15 Best App Development Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 App Development courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 4 come from a named university or institution, including University of Toronto, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and Vanderbilt University. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "app development" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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iOS App Development Basics
Offered by University of Toronto
iOS App Development Basics, the second course in the iOS App Development with Swift specialization, expands your programming skills and applies them to authentic app development projects. The topics covered in this cours...
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Mastering Android App Development
Offered by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Transform your programming knowledge into professional Android development skills with this comprehensive course. Journey from fundamental Android concepts through advanced app development techniques using Kotlin and And...
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Android App Development
Offered by Vanderbilt University
This Specialization enables learners to successfully apply core Java programming languages features & software patterns needed to develop maintainable mobile apps comprised of core Android components, as well as fundamen...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-credit2026 Mobile App Development With Replit AI - Vibe Coding
Offered by Alex Genadinik
The way we build software has fundamentally changed. You no longer need years of traditional programming experience to create a mobile app. With modern AI tools like Replit, you can build real, functional mobile apps by...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditAccelerate App Development with Gemini CLI
Offered by Google Cloud
"This course is designed for app developers and DevOps engineers who want to work smarter by using Gemini CLI, a generative AI agent made for the terminal and powered by Gemini. This course discusses Gemini CLI installat...
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Build Apps with AI — From Idea to Working Product
Offered by Vanderbilt University
Build Apps with AI — From Idea to Working Product Have you ever had an idea for an app — something that would make your life easier, your business sharper, or your work faster — but no way to make it real? Maybe you need...
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iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This Specialization focuses on the basics of iOS application development. You’ll gain the skills you need to create your own app, including fluency in Objective-C and UIKit and SpriteKit user interface concepts, and you’...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditFrom Prototype to Product with Replit Pro
Offered by Replit
This course is designed for non-technical professionals in marketing, sales, HR, finance, operations, and similar business roles who have already built a working prototype in Replit and want to move beyond solo building....
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditThe Non-Coder’s Guide to Vibe Coding
Offered by SkillsBooster Academy
Unlock the power of no-code development with Vibe Coding, the innovative approach that lets anyone create functional apps and professional presentations using plain English prompts. This hands-on course guides you step b...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditMicrosoft Azure: Cloud Solutions Mastery
Offered by EDUCBA
This Specialization delivers a comprehensive path for mastering Microsoft Azure across core domains—AI, data engineering, cloud architecture, application development, and platform migration. Learners will gain hands-on e...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditVibe Coding Essentials - Build Apps with AI
Offered by Scrimba
This specialization is designed for beginners who want to build software using AI—no coding experience required. You'll learn the fundamentals of vibe coding and how to use tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and ChatGPT...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditBuild & Apply React Native Apps with Product & Profile Flows
Offered by EDUCBA
By the end of this course, learners will be able to design product detail screens, implement profile management features, apply form validation, manage local data persistence, and integrate authentication APIs in a real-...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditCrea apps basadas en IA generativa en Google Cloud
Offered by Google Cloud
Las aplicaciones de IA generativa pueden producir nuevas experiencias de usuario que eran casi imposibles antes de la invención de los modelos de lenguaje grandes (LLM). Como desarrollador de aplicaciones, ¿cómo puedes u...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditBuild AI Apps Like a Pro: No-Code Tools for Beginners
Offered by Coursera
Build sophisticated AI-powered applications without traditional coding through this comprehensive no-code development specialization. Transform from a no-code beginner into a proficient builder who can create, deploy, an...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditMastering SwiftData & SwiftUI for iOS Development
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
$49.00listed price
Best App Development Courses on Coursera compared
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What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Toronto, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and Vanderbilt University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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