Google AppSheet
Turns a Google Sheet or database into a working mobile app for field teams, with no code required to build it.
What you'd use it for
Turning a spreadsheet you already keep, a job list, inventory count, or client roster, into a mobile app your field team can use for data entry and lookups.
- Generate a working app automatically from an existing Google Sheet, Excel file, or database table, with forms and list views already wired to your columns
- Capture data offline in the field and sync it back to the source sheet once a connection returns
- Scan barcodes and QR codes for inventory counts or check-in workflows
- Trigger automated emails, SMS, or push notifications when rows are added or changed
- Restrict which rows or actions each user can see, based on role
The verdict
Good at turning a spreadsheet a small operational team already keeps into a usable mobile tool without hiring a developer, and the free tier makes it cheap to find out if that fits. The apps look and behave like internal tools rather than something you'd put in front of customers, and per-user pricing adds up once a team grows past a handful of people. It suits Google Sheets shops that need field data capture and light automation over a table; it is not the tool for a polished consumer-facing product.
What it costs
| Tier | Price | For | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $5/user/month | An individual developer or small team testing whether an app-from-a-spreadsheet fits their workflow. | Basic application and automation features, spreadsheet and cloud-file storage connections, an AppSheet database (5 databases, 2,500 rows each), email/SMS/push automation, standard authentication. |
| Core | $10/user/month | Teams needing advanced automation and access control — the plan Google marks as most popular. | Advanced application and automation features, application security controls, email support, a larger AppSheet database (10 databases, 2,500 rows each), barcode scanning, webhooks, a natural-language assistant, role-based user management. |
| Enterprise Plus | $20/user/month | Organisations running on Google Workspace who need governance and enterprise data connections. | Enhanced security and governance controls, enterprise data services (Salesforce, APIs, BigQuery, OData), machine-learning modelling, priority support, a much larger database (200 databases, 200,000 rows each), advanced authentication. Requires a Google Workspace Admin. |
| Publisher Pro | $50/month per app | A public-facing app that doesn't require users to sign in. | Core plan features, licensed for unlimited anonymous users on one app. |
Read from Google AppSheet's own pricing page on 25 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
What you need to start
- A Google account
- A spreadsheet or database to build from, such as a Google Sheet or Excel file
- A Google Workspace admin account, only if you want Enterprise Plus features
A basic single-table app from a Google Sheet in around thirty minutes; a multi-table app with relationships, custom views and automation takes closer to an hour.
Your first run Point it at a Google Sheet and AppSheet auto-generates a single-table app with forms and views already wired to your columns, ready to preview on your phone in around thirty minutes.
Where it breaks
Browser-based builder; the resulting app runs in any mobile browser or as an installable web app, no app-store submission needed.
First entry in this reference. There is no previous check to compare it against.
When not to use it
Anyone who needs a customer-facing app with real design polish, or anyone starting from a blank page rather than an existing spreadsheet or database, since AppSheet assembles an app around data you already have rather than designing one from scratch.
AppSheet’s trick is starting from data you already have. Point it at a Google Sheet — a job list, an inventory count, a client roster — and it generates a working mobile app around it: forms, views, offline capture, barcode scanning. You are not designing screens from a blank canvas; you are describing what should happen to rows in a table.
That makes it a strong fit for field-service and operations work — inspection checklists, delivery logs, equipment tracking — where the underlying data was always going to live in a spreadsheet anyway. It is a weaker fit for anything that needs a polished consumer-facing interface; the apps look and feel like internal tools, because that’s what they’re for.
What the tiers actually buy
Starter and Core are close in price and the real gap is automation depth: Core adds barcode scanning, webhooks and role-based access, which most operational uses will want. Enterprise Plus is priced for teams already paying for Google Workspace and needing to pull from Salesforce or BigQuery rather than a spreadsheet — skip it unless you have that integration need. Publisher Pro is a different shape entirely: a flat per-app fee for public apps with no login, useful for a customer-facing directory or lookup tool rather than an internal workflow.
Where it fits
Against Glide, the split is largely about which spreadsheet ecosystem you’re already in and how much automation logic the app needs — AppSheet leans further into workflow automation and enterprise data sources, Glide leans toward polish and speed of building. Neither replaces a purpose-built mobile app for a large user base; both are for internal or small-audience tools where “good enough, built in a day” beats “perfect, built in three months.”
Alternatives
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Websites & appsHarnessAdalo
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