Making App for Your Business for Free
The most popular question among novice zero coders is whether it is possible to build a mobile application without programming. We will tell you what tools can be used to do this, how they differ and how much it costs.
What are mobile applications?
There are three approaches to building mobile apps:
Traditional
This includes coding, layout, optimization, team and other steps.
Zero coding
Doesn’t require knowledge of programming languages. This is similar to using Tilda (which, by the way, is also a Zerocoder tool) to create websites: you don’t need to know CSS, HTML, JS – you just place blocks with content, set up animation and get a great site.
Low-code is something between zero-coding and programming: you still have to write code, but not much.
Zero coding tools can already cover most business tasks. And instead of reinventing the wheel, you can launch an MVP in a few days or test a hypothesis at minimal cost. And if you have at least a couple of weeks left, then you can start a full-fledged application. Zero-coding solutions can be assembled alone – the entire infrastructure is provided by the platforms and there is no need to spend extra money on hosting, server administration, etc.
However, in case you need a more refined and customized application as your requirement, you will need to hire a developer to create an app. You can rely on Top app development companies for that.
At the same time, the usual development will drag on for 3-6 months and will eat up to a million rubles – if you work with a freelancer or a modest regional studio.
On the course “Zerocoder of mobile applications ” you will learn how to create applications for iOS and Android. Simple – in 1-2 days, difficult – in 1-2 weeks. The course consists of 5 modules, 30+ lessons, practice tasks and Q&A sessions with the best experts in Glide and Adalo.
How mobile applications are assembled without a code?
The most powerful and popular mobile development tools without code are Adalo, Glide and Bubble. With their help, you can create and publish a mobile application.
They are of three types:
The mobile version of the site is a site on the Internet, adapted for the screens of smartphones. This is the most “disenfranchised” type of applications: you always need the Internet, push notifications can only be enabled in the browser, the browser navigation elements are always visible.
PWA (Progressive Web Application) – when the mobile version of the site is installed on a smartphone as an application. On the plus side, there is no need to support two code bases, for iOS and Android, the application is always “updated” to the latest version, you can work with some native functions of smartphones. For example, sending push notifications, setting a shortcut on the screen, browser navigation elements do not interfere (they simply do not exist). such applications can create Bubble, Adalo, and Glide.
Native – when the application is published in the official stores. Adalo already has such a function built in, and applications on Bubble can be wrapped in a special container and also published on Google Play and the App Store. To learn about Vagabond Season 2, click this. Native apps allow you to work with all phone functions: camera, microphone, GPS, contacts, files, accelerometer, push notifications, device memory, adaptive layout – everything is the same as in a regular code, only without a code.
