# Thunkable

> Thunkable sells a subscription platform for building and publishing native iOS and Android apps, with mobile web support. Its MIT App Inventor roots inform a visual programming approach now supplemented by AI generation, editing and debugging. Customers include independent founders, educators, students and business teams.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Arun Saigal (Co-founder and CEO), WeiHua Li (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** Thunkable visual app builder, Thunkable Live, Thunkable Accelerator, Thunkable AI, Enterprise and Education plans
- **Notable:** Participated in Y Combinator Winter 2016., Announced a $30 million Series B in April 2022., Homepage reports 5 million users and availability across 185 countries.

## Products & services

- **Thunkable visual app builder** — Visual screen design and block-based logic for native iOS, Android and mobile web apps.
- **Thunkable Live** — Companion app for testing projects on iOS and Android devices during development.
- **Thunkable Accelerator** — Subscription tier introduced with AI Template Generator for prompt-based starting projects.
- **Thunkable AI** — Prompt-based native app generation, conversational refinement, debugging, version history and manual editing.
- **Enterprise and Education plans** — Custom plans for organizational and school use; education discounts and certification resources.

## Achievements

- Participated in Y Combinator Winter 2016.
- Announced a $30 million Series B in April 2022.
- Homepage reports 5 million users and availability across 185 countries.
- March 2026 launch announcement reports more than 12 million apps built on the original platform.
- Announced inclusion on Florida’s 2026-27 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List in September 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Launched Thunkable AI for prompt-based native app creation.
- **2026-09** — Reported West Virginia education pilot results and Florida CAPE certification funding-list inclusion.
- **2026-10** — Published an October 1 explanation of AI generation, editing, testing and publishing workflows.

## Links

- Website: https://thunkable.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thunkable/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thunkable
- GitHub: https://github.com/thunkable
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thunkable
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thunkable/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thunkable

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Last updated: 2026-10-03