Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to KAppMaker
Hey HN, I built KAppMaker, a Kotlin Multiplatform boilerplate that helps you launch iOS and Android apps quickly. I know the boilerplate space is pretty saturated, but after publishing two open-source Kotlin Multiplatform libraries (KMPNotifier and KMPAuth), and seeing how much manual work goes into app setup, I realized something had to change. Each time I started a new app, I spent at least 4-5 days just setting up basics like authentication, notifications, and in-app purchases—before even getting to the core feature. To speed up this process, I created KAppMaker, a boilerplate that…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. KAppMaker launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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KMPShip▲15Hey HN, I'm an indie developer who has been building mobile apps for a while. After repeating the same setup across projects (auth, CI/CD, payments, notifications), I built a boilerplate to save time and focus on actual features. KMPShip is a Kotlin/Compose Multiplatform boilerplate that helps you build Android and iOS apps from a single shared codebase. It includes: Shared codebase (for UI, domain and data layers), Firebase Auth, Google/Apple sign-in, In-App purchases & subscriptions, local & push notifications, CI/CD setup, full documentation and a small community space…
2025 · kmpship.app · its alternatives →
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Hello Hacker News. I'm Marc, one half of the team that created skip.tools. Skip is a tool that transpiles your SwiftUI iOS app into a Kotlin Jetpack Compose app, and enables you to use a single language to create a complete app that reaches the entire mobile marketplace. What it is: Skip stands in contrast to other cross-platform development tools like Flutter, React Native, and Xamarin, in that it enables the creation of genuinely native applications for both of the dominant mobile platforms. It doesn't embed a separate engine or runtime into your app, but instead lets you use pure Swift…
2024 · skip.tools · its alternatives →
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Build real apps, not prototypes
Feb 2026 · modelence.com · its alternatives →
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ApparenceKit▲237Launch profitable mobile + web apps at light speed
2024 · apparencekit.dev · its alternatives →
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SvelteShip▲122Hey, I built svelteship after long hours trying to find the right tech stack and integrations for my apps. I created it for myself and others with documentation so whenever an idea comes to mind you can get started quickly. It is a batteries-included boilerplate so you can focus on your apps. Any feedback is welcome!
2024 · svelteship.com · its alternatives →
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Gappsy▲156No code mobile app builder like Bubble with faster drag/drop
2020 · gappsy.com · its alternatives →
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ZappJS▲184code generator for Node.js, Ruby, Swift, Java, PHP & more
2018 · zappjs.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I want to share with you an IntelliJ plugin I have developed and launched. Based on my own needs, I wanted a plugin that monitors my coding practices and gives me stats about them in order for me to improve on them. So, here is Kasama: An IDE plugin that works like a sport fitness tracker, gathering data on: - your coding sessions, i.e. how long are you active in the IDE and for which project - your activity in different modules, and how the activity is split between test code and prod code - your version control (git) interactions: how often you commit, the lifespan your branches,…
2024 · plugins.jetbrains.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I'm Andres. I've been building Kapso as a solo founder, and just crossed 4,000 developers, all organic. WhatsApp has 3B+ users and 98% open rates. You'd expect developers to be building tons of stuff on it, especially when the US is the fastest-growing market in WhatsApp usage. But it’s not happening… And I'd bet it's because the DX is painful. Every team needs to build the same features again and again. Meta fires webhooks for everything. There's valuable data in there for debugging, but no way to make sense of it without building your own tooling. That’s why I built Kapso. What you…
Dec 2025 · kapso.ai · its alternatives →
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Kotlin, multiplatform, mobile application
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Launch native Android apps faster with Kotlin & Compose
Jul 2026 · soarstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Twine: A multiplatform RSS reader built using Kotlin and Compose - msasikanth/twine
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I created a small 2D game engine named Tiny. The engine was created using Kotlin Multiplatform and can run on a JVM and JS. Funny things: Games can be created using the programming language Lua. Tiny is designed to help you create and test your ideas quickly and effectively. Not only can you run your games on your desktop computer, but you can also export them for the web, making it easy to share your creations with others. You can create games easily with the hot reload, small API and Lua, which is very easy to learn. If you want to test a game idea, to try to create your first game or just…
2023 · minigdx.github.io · its alternatives →
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Bifrost▲52Bifrost compiles, signs, and ships SuperNative apps for iOS and Android. Trigger builds from GitHub, the API, or your AI agent. No Mac required.
2025 · bifrost.nativephp.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! We’re Yann, Edouard, and Bastien from Koyeb (https://www.koyeb.com/). We’re building a platform to let you deploy full-stack apps on high-performance hardware around the world, with zero configuration. We provide a “global serverless feeling”, without the hassle of re-writing all your apps or managing k8s complexity [1]. We built Scaleway, a cloud service provider where we designed ARM servers and provided them as cloud servers. During our time there, we saw customers struggle with the same issues while trying to deploy full-stack applications and APIs resiliently. As…
2023 · koyeb.com · its alternatives →
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The smoothest & easiest way to create an app in few minutes
2021 · stacksmarket.co · its alternatives →
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Vibe code your app idea into a real, native iOS and Android app — no coding required. Thunkable's AI Builder handles design, logic, and publishing.
2016 · thunkable.com · its alternatives →
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Indie Kit▲58I wanted to build simple apps to launch over the weekend. I was so frustrated implementing billing, stripe, auth, quota management, etc. I just gave up. So I made Indie Kit Login users, process payments, send emails at lightspeed. Spend your time building your startup, not integrating APIs. Indie Kit provides you with the boilerplate code you need to launch, FASTER THAN EVER.
2025 · indiekit.pro · its alternatives →
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