Designing Your App
With Adalo's App Builder, you can build apps that look great on any device and can be published anywhere with just a click.
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With Adalo's App Builder, you can build apps that look great on any device and can be published anywhere with just a click.
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Think about how your users will access your app.
Will they be interacting with it as a mobile app, downloading it from either of the or installed as a ?
Or will they have the option of using a variety of different devices to user your app, like mobile, tablet, or desktop devices?
Adalo has two primary app types for both of these scenarios: Mobile Apps and Responsive Apps. These app types are fully compatible with each other in Adalo and you can easily switch between them at any time in your app’s Settings sidebar under “App Layout Type”.
The Mobile app type allows you to focus on a mobile-only experience for your users. Use this if you don’t need to support users on different device sizes. If you’re just getting started with Adalo, this is a great way to learn as it is simpler than responsive. You can always switch to responsive later and even switch back to mobile at any time if you prefer it. You can publish your mobile app to Apple’s App Store for iOS, Google’s Play Store, and the web on your own custom domain. On the web, all of your users will see a mobile-optimized version of your app. The current version of Mobile Only apps was launched in December, 2023. All mobile apps created prior to this date will be legacy apps (see below).
Responsive apps allow you to design a single app at three different screen sizes: mobile, tablet, and desktop. You can publish your responsive apps to Apple’s App Store for iOS, Google’s Play Store, and the web on your own custom domain. On the web, your users will automatically see the version of the app that’s best for their screen. You’ll know your app is Responsive if you see the screen size switcher above each screen in your app. The responsive app type was launched in April, 2023.
The Adalo App Build has been through many iterations, but the latest version the most advanced app engine yet. This engine powers both Responsive and Mobile apps. Both of these apps be published to the native mobile app stores and the web.