What Bloks does

Bloks is a New Orleans-based no-code mobile app development platform built around a browser-based drag-and-drop interface that enables non-technical users to construct native iOS and Android applications without writing code. Founded by Harrison Fox and Reed Stephens and operating as Bloks LLC in Louisiana, the company targets non-technical entrepreneurs, early-stage startups, and small businesses with under $1M in revenue or funding, as well as internal workforce app builders. The platform publishes user-built apps directly to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store upon launch.

The underlying technology is a visual app builder backed by a component library covering payments, social feeds, maps and location services, push notifications, camera access, tab navigation, menus, popups, alerts, swiper components, and built-in analytics. The product supports Excel-like data input for managing app content and ships a template catalog spanning e-commerce, shared economy, dating, and social archetypes. Third-party integrations include Stripe for payment processing, Google Analytics for tracking, Facebook for social login, and Zapier references for workflow automation. No public API, SDK, or developer extensibility layer is offered, positioning Bloks as a closed, consumer-grade product rather than a developer platform.

Bloks operates a freemium SaaS model. The free tier supports building and testing; conversion to paid is gated on app store launch. The Basic tier is priced at $39 per month with 5GB of storage and a 10,000-download allowance, and the Pro tier at $79 per month adds marketplace payments, 15GB of storage, and a 50,000-download allowance. A Startup Program provides six months of free paid-tier access plus personalized support to qualifying early-stage companies. Distribution is product-led via the self-serve builder.bloksapps.com portal, supplemented by content marketing through The Blok blog and organic social channels; the company's only disclosed capital event is participation in the VILLAGEx accelerator in June 2021.

Name

Bloks

Legal name

Bloks LLC

Website

https://bloksapps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bloks is a New Orleans-based no-code mobile app builder that enables non-technical entrepreneurs and sub-$1M startups to create iOS and Android applications via a drag-and-drop web platform, monetizing through freemium subscriptions activated when users launch apps to app stores.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

No-Code Mobile App Development Platform

akta.pro primary industry

Industry-Specific Low-Code Platforms (Vertical App Platforms) (HDAEAKAL)

Keywords

• No-code app development
• Mobile app builder
• Visual development platform
• App store deployment
• Freemium SaaS software

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Freemium SaaS Subscription: Free tier for building and testing applications; paid tiers activate when users want to launch apps to Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Basic tier at $39/month includes app store deployment and 10,000 downloads. Pro tier at $79/month includes marketplace payments, 50,000 downloads, and enhanced storage.
2. App Store Deployment Fees: Revenue generated when users publish their apps to Apple App Store and Google Play Store through the platform

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bloks operates a browser-based, drag-and-drop no-code platform that lets users build mobile applications for iOS and Android without writing any code. Pre-built components (payments, social feeds, maps, location, notifications, camera, swiper, alerts, menus, tab navigators) are assembled visually, and finished apps are published directly to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Product overview

Bloks is a single unified no-code mobile app building platform delivered entirely through a web browser — no software download required. The core product is the Bloks No-Code Mobile App Builder, which lets users create iOS and Android apps by dragging and dropping pre-built components. The platform includes built-in features for payments, social feeds, maps, location services, notifications, menus, tab navigation, camera access, alerts, popups, and swiper functionality for dating/matchmaking apps. Users can choose from three pricing tiers: a Free Plan for building and testing, a Basic Plan ($39/month) for app store publishing, and a Pro Plan ($79/month) for higher limits and phone support. An add-on Startup Program offers six months of free paid-tier access plus personalized support and networking for qualifying early-stage companies. Apps are published directly to the Apple App Store and Google Play without writing code.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bloks No-Code Mobile App Builder Browser-based drag-and-drop no-code platform that enables non-technical users to create mobile apps for iOS and Android using pre-built components (payments, social feeds, maps, location, notifications, camera, swiper, menus, tabs, alerts, popups); finished apps are published directly to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store without writing code.

Quantifiable outcome

• $0 cost to build on Bloks vs $200 average developer hourly rate and $150k average mobile app development cost
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processor used by Bloks for handling payment transactions. Stripe processes and stores financial information while Bloks stores only limited financial data.
• Apple (iOS)coreTechnology or IntegrationBloks automatically optimizes and deploys apps to Apple iOS and App Store for users on paid tiers.
• Google (Android)coreTechnology or IntegrationBloks automatically optimizes and deploys apps to Google Android and Play Store for users on paid tiers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Adalo: Adalo is a no-code platform for building responsive web apps and native mobile apps published to the App Store and Google Play, with a similar freemium-to-paid conversion model targeting non-technical founders — directly overlapping with Bloks' core offering.
• Thunkable: Thunkable is a drag-and-drop no-code mobile app builder that publishes to iOS and Android, with pre-built components for payments, social feeds, and maps — a head-to-head competitor in the SMB/founder no-code segment.
• FlutterFlow: FlutterFlow is a visual builder for native iOS and Android apps backed by Flutter, offering drag-and-drop UI, integrations, and direct app-store publishing — directly comparable to Bloks in target customer and product capability.
• BuildFire: BuildFire is a no-code mobile app platform with pre-built plugins, templates, and direct app-store publishing, targeting SMBs and entrepreneurs — overlapping customer base and similar product-led positioning.
• Appy Pie: Appy Pie is a no-code app builder with drag-and-drop tools, app-store publishing, and tiered subscription pricing — a broad horizontal competitor in the same SMB/mobile-app-builder category.
• Glide: Glide turns spreadsheets into apps via a no-code visual builder — while skewed toward web/PWA, it competes for the same non-technical founder use case and similar spreadsheet-to-app workflow highlighted in Bloks' Excel-like data input feature.
• GoodBarber: GoodBarber is a no-code app builder for native iOS/Android and progressive web apps with templated designs and CMS features — directly comparable in product, customer (SMBs/founders), and pricing-tier structure.

Broad incumbents

• Bubble: Bubble is a leading no-code platform for web applications with a large creator community and mature ecosystem — a broader incumbent whose mobile-app story (via responsive PWA/native wrappers) overlaps with Bloks' SMB target segment.
• Appgyver (SAP Build Apps): Appgyver, now part of SAP Build Apps, is a no-code pro-code hybrid platform for building enterprise-grade mobile and web apps — a broader incumbent in the no-code space with overlap in target use cases for SMB/enterprise app creation.

Emerging players

• Bravo Studio: Bravo Studio is a no-code tool that converts Figma designs into native mobile apps — an emerging player in the design-to-app builder category that competes for the same non-technical founder and SMB audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bloksapps
• Facebookfacebook.com/Bloks-102264591539951

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Bloks