Appy Pie is a No-code development platform released for Android, iOS, Fire OS, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry platforms that allows its users to create and monetize different types of mobile apps. It also features its own marketplace to show off apps created through it. Appy Pie launched out of beta version of its WYSIWYGmobile app creation service on 14 April 2015. Ran by global tech. It is designed to require no coding skill to use.
Overview
Appy Pie is a program that allows people to create and monetize apps. According to its creators, the Game Builder platform was designed to be easily accessible to people without experience. It is available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Fire OS platforms. In May, the app maker launched a reseller program for Appy Pie that allows people to build white-label apps. The app was later given support for more kinds of applications, including image sharing, event platform, and social networking. In February 2017, Appy Pie added augmented reality and virtual reality features. These features include image recognition and tracking as well as a panoramic and 360 video viewer. This feature has been used for various functions, such as nutritional information for restaurants, Bible passages at churches, and house previews by realtors. In July 2017, Appy Pie added “App Sheets,” a feature which allows users to “link all of their Google Spreadsheets and Forms into an app to modify in real-time. In August 2017, Appy Pie launched Room Reservation, Real Estate, and Custom Events features as part of the platform. Appy Pie Connect was announced in July 2018. The purpose of the app is to help small and midsize business owners operate business-related apps they use. In August 2018, the Appy Pie Website Builder was announced, which allows users to create websites through it. In June 2019, a chatbot builder was added as a function to Appy Pie. It also added other forms of software, including live chat software, a color wheel tool to allow users to improve the quality of images, help desk software, and others. It also has provided tools intended to improve experience, such as their Knowledge Base tool and an improved website builder. This improved website builder, dubbed the No-code Application Development Platform Software, provides drag-and-drop tools that seek to enable businesses to design and integrate mobile and web applications quickly without use of code.
History
Appy Pie was founded by Abhinav Girdhar. He had the app made due to requests from clients for low-cost application development. As of August 2017, the company has three offices in Virginia, London, and New Delhi, as well as approximately 235 employees. In August 2017, a new rule on iTunes appeared to ban no-code apps from the storefront. Girdhar argued that this would hurt small businesses’ ability to make apps.
Reception
A 2014 Los Angeles Times article quotes competitor Alexandra Keating as saying that Appy Pie and other similar mobile apps "lacked elegance." It was selected by India Times as an example of a program that helps you make your own apps. Johna Revesencio for "The Huffington Post" recommended Appy Pie for people who lack coding skills and want to develop an app. Businessman AJ Agrawal named Appy Pie his favourite non-technical software tool of 2015. Macworld writer Sarah Jacobsson Purewal included Appy Pie in an article that covered “DIY” app-creation tools. She noted that it was simple and easy-to-use for novices. She added however that its simplicity may lead to less creative and more limited design concepts. GamesBeat editor Jeff Grubb noted that while Appy Pie's Game Builder tool was more complex than Code.org's game that teaches people how to code a Flappy Bird clone, the end result is about the same. In an article for the "Los Angeles Times" by Paresh Dave, the founder of the app-maker program DWNLD noted that the over-simplicity of tools such as Appy Pie drove her to create the app. Writer Paula Mooney critiqued the app for advertising that its game-maker function is free, but only for very limited functions. According to David Ramei ofADT Mag, Research firm “Clutch” ranked Appy Pie among the top “DIY app coding tools.” Ramei later noted that the name Appy Pie “may not garner much respect in the traditional development community … making headway in the enterprise.” In a ranking of the best app-making apps, Appy Pie was a runner-up. Author Sara Angeles noted its connectivity functions and business applications. Business.com staff gave it a positive review, praising it for its clean interface and ease of use. Entrepreneur writer Murray Newlands called Appy Pie one of the best simple mobile application creators.
