Getting Started with Adalo | No-Code App Builder
Published by AdaloWatch on YouTube
Updated Oct 5, 2026
No-Code App Builders
Adalo
No-code builder for native iOS, Android and web apps from one build
From $36/mofree trial
Adalo at a glance
from our research
No-code builder that publishes one app to the web, the App Store and Google Play, with a built-in database
Flat plans priced by published apps, editors and storage, with no usage or AI token charges
No source code export: data leaves as CSV one collection at a time, and the app stays on Adalo
Professional: $65 a month, or $52 a month billed yearly, for 2 published apps and 5 editors
Overview
What is Adalo?
Adalo is a no-code app builder from Adalo, Inc., a US company founded in 2018. You build an app once and publish it as a web app and as native apps for the Apple App Store and Google Play. Every app gets its own hosted Postgres database, organized into collections with properties and relationships, so the data model lives in the same place as the screens.
Screens are assembled on a canvas from more than 200 drag-and-drop components, and the Layout tab controls how they rearrange at different screen sizes. Behavior comes from actions attached to components, such as creating, updating or linking records, and an action can be set to run only when its conditions are met. Ada, Adalo's AI assistant, can build and edit an app from written prompts. Edits stay in the builder until you publish a new version. Adalo's own pages show the builder being used for booking, CRM, delivery, marketplace, fitness and internal tools apps.
Payments run through a Stripe kit that handles payments, subscriptions and Stripe Connect marketplaces. Zapier works on every plan, and higher plans add custom actions that call REST APIs, external collections and a Google Sheets integration. Developers can also write custom components in React and React Native. Records can be imported from CSV and exported as CSV. Plans are billed monthly or yearly at a flat rate set by the number of published apps, editors and storage, with no usage-based charges.
Our verdict on Adalo
Updated Oct 5, 2026Pricing checked Oct 5, 2026
Adalo fits a founder or small business that needs one app on the App Store, Google Play and the web and doesn't want to run a separate backend. A single build serves all three, and an app published to the web and both stores counts as one published app against the plan. The database comes with the app, Ada (still labeled beta) can draft and edit screens from a prompt without token charges, and the Stripe kit handles subscriptions and marketplace payments. Because Adalo charges for apps, editors and storage rather than usage, a busy month doesn't change the bill.
The price of that simplicity is lock-in. Adalo documents no way to export an app's source code, only CSV downloads of data, one collection at a time, so leaving means rebuilding the screens and logic somewhere else. Outside data arrives through REST APIs, and external collections only work with sources that use numeric IDs. A few details matter once real users arrive: they have to log in again every 20 days when their tokens expire, web apps can use a subdomain such as www but not a root domain, and dropping to the Free plan unpublishes any app in the stores or on a custom domain. Cancellations aren't refunded.
Starter costs $45 a month, or $36 a month billed yearly, for one published app and one editor. That covers a single app with simple logic. Push notifications, geolocation and custom actions that call another service's API all need Professional, at $65 a month or $52 a month billed yearly, which also allows two published apps and five editors. Further apps cost $25 a month each and further editors $15 a month, billed monthly even on a yearly plan. Store publishing adds Apple's developer fee of $99 a year and Google Play's one-time $25.
Pick Adalo for a customer-facing mobile app built by one person or a small team that wants a fixed monthly bill. If you'll want the code later, FlutterFlow's Basic plan downloads a project's source code for $39 a month. If the app is a web portal over data that already sits in Airtable or a SQL database, Softr connects to those sources directly, though it doesn't publish to the app stores.
Written by Lokesh Kapoor
Pros & cons
Adalo pros and cons
What it does well
- An app published to the web and both app stores counts as one published app
- No usage-based charges: the bill depends on apps, editors and storage, not traffic
- Ada AI assistant builds and edits apps from prompts on every plan with no token charges
- Stripe kit covers payments, subscriptions and Stripe Connect marketplaces
Where it falls short
- Free plan can't publish an app and caps each app at 500 records
- Push notifications, geolocation and custom API actions start on Professional
- No refunds on cancellation, and web apps can't use a root domain
Editor's assessment from vendor documentation and published pricing
Pricing
Adalo pricing
Adalo's paid plans start at $36/month, above the $29 median across the 5 tools in our No-Code App Builders ranking. A free plan is available, and you can test it on a 14-day free trial.
Free
$0
Free plan
For one person
- 500 records per app
- Unlimited test apps and screens
- 1 app editor
- Hosted Postgres database
- Ada AI assistant (beta)
Usage: No published apps: the Free plan is for building and testing, with each app limited to 500 records and no app store or custom domain publishing.
Starter
$36/mo
per month, plus $15 per extra editor
or $45/mo billed monthly
- 1 published app
- 1 app editor
- Custom domain and custom fonts
- Web and app store publishing
- No Adalo branding
Usage: Includes 1 published app, 1 app editor and 5 GB of data storage per team, with no usage-based charges. Extra published apps cost $25 a month each and extra editors $15 a month each, billed monthly even on a yearly plan.
Professional
$52/mo
per month, plus $15 per extra editor
or $65/mo billed monthly
- 2 published apps
- 5 app editors
- Custom integrations and custom actions
- Push notifications and geolocation
- App analytics and design versions
Usage: Includes 2 published apps, 5 app editors and 25 GB of data storage per team, with no usage-based charges. Extra published apps cost $25 a month each and extra editors $15 a month each, billed monthly even on a yearly plan.
Team
$160/mo
per month, plus $15 per extra editor
or $200/mo billed monthly
- 5 published apps
- 10 app editors
- White labeling
- Xano integration and app and collections API
- Priority support and version history
Usage: Includes 5 published apps, 10 app editors and 125 GB of data storage per team, with no usage-based charges. Extra published apps cost $25 a month each and extra editors $15 a month each, billed monthly even on a yearly plan.
Adalo Blue
Custom
Tailored pricing for larger teams
- Dedicated infrastructure
- Custom monitoring for scale
- On-premise deployment option
- Connects to any data source
Usage: No price is published; the pricing page and FAQ point larger companies to Adalo Blue at blue.adalo.com.
Checked against Adalo, Inc.'s pricing page on October 5, 2026 · see the full breakdown
Capabilities
Adalo features
Checked against the same feature list as every other tool in its category.
Building & Data
- Included:External data sourcesBuilds on Airtable, Google Sheets, Postgres or an existing database.Professional plan and up
- Included:Relational data modelTables that relate to each other properly rather than flat lists.
- Included:Responsive layoutsOne build that adapts properly across desktop, tablet and mobile.
- Included:Visual drag-and-drop builderAssemble interfaces by dragging components rather than writing markup.
Logic & Integration
- Included:API connectionsCall external APIs and use the responses inside the app.Professional plan and up
- Included:Custom code extensionDrop into JavaScript or Dart when the visual builder runs out.
- Included:Payments & subscriptionsTake one-off or recurring payments inside the application.
- Included:User accounts & permissionsSign-up, login and role-based access to data and screens.
- Included:Workflows & business logicMulti-step conditional actions triggered by events in the app.
Deployment
- Included:Custom domain hostingRuns the app on your own domain with SSL.
- Included:Native iOS & Android appsPublishes real native apps to the App Store and Play Store.
- Not included:Source code exportTake the generated source and host or extend it independently.
- Included:Versioning & stagingDevelopment and live environments with a deploy step between them.Web publish step; one database per app
- Included:White-label & client appsRemove platform branding and hand an app to a client.
Ecosystem
Adalo integrations
Videos
Watch Adalo in action
Product walkthroughs from Adalo's own YouTube channel.
Getting Started with Adalo | A No Code App Builder
Published by AdaloWatch on YouTube
Alternatives
Top Adalo alternatives
Tools that do the same job, from the same category.
FlutterFlow
Best for startups building a mobile app they plan to hand over to developers as code
Free plan
Fit check
Will Adalo fit your team?
Support
- Email support
- Knowledge base
- Community forum
Training
- Documentation
- Video tutorials
Deployment
- Web
- iOS
- Android
Typical users
- Freelancers
- Small businesses
FAQs
Adalo FAQs
Written by our editorial team.
Is Adalo free?
Yes, for building, but the Free plan can't publish an app. It allows unlimited test apps and screens, one editor and up to 500 records per app, so you can design and preview an app before paying. Publishing to the web, the App Store or Google Play starts on Starter, at $45 a month or $36 a month billed yearly, which includes one published app. Adalo's help center also describes a 14-day trial of premium features that excludes store publishing and custom domains. See Adalo pricing.
How do Adalo's plan limits work?
Adalo limits published apps, editors and storage instead of charging for usage. Starter allows 1 published app, 1 editor and 5 GB of storage; Professional allows 2 apps, 5 editors and 25 GB; Team allows 5 apps, 10 editors and 125 GB, with storage counted per team. An app published to the web and both app stores counts as one. At a limit you can add published apps at $25 a month each or editors at $15 a month each, and your live app keeps running.
Can you export an Adalo app's code?
No. Adalo doesn't document any way to export an app's source code. You can download your data as CSV files, one collection at a time, and import records from CSV, but the screens and logic stay on Adalo, so moving to another platform means rebuilding the app. Developers can extend an app with custom components written in React and React Native. If owning the code matters, see Adalo vs FlutterFlow.
Can Adalo publish to the App Store and Google Play?
Yes, on any paid plan. Starter and above publish native builds to the Apple App Store and Google Play, with Android apps delivered as app bundles, alongside a web version. You need your own Apple developer account, at $99 a year, and a Google Play developer account, a one-time $25, both paid to Apple and Google rather than Adalo. Native apps that sell digital goods have to use in-app purchases instead of Stripe.
Can I get a refund if I cancel Adalo?
No. Adalo doesn't refund cancellations. A cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing cycle, and moving to a cheaper paid plan partway through a cycle turns the difference into account credit that can't be refunded. Dropping to the Free plan unpublishes apps in the app stores or on a custom domain, and their actions stop working. Saved design versions are kept in case you upgrade again later.
Sources & methodology
Product details come from Adalo, Inc.'s public website and documentation (United States). Every plan and price was checked against the vendor's pricing page on October 5, 2026. We haven't tested this product hands-on; the verdict is a desk assessment. How we research and rank tools
- Founded 2018
- 1 language supported
- adalo.com
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