AI app builder pricing in 2026: what you actually pay
Official prices for 8 AI app builders as of October 2026, what a credit or token buys where the pricing page says so, the store fees on top, and a simple way to estimate your monthly cost.
AI app builder pricing in 2026 starts at $0 for trying things out, and the entry paid plans of tools that publish phone apps cost between about $18 and $65 a month. What you actually pay depends on how each tool counts usage (credits, tokens or flat plans) and on the store fees that every app pays on top. Below are the official numbers for eight builders, as of October 2026.
Key facts (as of October 2026)
- Entry paid plans range from $16 a month (Base44 Starter, billed yearly) to $65 a month (Adalo Builder). Links to each official page are in the table below.
- Usage is counted differently: credits (Snapp, Lovable, Rork, Base44, Replit), tokens (Bolt) or flat plans with included AI (Adalo, FlutterFlow).
- Google Play charges a US$25 one-time fee; Apple charges 99 USD per membership year.
- Snapp: Starter $24.99 a month with 150 credits and 3 store builds; a new app takes about 7.5 credits and a change about 3.
- Snapp: Pro $499.99/month (3,000 credits, 40 store builds). Yearly: Starter $249.99, Popular $999.99. Builds per month: Starter 3, Popular 10.
- Lovable: Pro and Business come in credit tiers from 100 to 10,000 credits a month; Pro is $25 for 100 credits, $50 for 200, $100 for 400. Annual billing gives two months free.
- Bolt: the yearly Pro price is $216; the page shows $300 as the comparison price. Higher token tiers cost more.
- Replit: Core includes "$20 towards more powerful models"; Pro includes $100. Prices are subject to tax.
- Rork: Max has credit options at $200 (1,000), $500 (2,500), $900 (5,000) and $1,800 (10,000) a month.
- Base44: Pro $80 and Elite $160 a month billed yearly; yearly billing saves 20%.
- FlutterFlow: Business $150/month for the first seat; annual billing saves about 25%.
- Adalo: Builder $624 a year or $65 a month (first month $30 on monthly billing); Business $1,920 a year.
- Google Play: a US$25 one-time registration fee.
- Apple Developer Program: 99 USD per membership year; Apple notes prices may vary by region.
- Store commission on sales: if your app sells digital content, the stores take a share. Apple's Small Business Program has a 15% rate for developers earning up to 1 million USD a year. Google's service fees depend on the region and the type of purchase: in many markets auto-renewing subscriptions carry a 15% fee, and a newer fee structure applies in the US, UK, EEA, Australia and Japan.
- Snapp cost calculator
- Lovable pricing and Lovable plans
- Lovable credit top-ups
- Bolt pricing and Bolt tokens
- Replit pricing and Replit AI billing
- Rork docs: pricing and plans
- Base44 pricing
- FlutterFlow pricing
- Adalo pricing
- Google Play: developer account registration fee
- Google Play: service fees
- Google Play: app testing requirements for new personal accounts
- Apple Developer Program enrollment
- Apple App Store Small Business Program
AI app builder prices compared
Official list prices in US dollars, as of October 2026. Taxes may apply, and some tools show local prices in your country.
| Tool | Free plan | Entry paid plan | Next plan up | Publishes phone apps to the stores? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snapp | Yes | Starter $24.99/month, 150 credits | Popular $99.99/month, 600 credits | Yes, both stores (Snapp publishes for you) |
| Lovable | Yes | Pro from $25/month, 100 credits | Business from $50/month, 100 credits | No, web apps |
| Bolt | Yes | Pro $18/month billed yearly, 10M tokens | Teams $27/member/month billed yearly | Yes, via Expo's tools on your computer |
| Replit | Yes (Starter) | Core $20/month ($18 billed yearly) | Pro $100/month ($90 billed yearly) | App Store yes, Google Play not yet |
| Rork | Design only | Pro $20/month, 100 credits | Max from $200/month, 1,000 credits | Yes, both stores |
| Base44 | Yes | Starter $16/month billed yearly, 100 message credits | Builder $40/month billed yearly, 250 message credits | Store files from Builder; you submit |
| FlutterFlow | Yes | Basic $39/month | Growth $80/month (first seat) | Yes, one-click deployment |
| Adalo | Yes | Builder $65/month | Business $200/month | Yes, both stores |
What does a credit or token buy?
This is where prices stop being comparable at a glance. Here is what each official page says a unit buys:
| Tool | Unit | What the official page says |
|---|---|---|
| Snapp | Credits | A new app takes about 7.5 credits, a change about 3; the exact amount depends on the size of the change. Credits never expire. |
| Lovable | Credits | Examples: "Make the button gray" 0.50, "Add authentication with sign up and login" 1.20, "Build me a landing page, use images" 1.70. Plan mode costs 1 credit per message (Lovable pricing). |
| Bolt | Tokens | "The larger the project, the more tokens used per message" (Bolt pricing). |
| Replit | Dollar credits | Effort-based: each finished piece of work (a checkpoint) is priced by its complexity, and Replit asks before a paid action starts (Replit AI billing). |
| Rork | Credits | "Roughly one request"; iOS builds and cloud simulator sessions are charged on top (Rork pricing docs). |
| Base44 | Message and integration credits | Usage "varies based on the action and the selected AI model" (Base44 pricing). |
| FlutterFlow | AI requests | AI generation: 5 requests per lifetime on Free, 50, 200 and 500 a month on Basic, Growth and Business (FlutterFlow pricing). |
| Adalo | Flat plan | "No usage-based charges", with AI building included each month and optional extra AI credits (Adalo pricing). |
Which store fees come on top?
Store apps are published under your own developer accounts, so these fees are yours whatever builder you choose:
A new personal Google Play account also needs a 14-day closed test with at least 12 testers before going public (Google Play Console Help). That costs time, not money. For the full picture, see what it costs to publish an app in 2026.
How do you estimate your monthly cost?
1. Count your work. How many new apps and how many changes do you expect in a normal month?
2. Convert to the tool's unit. Use the examples on the official page. On Snapp: new apps × 7.5 + changes × 3. Two new apps and 30 changes is 2 × 7.5 + 30 × 3 = 105 credits, which fits Starter's 150.
3. Add publishing. Check how many store builds or published apps the plan includes. Snapp Starter includes 3 store builds a month; Adalo Builder includes 2 published apps.
4. Add fixed fees. Google's US$25 once, Apple's 99 USD a year if you want the App Store, plus any paid services your app uses (database, AI, payments).
5. Leave room. Add a top-up or a higher tier for busy months, and compare that with the next plan up.
Snapp's cost calculator does steps 1 and 2 for you.
Where Snapp fits
Snapp is built for phone apps you want in both stores. Every paid plan includes publishing to Google Play and the App Store, where Snapp creates the store listing, writes the store text, takes screenshots, makes a privacy policy, fills the store forms and follows the review. Paid plans also include code export to your own GitHub and permanent share links. Prices above are US prices; Google Play and the App Store show your local price.
Where another tool may fit better: if you need a complex web app, Lovable, Bolt or Replit are built around that. If you want to place every screen element by hand, FlutterFlow or Adalo work that way.
Try Snapp free at snappai.co, or read how to build a mobile app without coding.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an AI app builder cost per month? As of October 2026, entry paid plans on the official pages range from $16 (Base44 Starter, billed yearly) to $65 (Adalo Builder) a month. Most tools also have a free plan for trying things out.
Which AI app builder is cheapest? It depends on your usage and what you need included. Compare the lowest plan that includes what you need, such as Google Play publishing, using the official pages linked above, and estimate your usage with each tool's own examples.
Do I pay the app stores separately? Yes. Google charges US$25 once and Apple 99 USD a year, whichever builder you use. The stores also take a commission on digital sales in your app.
Are prices the same in every country? Not always. Snapp's prices here are US prices and the stores show local prices. Apple notes its developer fee may vary by region, and Rork's free credits depend on your region.
Sources
Last updated: October 2026.
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