10 EXCELLENT PLATFORMS FOR BUILDING MOBILE APPS INTRODUCTION • MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT IS THE SET OF PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN WRITING SOFTWARE FOR SMALL, WIRELESS COMPUTING DEVICES. LIKE WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT HAS ITS ROOTS IN MORE TRADITIONAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT. • HOWEVER, MOBILE DEVELOPMENTS REPRESENT MORE THAN JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SOLO-DEVELOPER TO BUILD THEIR OWN PROJECT—IT’S ARGUABLY THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT, AS MOBILE DEVICES ARE BECOMING LARGER AND LARGER PARTS OF OUR LIVES. FEATURES OF MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT • SEARCH FEATURE SHOWN IN MOBILE APPLICATION • RESPONSIVE MOBILE APP DESIGN FOR VARYING SCREEN SIZES • DIFFERENT VERSIONS FOR DIFFERENT MOBILE DEVICES • LESS KEYBOARDING AND MORE MOBILE SCREEN TOUCHING • ALLOW FOR COMPELLING USER FEEDBACK • THE ABILITY TO WORK OFFLINE • ANALYTICS FEATURE PERMITS TO TRACK USERS MAJOR MOBILE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS • IOS AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, IOS RUNS ON IPHONES, IPODS, IPADS, APPLE WATCHES, AND APPLE TV, BUT I EXPECT THERE WILL BE MORE DEVICES WHICH WILL RUN IOS IN THE FUTURE. • ANDROID ANDROID APP DEVELOPMENT WAS A LITTLE LATER TO THE GAME, FIRST BEING RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 2008, ALMOST A YEAR LATER THAN IOS, BUT IT HAS STILL MANAGED TO GAIN A PRETTY LARGE SHARE OF THE MOBILE MARKET. MAJOR PLATFORMS FOR BUILDING MOBILE APPS • APPERY.IO • MOBILE ROADIE • THEAPPBUILDER • GOOD BARBER • APPY PIE • APPMACHINE • GAMESALAD • BIZNESSAPPS • APPMAKR • SHOUTEM • APPERY.IO APPERY.IO IS A CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES UI DEVELOPMENT TOOLS AND INTEGRATED BACKEND SERVICES. • MOBILE ROADIE MOBILE ROADIE IS A SELF-SERVICE MOBILE APPLICATION PLATFORM WHERE YOU CAN CREATE A FULLY FUNCTIONAL APP FOR IPHONE AND/OR ANDROID THAT COSTS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN CREATING AN APP VIA A DEVELOPER. • THEAPPBUILDER THE APP BUILDER IS WHERE YOU WILL CREATE YOUR APPS. THESE APPS ALLOW YOU TO REPLACE YOUR PAPER-BASED PROCESSES WITH A CUSTOMIZABLE MOBILE SOLUTION TO USE ON YOUR SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS. WITH THE APP BUILDER, YOU CAN CREATE YOUR OWN APP FROM SCRATCH AND TAILOR IT FOR HOW YOU DO BUSINESS. • GOOD BARBER GOODBARBER IS AN APP BUILDER CREATED IN 2011. GOOD BARBER DELIVER A TOOL WHICH ALLOWS THE CREATION OF ROBUST AND POWERFUL APPS, WITH THE BEST DESIGN AND USER EXPERIENCE OUT THERE. • APPY PIE APPY PIE IS A CLOUD-BASED DIY MOBILE APP CREATION TOOL THAT ALLOWS USERS WITHOUT PROGRAMMING SKILLS TO CREATE AN APP FOR ALMOST ANY PLATFORM AND PUBLISH IT. THERE'S NOTHING TO INSTALL OR DOWNLOAD — JUST DRAG AND DROP PAGES TO CREATE YOUR OWN MOBILE APP ONLINE. • APPMACHINE THIS PLATFORM ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO SCAN A WEBSITE FOR KEY CONTENT THAT COULD TRANSFER OVER INTO AN APP FOR IOS OR ANDROID. • GAMESALAD GAMESALAD ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE AND PUBLISH GAMES FOR A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS, INCLUDING IOS, ANDROID, HTML5, AND MACOS. ITS DRAG-AND-DROP INTERFACE ALLOWS YOU TO GET STARTED QUICKLY, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ANY PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE. • BIZNESSAPPS BIZNESSAPPS PROVIDES A PLATFORM TO HELP CREATE MOBILE APPS FOR A SMALL BUSINESS WITH A VERY SIMPLE PROCESS. IT PROVIDES A WEALTH OF FEATURES, INCLUDING ORDERING, A SHOPPING CART, REVIEWS, MESSAGES, DYNAMIC CONTENT, THIRD PARTY INTEGRATIONS, PUSH NOTIFICATIONS, COMPREHENSIVE ANALYTICS, AND MORE. • APPMAKR APPMAKR IS A DIY APP-CREATION PLATFORM THAT LETS ANYONE CRAFT IOS, ANDROID, AND HTML5 APPS, WITH MINIMUM CODING KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED. IT WAS FOUNDED IN THE YEAR OF2009 AND RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY INFINITE MONKEYS, TO NOW FORM ONE OF THE LARGEST DIY APP PUBLISHING PLATFORMS WORLDWIDE. THEY STATE THAT THEY ARE THE "ORIGINAL WAY TO MAKE AN APP." • SHOUTEM SHOUTEM OFFERS AN APP BUILDER WITH THE COMPLETE CONTENT MANAGEMENT, POWERFUL USER ENGAGEMENT TOOLS AND MONETIZATION OPTIONS COUPLED WITH A SEAMLESS PUBLISHING PROCESS. ALL OF THIS COMES TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A ROBUST SOLUTION FOR ALMOST ANY APP BUILDING SCENARIO. MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT COMPANY HELP YOU IN SCALING YOUR BUSINESS AS PER YOUR FUTURE AND PRESENT NEEDS. THANK YOU
