# Is Appy Pie worth it as a low code mobile app builder for a small team without dedicated IT staff, or does Thunkable cover the same use cases at lower complexity for non-developers?

Is Appy Pie worth it as a low code mobile app builder for a small team without dedicated IT staff, or does Thunkable cover the same use cases at lower complexity for non-developers? I compared both while researching the low code mobile app builder category, checked both live pricing pages, and my read is that Thunkable is the lower-risk way to find out what you need, while Appy Pie's recent feedback splits sharply depending on which Appy Pie you buy. Here's how the two compare:

Thunkable (4.4 stars, 40 reviews): The cheaper and safer starting point for a team with no IT. It has a genuine free plan, with the limit that free projects are public, and paid tiers run $18 a month billed yearly for Accelerator and $37 for Builder with one live published app (vendor-stated). Its one recent review praises the new chat and prompt-based AI interface for making the tool easier to work with. The honest cons from its page profile: limited features, limited customization, and, notably for a no-code tool, cons filed under coding challenges, meaning some builds still hit walls that feel like programming.
Appy Pie (4.7 stars, 1,391 reviews): The bigger platform with the sharper recent split. The DIY builder itself earns current praise, recent reviews describe starting immediately with no technical background, an AI app creator that turns ideas into working structure, and fast turnaround on client WebView apps. Its pricing is per app: $16 a month billed yearly for Android-only Basic with a 500-download cap, and iOS support starts at the $60 Platinum tier (vendor-stated), which for a small team wanting both stores is the real comparison number against Thunkable's $37. The caution is equally recent: review feedback describes billing disputes, upsell pressure during support, and a done-for-you service project that went badly, so if you evaluate it, stay on the self-serve builder and watch the billing closely.

For a small team without IT, my honest recommendation from the evidence: start on Thunkable's free plan and try to build the actual app you need this week. If you hit its feature walls, you'll know precisely what you're missing, and you can then evaluate Appy Pie's builder for that specific gap with your eyes open on the pricing tiers and the billing feedback. That order of operations costs nothing and answers the question with your own app instead of anyone's reviews.

Small teams who tried both, where exactly did Thunkable run out of road for you, and did Appy Pie actually cover that gap?

##### Post Metadata - Posted at: 7 days ago - Net upvotes: 1 ## Comments ### Comment 1 <p>On where Thunkable runs out of road, the review pattern points to custom data logic and deeper native integrations, the same builds its profile files under coding challenges. Appy Pie's builder tends to cover templated and WebView apps and cross-store publishing rather than that logic depth. So the deciding gap is usually whether your app is content-and-workflow or genuinely data-driven, worth naming before switching.</p> ##### Comment Metadata - Posted at: 5 days ago - Author title: Marketer ## Related discussions - [How well does Trello scale into a larger team?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/1-how-well-does-trello-scale-into-a-larger-team) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 6 - [Can we please add a new section](https://www.g2.com/discussions/2-can-we-please-add-a-new-section) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 0 - [Quantifiable benefits from implementing your CRM](https://www.g2.com/discussions/quantifiable-benefits-from-implementing-your-crm) - Posted at: about 13 years ago - Comments: 4