Every free mobile development tier that clears our bar in 2026: 7 offers meet the criteria and 2 offers are demoted with a named reason. Recorded changes and a published ranking method. We could not confirm today's terms for 6 of them: on 3 the page we cite did not answer, and on 3 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why.
Deploy iOS & Android apps directly to devices. Free plan: app uploads, password-protected links, 1-day expiration, ten installations. When we last read the page we cite for this offer, on 2026-09-19, we could read no amount, tier or rate on the page, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
Distribute iOS & Android apps over the air. Free plan: unlimited uploads, private links, install links active 3 days, or 7 days with a free account. Best for unlimited usage needs. 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 ↗
React Native build and deployment platform — 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.
Mobile app hosting platform. The free plan includes five apps, 50 monthly downloads, and a maximum file size of 100 MB.
In-app bug reporting and feedback tool for mobile apps — The Free plan is $0 forever and includes 20 bug reports per month, unlimited crash reports, unlimited app users, limited integrations, 3 team seats, 10,000 app installs, 1 month data retention, 1,000 logs in activity history, AI debugging, MCP server access, and access to the Slack community. Best for unlimited usage needs.
iOS & Android beta apps distribution service offers completely free services with unlimited downloads, high-speed downloads, and unlimited uploads. Best for unlimited usage needs.
Distribute mobile apps for testing. The free plan includes one app project, three app versions, 500 MB storage, and 100 app installations per month. The page we cite for this offer does not name it when we last looked, on 2026-09-05, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
Device management for iPads, iPhones, and Macs, three devices free. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
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. The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-09-02, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
| Vendor | Free Tier | Key Limits | Durability | Read / catalogue date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diawi | Free | Deploy iOS & Android apps directly to devices. Free plan: app uploads, password-protected links, 1-day expiration, ten i... | not published change not established · 2026-09-19 |
2026-09-19 / 2026-08-04 |
| InstallOnAir | Free | Distribute iOS & Android apps over the air. Free plan: unlimited uploads, private links, install links active 3 days, or... read found the page different · 2026-09-10 |
watch discovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknown |
2026-09-10 |
| Expo | Free | React Native build and deployment platform — The Free tier is $0/month and includes up to 15 Android and 15 iOS builds w... | watch effective 2025-10-09 |
2026-09-26 / 2026-07-30 |
| 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 | 2026-09-28 |
| Shake | Free | In-app bug reporting and feedback tool for mobile apps — The Free plan is $0 forever and includes 20 bug reports per mon... read found the page different · 2026-09-26 |
improving discovered 2026-09-09 · effective date unknown |
2026-09-26 / 2026-08-26 |
| Loadly | Free | iOS & Android beta apps distribution service offers completely free services with unlimited downloads, high-speed downlo... | stable | 2026-09-10 / 2026-09-09 |
| GetUpdraft | Free | Distribute mobile apps for testing. The free plan includes one app project, three app versions, 500 MB storage, and 100 ... | not published page omits the vendor · 2026-09-05 |
2026-08-28 / 2026-08-26 |
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 7 free mobile development offers that clear our bar, each listed with the terms we publish and the date we last read them. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
7 offers meet our criteria for this category. Of those, 2 carry no recorded change to the terms we publish, 2 a recorded narrowing, 1 a recorded widening, and we publish no durability signal for 2. The Durability column below says which offer is in which group, and links the dated record behind every change. We withhold the class where the pricing page does not resolve or states no amount, tier or rate we can read, where we refused the last read, or where the listing is gated. We do not rank these by how much you get, because the limits are not comparable without reading each vendor's page.
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