Adalo

Adalo is a visual no-code platform for designing, building, and publishing custom apps for iOS, Android, and the web without writing traditional code. Adalo is for non-technical founders, operations teams, agencies, educators, and business users who need real app interfaces, connected data, user accounts, workflows, and multi-platform delivery in one place. For early-stage product teams, the platform often starts as an app prototyping environment, but it is designed to go further than static mockups. Users can turn screens into working products by connecting buttons, forms, lists, authentication, and database actions inside the same builder. That makes it useful for testing an idea, launching a minimum viable product, or creating an internal business app. A multi-screen drag-and-drop canvas is the centre of the building experience. Makers assemble mobile and web interfaces from components, customise layouts, and define how users move through the product. Instead of separating design, database logic, and deployment into different tools, the platform brings those layers into a single visual workflow. Data management is a major part of what makes the tool production-oriented. It includes hosted Postgres data for teams that want a built-in backend, while also supporting external sources such as Airtable and Google Sheets for projects that already run on spreadsheets or lightweight databases. More advanced builds can connect to tools such as Xano or custom REST APIs when the app needs a more specialised backend. AI-assisted app generation adds another layer to the no-code experience. Rather than beginning every project from a blank canvas, users can describe an app idea and use AI to help generate structure, screens, and starting points. This does not replace product thinking, but it can shorten the distance between an idea and a usable first version. Publishing is one of Adalo’s defining strengths because Adalo supports apps across native mobile and web destinations from the same general project environment. Teams can build for the App Store, Google Play, and browser-based access without needing separate native engineering teams for each platform. This is especially valuable for organisations that want a consistent product experience across devices. Workflows and integrations give the platform its practical business utility. Connections with Zapier, Make, Stripe, IAPHUB, REST APIs, and other services help apps handle automation, payments, subscriptions, and external system updates. For many teams, this means a customer portal, marketplace, booking tool, membership app, directory, or field operations app can be built around existing business processes rather than isolated from them. In practice, Adalo is best at helping small teams and non-technical makers move from app prototyping to functional, data-driven products without managing a conventional software stack. It is not only a design tool and not only an app generation tool, but a visual app development environment that combines interface building, backend data, integrations, and publishing. Its core promise is to make custom app creation accessible while still supporting the structures that real users and real businesses need.