--- title: Buildfire Reviews meta\_title: 'Buildfire Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 197 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Buildfire works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.7 review\_count: 197 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Mobile Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development --- # Buildfire Reviews & Product Details Buildfire is the fastest and easiest way to create professional-grade iOS and Android mobile apps. This one of a kind DIY platform lets you customize every aspect of your app without writing any code. Just drag-and-drop your way through building an app from scratch, or customize one of the pre-built templates. You have full control over how your app looks and feels while the backend development work gets handled for you. It’s like having an entire team of developers at your fingertips. With over 10,000 apps created using Buildfire, the platform is powerful and flexible enough to scale with you as your business grows. No other app builder offers this level of functionality at such an affordable price point. * * * Seller [BuildFire](https://www.g2.com/sellers/buildfire) Discussions [Buildfire Community](https://www.g2.com/products/buildfire/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 12 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/buildfire/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Appy Pie](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Appy Pie") Appy Pie 4.7/5(1,391) ](https://www.g2.com/products/appy-pie/reviews) [ ![GoodBarber](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "GoodBarber") GoodBarber 4/5(39) ](https://www.g2.com/products/goodbarber/reviews) [ ![Thunkable](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Thunkable") Thunkable 4.4/5(40) ](https://www.g2.com/products/thunkable/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/buildfire/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 197 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") AE Verified User in Education Management Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/13/2023 "Terrible App Builder" 0/5 What do you like best about Buildfire? The ability to build your own app without code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Buildfire? The native app performs terribly and constantly has bugs and technical glitches that make using the app nearly impossible. The App interface and functionality is outdated and plugins perform terribly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Buildfire solving and how is that benefiting you? Mobile Development App Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Timothy Tietz of Buildfire [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/buildfire-review-8726175/official_response/edit) Hi There, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your experience with us. We truly value your input, as it helps us improve our services and provide a better experience for all our customers. I'm sorry to hear that your recent experience with us didn't meet your expectations. We understand how important it is for our customers to have a positive experience, and we take your concerns seriously. We would love to help provide you with a solution and come up with a resolution. Please reach out to support@buildfire.com and we will be more than happy to assist. All the best, BuildFire, Inc Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic JO Joshua O. Digital marketing manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/10/2020 "Building App from scratch with no prior knowledge" 0/5 What do you like best about Buildfire? How easy it was to start making the app with no prior knowledge of building an app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Buildfire? Certain limitations that may seem counter intuitive but for the most part all features make sense Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Buildfire solving and how is that benefiting you? We had a product online that we thought would perform much better as an app, Buildfire has allowed us to do this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 6/10/2022 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Apparel & Fashion](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Apparel & Fashion") AA Verified User in Apparel & Fashion Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/27/2020 "Poor customer service, glitchy app" 0.5/5 What do you like best about Buildfire? I love the idea of this app - I get it and want to have an app like this. It fills a niche and is ahead of the curve. In theory, it is simple to use and should be an awesome tool. I was excited to give it a shot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Buildfire? Their customer support. In this day and age I feel it is unacceptable to take weeks to fix a single issue if you are lucky. While paying for premium support we only receive 1-2 short messages a day, and even more space between any actual solutions being met. It feels like they really don't care about us as a customer and have no desire to really help. The app itself provides the basics of what we are looking for, but we are unable to get it published due to errors in the feature itself, that is not possible to be changed by the non-developer skillset user. If you are promoting an easy to use app builder, then things like this should be easy to use. Example of one of the many headaches we have thus far: The app was denied by apple for not having enough features for users, so we added a message board feature from Buildfire. The message board works great, however, it requests microphone access. Because the feature does not come stock with the proper wording or explanation for microphone use, our app was denied (for the 9th time). When I confronted Buildfire about this, they said they would address the issue and resubmit it 2 days ago. Since then, nothing has happened, no one has communicated with us, and when we have reached out to the same rep that was helping, they were unaware of the problem and asked us to explain it for a second time. We are paying for priority support, but we are experiencing almost zero support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Buildfire: Look at alternatives or be ready for very minimal customer service help. If you are an experienced app developer you may be okay. Again, the backend is nice and it is almost a quality app, but the customer service alone has been the biggest problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Buildfire solving and how is that benefiting you? Building an app for our brand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/28/2022 Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer Networking](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Networking") AC Verified User in Computer Networking Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/6/2020 "Deceptive practices" 0/5 What do you like best about Buildfire? It was only after subscribing to access the locked sections that I discovered that the app builder was not working. Their instructions were not congruent with the actual app builder and their subscription fees were not disclosed. They are willing to provide features as part of a package deal only if you call them out on false advertising. The main features I was wanting to add to my app are Premium Plugins included in their business package (as listed on their packaged comparison page). These features were; Task Manager, On the go Push, Drip notification. The free builder was working flawlessly so I signed up for the Business package as their listing clearly shows that those features are included. If you look at the lower tier Growth package you can see that those features can be added to the growth package at $20 each, per month, and that is why I chose the business package. Another feature included which my app needed and is said to be included in the business package as a non premium plugin, is Geofence push notifications. 9/29/20 After signing up for the business package I waited 2 hours to send an email asking them why I could not access the features that are supposed to be included in the business package. A CSR (customer service representative) responded soon and said that the changes should take place in a couple of minutes but to go ahead and try logging out, clearing cache and logging back in. I did that and even used another browser with a clean cache with the same results, the features listed in their business package were still locked, my dashboard showed "Please upgrade to access this feature" and the Geo fencing section was still missing entirely. I checked their university guides and they were of no help because the guides did not show what my dashboard showed so there was no way for me to follow the instructions provided. I sent an email to the same CSR and he asked for a screen shot where the system was requiring an upgrade. After sending the screens shot, he replied stating that those are paid plugins that have additional subscription costs. Thinking I messed up, I replied and asked him about the Geo fence features that were not working and then went to check the package comparison page to see if I read what I thought I read about the cost. Realizing it was not my error I sent them a screen shot of their package comparison web page that shows which plugins that are listed as included in the business package. After 5 hours with no response I sent an email asking for cancelation and a refund. 30 minutes later I get an email asking why I want to cancel. My response \*" Your app builder is not functioning as described in the instructions found in the Buildfire University. \* Features were not released (or made available) upon my subscription upgrade. \* I was told that the business subscription does not include items that are shown to be included on the upgrade page (Business package). \* Geo Fencing is nowhere to be found as described in the University guides" A different CSR responded and asked what features I was expecting to receive so I informed him and sent a screen shot of their Package comparison page. 9/30 He replied with "Those features are in fact included on our Enterprise level account the business level does not include that." He attached a link to a video which showed the same package comparison page". I replied with "That is not what the screenshot below, from your website, alludes to. It clearly shows the additional fee on the growth package and shows included on the business package". 10/1 \*\*\* He replied with " Thank you for that screenshot. I do see that. I will need to get a license key for those features generated. I can certainly get those added ASAP. " \*\*\* So with that, even one of their own CSR’s acknowledges that the package comparison page does not say that those plugins have additional subscription costs and they were willing to add those features to my account. My reply “while I certainly do appreciate that offer, the support response hasn’t increased my confidence and I still want to cancel my subscription. If your instructions and support staff where up to date I would feel differently." Finally he acknowledged my request to cancel and said "I can understand your trepidation moving forward on this. I will get you connected with an Account Manager on the request to cancel." Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Buildfire? Continuation from what I liked about Build fire. About 7 hours later on 10/2 another CSR steps in and emails me asking if I want to consult on the strategy for building the app, I replied with "Had I received confirmation sooner that someone there acknowledged the mis-representation of the packages, and what they include, I might be willing to have this conversation but I have already almost completed the app build with another platform. 10/5 the same CSR that said the request for cancellation would be issued sent an email indicating that they were offering : • Credit of one month to your account • Access to phone support which is not included on this level of plan that Point of Support would be with me • Also, access to any of our premium plugins you would like to use with the app. My reply: "If my apps submissions were not already done for itunes and play stores I might have considered entertaining this offer but I gave up hope that you all would be a good fit when I wasn't getting answers. This app build was/is being done for non profit groups, at no charge to the users and out of my pocket. My family could really use this money back. Their reply: I did speak with my manager and we will not be able to provide you with a refund per our terms of service, which you can view here: "c. Refunds. To assist the Customer in conducting a full and complete evaluation of all Services prior to purchase, we offer Customer access to a free version of the Service, free access to our support department and free access to our entire library of support resources. Customer acknowledges they have reviewed and tested all necessary Service functionality and support material needed to make an informed and final purchase decision. Conclusion. The app builder worked so well in the initial build sections that I assumed unlocking the paid features was going to be a continuation of the same type of performance. It was only after subscribing to access for the locked sections that I discovered that the app builder was not working. Their instructions were not congruent with actual app builder and their subscription fees were not disclosed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Buildfire solving and how is that benefiting you? I successfully got rid of $1,047.00 for an app that did not have all of the features that they list on their package comparison page. It was like magic, one minute I thought I had $1,000 worth of product and the next minute I had neither! Superb on their part! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Angel Z.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Angel Z.") AZ Angel Z. Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/20/2020 "Terrible Service and A Wast of Money" 0/5 What do you like best about Buildfire? The price is relatively cheap compared to other plarforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Buildfire? I have been waiting for 3+ months for the app launch. Their customer team knows nothing about the progress and their development team keeps making mistakes driving App Store and Google play declining the submission. No reasonable explanation to customers but only endless waiting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Buildfire solving and how is that benefiting you? App can not launch is the biggest problem! They did offer 2 month free subscription to make up the loss, but honestly, the app launch delay is invocable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness") AH Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/4/2019 "Works hard at problem solving!" 0/5 What do you like best about Buildfire? Professional looking software, easy to use. Great support from the techs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Buildfire? Nothing to dislike. Ran into a small speed bump but the CEO lent a hand and helped find the solution! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Buildfire: Easy to use, great tech support. If you're looking for a new platform check them out, it's worth the time! The quality of the app is great, the format is amazing and it just looks professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Buildfire solving and how is that benefiting you? Lower price for sure. Our other platform was too cost prohibitive, but BiuldFire is affordable and the tech is very modern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 10/11/2019 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Retail](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Retail") UR Verified User in Retail Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/6/2019 "Money Lost " 0/5 What do you like best about Buildfire? Nothing at all - They have a breach in the security features that they try to sell you on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Buildfire? Everything very dishonest company - They have a breach in the security features that they try to sell you on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Buildfire: They have a breach in the security feature then sell you on upgrades that dont work then promise you a refund then nothing... They have a automated system you will never get to talk to a manager! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Buildfire solving and how is that benefiting you? They took my money promised refund with no product - pure scam Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ## Questions about Buildfire? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Buildfire ](https://www.g2.com/products/buildfire/discussions/new) ![Chiên T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Chiên T.") 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