Adalo is drag-and-drop. Bilt is AI-native
Adalo lets you build mobile apps with a visual builder. Bilt generates complete native apps from natural language prompts — no dragging and dropping. Faster to start, real native code, and source code you own.
Visual builder vs. AI builder
Adalo is a no-code app builder with mobile capabilities. But visual builders still require manual layout work, and Adalo's apps aren't true native — they're rendered through a custom runtime.
How Adalo works
- Visual drag-and-drop app builder
- Custom component marketplace
- Database & user management
- Basic App Store publishing
- Web + mobile deployment
How Bilt works
- AI generates entire apps from prompts
- True React Native code output
- iOS simulator streaming in browser
- One-click App Store publishing
- Full native 60fps performance
- Source code ownership via GitHub
Feature comparison
Why builders choose Bilt over Adalo
Describe it, don't drag it
Instead of manually placing UI components, describe your app in natural language. Bilt generates a full React Native codebase in seconds — faster than any visual builder.
Real native performance
Adalo apps run through a custom runtime, not true native code. Bilt generates real React Native that compiles to native binaries — smoother animations, faster load times.
One-click App Store publishing
Publish to the Apple App Store and Google Play with automated build pipelines. No manual build configurations or certificate headaches.
Own your code on GitHub
Bilt pushes clean React Native code to GitHub. Adalo doesn't give you source code — you're locked into their platform with no way to eject.
“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
Frequently asked questions
Build mobile apps with other tools
Build apps with words, not widgets
Stop dragging UI components. Describe your app and let AI build it. True native code, full ownership, better performance.