Compare 9 free mobile development tools, free tiers, and developer deals. We could not confirm today's terms for 4 of them: on 3 the page we cite did not answer, and on 1 our own read did not confirm them. Each row says why. Nothing on record contradicts our terms for Expo, Appho.st, InstallOnAir and more.

Free Mobile Development Tools

9 free tiers and developer deals. Catalogue dates here run to 2026-11-12.

What this name holds: Mobile build, distribution and device-management services.

We track 9 mobile development services with a free tier we hold as current. This category has been relatively stable — only 3 pricing changes recorded across all vendors.

Vendor Tier Description Read / catalogue date
Expo Free 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.
  • Free accounts are never charged overage. Once the month's free builds are used, new builds are unavailable until the quota resets on the first day of the next calendar month. You can upgrade or build locally instead. (From docs.expo.dev/billing/faq, read 2026-10-05.)
  • At peak times the low-priority queue used by free builds can wait 90 minutes or more. (From expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-05.)
  • A free build times out after 45 minutes; paid plans allow 2 hours. (From expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-05.)
  • Free builds can run 5 at a time, of which at most 1 can be a macOS build. (From expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-30.)
  • Over-the-air updates on the Free plan reach up to 1,000 monthly active users, and there is no overage billing beyond that limit. (From expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-05.)
  • The Starter plan costs $19 per month. It includes $45 of build credit and 3,000 monthly active users for EAS Update, compared to 1,000 in the Free plan. (From docs.expo.dev/billing/faq, read 2026-10-29.)
  • On a paid plan, once the build credit is used up, builds are billed per build. Android builds cost $1 on medium workers and $2 on large workers. iOS builds cost $2 on medium workers and $4 on large workers. (From expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-29.)
  • On Starter, EAS Update costs $0.005 per monthly active user past 3,000, up to 200,000. It includes 100 GiB of bandwidth, then costs $0.10 per GiB. (From expo.dev/pricing.md, read 2026-10-29.)
  • Unused build credit does not carry over to the next billing period. (From expo.dev/pricing, read 2026-10-29.)
  • Expo's Terms of Service grant a limited right to use the services for your own business purposes of building and deploying your own apps. They set no different permitted purposes for the Free plan. (From expo.dev/terms, read 2026-10-29.)
2026-10-26
Appho.st Free Mobile app hosting platform. The free plan includes five apps, 50 monthly downloads, and a maximum file size of 100 MB. 2026-11-11
Diawi Free 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 2026-11-01, we found a change we could not reconcile with the terms we publish, so we cannot confirm these terms today. 2026-11-01 / 2026-08-04
GetUpdraft 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.The page we cite for this offer does not name it when we last looked, on 2026-10-18, so we cannot confirm these terms today. 2026-10-18 / 2026-08-26
InstallOnAir Free 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. 2026-10-24
Loadly Free iOS & Android beta apps distribution service offers completely free services with unlimited downloads, high-speed downloads, and unlimited uploads. 2026-10-29
jamf.com Free Device management for iPads, iPhones, and Macs, three devices freeThe page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-11, so we cannot confirm these terms today. 2026-10-11 / 2026-08-05
Miradore Free Device Management service. Stay up-to-date with your device fleet and secure unlimited devices for free. The free plan offers basic features.The page we cite for this offer states no amount, tier or rate we can read when we last looked, on 2026-10-11, so we cannot confirm these terms today. 2026-10-11 / 2026-08-05
Shake Free 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, 1 app on the dashboard, 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. 2026-11-12

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best free mobile development service?
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 9 Mobile Development services in our catalogue, listed in the table above with each one's tier, published terms and the read and catalogue dates we hold. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
How many free mobile development tools are there?
We track 9 mobile development services with free tiers on AgentDeals. These range from generous always-free tiers to limited trial periods. Of the 9 Mobile Development entries we hold, 6 carry terms a read confirmed in the last 90 days.
How stable are mobile development free tiers?
3 pricing changes have been recorded across mobile development vendors. Check our Stability Dashboard for per-vendor details.
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