Article: 3 Options for Creating Mobile Apps Without Coding

An excerpt from http://www.sitepoint.com/3-options-for-creating-mobile-apps-without-coding/, by @jay3dec


There was a time when mobile application development was only for the elite programmer (i.e. people who knew the native platform language). With the dawn of hybrid mobile application technology, it was possible to create mobile applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Hybrid application development made it possible for non-mobile developers to get their hands dirty with mobile app development.

But what about those people who don’t have any prior programming knowledge? Can they make a mobile applications on their own?

They certainly can.

##Is it possible to make any app without code ?

No. There are several web services which enable users to create simple mobile applications. As of now, you can’t rely on these web applications to help create complex mobile applications. But they may surprise you in the future.

In this article, we’ll look at some services which enable people with no prior programming knowledge to create simple mobile applications.

##Appy Pie

To get started with Appy Pie, sign up for an account and sign in. Once signed in you should see a link to create a new app.

Creating an app using Appy Pie is a 3 step process:

  1. select a category
  2. build your app
  3. publish.

Start building an app by entering a name and selecting a category. Based on the category it will have some default splash and background images which you can change later.

Once on the second page, you have the options to add pages to your app, style your app and change the app navigation.


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