Key takeawayA good free web to app converter gives a clean, signed APK and AAB under your package name with the essentials (splash, offline screen, uploads, link rules). Paid plans make sense for push campaigns, native tabs, ads, iOS builds or managed updates. Count the yearly rebuild for Google Play's API deadline in the cost — and never pay for a plan that keeps your signing key.
- Free is fine for
- Clean APK/AAB, essentials
- Paid adds
- Push, tabs, ads, iOS
- Hidden cost
- Yearly rebuilds
- Deal breaker
- Key you can't download
Feature by feature
| Typical free tier | Typical paid tier | |
|---|---|---|
| Signed APK + AAB | ✓ (check!) | ✓ |
| Your own package name | Varies | ✓ |
| Ads or watermark inserted | Sometimes | ✓ Never |
| Splash, offline screen, uploads | ✓ Usually | ✓ |
| Native tabs, push, AdMob | Sometimes | ✓ |
| iOS build | Rarely | Sometimes |
| Support | Community | ✓ Email / chat |
Three-year cost thinking
Year 1: first build, a few feature changes. Year 2 and 3: at least one rebuild each for Google Play's target API deadline, plus changes. A subscription costs the same whether you build or not; per-build pricing costs only when you need it. Model it with the ROI calculator.
Frequently asked
Can I start free and upgrade later?
Yes, if the free build used your package name and you can sign upgrades with the same key.