Chapter 6Developing Apps with Zero-Code Tools

Tools are emerging that allow anyone, no matter how advanced his development skills, to create native applications.

The focus of this chapter is to illustrate that the world of mobile application development is for everyone. “No Code Needed” is the tag line you can hang on the bottom of each page. There are a growing number of companies that are developing code-free app tools through plug-and-play interfaces. The tools are easy to use.

There are three tools we will zero in on when it comes to creating apps:

  • TheAppBuilder
  • GameSalad
  • Appery.io

All three tools target different types of apps you can create. TheAppBuilder is for casual content apps, GameSalad gives you the tools to build games, and ...

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