AppMakr
Developer(s) | AppMakr, Inc. |
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Initial release | January 2010 |
Operating system | iOS, Android, Windows Phone |
Type | application framework |
Website | AppMakr.com |
AppMakr.com is a do-it-yourself platform to create content-based native mobile apps for iPhone and Android, as well as HTML5 Mobile Websites.[1][2][3][4][5] The process requires no coding knowledge and builds apps with a WYSIWYG editor.[6] It is free to use the site.
Contents
1 History
2 Special Features
3 See also
4 References
History
Originally a side service offered by technology consulting company PointAbout, AppMakr is now its own brand.[7]
As of October 2010, apps made with AppMakr comprised approximately 1% of all apps in the Apple App Store.[8][9]
AppMakr competes with Red Foundry, Bizness Apps, Mobile Roadie and BuzzTouch.
After the company was initially acquired by ShareThis,[10] it was announced on May 24, 2013, that AppMakr would be deprecating the AppMakr service and taking the site offline.[11] However, the service was then acquired by competitor Infinite Monkeys, who have merged the platform with their existing mobile app builder.[12] The combined entity now claims to be the largest DIY mobile app publisher in the world[13] and hires employees internationally.[14]
In August 2013, Infinite Monkeys acquired AppMakr.[13]
Special Features
AppMakr's platform uses RSS and API integrations to power the content in a creator's app. This content may include text, images, podcasts, audio, and video. Creators can also add location-aware GeoRSS and Media RSS feeds. Additionally, the platform allows in-app HTML5 and CSS3,[15][16] which serves locally from the mobile device and can access its camera, accelerometer, and other built-in features.
Other platform features include push notifications, native photo galleries, shared calendars, live chat rooms and mobile ad network integration. The AppMakr platform partners with a few advertising networks so that creators can monetize their apps.[17]
Within the editor, creators can customize the look of their apps by designing their icons, splash screens, headers, and tab icons.[18] If creators do not want to design graphics themselves, the platform presents a database of icons to choose from and culls images from related web searches.
See also
- App Inventor for Android
- WYSISYG editor
- Mobile app
- Mobile operating system
- Infinite Monkeys
- Zomato Whitelabel
References
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^ Goode, Lauren (8 February 2010). "The Company Behind More Than 3,000 Apps". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
^ Kincaid, Jason (25 October 2010). "AppMakr Raises $1 Million To Help You Build Custom iPhone Apps". TechCrunch. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
^ Mitra, Sramana (25 October 2010). "The 1M/1MDeal Radar 2010: AppMakr.com and PointAbout ,Washington, DC". Sramanamitra.com. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
^ "Infinite Monkeys acquires AppMakr". IIFL Group. September 20, 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
^ https://appmakr.zendesk.com/entries/23799622-Thanks-for-All-the-Apps-
^ "Infinite Monkeys Acquires AppMakr". prweb.com. September 16, 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
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^ GOMSTYN, ALICE. "In Charge: Jay Shapiro, CEO, AppMakr". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
^ AppMakr Integrates HTML 5, Retrieved 3 November 2013
^ AppMakr's Sublime HTML5 Integration, AppMakr Blog
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