Every free mobile development tier that clears our bar in 2026: 9 offers meet the criteria and 0 offers are demoted with a named reason. Verified pricing, recorded changes, and a published ranking method.

Best Free Mobile Development Tools

Every free mobile development tier that clears our bar today. Updated 2026-09-11.

9 offers meet our criteria for this category and none is distinguishable from the others under any signal we record. They are listed in an order that rotates daily; here is how that order is derived. There is no top slot here to sell.
Why trust this data? Every free tier is verified against the vendor's pricing page with dates tracked. We monitor 554 pricing changes and flag vendors that have reduced or removed free tiers. Rankings start every offer at zero and can only demote. There is no signal a vendor can acquire, lobby for, or buy — there is nothing to add. A record reaches a function page when its category names the function or when it carries a subtype label that names the function. Adding a label to a record publishes it here; removing one withdraws it. No page holds a list of vendors. See all 9 mobile development offers →
1
Appho.st stable
Free

Mobile app hosting platform. The free plan includes five apps, 50 monthly downloads, and a maximum file size of 100 MB.

2
Free

Device management for iPads, iPhones, and Macs, three devices free

3
Loadly stable
Free

iOS & Android beta apps distribution service offers completely free services with unlimited downloads, high-speed downloads, and unlimited uploads. Best for unlimited usage needs.

4
Free

Superseded: As of 2026-08-28, expo.dev/pricing reads: The Free tier is $0/month and includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds with a low-priority queue, 60 min. on CI/CD Workflows, and access to Submit, Update, and Launch. We are not publishing our stored Expo terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ Note — discovered 2026-08-28: The free tier now includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds. Is low priority. It also includes 60 minutes of CI/CD workflows. Previously 30 builds/month (up to 15 iOS), 1,000 MAU for EAS Update, 100,000 hosting requests, 1M CPU-ms, 1 GB hosting storage, and no credit card required. Source ↗

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknownlimits reduced: The free tier now includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds. Is low priority. It also includes 60 minutes of CI/CD workflows. Previously 30 builds/month (up to 15 iOS), 1,000 MAU for EAS Update, 100,000 hosting requests, 1M CPU-ms, 1 GB hosting storage, and no credit card required. Source ↗
5
Free

Distribute mobile apps for testing. The free plan includes one app project, three app versions, 500 MB storage, and 100 app installations per month.

6
Diawi stable
Free

Deploy iOS & Android apps directly to devices. Free plan: app uploads, password-protected links, 1-day expiration, ten installations.

7
Free

Superseded: As of 2026-08-28, installonair.com reads: www.installonair.com reads "Register for free - Signup and get access to build for 8 days". Expiry can then be extended for $1 (1 month), $4.99 (6 months) or $9.99 (1 year). We are not publishing our stored InstallOnAir terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ Note — discovered 2026-08-28: Builds uploaded by a registered user now expire after 8 days, down from 60. Registration is still free and uploads are still free. Source ↗

Recorded, but does not affect rank:
  • discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknownlimits reduced: Builds uploaded by a registered user now expire after 8 days, down from 60. Registration is still free and uploads are still free. Source ↗
8
Free

Device Management service. Stay up-to-date with your device fleet and secure unlimited devices for free. The free plan offers basic features. Best for unlimited usage needs.

9
Shake stable
Free

In-app bug reporting and feedback tool for mobile apps. Free plan: 20 bug reports/month, 1 app, 3 team seats, unlimited crash reports, unlimited app users, 1-month data retention, 1,000 logs in activity history, AI debugging, MCP server access, and limited integrations. Best for unlimited usage needs.

Demoted — and exactly why

These offers reach this page too and rank below the list above. Each one names the recorded fact behind it. A recorded limit reduction, pricing restructure or new restriction is shown on every surface where the offer appears, with its date and summary — but it does not move rank. We have change records for only 16% of vendors, and disproportionately for well-known ones, so ranking on them would demote the vendors we happen to watch most closely.

Nothing on this page is demoted today — we hold no disqualifying record against any of these offers.

Recompute today's order yourself. The order above is a permutation seeded only on the UTC date and the query key — no vendor name, slug, id or offer field is an input. The algorithm is published, so anyone can reproduce this page's order without asking us.
date
2026-09-11
query_key
best-of:Mobile Development
seed
f3d61f649196618a8a4064546e5d27b84afd12dca8832fd43766e72ecd2a76d6
tie_count
9

Quick Comparison

Vendor Free Tier Key Limits Stability Verified
Appho.st Free Mobile app hosting platform. The free plan includes five apps, 50 monthly downloads, and a maximum file size of 100 MB. stable 2026-09-09
jamf.com Free Device management for iPads, iPhones, and Macs, three devices free 2026-08-05
Loadly Free iOS & Android beta apps distribution service offers completely free services with unlimited downloads, high-speed downlo... stable 2026-09-09
Expo Free As of 2026-08-28, expo.dev/pricing reads: The Free tier is $0/month and includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds with a… Our stored Expo terms are superseded and withheld. caution
discovered 2026-08-28 reduced
2026-07-30
GetUpdraft Free Distribute mobile apps for testing. The free plan includes one app project, three app versions, 500 MB storage, and 100 ... 2026-08-26
Diawi Free Deploy iOS & Android apps directly to devices. Free plan: app uploads, password-protected links, 1-day expiration, ten i... stable 2026-08-04
InstallOnAir Free As of 2026-08-28, installonair.com reads: www.installonair.com reads "Register for free - Signup and get access to build for… Our stored InstallOnAir terms are superseded and withheld. caution
discovered 2026-08-28 reduced
2026-08-04
Miradore Free Device Management service. Stay up-to-date with your device fleet and secure unlimited devices for free. The free plan o... 2026-08-05
Shake Free In-app bug reporting and feedback tool for mobile apps. Free plan: 20 bug reports/month, 1 app, 3 team seats, unlimited ... stable 2026-08-26

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