Adalo builds native mobile apps without code: its Ada AI and a visual canvas create screens, a database, and actions, published to the App Store and Google Play. Luna Park builds full-stack web apps visually, compiled to Vue and Node.js code, and exports them as mobile and desktop apps too.

- **Your code.** Download the full app as Vue and Node.js.
- **Full logic.** Loops, functions, typed data, and npm packages.
- **Every platform.** Web, PWA, desktop, Android, and iOS from one project.

![Sunset Park in the Luna Park editor](https://luna-park.app/static/assets/builder-DAXbtfYB.png "Sunset Park, a demo site built with Luna Park.")


## At a glance

Both build web and mobile apps without code. The main differences: main platform, logic, and code export.

| | Luna Park | Adalo |
|---|---|---|
| **Main target** | Web, then desktop and mobile | Mobile, then web |
| **Logic** | Visual scripting graphs, compiled to JavaScript | Actions on components |
| **Database** | PostgreSQL: joins, aggregates, transactions | Built-in collections ([source](https://help.adalo.com/database)) |
| **Code export** | [+Vue + Node.js source] (Pro) | [~Limited] By plan ([source](https://www.adalo.com/pricing)) |
| **Hosting** | [+Anywhere] Managed hosting in late 2026 | [-Adalo only] |
| **App stores** | [~Native shell] Web frontend | [+Native publishing] Built in |
| **Pricing** | Free, or Pro at €25/month or €300 once | Free, then flat plans by published apps ([source](https://www.adalo.com/pricing)) |
| **Platforms** | [=Web] [=PWA] [=Desktop] [=Android] [=iOS] | [=Android] [=iOS] [=Web] |

## Example: a waitlist form

Visitors enter their name, email, and favorite ride, and get a ticket number.

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### Luna Park

1. Place the fields and a button, each field bound to a variable.
2. On click, a graph sends the variables to a backend route and shows the ticket.
3. The route inserts a row in the `Waitlist` table and returns its id.

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### Adalo

1. Create a `Waitlist` collection with its properties.
2. Add a form linked to the collection.
3. On submit, link to a confirmation screen.
4. Show the entry's ticket number in a text component.
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![The click logic of the waitlist form](https://luna-park.app/static/assets/logic-C66duI84.png "On click: read the fields, call the route, show the ticket.")

![The Waitlist table in the editor](https://luna-park.app/static/assets/database-BIq5wdGO.png "PostgreSQL, in the editor and in production.")
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## Code export

Adalo apps run on Adalo, and its code access depends on the plan. Luna Park compiles every project to plain Vue and Node.js, which you download with Pro.

![The waitlist component compiled to Vue](https://luna-park.app/static/assets/code-BUYWx0sG.png "The waitlist, compiled to Vue and TypeScript.")

## Other differences

- **Logic.** Adalo actions cover create, update, and navigation. Luna Park graphs have loops, functions, typed data, and any [npm package](/docs/integrations/npm) as nodes.
- **Backend.** Luna Park [routes](/docs/backend-data/routes) and [crons](/docs/backend-data/cron) run your server logic in the same project.
- **Mobile.** Adalo publishes native apps to the stores directly. Luna Park's [mobile apps](/docs/deployment/mobile) run the web frontend in a native shell.

## Which one to choose?

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### Luna Park

- Your product is a web app first.
- Your logic will get complex.
- You want to keep the code.

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### Adalo

- You want a native app in the stores, fast.
- Your app is simple screens on a hosted database.
- You prefer flat pricing by published app.
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## Before switching

- Native builds need the [desktop app](/docs/getting-started/desktop-app) and a Pro or Edu license.
- Until [managed hosting](/pricing) launches in late 2026, you [host the backend](/docs/deployment/deployment).

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Based on Adalo as of October 2026. See [adalo.com](https://www.adalo.com) for current features and prices.
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