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The best Thunkable alternative for professional mobile apps

Thunkable's block-based coding is great for learning — but limiting for production apps. Bilt generates real native mobile apps from a prompt, with professional-grade code, live previews, and one-click App Store publishing.

AI-powered, not block-based

Bilt chat-based development interface

What Bilt does that Thunkable can't

Production-ready native apps

Thunkable apps feel basic and limited by block-based logic. Bilt generates professional React Native code that produces polished, high-performance apps indistinguishable from hand-coded ones.

Bilt production-ready apps

No block limitations

Thunkable's drag-and-drop blocks limit what you can build. Bilt uses AI to generate any feature you describe — complex animations, custom APIs, advanced navigation — with no artificial constraints.

Bilt unlimited capabilities

Own your code

Thunkable locks your logic in their block editor with no code export. Bilt generates clean React Native code you can push to GitHub, customize by hand, and deploy anywhere.

Bilt code ownership

Enterprise-grade security

Ship with confidence knowing Bilt meets SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance standards. Thunkable offers no comparable enterprise security certifications for production applications.

Bilt enterprise security

Voice input & real-time collaboration

Bilt voice input for app development
We were doing the whole design-to-code pipeline manually. Bilt just... skips the middleman. Prompt goes in, native app comes out. It's genuinely weird how much faster everything moves now.

Roland Kriibi

CTO at Buildwill

A professional ecosystem for serious apps

GitHub integration

Push your generated React Native code to GitHub and manage your project with standard version control workflows.

Bilt GitHub integration

Shareable previews

Share live app previews with teammates, stakeholders, or clients via link — no installs or accounts required.

Bilt shareable app previews

QR code testing

Scan a QR code to instantly test your app on a real device. Go from prompt to phone in minutes.

Bilt QR code testing

Instant backend as a service

Spin up APIs, databases, and authentication in seconds — real backend infrastructure, not Thunkable's basic data sources.

Bilt instant backend

Compare app development platforms

Read our comprehensive guide comparing the best app development platforms and find the right solution for your needs.

Graduate from block-based building

Ready for production-quality apps? Describe your idea and get a professional native mobile app — free.

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