Adalo builds mobile apps visually. React Native builds mobile apps correctly.
Adalo's visual app builder gets you to a working mobile app fast. React Native (via Expo) is the right choice when the app needs native performance, complex APIs, or App Store requirements that Adalo can't meet.
Mobile app built in Adalo that's failing App Store review, performing poorly, or lacking features that Adalo's component library doesn't cover
Adalo's visual mobile app builder lets non-developers build iOS and Android apps without code. It's in the same category as Bubble, but optimized for mobile — drag-and-drop components, a built-in database, and direct app submission to the App Store and Google Play.
The specific limitations that drive teams to custom development:
App Store review. Apple's App Store review is strict about apps that wrap web content. Adalo apps are essentially webview wrappers — apps that display a web page in a native shell. Apple has rejected Adalo apps for this reason. The rejection rate for no-code mobile apps is higher than for native or React Native apps.
Performance. Adalo apps use WebView rendering, not native rendering. The performance gap compared to React Native is significant — particularly for animations, gestures, and anything that requires smooth frame rates.
Native APIs. Adalo's component library covers basic functionality. Access to native device features (Bluetooth, NFC, background processing, advanced push notification handling, biometric authentication) requires custom code that Adalo doesn't support.
Complex data. Adalo's built-in database has the same limitations as other no-code databases — relational data complexity, query limitations, and row limits at scale.
Understanding of when Adalo's builder is appropriate and when a React Native application is the right foundation for a production mobile app
React Native (Expo) mobile applications with native rendering, full access to device APIs, and the App Store acceptance that comes from a proper native application.
Same cross-platform coverage as Adalo (iOS + Android from one codebase), without the WebView limitations.
One honest number to start.
Fixed-scope, fixed-price. The number below is the starting point — final scope is built from your brief.
Understanding of when Adalo's builder is appropriate and when a React Native application is the right foundation for a production mobile app
Three steps, every time.
The same repeatable engagement on every project. No surprises, no mystery, no billable ambiguity.
Brief & discovery.
We send you questions, then get on a call. Output: a written scope with every step, feature, and integration listed.
Build & ship.
Fixed schedule, weekly reviews. No scope creep unless you change the scope — and if you do, we reprice it transparently.
Warranty & retainer.
30-day warranty on every launch. Most clients stay on a monthly retainer for ongoing features and maintenance.
Why Fixed-Price Matters Here
Mobile app scope is defined by the screen count and the native API requirements. Fixed price.
Questions, answered.
Some do, some don't. Apple's guidelines on "apps that are simply a wrapper around a website" (Guideline 4.2) are the issue. Apps with sufficient native functionality tend to pass; thin webview wrappers don't.
React Native uses the device's native UI components — the same rendering as native Swift/Kotlin apps. Adalo's WebView rendering is browser-based. The performance gap is most visible in scroll performance, animations, and gesture handling.
Adalo: $50-$250+/month subscription. React Native via Expo: from $45,000 one-time. The cost difference is significant; the capability difference justifies it for production apps.
Tell Ryel about your project.
Describe what you’re building and what outcome you need. You’ll have a written, fixed-price scope within the week.