App Builder to build apps in five minutes without Code

COVID-19 led millions of SMBs to work from home, creating a rush to go digital, with software demands far exceeding the supply of programmers. (BCG 2020) Traditional app development is expensive and time-consuming, thus unviable for SMBs. It takes 8-12 months and up to $300,000 for app development to make an app. (BCG 2020)

SMBs are becoming more mobile-savvy, but only 33 percent have mobile-optimized websites. (Mobile Marketing Watch, 2021) There were estimated to be approximately 212.98 million SMBs worldwide in 2020 (Statista), and over 40 percent of these want to build an app for their small businesses. (Top Design Firms 2021). Yet software companies have largely avoided them due to the belief that it’s difficult to reach most of them cost-effectively (ScaleVP 2021). Micro-sized firms (employing fewer than 9 people) are the most adversely affected (Statista 2021). Without a digital presence, they risk significant loss of income and customers.

Appy Pie has been helping global small businesses embrace technology efficiently and affordably with it’s no-code App Maker. It has penetrated the world’s SMB market with its freemium model and is gaining traction with over 8 million registered users on its platform. Also, 75% of all application development will use low code / no-code platforms in 2022, up from 44% in 2020 (Devops Digest 2021).

Our target market consists of SMBs worldwide with budget constraints but wish to serve customers beyond their immediate local surroundings. Our clients have little to no technical knowledge or experience using complicated software but have access to internet-connected devices. We’ve been working with different SMB verticals, including restaurants, salons, musicians, models, veterinarians, and more.

By democratizing technology, Appy Pie’s App Maker ensures that SMBs can survive without pouring thousands into app development. SMBs can benefit from apps through the increased audience, direct communication with clients, more brand awareness, extra marketing channels, and stronger customer loyalty. No-code development ensures lower GTM times, affordability, and ease of use to combat the pandemic’s impact. Offering a vast array of digital no-code tools, our app builder has made application development a viable option for businesses affected by the pandemic.

Breaking the cost and skill barriers, many businesses can now work for digital independence by using Appy Pie’s App Builder.

We know that each day of this pandemic can be drastically different, and for small business owners, there can be a lot of uncertainty. While nobody can control what each day brings, our goal is to continue helping businesses get back on track with our no-code development tools.

The use of low-code/no-code application development has jumped to 75% from a meager 45% in the span of two years (Devops Digest 2021). Moreover, it is predicted that low-code/no-code application development will dominate the application development activity by as much as 65% (Gartner).

Gone are the days when a business would have to invest heavily to acquire IT resources for application development. These traditional app development methods are expensive and very time-consuming, taking about 4-12 months to get the app into the production environment. In stark contrast, with Appy Pie’s no-code App Maker, 8 to 10,000 apps are built daily. Not only that, our subscription plans are very affordable compared to all other app development platforms worldwide (G2).

While there is no dearth of low-code or no-code platforms in the market, most of these are focused on accelerating traditional app development processes. Appy Pie’s app builder allows anyone to develop enterprise-grade applications regardless of skill, coding knowledge, budget, or time restrictions, in a matter of minutes!

Appy Pie’s App Makr has been recognized as one of the highest-rated app builders globally (G2), for its unique features, ease-of-use and affordability, and is considered one of the most comprehensive no-code application development software for businesses of all sizes (Capterra). Appy Pie is also the fastest growing cloud based DIY Mobile App Builder in the world (GetApp).

With a visual drag-and-drop editor powered by NLU/NLP based on our proprietary AI and ML algorithms, App Makr offers you a DIY experience. You can add or remove the features you’d like your app to have and explore countless options to modify your app’s appearance. In addition, once you have developed your application, you can test it on any device to see how it turned out. All this is possible, without any coding!

Our app builder supports real-time updation, so that you can customize your app on the go, with all the changes being updated instantly! And it doesn’t end here! We’re adding cool, new features every day, so that you have a myriad of fantastic customization options to choose from. Apps developed on App Makr are light, fast and have offline-capabilities, which means they’ll be able to deliver content even without an internet connection.

If you feel you’re stuck at any stage during app building, you can easily reach out to the 24×7 customer support, who’ll offer you all the guidance you need to bring your app development back on track. After completion, our team of experienced professionals will also guide you throughout the entire process of app submission on the Google Play Store and the iOS App Store.

So what are you waiting for? Create your own unique and multifunctional applications today, with Appy Pie’s App Makr!

Over 8 million apps have been built using Appy Pie’s no-code app builder. Wondering how it is possible to create mobile apps without writing a single line of code?

Here’s the secret, Appy Pie has done all the groundwork for the features and elements that you need to build your mobile applications without any coding. In other words, when you are creating mobile applications with our no-code app development platform, you are simply creating it with code that has already been written for you.

The basic idea behind Appy Pie’s app maker is the same as any other no-code tool, but what makes it better than the rest is its unique features, advanced functionalities, ease-of-use and affordable app subscriptions (G2). Naturally, we don’t know anything about other no-code app makers, so we’ll show you the no-code ropes from Appy Pie’s perspective.

Appy Pie App Maker is one of the top-rated app builders (G2) ideal for citizen development, and features capabilities powerful enough to make secure, enterprise-grade applications without any coding skills or technical knowledge.

Appy Pie’s app creator software allows users to rapidly develop mobile apps for Android and iOS, helping them transform their business processes and meet ever-changing customers’ needs efficiently.

Appy Pie App Maker delivers a native user interface for a mobile application by using Swift and SwiftUI for iOS; and Kotlin and Java for Android. Using AppySync API, user interfaces can be created with native layout designs that render interactive user experience. Device specific functionalities such as camera access, geolocation, and accelerometer readings are exposed through AppSync APIs.

All the apps built on Appy Pie App Maker are connected using AppSync APIs, which enables users to update their apps on the fly as well send push notifications in just a few simple clicks.

Due to AppSync APIs, the apps that you create using our app builder also has the ability to function in offline mode, meaning you can access some of the app content even when there is no internet connectivity.

Discussed here are the technologies on which Appy Pie’s app maker works.

1. Swift

   Swift is a programming language introduced by Apple Inc. in 2014 and is exclusively used for Apple development. It has a syntax that is similar to both C and Objective C languages. Swift is fast, easy to learn, and works on Apple platforms only, which makes it the best tool for coding on Mac OS X.

2. SwiftUI

   SwiftUI is built on the foundation of Apple’s new UIKit, the UI framework introduced with iOS 11. It provides a set of design tools that allow designers to create interfaces that look and behave in an app-like way, while leveraging key benefits of Apple’s new language, Swift.

3. Kotlin

   Kotlin is a pragmatic, concise, highly-productive, statically-typed programming language. Its core features are interoperability with Java and support for various advanced language features such as lambda expressions, type inference and functional programming. Kotlin is one of the most popular languages for Android development.

4. Java

   Java is a programming language and platform that is used to develop, test, deploy, and run applications and applets on a variety of different computing devices. Java platform is also known as the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which includes a virtual machine as well as a set of tools for compiling, debugging, and running Java applications.

5. AppSync API

   AppSync API is a set of tools that allows you to easily build applications on iOS and Android. It has been designed to be used in any way that you want, be it in a mobile app, web app, or desktop app. It’s ideal if you want to create a hybrid application that runs offline or that uses data from different sources. AppSync API consists of the following:

   • API Builder

     API Builder provides the JSON schema definition language and the validation APIs, which are used to define the data model of your application.

   • API Gateway

     API Gateway is a scalable, RESTful service that provides the functionality needed to create, retrieve, update, and delete data from your database.

   • Database

     Database is the persistence layer of your application. This is where your data will be stored.

What’s more, you can even add features of your choice and change the look and feel of your app the way you want using Appy Pie App Builder’s DIY interface. Appy Pie also has an outstanding customer support team of highly skilled and talented professionals who are available 24/7 to help you resolve any problem that you might face while creating your app through the app maker platform.

You can also rely on the expertise of Appy Pie’s customer support to submit your mobile app to Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Not just this, you can also make a web app using Appy Pie App Builder with the same features and functionalities as that in your mobile app.

Join the app bandwagon today by creating your own mobile app using Appy Pie’s app builder!

Congratulations! You have created your first app using Appy Pie’s App Maker. You have transformed that abstract idea of yours into something tangible. Your features are ready and you have tested your app. But now what? What do you need to do now to ensure that when you publish your pride and joy to the Google Play & App Store for all the world to download onto their devices.

Before you start sharing your app with others via app stores, you should be aware that publishing an app on app stores takes a significant amount of time, work, and money. Let’s take a look at all that you need to publish your app to Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Google Play Store

• You need to create a Google Developer account in order to submit your app to the Google Play Store. It takes 2-3 days to create a developer account with Google

• Google charges a small one-time fee of $25 to allow users to publish their apps

• Once you have created the Google Developer account, you need to submit your app. You can either do it by yourself, or take assistance of Appy Pie’s submission team. Please note Appy Pie does not take any responsibility for making your app live on Google Play Store. Our experts will only assist you in submitting your app to Google Play Store for approval

• It will take 1-2 days to submit your app to the Google Play Store

• Once you have submitted your app, it will be reviewed by Google. It will take 5-7 days for Google to review your app. If Google rejects your app, you need to make the necessary changes and re-submit your app

• Once Google approves your app, you will see it on Google Play Store. You can share it with your users

• Users can install your app directly from Google Play Store and enjoy it.

Apple App Store

• You need to create an Apple Developer account for submitting your app to the Apple App Store

• Apple charges $99 per year to let users to publish their apps

• Once you have created the Apple Developer account, you need to submit your app. You can either do it by yourself, or take assistance of Appy Pie’s submission team. Please note Appy Pie does not take any responsibility for making your app live on Apple App Store. Our experts will only assist you in submitting your app to Apple App Store for approval

• It will take 1-2 days to submit your app to the Apple App Store

• Once you have submitted the app, it will be reviewed by Apple. It will take 5-7 days for Apple to review your app. If Apple rejects your app, you need to make the necessary changes and re-submit your app

• Once Apple approves your app, you will see it on the Apple App Store. You can share it with your users

• Users can install your app directly from the Apple App Store and enjoy it.

Now that you know how much time and money is involved in creating and publishing your app to the app stores. It’s time to get started and take advantage of this vibrant mobile app world.

Congratulations! You have created your app with app maker Appy Pie. You have turned your app idea into reality. Now, it’s time to test the app and see it in action.

You can test your app on both, Android and iOS devices. Here is the flowchart to make it easy for you to test your app on Google and Apple mobile devices.

App Testing on Android

1. Scan the QR code or send the app installation link to your Android device via SMS or email
2. A pop-up will appear which will redirect you to your default browser’s page. Tap the link
3. You will be redirected to the Test Lab app on Google Play Store. The Test Lab app is Appy Pie’s testing app which you need to install on your device
4. Open the Test Lab app. You will need to provide your registered email address to beta test your app
5. Enter the email address and start testing your app.

App Testing on iOS

1. Scan the QR code or send the app installation link to your iOS device via SMS or email
2. A pop-up will appear which will redirect you to your default browser’s page. Tap the link
3. You will be redirected to the Test Flight app on the Apple App Store. The Test Flight app is Appy Pie’s testing app for iOS apps which you need to install on your device
4. Open Test Flight app and give all the needed permissions
5. Now go back to your Safari browser from where you had installed Test Flight app or re-scan the QR code on Appy Pie’s app creator
6. Tap Start Testing. It will redirect you to the Test Lab app page. You need to install this app too
7. Open the Test Lab app. You will need to provide your registered email address to beta test your app
8. Enter the email address and start testing your app.

Once you are fully satisfied with your app, publish it to Google Play Store and Apple App Store all by yourself or with the assistance of Appy Pie’s submission team.