Thunkable lets people build mobile apps without writing code. The designer places buttons, lists, maps, and other components on a screen, and a visual blocks editor, similar to Scratch, defines the logic. A live test app on your phone shows changes as you make them, which makes learning fast.
Apps are native, not just web wrappers, and can use device features like the camera, location, and notifications. Connections to databases, APIs, and services like Firebase and Airtable allow real functionality. Schools use Thunkable to teach app creation, and small businesses and entrepreneurs use it to build prototypes and simple tools.
Thunkable has a free plan with limits and paid plans needed to publish to app stores and unlock more features. Complex apps can outgrow the block-based approach, and performance is not that of hand-coded software. Alternatives include Adalo, Glide, FlutterFlow, Bubble, and MIT App Inventor. Thunkable suits beginners and educators building mobile apps visually.