Google’s App Maker Can Help You Build Apps Without Any Expertise

Jun. 15, 2018



If you’re a student, an entrepreneur, or even the software engineer at a big company, you’ll realize the hard work it takes to build a new app. Every new app needs time and attention from the ground-up, not only in terms of coding but also in terms of determining the app’s workflow and its product-market fit.

To make the process simpler, Google hasintroduceda new application called App Maker. Actually, App Maker is not new but simply coming out of beta, and is now generally available. Google describes App Maker as an “application development environment” whichoffers basic templates and pre-coded modulesto help users develop basic apps without having to write long blocks of code.

The development environment is evensuitable for those who have little to no knowledge of coding. Using App Maker, nearly anyone can build web and mobile-friendly apps while experienced software engineers can use the bundle to save a significant amount of time while building complicated apps.

Just to clarify, App Maker by Google is not free to use and you’ll require aG Suiteaccount (education, business, or enterprise) to be able to use it – make sure you’re accessing the platform with your IT admin’s permission. The platform comes with inbuilt support for Cloud SQL (available only throughGoogle Cloud Platform) to help you manage databases remotely.

App Maker also comes withresponsive templatesso that you do not have to waste time coding individual basic element separately. You also getaccess to sample appswhich will inspire to polish your apps better.

Moreover, as per Google, App Maker can also be used by teachers and professors to make their students feel more comfortable with coding. At the same time, the platform can also help comparatively more learned students to grasp coding and the logic governing it in a better way.