Bubble

Bubble is one of the longest-running no-code app builders, used to build real products like marketplaces, booking systems, client portals and software people pay for. You describe your app and its AI generates a first version with pages, a database and the logic behind the buttons. From there you change everything in a visual editor by dragging elements and setting up workflows ("when this button is clicked, save this and send an email").

Unlike most AI builders, you don't get a pile of code you need to understand. Everything stays visual, and Bubble handles hosting, the database, user logins and security checks. It now builds native iPhone and Android apps too, which can share the same database and logic as your web app.

The catch: it takes real time to learn, and pricing is based on "workload units", a measure of how hard your app works, so a busy app can cost more than you planned. You can't export your app's code, so you're tied to Bubble. The free plan is for building only, so going live means paying.

• Solo founders
• Startups
• Small businesses
• Agencies
• Product teams

Founders and small businesses building a serious app or software product without a developer, who are happy to spend time learning a visual editor.

• AI app generation

  Describe your app and it builds a first version with pages, a database and workflows to edit.

• Visual editor

  Drag and drop elements and set up logic as simple workflows instead of writing code.

• Built-in database and logins

  Store your data, manage user accounts and set who can see what, all inside Bubble.

• Native mobile apps

  Build iPhone and Android apps and submit them to the app stores from the same account.

• API connector

  Connect to almost any outside service, like Stripe, OpenAI or your CRM, without code.

• AI agent

  Ask Bubble's AI agent to add features, pages or images inside the editor, using your AI credits.

Prices in USD unless noted, checked 3 November 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their site before you buy.

Ways Bubble can slot into your week.

1. 1

   Launch a paid software product

   Build a subscription app with logins, a database and Stripe payments, then grow it without hiring developers.

2. 2

   Build a marketplace

   Connect buyers and sellers, or clients and freelancers, with profiles, listings, bookings and messages.

3. 3

   Give clients their own portal

   Let customers log in to see their projects, files, invoices and updates in one place.

4. 4

   Web and mobile from one build

   Run a web app and a matching phone app from the same database and workflows.

Bubble replaces the developer and the hosting for your app. Connect Stripe for payments, your email tool for messages and Zapier or Make for anything else. Its Data API lets other tools, including Claude Code scripts, read and write your app's data.

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