6 free alternatives to Loadly.io

AppHost's free plan gives you 5 apps, 50 monthly downloads, unlimited link age, a 100 MB maximum file size per app, plus app version API and file upload API access. It is a straightforward private distribution tool for small teams that want persistent links and simple API-driven uploads without paying. Compared with Loadly.io, it is more quota-driven and less open-ended, but the free plan is easy to understand and stays available indefinitely. The main tradeoff is that AppHost is built around tight caps, so it is best when your tester volume is low and predictable. Switch if you want a compact app-hosting workflow and can live within hard free limits.

• Beats Loadly.io: More explicit app quotas and persistent link age controls
• Falls short: Far fewer monthly downloads and smaller file-size allowance
• Who should switch: Switch if you only need a few apps and light tester traffic, not unlimited free distribution.

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Codename One's free tier includes iOS, Android, and Windows UWP builds, unlimited local builds, community support, 100 cloud build credits per month, 1 build credit per build, and manual app store submissions that remain free. It is not an app distribution page like Loadly.io, but it is free infrastructure for building and shipping mobile apps with a strong cross-platform story. The free plan also includes push notifications up to 1K per month and versioning for the master branch. It fits builders who want a development framework plus cloud builds more than a tester-download portal.

• Beats Loadly.io: Broader app development coverage beyond distribution
• Falls short: It is not focused on tester links, installs, or release-page management
• Who should switch: Switch if your real need is cross-platform app build and release tooling, not just build distribution.

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Bitrise's free Hobby plan includes one private app, a team of one, Linux Medium and macOS Medium build machines, build timeouts up to 90 minutes, 300 credits per month, unlimited public apps, and community support. For teams that want a mobile CI/CD workflow with managed builds rather than a distribution-only layer, the free plan gives a workable starting point. It is especially useful if your pain point is building and testing app artifacts, not hosting download pages. The tradeoff is that the free plan is tightly capped and card requirement is not clearly waived, so it is better for small internal workflows than broad tester distribution.

• Beats Loadly.io: Managed mobile CI/CD instead of just release-page distribution
• Falls short: Only one private app and a capped credit pool
• Who should switch: Switch if you need build automation and pipeline support more than unlimited free installs.

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Expo's free tier includes 15 Android and 15 iOS builds, 60 CI/CD minutes, app store submission support, updates to up to 1,000 monthly active users, 25 projects, unlimited members, one build concurrency, a 45-minute build timeout, and 1 GB of hosting storage with 100,000 hosting requests per month. It also gives community chat support and a hosted app lifecycle that reaches beyond distribution. For React Native teams, that makes it a better fit than a simple tester-download service because builds, updates, and hosting sit in the same workflow. The downside is that the free plan is capped and card requirement is not clearly waived.

• Beats Loadly.io: Much broader build, update, and hosting workflow for React Native teams
• Falls short: Fewer build allocations and not centered on downloadable test package links
• Who should switch: Switch if your team already works in Expo and wants free build plus update infrastructure.

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DigitalOcean App Platform's free tier includes 3 apps with static sites, 1 GiB outbound transfer per static-site app, GitHub and GitLab deploys, automatic HTTPS, custom domains, global CDN, DDoS mitigation, and unlimited team members. It is a deployment platform rather than an app distribution service, so it works best for builders who need a public app or site endpoint instead of tester-only install links. The free tier is useful for static front ends or lightweight web apps with shared team access. Its main limitation is that it is narrower in app type and the free account requires a card.

• Beats Loadly.io: Better fit for deploying public web apps and static sites
• Falls short: Not designed for iOS and Android build distribution
• Who should switch: Switch if you need a free web deployment home, not a mobile tester distribution page.

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Bitly's free plan gives 2 QR Codes per month, 5 links per month, 2 custom landing pages, 3 custom back-halves per month, unlimited clicks and QR Code scans, and QR Code customizations. It is the lightest option here for turning a distribution URL into a trackable, branded link or QR code. That makes it useful when you mostly need a public handoff link and simple scan tracking rather than a full app build distribution workflow. The obvious tradeoff is volume, because the free quotas are small and it is not an app release manager.

• Beats Loadly.io: Simpler link and QR code publishing with unlimited scans
• Falls short: No app upload, install, or release management
• Who should switch: Switch if you only need shareable links and QR codes around your builds.

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