english, and the coding is completed behind the scenes.

Hostinger Horizons supports you through building and publishing your app. but requires you to integrate SupaBase if your app needs a database.

Features

• Beginner-friendly interface
• Built-in hosting, email, and SEO controls
• Variety of prompt types, with text, audio, and image support
• Automatic backups of previous app versions for instant reversions
• Visual editor for manual design changes

How Much Does Hostinger Horizons Cost?

Hostinger Horizons’ pricing starts at $6.99 and raises to $79.99 per month for the most expensive plan.

• Explorer: $6.99 per month, billed annually
• Starter: $13.99 per month, billed annually
• Hobbyist: $39.99 per month, billed annually
• Hustler: $79.99 per month, billed annually
• 7-day free trial

Build an app on Hostinger Horizons with no code

Hostinger Horizons has the cheapest plans of all the AI app builders on this list, and its free trial is a risk-free place to start.

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Softr turns business data into organized web apps, such as CRMs, forms, customer portals, and employee intranets. With business-focused templates, instant syncing to popular data sources, and a simple editor, Softr is a quick solution for busy non-technical businesses.

Features

• Connects to 17 data sources, including Google Sheets, monday.com, HubSpot, SupaBase, and Airtable
• User-friendly block-based builder 
• 99 templates, filtered by use case (e.g. CRMs, portals, business operations) and industry (e.g. legal, marketing, non-profit)
• SEO controls for individual pages and custom domains
• Advanced user permissions and security controls, such as ending idle sessions and automatic log out
• Vibe coding block builder with no AI credit burn

Testing notes...

With a manual sections-based editor and custom vibe coding blocks,  Softr feels like a hybrid between a website builder and a vibe coding tool. While it’s more hands-on than a tool like Hostinger Horizons, users familiar with website builders will find it much easier to pick up.

Softr’s templates are very high quality, and it didn’t take me long to personalize my vacation tracker. To make things easier, I could also add fake data to my preview, which meant I could visualize how my app would look before syncing my staff details.

Annie Angus Writer

How Much Does Softr Cost?

Softr has a free-forever plan and three premium plans, ranging between $49 to $269 per month, when billed annually:

• Basic: $49 per month, billed annually
• Professional: $139 per month, billed annually
• Business: $269 per month, billed annually

Base44 is a natural language-driven vibe coding tool that can create fully-functional apps in minutes. While Hostinger Horizons requires you to set up a third-party database, Base44 is a true all-in-one app builder with frontend, database, hosting, and SEO controls included.

Features

• 24 integrations, including Slack, Salesforce, Google Workspace, and social media platforms
• Iterative discussion mode 
• Automatic API and database configuration
• SEO and hosting included 
• Workspaces for live collaboration
• Analytics dashboard for performance metrics, such as unique users and most popular app pages

How Much Does Base44 Cost?

Base44 has four premium plans ranging between $16 and $160 per month, as well as a free plan:

• Starter: $16 per month, billed annually
• Builder: $40 per month, billed annually
• Pro: $80 per month, billed annually
• Elite: $160 per month, billed annually

Build your prototype within minutes on Base44

Base44 can build you a fully functional prototype or internal tool, equipped with frontend, backend, and a database, within minutes.

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Adalo is one of the most user-friendly AI app builders I’ve tested, with a drag-and-drop editor similar to Wix or Canva. A huge selling point is its ability to create native mobile apps.

Features

• Drag-and-drop editor 
• Publish your app on the web, or as an iOS or Android native apps
• Component marketplace for extra functionality
• Zapier integration which connects your app to over 5,000 external services, such as Slack, Gmail, Hubspot, and Google Sheets
• Native AI-powered database

Testing notes...

When creating a page of bookable workout classes, I could add Magic text boxes to automatically pull the names, images, descriptions, and starting times of my currently available classes straight from my database.

This streamlined my app creation process massively, allowing me to create one screen that adapts to the user’s journey. In comparison, app builders without AI would require me to create a separate screen for each possible app experience.

Annie Angus Writer

How Much Does Adalo Cost?

Adalo has four premium plans which cost between $45 and $250 per month. It also offers a free forever plan to test the tool, but you won’t be able to publish your app on this.

• Starter plan: $45 per month, billed annually
• Professional: $65 per month, billed annually
• Team: $200 per month, billed annually
• Business: $250 per month, billed annually

Lovable uses AI to build web apps from natural language prompts, complete with a frontend, backend, database, and hosting. Unlike Base44 and Hostinger Horizons, Lovable’s modular setup gives users a huge amount of flexibility in how their app looks and functions.

Features:

• AI code generation through prompts
• GitHub integration automatically backs up each version of your app
• Visual editor to manually adjust design
• Publish instantly with hosting included 
• User authentication and access controls
• A range of integrations, such as Canva, Tenor, Supabase, and Shopify and Stripe for ecommerce

How Much Does Lovable Cost?

Lovable’s pricing consists of two premium plans that cost between $25 and $50 per month, as well as a free-forever plan and a solution for large enterprises.

• Pro: $25 per month, billed annually
• Business: $50 per month, billed annually
• Free plan available
• 50% student discount on Pro plan

Website builders are the best choice for creating polished and secure websites, whereas an AI app builder is better for creating custom tools. Here are my recommendations if you’re struggling to decide which is best:

Use a Website Builder If….

• You want an out-the-box solution with SEO, hosting, security, templates, and maintenance included
• You don’t want to see or use code
• You want to create a blog, portfolio, ecommerce store, or business website

Use an AI App Builder If…

• You need to build a custom tool or web app, such as a CRM or internal employee system
• You’re experimenting with a new software or workflow optimization and want a fast prototype
• You want to add custom features to your existing website

To know whether an app builder is right for your needs, ask yourself the following questions:

• Can it create the type of app I want to build? While all the AI app builders on this list can create web apps, Adalo is the only option that can publish to iOS and Android app stores.
• Is it within my budget? All the app builders here, aside from Hostinger Horizons, offer a free plan. However, it’s important to look at what’s actually included, such as whether you can publish apps, or how many credits you’ll receive.
• Can it carry out core functions? Whether it’s taking payments, creating reservations, or secure user sign-ons, be sure that your app builder has built in tools or integrations to fulfill your app’s needs.
• Does it support my creative style? Would you prefer to start from a prompt, template, or a blank canvas?
• Will it support my future goals? If you’re planning to grow your app in the future, it’s important to look at the capabilities and pricepoint of higher tier plans.

I built an app using each of the AI app tools in this list to gain first hand experience. To compare them, I considered:

• Pricing: What’s included in each plan, and how steep is the price jump between them? Is there a free option or trial available?
• Ease of use: I tested the interface, navigation, editor, and amount of technical jargon in each.
• Product capabilities: I considered important factors, such as security, integrations, collaboration tools, and user controls.
• Customer support: When I came across an issue, how easily could I find an answer online? This included direct support options, community forums, and the quality of internal documents and tutorials.

For beginners building simple apps, vibe coding tools are the most beginner-friendly option because they build your app through natural language prompts. Base44 and Hostinger Horizons are the most intuitive, whereas Lovable has more complex controls for creating highly customized apps.

If you’re a busy business owner with a plethora of data, Softr can create polished frontend apps to organize your workflows. Finally, Adalo is the only option on this list that builds for mobile devices, making it the right choice if you need to publish on iOS or Android.