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Base44 mobile apps: how they work and how to publish to the stores

Can Base44 make mobile apps? Yes, as a native wrapper around your web app. Here's how Base44 mobile apps work, the plan and accounts you need, and the App Store rules.

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Yes, Base44 can put your app in the App Store and Google Play. It does it by wrapping your published web app in a native shell, which Base44 describes as “a secure web view.” That means one app to maintain: most changes you publish on Base44 show up in the mobile app too. You need the Builder plan to download the store files, plus your own Apple and Google developer accounts.

How Base44 mobile apps work

From Base44’s app store guide: “Your mobile app runs your published Base44 app inside a secure web view. This is a lightweight native wrapper around your web app that opens only your app’s URL.”

Good things about that:

  • One codebase. Content and design changes you publish reach the mobile app without resubmitting in most cases.
  • Native features where it counts. Push notifications, through the built-in SendPushNotification integration (about 1 integration credit each).
  • Fewer rejections. Since July 2026, iOS builds always include the permission descriptions Apple requires, generated and localized automatically.

The trade-off is that it’s your web app on a phone. Heavy animation, offline use and deep device integration are where web-view apps fall short of fully native ones.

What you need

RequirementDetail
Base44 planBuilder or higher to download submission files; the readiness scan works on Free
AppleAn Apple Developer Program membership with App Store Connect access and API keys
GoogleA Google Play Console developer account
Your appPublished, and passing Base44’s store readiness scan

Publishing, step by step

  1. Run the readiness scan in Base44 and fix what it flags.
  2. Set up your developer accounts with Apple and Google, if you don’t have them.
  3. Add push notifications if you want them.
  4. Download the store files (Builder plan).
  5. Submit in App Store Connect and Google Play Console. Base44 publishes a visual step-by-step guide for this part.

Apple and Google review every submission. Expect questions about login, privacy, and what makes your app more than a website.

When to use something else

If you need a fully native app, with offline mode, heavy graphics or deep device access, a web-view wrapper will frustrate you. FlutterFlow builds native Flutter apps visually, and a coding agent can build a React Native or native app. See the alternatives guide.

What to do next

  1. Publish your web app and run the readiness scan.
  2. Open your Apple and Google developer accounts early, since approval can take days.
  3. Check your payment flow against the store rules before you submit.

Found something wrong or out of date? Base44 ships changes every week and we'd rather fix a guide than let it rot.

Frequently asked questions

Can Base44 make mobile apps?
Yes. Base44 can package your app for the Apple App Store and Google Play. The mobile app runs your published Base44 app inside a secure web view, a lightweight native wrapper, so most changes you publish also appear in the mobile app.
Do I need a paid plan to publish a Base44 app to the App Store?
You can run the app store readiness scan on the Free plan, but downloading the files for submission requires the Builder plan or higher. You also need your own Apple Developer Program and Google Play Console accounts.
Can I use Stripe in a Base44 mobile app?
For physical goods and services, yes. For digital goods such as subscriptions or in-app features, no: Base44's docs say Apple and Google require their own billing systems for digital content inside mobile apps.
Are Base44 mobile apps native?
They're native wrappers around a web view. Base44 doesn't write Swift or Kotlin code. It adds native features like push notifications and generates the permission descriptions Apple requires. For fully native apps, a tool like FlutterFlow is a better fit.

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