Appcircle automates mobile app build, testing, and store publishing for iOS and Android. See 2026 pricing, features, and how it compares to Bitrise.
Appcircle is a mobile DevOps and CI/CD platform purpose-built for iOS and Android app development, automating the build, test, code-signing, and store-publishing steps that mobile teams otherwise have to script and maintain by hand.
The product emerged as a spinoff of Smartface Inc, an earlier enterprise mobility company, with Appcircle established as its own focused platform around 2019. Its engineering and operations are centered in Istanbul, Turkey, with the corporate entity registered in Dover, Delaware, and additional offices referenced in New Jersey and Palo Alto.
Appcircle supports native iOS and Android projects as well as React Native, Flutter, and Xamarin, and is positioned as a low-code alternative to code-first mobile CI/CD tools like Bitrise and Codemagic, with a particular emphasis on offering self-hosted and on-premises deployment for enterprises with stricter compliance needs.
Appcircle's Build Workflows module lets teams define mobile build pipelines through a drag-and-drop interface rather than hand-written YAML, while its automated code signing and certificate management handles one of the most error-prone parts of iOS and Android releases.
Testing Distribution pushes new builds directly to internal or external testers, while the Enterprise App Store module supports private, in-house distribution of apps outside the public Apple App Store and Google Play, useful for internal line-of-business apps.
One-click Publish workflows push approved builds straight to the Apple App Store and Google Play, and the platform supports both fully cloud-hosted deployment and self-hosted or on-premises deployment for enterprises with data residency or security requirements.
Appcircle offers a free-forever Starter plan with 1 concurrent build, a 30-minute maximum build time, 20 builds per month, 1,000 CodePush over-the-air updates per month, 100 testing distribution downloads per month, 100 Enterprise App Store downloads per month, and 5 store publishes per month.
Beyond the free plan, Appcircle moves directly to a custom-quoted Corporate plan, priced per module with selectable machine plans and deployment options (public cloud, private cloud, or on-premises).
The Corporate plan adds SSO and LDAP support, multi-tenancy, role-based access management, and dedicated SLA support, but there is no published fixed-price mid-tier plan; larger teams need to contact sales for a quote.
It automates mobile CI/CD, covering build, automated code signing, testing distribution, and publishing to the Apple App Store and Google Play for iOS, Android, React Native, and Flutter apps.
Yes, the Starter plan is free forever, with limits including 20 builds per month, 1 concurrent build, and a 30-minute maximum build time.
Appcircle does not publish fixed mid-tier pricing; the Corporate plan is custom-quoted per module based on usage and deployment needs.
Yes, the Corporate plan supports public cloud, private cloud, or fully on-premises deployment.
Appcircle emphasizes a low-code, drag-and-drop workflow builder and on-premises deployment options, while Bitrise and Codemagic are more code/YAML-first and primarily SaaS-hosted.
Native iOS and Android, plus React Native, Flutter, and Xamarin.
Its engineering and operations are centered in Istanbul, Turkey, with the corporate entity registered in Dover, Delaware, and additional offices referenced in New Jersey and Palo Alto.
A private distribution channel for internally distributing apps to employees or testers outside the public Apple App Store and Google Play.