AI app builder

The AI app builder that ships to the App Store and Google Play

You describe the screens and what people do on them, and Eqlo builds the iPhone and Android app. Screens, a bottom tab bar, member accounts and an app icon arrive together. With this AI app builder you never open a developer tool: you test the app on your own phone by scanning a QR code, before you publish anything at all.

On your phone by QR code5 free projectsNo card required
AI app builder result: two screens of the East Austin Run Club app, with this week's runs (Tuesday Social 5K, Thursday Hill Repeats) and the October 2026 mileage leaderboard
Two screens from the app: this week's group runs with their meeting point and distance, then the monthly leaderboard, with the tab bar at the bottom.

An app built for the phone

A tab bar and a full-screen display

The app installs on the home screen with a generated icon, opens full screen and keeps a tab bar along the bottom. In the stores, a native wrapper displays your published site, so nothing is rebuilt screen by screen. A price or a line of text you change on the site reaches your users as soon as you publish.

Phone permissions and offline screens

You declare the permissions the app needs, such as camera, location or calendar, each with the reason Apple and Google ask for. Screens a user has already opened stay readable with no signal. Push notifications sit outside the product: you can list the permission, yet the app never sends a message.

Accounts, roles and payments inside the app

Members sign in with a one-time code by email or a password, and some pages can be kept for them alone. Premium access can be granted by hand or sold as a monthly or yearly subscription. Payment goes through your own Stripe account, and Eqlo takes no share of it.

From one sentence to the stores with the AI app builder

01

Describe the screens and what people do on them

One sentence is enough to start: who uses the app, what they look at and what they create. Eqlo builds the screens, links them through the tab bar and flags anything you still need to set up. You then correct it by writing, exactly as you would for a website.

02

Test on your own phone with a QR code

A QR code on screen leads to a test link valid for a day. Point your camera at it and the app opens on your phone with your real content. You can see how often the link was opened and revoke it at any point, and testers need neither an Apple nor a Google account.

03

Generate the signed file for each store

On Plus and Team, you link your Apple and Google developer accounts and Eqlo builds both signed files. It uploads them to TestFlight and to the Google Play internal testing track, with a store listing drafted from your site and the privacy declarations filled in. The accounts stay in your name.

04

Publish, then update without a new review

You add your screenshots and the age rating, then read through the listing in each console. Review stays with Apple and Google, under their rules. After that, content updates happen in the project: you change a piece of text or a list and you publish, with no new review.

What Apple and Google require

Apple and Google judge the apps they receive and publish. Eqlo prepares what can be prepared, you fill in what belongs to you, and the final decision is theirs. Here is what a first submission asks for.

  • A developer account in your own name, with both Apple and Google
  • A privacy policy online, and a declaration of the data you collect
  • Screenshots at the required sizes, plus an icon and a launch screen
  • A signed file, with a version number that goes up on every submission
  • An app that does what its listing says and offers a real service of its own, beyond a copy of a website

The most common rejection reasons on a first app are not technical: a listing that promises more than the app does, a missing privacy policy, a mandatory login screen with no good reason, or an app judged too close to a plain website. The first three are fixed in an hour.

Read the store publishing guide, step by step

Eqlo's Publish on the App Store and Google Play screen: Apple and Google developer account fees, then the App Store and Google Play listings for the East Austin Run Club app, pre-filled from the site
The fees for both developer accounts before you commit, then the name, subtitle and description of each listing, drafted from the site and ready to review before you save them.

What the Apple and Google accounts cost

Eqlo sees none of this money: you pay Apple and Google directly, whichever tool built the app. A new personal Google developer account must also have 12 people try the app in a closed test, for two weeks, before a public release. Amounts checked in September 2026.

Apple and Google developer account fees
AppleGoogle Play
Developer account$99 per year$25 one time
Renewalyearly, or apps are removednone
Review time24 to 48 hours typically1 to 7 days
Testing before releaseby link, no account neededby link, no account needed
Mandatory closed testno12 testers, 14 days, personal accounts

A registered nonprofit can apply for a fee waiver on the Apple programme. The process takes a few weeks and goes through Apple, not through Eqlo. Write to us if you want the list of documents to prepare.

As long as you stay on QR code testing, no developer account is needed and nothing is paid. That is the right way to validate the app with your users before spending anything.

The apps people build most

Four shapes that keep coming back, each with its own screens and permissions. A complete description makes everything after it faster.

Club and membership app

Members, a calendar of events, sign-ups and dues. An automation emails everyone signed up when an event moves, and some pages stay reserved for signed-in members. Dues reminders go out on their own 14 days before renewal.

Tracking app

Sessions, measurements and history, stored in the project tables. Charts and goals show on the admin dashboards, and a daily automation can send a reminder by email.

Ordering app

Catalogue, cart, in-store pickup and payment through your own Stripe account or cash on delivery. The shop follows orders in the admin, and the customer gets an email once theirs ships.

Team tool

Job sheets, attached photos, statuses and sign-off. Roles separate what a field worker sees from what a manager sees. Screens already opened can be reread with no signal, while entering data waits for a connection.

The Spoke & Parcel Courier delivery app: its Route screen with the tab bar, and its settings in Eqlo with the camera and photo library declared, each with its reason
The route of the day in the app, and the permissions declared for proof of delivery: each sentence appears when the phone asks for consent.

The same project also ships the website

This is the difference that matters most day to day. The app and the website share one database, so a change made on one side shows up on the other. You do not keep two catalogues, two calendars or two member lists.

One database

Members, products or sessions are stored once. You change a price in the project and it changes in the app and on the website. No export, no sync to keep an eye on.

Web pages that can be indexed

The website from the same project publishes pages whose content is readable by search engines on the first load. An app on its own is invisible on Google: the website is what gets you found, the app is what brings people back.

A domain and a store listing

The website lives on your own domain, the app on both stores, and each points to the other. You keep the domain, the developer accounts and the code, including if you leave.

Having the app built, or generating it: the numbers

The three common routes to a mobile app today, compared on what actually changes. Ranges seen in the United States and the United Kingdom for a first release, as of September 2026.

Eqlo next to a freelancer and a mobile agency
CriterionEqloFreelancerMobile agency
To get startedone sentencea written speca spec and workshops
Up-front cost$0$8,000 to $25,000$30,000 to $100,000
iPhone and Androidthe same projectoften two budgetstwo platforms
Changing a piece of textone sentence, instanta request and a waitvariation quote
Matching websiteincludedseparate projectseparate project
Code you can take awayExpo project downloaddepends on contractdepends on contract
Yearly maintenance$228 on the Plus planvaries15 to 20 % of build

Hiring developers remains the better route when the app is the product itself, with unusual processing or hard performance constraints. Eqlo covers a different and more frequent need: an app that is useful to an identified group, that needs to be in their hands quickly and changed often.

What it costs

Three plans. Phone testing works from the free plan. Signed files for the stores are part of the Plus and Team plans.

Eqlo plans for a mobile app
FreePlusTeam
Monthly price$0$19$49
Apps and sites5 at mostunlimitedunlimited
Team members1310
QR test linkyes, 24 hoursyesyes
Signed iOS and Androidnoyesyes
Apple and Google accountsin your namein your namein your name
Expo source projectdownloaddownloaddownload
Card needednoyes, at subscriptionyes, at subscription

The Apple and Google fees are on top and do not go through Eqlo, as set out above. Sales made inside the app run through your own Stripe account. A club can run its dues reminders from the project audience on every plan.

Related pages

These pages cover iPhone and Android in detail, the store process and the plans. If you are building an app for a club or a nonprofit, start from its own page instead.

Frequently asked questions

Does Eqlo rebuild the app screen by screen?

No. In the stores, your published site runs inside a native app with its own icon, full-screen display and a tab bar. That is why every published change shows up with no new review. If you want screen-by-screen code, a developer can pick up the Expo and React Native project you download from Eqlo.

Can I put it on the App Store without owning a Mac?

Yes. The signed iOS file is produced by Eqlo, so you need neither a Mac nor Xcode. You do need an Apple developer account in your own name, and a browser to fill in the listing in App Store Connect.

How do testers install the app before review?

You send them the test link, which lasts 24 hours. They scan it with their camera and the app opens on their phone. No developer account, no store and no complicated install is needed at this stage.

What does Apple refuse most often on a first app?

A listing that promises more than the app does, a missing privacy policy, a mandatory login screen with no good reason, or an app judged too close to a plain website. The first three are fixed in an hour.

Does one project cover iPhone and Android?

Yes. The same project produces both signed files, from the same screens and the same database. One subscription covers both platforms, and every fix lands on both.

What do the developer accounts cost?

Budget $99 a year for Apple and a one-time $25 for Google Play. You pay the platforms directly, not Eqlo, and apply whatever tool you use. While you stay on QR code testing, nothing is due.

Do I need a new review for every change?

Not for content. Changing a piece of text, a price or a list happens in the project and publishes with no new review. A new permission, a new icon or a new version number calls for a fresh signed build, which goes back through review.

Who owns the store listing and the code?

The developer accounts are in your name, so the store listing is yours. The Expo source of the app downloads on any plan, and the site code goes to your GitHub repository. If you leave, the app stays published under your accounts.

How long until an app is ready to submit?

One sentence gets you a version to test by QR code. An app you would be willing to send to a store, with your screens read through and your copy corrected, takes about a day of work. Apple's review then takes 24 to 48 hours, Google's 1 to 7 days.

Describe the screens and test them on your phone

Five projects, one seat and QR code testing, with no card to enter. For signed iOS and Android builds, Plus costs $19 a month.