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Appy Pie and MobiLoud are both used to create mobile apps, but they're about as different as two products in the same category can be. Different audiences, different price points, different approaches, different outcomes.
If you’re comparing them, it’s probably because both have been around in the no-code mobile app space for a long time. Both could be described as “O.G.s” of platforms that let any business launch their own mobile apps.
But the comparison realistically stops there. It’s not about one being better than the other. It’s a clear difference in what each is built for.
Here's a straightforward breakdown of what each one does and who it's for.
Appy Pie is a no-code app builder that lets anyone create a mobile app using a drag-and-drop editor. It's one of the most affordable app builders on the market, with plans starting at $16/month per app.
The platform supports a wide range of app types: restaurants, churches, radio stations, taxi booking, food delivery, and ecommerce. You pick a template, customize it with your content and branding, and publish to the app stores.
Appy Pie positions itself as an accessible, AI-powered tool for small businesses and entrepreneurs who want a mobile app without hiring developers. The emphasis is on speed and affordability: get an app built and published as quickly and cheaply as possible.
All plans include unlimited bandwidth and hosting. Higher tiers unlock more push notifications and monthly downloads.
Appy Pie is designed for small businesses, solopreneurs, and organizations with limited budgets that want a basic mobile app. It's not built to do anything ground-breaking. It's built for businesses that need a simple, functional app at the lowest possible cost.
MobiLoud is a premium service to help mid-market and enterprise ecommerce brands turn their websites into mobile apps.
Everything’s done for you - build, testing, app store publishing, ongoing maintenance. Our approach ensures everything from your website carries over to your app, and the app and website always stay fully in sync - reducing the operational lift that comes with launching a mobile app.
MobiLoud works with any ecommerce platform: Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento, WooCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopware, and custom builds. It’s used by brands like Bestseller, John Varvatos, Tadashi Shoji and many more - helping these brands drive measurable results from their mobile apps.
“Through history we’ve tried doing what MobiLoud does. We couldn’t find another company that could offer the same features at the same price point, same time to market, and make it as easy as MobiLoud could.”
-- Svend Hansen, Product Owner, Bestseller
MobiLoud starts at $799/month, plus a one-time setup fee. That includes the app build, app store management, QA, and ongoing support and maintenance.
MobiLoud is built for established ecommerce brands, typically doing a minimum of seven figures in annual online revenue.
It’s for brands that want to extend their online presence to a native mobile app, designed to drive stronger retention and loyalty from their best customers.
It’s for serious businesses. Those who want a mobile app to be a real, dependable revenue stream, and who need a team to constantly support them and ensure their app stays fast and up to date.
If you haven’t picked up already, MobiLoud and Appy Pie aren’t really competitors. The differences are deep enough that, if you were comparing them, your decision has likely already been made.
But let’s break it down to make sure you’re clear.
This is the most obvious difference. Appy Pie starts at $16/month. MobiLoud starts at $799/month. That's a 50x difference in price, and it reflects a fundamentally different product.
Appy Pie is a tool; MobiLoud is a service.
You’re either looking for a SaaS tool you can use for <$50 per month, or you’re looking to pay a company ~$1K to manage your app. These are two fundamentally different customers.
Appy Pie’s a DIY app builder. You start from a blank template, add content, configure features, and design the app inside their editor. It’s for people who want the freedom to create and customize a simple app themselves.
MobiLoud’s service is built specifically for turning websites into apps. You’re not rebuilding anything, you’re turning what you’ve already build for the web into a native app with a home screen icon, app store listing, and push notifications.
This also means you need a working website to use MobiLoud - you can’t build a simple app from scratch, like you can with Appy Pie.
With Appy Pie, you maintain the app yourself. Updating content, adding new features, anything like this, you use their platform and rebuild/reconfigure the app.
With MobiLoud, the app is fully synced with your website. You make most of the changes to content and functionality through your site, and they go live both on the web and app at the same time.
Appy Pie provides standard SaaS support: documentation, chat, email. You're responsible for building and managing the app.
It’s not a con; it’s just the truth of a $19/mo service that you’re not getting round-the-clock service. The economics don’t work that way.
MobiLoud comes with a much higher cost, which is to provide for a dedicated team that builds, launches, and maintains your app.
When you have issues with your app, when you need to push changes to the native elements, our team handles it for you.
Appy Pie makes sense when:
MobiLoud makes sense when:
They're really just built for different stages and different types of businesses.
If you're running a local pizza shop, you don't need MobiLoud. If you're running a seven-figure ecommerce brand, you don't need Appy Pie.
If you're an ecommerce brand evaluating your mobile app options, here’s how to see if MobiLoud is the right option for your app:
