{"id":142,"date":"2013-09-30T20:39:34","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T03:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522team2\/?page_id=142"},"modified":"2013-10-06T13:57:08","modified_gmt":"2013-10-06T20:57:08","slug":"examples","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522team2\/major-players\/app-development-tools\/examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below are examples of drag and drop app development tools. The first video provides a good introduction of the affordances of this type of program. If you decide to give one (or more) of the tools a try, please post a review of your experience on the <a title=\"activity page\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522team2\/major-players\/app-development-tools\/activity\/\" target=\"_blank\">activity page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><b><a title=\"Infinite Monkeys\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infinitemonkeys.mobi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Infinite Monkeys<\/a>\/<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b><a title=\"Appmakr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.appmakr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AppMakr<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nUwWgCLyO9w<\/p>\n<p><b>What is it?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">an app development tool for iPhone, Android and HTML5 platforms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How does it work?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">allows you to develop and publish Android or HTML5 apps for free<\/span><\/li>\n<li>uses existing content and social media feeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s doing it?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">focuses on small business, restaurants, real estate agents, churches, bands, schools<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why is it significant?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Infinite Monkeys acquired AppMakr to form the largest do-it-yourself app developer in the world. They both now use the same platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">provides &gt; 40 functions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">offers a 100% free version of their tool<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">every step has a help video (available in eleven languages)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">chat and e-mail support available<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">creates professional looking apps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">instant (1 hr) access to apps (as opposed to a 10-15 days if published through Google or Apple)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">ranks 2-3 on a simplicity scale where 1 is easiest<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the downsides?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">free apps contain adds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">developer accounts are required to sell apps through Apple ($99 US\/yr)\u00a0or Google\u00a0($25 US one time fee)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A more detailed review is found <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/createownapps.com\/consumer\/infinite-monkeys-review-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0(please note the pricing information does not appear to be up-to-date).<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"ibuildapp\" href=\"http:\/\/ibuildapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>iBuildApp<\/b><b style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5bkhCoGEJD8<\/p>\n<p><b>What is it?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">a drag and drop app developer for iPhone, Android and HTML platforms<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How does it work?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">uses content from social media<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">can create an aesthetic website if you can use html<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">knowing CSS or Java coding allows you to make a more aesthetically pleasing app<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">allows you to develop and publish apps to a limited number of users for free<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s doing it?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">focuses on e-commerce, companies, education, travel and entertainment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why is it significant?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">offers a 100% free version of their tool<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">forum support available<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">24\/7 e-mail support available<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">provides editable, ready-to go apps<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the downsides?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">only offers a handful of templates<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">customization options require upgrade to paid account<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">24\/7 e-mail support only with paid accounts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">better suited to more skilled programmers who have access to pre-existing content<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">need to know CSS or Java coding to take full advantage of the features<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">developer accounts are required to sell apps through Apple\u00a0($99 US\/yr)\u00a0or Google\u00a0($25 US one time fee)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>most accounts have a limited number of users<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">free apps have adds in them<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">ranks 1 &#8211; 2 on a simplicity scale where 1 is the easiest<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More detailed reviews can be found\u00a0<a title=\"here.\" href=\"http:\/\/createownapps.com\/consumer\/ibuildapp-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0(with slight differences in pricing as compared to website).<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"App Inventor\" href=\"http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">App Inventor<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"App Inventor in Action\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ADwPLSFeY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>What is it?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">a drag and drop web development tool to create Android applications<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How does it work?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">uses puzzle-shaped pieces to represent coded functions that users fit together to determine the app\u2019s behaviour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">allows users to build the app either right on their phones or on an emulator<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Who\u2019s doing it?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">focuses on education<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why is it significant?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">designed for novices<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">provides an <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"on-line book\" href=\"http:\/\/www.appinventor.org\/projects\" target=\"_blank\">on-line book<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> with video tutorials to guide the creation of 12 progressively more difficult apps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">provides descriptions of all the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"tools\" href=\"http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/explore\/understanding-blocks.html\" target=\"_blank\">tools<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> and how they work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">provides a number of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"resources\" href=\"http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/explore\/resources.html\" target=\"_blank\">resources<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> catalogued by type grade level and subject<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">guides users through <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"setup\" href=\"http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/explore\/setup-mit-app-inventor.html\" target=\"_blank\">setup<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">, as well as teaching\u00a0a <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"course\" href=\"http:\/\/www.appinventor.org\/course-in-a-box\" target=\"_blank\">course<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> or specific <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"concepts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.appinventor.org\/concepts\" target=\"_blank\">concepts\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">using App Inventor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">provides <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"forums\" href=\"http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/explore\/forums.html\" target=\"_blank\">forums<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> with other users<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">provides downloadable <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"concept cards\" href=\"http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/explore\/resources\/beginner-app-inventor-concept-cards.html\" target=\"_blank\">concept cards<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> for &#8216;coding&#8217; specific functions<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">has an educational focus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"This\" href=\"http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/explore\/stories\/plant-data-collector-field-biologist%E2%80%99s-personal-assistant.html\" target=\"_blank\">This<\/a>\u00a0is an example of an educational app developed with AppInventor.<\/p>\n<p><b>What are the downsides?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">the user interface is more complex than the other tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">setup requires downloading software<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">some users would prefer more training videos<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">assumes students have\/ are allowed cell phone access<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">most of the reviews available are quite dated<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">comparison with other platforms is difficult due to the educational rather than market focus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">the resources are spread across two websites\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/\" href=\"http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/appinventor.mit.edu\/<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"> and\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"http:\/\/www.appinventor.org\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.appinventor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.appinventor.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A more detailed review is available <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcadvisor.co.uk\/reviews\/software\/3234074\/google-app-inventor-for-android-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Users comments are available <a title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=edu.mit.appinventor.aicompanion2&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These are the <a title=\"winners\" href=\"http:\/\/gallery.appinventor.mit.edu\/#page%3DContest\" target=\"_blank\">winners<\/a> of the 2012 MIT App Inventor App Contest.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a summary of the tools&#8217; features:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Infinite monkeys<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>iBuildapp<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>App Inventor*<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Functions<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 <\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b>\u00bd<b><\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Design<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b>\u00bd<b><\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Service<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 <\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b>\u00bd<b><\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Ease of Use<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b>\u00bd<b><\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Monetize<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b>\u00bd<b><\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Analytics<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Publish<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b>\u00bd<b><\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Marketing<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605<\/b>\u00bd<b><\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>User Rating<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"89\"><b>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/b>\u00bd<b><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*based on limited personal knowledge and experience<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Post your feedback on the\u00a0<a title=\"Activity\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec522team2\/major-players\/app-development-tools\/activity\/\" target=\"_blank\">activity\u00a0page<\/a>!<\/h4>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcadvisor.co.uk\/reviews\/software\/3234074\/google-app-inventor-for-android-review\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are examples of drag and drop app development tools. The first video provides a good introduction of the affordances of this type of program. 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