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Best overall · Prompt 1 of 8 · July 2026

A real buyer question from the July 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“What's the best AI app builder?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

Short answer: there isn’t one “best” — it depends on what you’re trying to build and how technical you are. Here’s a clean way to pick: If you want the easiest, no-code route Glide – probably the smoothest for turning data (like Google Sheets) into apps fast. Great UI, limited flexibility. Adalo – more customizable than Glide, still beginner-friendly, good for simple mobile apps. Thunkable – better if you want real…

Named across its answers: 1. Glide2. Bubble3. Replit4. v05. FlutterFlow

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Bubble leads cleanly with a perfect 9-of-9 mention rate and 4 first-place picks, while Glide holds a strong runner-up position named by all three models. Replit's split (3 of 3 in ChatGPT, zero in Claude) shows model training differences are shaping which brands buyers encounter depending on which AI they consult.

AI-generated read of the July 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Contested Consensus

All three models name Glide and Bubble on this question.

ChatGPTClaudeGemini mentioned · first · avg. pos
Bubble 341111458 9/9 · 4× first · #3.1
Glide 11322377 8/9 · 2× first · #3.3
Bolt 85667222 8/9 · never first · #4.8
FlutterFlow 119101011564 8/9 · never first · #8.3
Lovable 74710111 7/9 · 3× first · #4.4
Replit 45693910 7/9 · never first · #6.6
Softr 284786 6/9 · never first · #5.8
v0 567788 6/9 · never first · #6.8
Adalo 22332 5/9 · never first · #2.4
Cursor 44511 4/9 · never first · #6
GitHub Copilot 556 3/9 · never first · #5.3
Retool 86 2/9 · never first · #7

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 28 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: AWS Bedrock, Windsurf, Google Vertex AI.

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Part of the AI App Builders snapshot: 72 answers across 8 prompts. Full category ranking · Compare brands head-to-head · Methodology.