I was in the mobile app workshop on 10 July 2018. There were 20 adult participants from a local college attend the 2 days build your own mobile app workshop.
You may wonder how on earth one can be able to build and publish a mobile application to google play store in two days. And most of the participants have no knowledge of Mobile application technology.
Well, as the technology advances, build a simple yet functional mobile app can be your dream come true if you have a hobby, interest or a small startup business. And you want to put these into a mobile application such that you can share them in Google play store.
You may be aware that once your mobile app is published and available in the Google play store, your app has the exposure to thousands of mobile app searchers and may attract their attention to download your app.
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In the early years, to build a mobile application, you need to depend on programmers who are trained in mobile app coding. And depending on the complexity of your requirement, it may take months to build a mobile application to meet your needs. And certainly, you have to pay a professional fee too.
The Learn-and-build-yourself mobile app is simplest and it does not need any coding knowledge though it is an advantage. The technology is dependent on server-based mobile app builder. It is an online builder that deploy the concept of pick and drop templates. Since it is a template approach, the design of it has to base on the available template. Nevertheless, the availability of the common templates is good enough for the first time mobile app Builder.
As for the quality and functionality, it has not much different from the coded mobile app as per the requirements. The above screenshot is a display of hotels for price comparison.
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Some of the distinct advantages of using server-based app builders are as follows:-
- Fast turn around time
- ready-made samples of layout designs
- choices of ready-made features for quick prototype or testing
- ComMon features are available
- Auto synchronization of minor changes to the content of the completed app
- Self-control of the application for changes
- Cost saving
There are a couple of Disadvantages using a server-based as below:-
- Subscription based
If you are new or just wanted to explore mobile application for own needs, try the server-based app builder
Or if you have any questions about this topic, please ask in the comment section. I will get back to you as soon as I see the comment
Cheers
This post is written and photo taken by @DigitalMind
Disclaimer
- the information is based on my personal experience in mobile app builder since 2013
- the mobile app workshop is conducted in a classroom in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Photos are taken from the screenshots of my own mobile app build by me
