Bubble

Bubble is a platform for building web, iOS, and Android apps, with a built-in database, user authentication, and API integrations. Web and mobile apps in one project can share a backend, database, workflows, and API connections, and native mobile apps can be published to the iOS and Android app stores. Users can build for free before upgrading to launch. The Free plan includes one app editor, 50K workload units per month, and six hours of server logs. The listed 14-day trial automatically converts to a paid Starter subscription if not canceled; it also includes a temporary $1 card pre-authorization that expires within 5-10 business days. Starter — Web + Mobile costs $59 a month, billed annually. Higher listed Web + Mobile tiers add workload units, editors, branches, server log time, build submissions, and live app versions. Bubble says production-ready apps include security scanning, and Enterprise includes a dedicated support team. The platform also connects with services such as Stripe and Google Maps.

Bubble supports web and mobile app building with shared project infrastructure and native app publishing. Its free plan includes defined editor, workload, and log limits; Starter is $59 a month billed annually.

Bubble suits people building web and mobile apps who want a shared project backend and native publishing. The free plan allows building before launch, while teams can choose paid tiers with additional editors and project capacity.

Overview

Bubble is a no-code platform for building web and mobile apps, with native publishing to iOS and Android app stores. It suits builders who want those versions to share one project foundation; the trade-off is that launch-ready work starts at a relatively substantial annual commitment.

Key features

Bubble brings web, iOS and Android app projects together. A project’s web and mobile apps can share a backend, database, workflows and API connections, which keeps the core project infrastructure in one place rather than splitting it across platform versions. Native apps can be published to both major mobile app stores.

The platform includes a built-in database, user authentication and API integrations. It can connect with services such as Stripe and Google Maps. Production-ready apps include security scanning, and Bubble describes its security and performance provisions as enterprise-grade for apps that need to scale.

That combination makes Bubble a broad foundation for an app, rather than simply a mobile publishing option. Its free plan lets builders work on an app before upgrading, but its 50K monthly workload units, one editor and six hours of server logs put firm bounds on what the free tier can support.

Pricing

The free plan costs nothing and is for projects under construction. It includes one app editor, 50K workload units per month and six hours of server logs. That is useful for developing before launch, but limited log history and a single seat make it a poor fit for an active team or a launched project with heavier usage.

Starter costs $59 a month (billed annually) for web and mobile projects ready to launch. It raises the allowance to 175K workload units per month and includes two days of server logs, five build submissions per month and three live app versions. It is the entry point for launch, but the editor remains limited to one, so it does not suit collaboration as well as the higher tiers.

A web-only Starter plan costs $32 a month (paid annually). It is the lower-cost choice for projects that do not need Bubble’s mobile app support; the plan is explicitly web-only.

Growth costs $209 a month (billed annually). Its 250K monthly workload units, two app editors, 10 custom branches, 14 days of server logs, 10 monthly build submissions and five live app versions make it the sensible step up for teams that need room to collaborate and manage more builds.

Team costs $549 a month (billed annually). It provides 500K workload units per month, five app editors, 25 custom branches, 20 days of server logs, 20 build submissions per month and eight live app versions. That capacity is aimed at a larger team or business, but the steep price increase over Growth is difficult to justify unless its additional seats and allowances matter.

Enterprise has custom pricing, custom workload units, a choice of hosting location, a customizable server and a dedicated support team; payment can be by invoice or ACH. It is the fit for organizations that need tailored scale, hosting or support rather than a fixed plan.

Bubble offers a 14-day trial. Unless canceled, it automatically becomes a paid Starter subscription. A temporary $1 card pre-authorization expires within 5–10 business days.

Platforms

Bubble supports web, Android and iOS. Its native mobile publishing can take apps to the iOS and Android app stores, while web and mobile versions in one project can share their underlying backend and integrations.

Who it's for

Bubble is best suited to builders who want to develop an app for web and mobile on a shared backend, and who value database, authentication and API capabilities in the same platform. The free tier can support work before launch; Starter is the practical starting point for a launch-ready project. Teams that need multiple editors should look at Growth or Team, while a web-only project can avoid the mobile plan cost with Starter Web only.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Web and mobile share project infrastructure. One backend, database, workflow set and API connections can serve both, reducing the need to maintain separate foundations.
• Pro: Free development before launch. Builders can work on an app without paying until they are ready to upgrade.
• Pro: Clear scaling steps for teams. Growth and Team raise editor counts, workload allowances, build submissions and live app versions.
• Con: Free capacity is narrow. One editor, 50K monthly workload units and six hours of logs constrain team use and ongoing operations.
• Con: Mobile launch starts at $59 a month billed annually. The cheaper $32 web-only Starter does not include mobile.
• Con: Growth and Team require sizeable annual commitments. Their added collaboration and capacity are useful only if a project needs those higher limits.

Alternatives

For a different set of platform priorities, consider Mendix, Zoho Creator, Retool, FlutterFlow, Clappia, Draftbit, Lovable or Emergent.

Mendix is worth considering when broad platform coverage, including Linux, macOS, Windows or self-hosting, matters; its free plan includes one deployment environment per application, while Standard — One App costs $1,090 a month. Zoho Creator is a possible fit for a small, record-based project: its free plan allows one user, one app, 1,000 records and 250 MB of storage, and it supports web and mobile.

Retool is an alternative for projects where API access or self-hosting matters; its free plan is available, and its Team plan charges $10/mo per builder and $5/mo per internal user. FlutterFlow has a free plan for up to two projects, with limits on credits, AI requests and API endpoints; choose it when that project-based free allowance better fits your starting needs.

Clappia’s free plan offers unlimited apps, 100 users, 400 monthly submissions and 400 monthly workflow step executions, making it an option when those allowances fit. Draftbit’s free plan includes one sandbox, three projects, two apps per project, one REST API integration per project and 5,000 one-time credits. Lovable and Emergent are additional app-builder alternatives.

Browse No-code app builders, No-Code Development Platforms, No-Code AI App Builders and AI App Builders for more options.

Verdict

Choose Bubble if you want one project to support web and native mobile publishing with shared infrastructure, and you can budget for at least $59 a month billed annually once the app is ready to launch. Its free tier is useful for building, but the low workload allowance, single editor and short log window make it a limited substitute for a paid operating plan. Look elsewhere if you need a cheaper mobile launch, multiple collaborators at the entry tier or a platform tailored to a different set of requirements.