No plugin to install in your Bubble editor: deploy to live, paste that URL, and a signed Android APK is ready in about 60 seconds — free to build and preview. Every later deploy to live reaches the app with no rebuild.
Written by the Free App Maker team at My Mind Studio · Last verified 26 August 2026
Bubble (bubble.io) is a visual programming platform: you design pages in a drag-and-drop editor, wire up logic with workflows, and store records in Bubble's built-in database — no code, no servers to manage. Marketplaces, SaaS dashboards, booking tools, and internal apps are all built this way, extended by a large plugin marketplace and the API Connector for any external service.
Every Bubble app has two versions. While you build, you preview the development version at a URL containing version-test — like yourapp.bubbleapps.io/version-test. When you deploy to live from the editor, your users get the real thing at yourapp.bubbleapps.io or your own custom domain. That live URL is a complete, working web application.
It is also all Free App Maker needs. Our website to APK converter takes that live URL and wraps it into a signed Android app — same pages, same workflows, same data, now behind an icon on a phone's home screen.
Source: Bubble Manual — Previewing a web app, checked 26 Aug 2026.
The usual routes from Bubble to a phone are paid ones. As of August 2026, wrapper service BDK Native lists $199 per platform ($349 for iOS and Android together, plus a $16 Bubble plugin, and $39 for rebuilds after the free one included with each build). Bubble's own native mobile plans, also as of August 2026, start at $42/month billed annually (mobile-only; web+mobile plans are priced separately).
Competitor pricing checked 26 August 2026 against each vendor's own pricing page: BDK Native, Bubble.
Those are legitimate products, and if you need push notifications or true native UI they earn their price. But most Bubble builders asking the question want something simpler: their existing responsive web app, installable on Android, today. That is a WebView wrap — and it should not cost hundreds of dollars.
Free App Maker builds exactly that: a signed APK that loads your live Bubble URL. Users install it once, tap the icon, and your app opens full-screen — no browser chrome, no URL to remember. Share the APK by direct link, hand it to beta testers, or push it through your company's device management. Building and previewing is free; downloading the signed APK is covered by a one-time unlock, with the price shown before checkout.
No Android Studio. No Gradle. No wrapper subscription. Just paste your URL and your APK is ready in about a minute.
In the Bubble editor, open the version control menu (top-right) and deploy to live. Copy your live URL — it looks like https://yourapp.bubbleapps.io or your custom domain. Avoid the version-test URL: that is your development version, not what users should see. Most public links work here — the same flow as our general URL to APK converter.
Source: Bubble Manual — preview modes load the development version and the URL includes version-test; checked 26 Aug 2026.
Paste your URL into Free App Maker at freeappmaker.org. Enter a name for your Android app (this appears under the home screen icon) and your email address. Optionally upload a square 1024×1024 PNG icon — if you skip it, we generate a clean default icon automatically from your app name.
Free App Maker wraps your Bubble URL into a WebView APK, signs it, and delivers your download link within about 60 seconds. Open the link on any Android device, tap Install, and your Bubble app runs as a standalone app with its own home screen icon — just like any other Android application.
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Convert Free — Takes 60 Seconds →From solo founders to Bubble agencies, converting a live Bubble app to Android opens distribution channels the web alone can't reach.
You built your marketplace or SaaS in Bubble and want it in testers' hands as a real app — without committing to a wrapper service before the idea is proven. Wrap the live URL, share the APK link in your community or waitlist email, and watch how people use it from their home screen. If the MVP pivots, your APK picks up the change the next time it loads.
Your client asked "can it be an app?" mid-project. Instead of quoting a separate mobile phase, wrap the live Bubble app into an APK in a minute and hand it over at the next call. It's a working Android deliverable for the demo today, and it leaves every door open — a wrapper with push notifications or Bubble's native builds can come later if the client needs them.
Inventory checkers, delivery logs, CRM front-ends — Bubble is a favorite for internal tools, and the people using them are on phones, not desktops. An APK distributed by direct link or through your MDM system puts the tool one tap away for field staff, with no Play Store listing and no per-seat wrapper fees.
Bubble is how a lot of people build their first real product. Turning that first project into an installable Android app is a milestone — and a portfolio piece that demos better than a browser tab. Convert the free way first; you can always graduate to native tooling when a project earns it.
Free App Maker uses a full Android WebView, which means most modern web features behave the same way they do in Chrome for Android. Your app must be online — the APK loads your live URL, so if the site is down or password-protected, the app is too. Here's a practical breakdown for Bubble projects.
Source: Android Developers — Build web apps in WebView, checked 26 Aug 2026.
version-test URL — it shows unreleased editor changes; wrap your live URL for real usersNot sure if your Bubble app is compatible? Run it through our free WebView Compatibility Checker before you build.
There are several ways to get a Bubble app onto Android. Here's how they compare on time, cost, and effort — vendor prices as published on their own pages as of August 2026.
| Approach | Free App Maker ✓ | BDK Native (wrapper) | Bubble Native Mobile Plan | DIY Android Studio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first Android APK | ~60 seconds | Varies — see vendor's own docs | Varies — see vendor's own docs | A day or more of setup |
| Cost | Free to build & preview; one-time unlock to download, price shown before checkout | $199 per platform · $349 both + $16 plugin (one-time) | From $42/mo mobile-only (billed annually), on top of web plan if you keep one | Your time |
| When you change your Bubble app | ✓ Live URL — updates the next time the app loads | ✓ Content updates live; 1 free rebuild within 2 weeks, then $39 | Starter: 10 builds first 3 months, then 5/month | New build each time |
| Coding required | None | None (plugin setup) | None | Java / Kotlin |
| No Android Studio needed | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ Required |
| Native push notifications | ✗ WebView wrap — web features only | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | If you code them |
| Signed APK for direct install | ✓ Yes | See vendor's own docs | See vendor's own docs | Sign it yourself |
Competitor pricing checked 26 August 2026 against each vendor's own pricing page: BDK Native, Bubble.
Beyond the price, there are real technical and strategic advantages to converting your Bubble app with us.
Because the APK loads your live Bubble URL at runtime, a deploy to live shows up in the Android app the next time it loads. No store review, no new build, no forced update prompt for users — Bubble's version control keeps working the way you already use it, and the app follows.
Your APK is digitally signed, so Android will install it once you allow installs from your source; Play Protect may still show its standard sideload prompt. Send it to your Bubble beta list by direct link, drop it in your community, or push it through enterprise device management — no store listing required.
The wrapper route asks you to add a plugin to your Bubble app — BDK Native lists its Bubble plugin at $16 one-time as of August 2026 — and then delivers builds per order. Free App Maker adds nothing to your editor: the pipeline runs server-side from your live URL and returns an APK in about 60 seconds, so you can retry a new app name or icon on the spot.
Source: BDK Native pricing, checked 26 Aug 2026.
Android scales a 48×48 px baseline icon up to 192×192 px across its density buckets. Free App Maker generates those sizes from a single 1024×1024 PNG. No Figma, no Photoshop, no manual export needed. We generate a default icon if you don't have one.
Source: Android Developers — Support different pixel densities, checked 26 Aug 2026.
Your app keeps living on Bubble at your bubbleapps.io subdomain or custom domain; nothing moves and nothing is copied. The APK you download belongs entirely to you, and the one-time unlock removes the small Free App Maker splash screen — no watermark, no attribution requirement, no subscription keeping your app alive. Re-sign it with your own keystore, distribute it however you like, or move on to native tooling later without owing us anything.
Our APKs run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and above. Whether your users run budget Samsung Galaxy phones or Pixel flagships, Android System WebView is the Chromium-based engine Google updates through the Google Play Store at the same cadence as Chrome, on devices that have it.
Source: Android Developers — Jetpack WebKit overview, checked 26 Aug 2026.
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