An app is several pieces working together, and the tools on AppsSoft are grouped by the piece they handle. Prompt-to-app builders and no-code web app builders make the screens your customers use. Mobile app builders do the same for phones and the app stores. Internal tool builders make the screens your own team uses on top of existing data.
Under the screens sits the data. Database apps such as Airtable and Notion keep data in tables you can see and edit, and they grow into small apps on their own. Backends such as Supabase and Firebase hold data, user accounts and files for apps built elsewhere, and many app builders set one up for you.
Around the app are the pieces that connect it to everything else. Forms and portals are how new data comes in. Workflow and automation platforms pass information between your app and other tools, now with AI steps. Website builders make the public site in front of the app, and AI agent builders add a chat assistant inside it.
Most founders end up using three or four of these together: a builder for the screens, a backend or database for the data, an automation tool for the connections and a website for the front door. Start with the piece that solves your most pressing problem, and add the others when you need them.
Each category page explains what that kind of tool does, what to check before you choose, and lists the tools we have confirmed, each with a one-line description and a link to the official site.
Use the related categories at the bottom of each page to see what usually goes together, for example a prompt-to-app builder with a backend, or a database app with a form builder and an automation tool.
If a tool fits more than one category, we list it where most people would look for it first.
Every category
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Backends and databases
7tools Hosted databases, auth and APIs that apps are built on. -
Database apps
7tools Spreadsheet-style databases that grow into small apps. -
Internal tool builders
6tools Admin panels, dashboards and back-office apps on top of your data. -
Mobile app builders
6tools Build phone apps visually and publish them to the app stores. -
No-code web apps
6tools Visual builders for customer-facing web apps, with AI help inside. -
Workflows and automation
6tools Connect your app to other tools and let AI handle steps. -
AI agents and chat
5tools Add a chat assistant or AI agent to the app you built. -
Websites and landing pages
5tools AI site builders for the marketing site around your app. -
Forms and portals
4tools Forms, intake flows and simple portals without a developer. -
Prompt-to-app builders
4tools Describe the app in plain words and get a working first version.
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Questions about AppsSoft
Where should a first-time founder start?
Start with a prompt-to-app or no-code web app builder for the screens, and let it set up a backend for you. Add automation and a website once the core app works.
Why are some well-known tools missing?
We list a tool only after we confirm it is live and does what we describe. Tools we are unsure about stay unpublished until we check them, and anyone can suggest a tool through the submission form.
Are these tools only for people who cannot code?
No. Developers use many of them to work faster, especially internal tool builders, backends and automation platforms. The descriptions here are written so that non-developers can follow them.