Thunkable is drag-and-drop. Bilt is AI-native
Thunkable lets you build mobile apps with block-based logic and a visual builder. Bilt generates complete native apps from natural language prompts — faster to start, real native code, and source code you own.
Block coding vs. AI generation
Thunkable uses visual block-based programming — great for learning, but slow for production apps. Bilt's AI generates entire apps from a description, producing real native code.
How Thunkable works
- Visual block-based logic builder
- Drag-and-drop UI design
- Cross-platform from one project
- Basic App Store publishing
- Component library
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 Thunkable
Describe it, don't block-code it
Instead of connecting visual logic blocks, describe your app in natural language. Bilt generates a full React Native codebase in seconds.
iOS simulator in your browser
Preview your app on a real iOS simulator streamed to your browser. No Mac or Xcode required — test native behavior in real time.
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. Thunkable doesn't export source code — you're locked into their visual builder 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 blocks
Stop connecting logic blocks and dragging widgets. Describe your app and let AI build it. True native code, full ownership.