MIT App Inventor

MIT App Inventor is ranked #7 of 176 in no-code app builders on Freedom251. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.

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MIT App Inventor Free Free educational platform; apps can be built for Android and iOS; building and installing packaged apps is Android only appinventor.mit.edu · 3 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Learning format: mixed
Programming languages: App Inventor blocks
Project-based learning: Yes
Mobile apps: Yes
Computer science topics: Yes

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MIT App Inventor

Purpose: MIT App Inventor is a free, web-based platform for creating, testing, and sharing mobile apps using block-based programming.
Design and coding: The browser-based environment provides a Designer for selecting app components and a Blocks Editor for programming them.
Live testing: The MIT AI2 Companion app lets users test apps as they build them on iOS and Android devices over Wi-Fi.
App capabilities: Apps can use games and media, AI for images sounds and text, surveys and charts, maps, sensors, and internet-connected devices.
App sharing: Users can share app projects for others to load and remix, and can package completed apps for installation on Android.
Supported devices: The browser-based tool supports Chrome Firefox and Safari on most laptops and desktops, plus Chromebooks iPads and Android tablets.
Account: Users need a Google account to log in to MIT App Inventor.
Privacy: MIT says it tracks site usage and information about projects and their development, and may log IP address operating system and browser software.
Data ownership: Apps created with App Inventor belong to their creators, who can download or delete them from the server.
Security and liability: MIT says it makes reasonable efforts to safeguard user data but cannot assume legal liability for users’ privacy.
Support: The site directs users to community experts for help and provides FAQs tutorials documentation and troubleshooting resources.
Platform limit: The getting-started page says building and installing packaged apps is Android only for now.
Audience: The project’s stated vision is to enable anyone, including people who do not consider themselves coders, to create mobile apps.
History: App Inventor was founded in 2007 by educators and researchers at MIT and Google.
Price from: Free

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