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Head-to-head · Mobile Development IDEs

Delphi vs MobileTogether Designer

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Delphi #1 in Mobile Development IDEs 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Embarcadero
MobileTogether Designer #3 in Mobile Development IDEs 8.7/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Altova

Delphi leads on 0 checks, MobileTogether Designer on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreDelphi · 9.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialboth
  • Most featuresMobileTogether Designer · 3 of 3

Delphi scores higher on our rubric for mobile development ides: 9.2 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #3.

Delphi is the better fit for mature Object Pascal developers. MobileTogether Designer is the better fit for visual enterprise app development.

  • Delphi fits best

    Mature Object Pascal developers

  • MobileTogether Designer fits best

    Visual enterprise app development

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Side by side

Feature Delphi 9.2/10 Visit ↗ MobileTogether Designer 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.7
Ranking #1 in Mobile Development IDEs #3 in Mobile Development IDEs
Best for Mature Object Pascal developers Visual enterprise app development
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 30 days 30 days
Free trial length 30 days 30 days
Deployment Desktop, Mobile Desktop, Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Windows Windows
Support Phone, Docs, Community Community, Docs
Integrations 20+ integrations 7 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Delphi 0/3 · MobileTogether Designer 3/3
Emulator or simulator Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Visual UI designer Not checked yet ✓ (best)
App packaging Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Mobile targets Not checked yet iOS, Android, Windows 10/11
Desktop platforms Not checked yet Windows 10/11
Supported languages Not checked yet Action Trees, XPath, XQuery
Our review
Pros
  • Visual VCL and FireMonkey designers with hundreds of components
  • Native compilers, debugging, and integrated DUnitX and DUnit testing
  • FireDAC, REST tooling, and broad database connectivity
  • Drag-and-drop UI design with visual Action Trees programming
  • Native project generation for iOS, Android, and Windows
  • Built-in simulation, automated testing, and debugging tools
Cons
  • The IDE is installed on Windows
  • Community Edition has restrictions
  • Object Pascal focus may not suit other language ecosystems
  • The Designer runs on Windows
  • Many deployment scenarios require a separate MobileTogether Server
  • Development centers on Action Trees, XPath, and XQuery
Our verdict

Delphi is a Windows-based integrated development environment for building native desktop and mobile applications with Object Pascal. It combines visual form and user-interface designers, VCL and FireMonkey libraries, native compilers,…

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MobileTogether Designer is a Windows-based rapid development environment for creating data-driven native mobile applications from a shared design. It is aimed at enterprise and customer-facing projects that need visual UI construction,…

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  1. DelphiMobile Development IDEs 9.2Free plan · 30-day trial
  2. MobileTogether DesignerMobile Development IDEs 8.7Free plan · 30-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Delphi — where it wins

    • Visual VCL and FireMonkey designers with hundreds of components
    • Native compilers, debugging, and integrated DUnitX and DUnit testing
    • FireDAC, REST tooling, and broad database connectivity

    Where it doesn't

    • The IDE is installed on Windows
    • Community Edition has restrictions
    • Object Pascal focus may not suit other language ecosystems

  • MobileTogether Designer — where it wins

    • Drag-and-drop UI design with visual Action Trees programming
    • Native project generation for iOS, Android, and Windows
    • Built-in simulation, automated testing, and debugging tools

    Where it doesn't

    • The Designer runs on Windows
    • Many deployment scenarios require a separate MobileTogether Server
    • Development centers on Action Trees, XPath, and XQuery
  • Delphi9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A mature Windows IDE for native Object Pascal desktop and mobile development.

    Visit EmbarcaderoFull verdict →
  • MobileTogether Designer8.7/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

    A visual Windows IDE for designing, testing, and generating native mobile apps.

    Visit AltovaFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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