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Glide, Adalo, GoodBarber or Yatsury: which no-code app builder should you choose?

Four tools to build an app without code, four different approaches. This comparison is written by the Yatsury team: we say so up front, and we also point out the cases where a competitor will serve you better than we do.

Eyal Ouaknine · Published on November 12, 2026 · 6 min read

Transparency: this article is published by Yatsury. Competitor prices are taken from their public plans as checked in September 2026, excluding Apple and Google fees. They may have changed since: always check their website before you decide.

Which no-code app builder should you choose for a mobile app?

The right answer depends less on the tool than on where you start. Is your data already in a spreadsheet? Do you want to design every screen yourself? Are you looking for a template you just fill in? Or would you rather describe your idea and let an AI suggest a first version? Each of the four tools answers one of these situations.

Glide starts from your data (a spreadsheet, for example) and turns it into an app.
Adalo is a visual editor: you place elements screen by screen, with drag and drop.
GoodBarber, a long-established French company, starts from templates and themes that you customize.
Yatsury starts from a sentence: you describe your business, the AI builds the app (screens, features, organizer area), then you adjust it in plain language.

The comparison table at a glance

Public plans checked in September 2026, excluding Apple ($99 per year) and Google Play ($25 one-time) fees. Over a year, the three competitors' entry plans come to roughly €430 to €720.
Tool	Starting point	App Store and Google Play	Entry price (checked Sept. 2026)	Best for
Glide	Your data (spreadsheet)	No, no native app	$60 per month	Internal tools, teams, existing data
Adalo	Drag-and-drop visual editor	Yes	From $36 per month to publish to the stores	People who want to design every screen
GoodBarber	Templates and themes	Yes, depending on the plan	From €40 per month (billed annually)	Content and commerce apps on a proven platform
Yatsury	One sentence described to the AI	Coming soon; today via a web link	Free to start, then €24 per month or €240 per year	Shops, clubs and nonprofits that want to move fast

Glide: the best choice if your data already lives in a spreadsheet

Glide is known for turning existing data into a clean, fast app. If your club already keeps its member list in a spreadsheet, or your shop tracks stock in one, Glide gives it a pleasant interface without retyping anything.

Its strengths: a mature tool, an easy learning curve that users appreciate, and real strength for internal apps (team schedules, inventory, job-site tracking). Its limit for our audience: it does not produce a native app for the App Store and Google Play, and its plan, checked at $60 per month in September 2026, is a heavy cost for a small shop. If what you need is an internal tool built on a spreadsheet, it is probably the best of the four.

Adalo: design every screen and publish to the stores today

Adalo gives you a blank page and building blocks to place: buttons, lists, forms. You decide everything, screen by screen. It is the tool closest to the way a designer works.

Its strengths: a lot of layout freedom, and publishing to the App Store and Google Play is possible today, starting with the plan checked at $36 per month in September 2026. Its limit: that freedom costs time. You have to think through the app's structure, the data and the links between screens yourself. For a barber who just wants online booking, that is a lot of work. For someone with a precise idea of every screen who wants to be on the stores right away, it is an excellent choice.

GoodBarber: a proven platform built for content and commerce

GoodBarber is a French company that has been around for many years. It offers templates and themes that you customize, with a strong focus on content apps (news, media) and commerce apps.

Its strengths: a long track record, polished templates, and store publishing depending on the plan you choose. Its limit: the entry price checked in September 2026 is €40 per month billed annually, which means committing to a full year from the start. If you want a content app or an online shop on a long-established platform, GoodBarber is clearly worth a look.

Yatsury: describe your idea and get a first version in minutes

Yatsury takes the problem from the other end. You write one sentence, for example "my padel club: members book a court, sign up for tournaments and follow the rankings". The AI builds the app: the screens, the features, and the area where you manage your members. You see a live preview and edit text, photos, opening hours and prices, without code. To understand what the AI actually does, and what it doesn't, read our article on building an app with AI.

Features come from a ready-made catalog: booking and calendar, catalog and cart, orders and pickup, loyalty card, events and tickets, messaging, notifications, reviews, polls, challenges and rankings, and more. That is what makes it fast for a restaurant, a sports club or a nonprofit.

What is free, and what isn't

Free: building, testing, and publishing via a web link and QR code (the app can be installed on the home screen), up to 50 members per app, with a discreet "Made with Yatsury" mention. The AI that builds the app is free, as are ten tries a day of the Studio's AI tools; the AI-generated logo and launch texts are part of the subscription.
Paid: a single subscription, AI included, at €24 per month with no commitment or €240 per year (two months free), about $26 or $260; €20 or €200 if you use your own AI key. It adds unlimited members, online payments, AI inside the app, removal of the mention, and publishing to the App Store and Google Play.
Online payments: they go through your own Stripe account, and Yatsury takes no commission on your sales.
Data: hosted in Paris, in the European Union. The app and its data belong to you.

Its limits, plainly

Not on the stores yet. Today, a Yatsury app is published via a web link. Publishing to the App Store and Google Play is in preparation (coming soon, with no publishing fee from us and step-by-step guidance). If you need to be on the stores this month, Adalo or GoodBarber are the better fit today.
A young tool, in beta. Glide, Adalo and GoodBarber have been around for years and have larger communities and more resources.
Less pixel-level freedom. Yatsury starts from a plan the AI builds out of ready-made features. If you want to design every screen freely, a drag-and-drop editor like Adalo will suit you better.

The simplest way to compare is to try it: describe your business in one sentence and see what Yatsury builds, with no account and no credit card.

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How much does a no-code app really cost over a year?

At the entry plans checked in September 2026, the three competitors come to roughly €430 to €720 per year. On top of that, for any app published to the stores and whatever the tool, there are the fees paid directly to Apple and Google:

Apple: $99 per year (Apple Developer Program), with a review of every version, often within one to two days, with no guarantee.
Google Play: $25 one-time. With a recent personal account, Google requires a closed test with 12 testers for 14 days before going to production. An Organization account avoids this, but requires a D-U-N-S number (free, a few days' wait).

To compare with an agency (€7,000 to €50,000 in France, median €30,000, according to a 2026 La Fabrique du Net study of 283 French projects), see our article on how much a mobile app costs. And for the Apple and Google steps, read our guide to publishing on the App Store without being a developer.

Our recommendation for your situation

Your situation	Our advice
Your data is in a spreadsheet and the app is for your team	Glide
You want to design every screen and be on the stores right away	Adalo
You want a content or commerce app on a long-established platform	GoodBarber
You run a shop, club or nonprofit, want a first version today and to start for free	Yatsury
You're not sure	Try two tools for an hour each with the same idea: the difference shows quickly

One last piece of advice that applies to every tool: before you pay, check three things. Who owns the data if you leave? Do online payments carry a commission? Does the listed price include publishing to the stores? Over three years, these three answers matter more than a few euros a month. With Yatsury, you can check for yourself by opening the Studio in trial mode.

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A word from the founder

Before creating Yatsury, I tried no-code tools. Three things stopped me: they remain complicated for someone who has never coded, their subscriptions get expensive for a small business as soon as you want to publish, and I couldn't find any guidance all the way to the App Store and Google Play. Yatsury was born to fill these three gaps.

Eyal Ouaknine

Frequently asked questions

What is the best no-code tool to build an app?

There isn't just one. Glide is strong for internal tools built on a spreadsheet, Adalo for designing every screen and publishing to the stores, GoodBarber for content and commerce apps, and Yatsury for getting an app quickly from a single sentence.

Does Yatsury publish to the App Store and Google Play?

Not yet: today, the app is published via a web link and QR code. Store publishing is coming soon, with the subscription and with no publishing fee from us.

Are the prices in this comparison up to date?

They are the public plans checked in September 2026, excluding Apple and Google fees. Vendors change their pricing: check their website before you commit.

Can I try Yatsury without paying?

Yes. Building, testing and publishing via a web link are free up to 50 members, with no account or credit card needed to try.

Apps for your business

Sources

Public plans of Glide, Adalo and GoodBarber, checked in September 2026 (vendors' pricing pages)
La Fabrique du Net, study on the cost of building an app in France (283 projects, 2026)
Apple Developer Program
Google Play Console: registration fee and testing requirements for personal accounts