How to make an app for free

Making an app costs someone money: a developer's time, or the computers that write and build the code. Here is what you can do without paying, and where the costs come in.

Updated 2026-11-09

What is free in AppCub

Describing your app and seeing AppCub's plan for it
The six ready-made apps (coaching, salon, tiffin service, gym, udhaar khata, clinic), which run in about 5 minutes with your name on them
Work that fails or is rolled back

What costs money

Building your own app, or changing a ready-made one: credits, from the 2-day trial (₹99, 150 credits) or the one-time App Pack (₹499, 200 credits). A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits.
Google Play: a paid AppCub plan for the Play Store bundle and signing key, and Google's one-time US$25 developer fee
Plans: Starter ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits, if you build and change often

Free ways to share an app

A web link that opens in any phone's browser
An APK file sent on WhatsApp, for people you know

Other “free” options, honestly

Free drag-and-drop app makers exist, but you build every screen yourself, and many add their own ads or charge to publish. Writing code yourself with free tools costs nothing but takes months to learn.

Questions

Can I make an app without spending any money?

You can describe your app and see AppCub's plan for it, and run the six ready-made business apps, without paying. Building your own app needs the 2-day trial for ₹99 or the one-time App Pack for ₹499; work that fails costs nothing.

Is AppCub free?

Seeing the plan and running the ready-made apps are free. Building your own app needs the ₹99 trial, the ₹499 App Pack or a plan.

Is it free to put an app on Google Play?

No. Google charges a one-time US$25 for a developer account, and the Play Store bundle comes with paid AppCub plans.

Can I use a ready-made app for my business for free?

Yes. The coaching, salon, tiffin, gym, udhaar khata and clinic apps run free with your name on them. Changing them in chat starts with the trial.

Do I pay if the build fails?

No. Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

Can I share the app without Google Play?

Yes, as a web link or an APK file.

Make yours with AppCub

Seeing the plan is free. Building starts with a 2-day trial for ₹99.

Start building