Have you ever wanted to develop an App for your iPhone Android or other smart phone? You have? Yes I know it costs hundreds if not a few thousand Euro, and even if you get that far there's the hassle of getting it into the iTunes store or onto the Android or Microsoft store....or at least it did! Not anymore. I was privileged to be able to attend the formal launch to the World of 'The Mobile App Builder' TM by those fantastically tallented guys at Jampot.ie. The guys at Jampot have decided to jump ahead of their competitors and have developed a platform that democratises app development. Much like website development now, The Mobile App Builder allows your average user to develop a custom app for themselves, or others with the click of a few buttons. The lads have even placed a tab on their platform for HTML5 development so that one can develop a more sophisticated app, provided one is familiar with HTML5 of course. I was talking to a college lecturer from Tallaght IT who felt that it would be a magnificent teaching tool and I think he's right.
I confess that I haven't yet got arround to building an app on the platform but as soon as I have I'll let you all know.
How do these guys make money then you might ask? Well if you want to place your app in any App Store they will charge you about 50 Euro plus any costs from Apple, Google or Microsoft provided it passes their own (Jampot.ie) vetting and assessment procedure. However they look after all the formalities for you as it goes under their own company banner. This means that one can earn money yourself from enabling advertising with your app but one cannot charge for the App. If you do want to charge for the app Jampot will furnish you with the procedures you need and it will then be up to you to apply yourself under your own name for each app to get into the respective app stores.
So go ahead now and build your own app at: TheAppBuilder or check out the guys at Jampot.ie.
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