No code or visual development started in 1985 where Microsoft does it as what you see is what you get in Excel and Windows. From 2017 it starts to get noticed, and more people start working with it. From 2019 its gains popularity, with more No code or visual development platforms, surfaces. Today there is quite a number of No Code Apps builder platform online. Each of them has their pro and con.
Cost of developing an Apps via No-code app builders or platforms is much-reduced. This works best for small and medium-sized businesses with budget constrain to have their in-house IT support.
An Apps can be completed within a few hours, which is significantly faster than the traditional methods. Modification is easy as you don't rely on IT support.
If you are just trying to build an Apps to understand market responses, to decide if you really need an Apps for your business, No-code app builders or platforms provide lower risk alternative.
Current No-code app builders is design mainly for users who does not required a lot of features and customization on the apps itself. Thus it is sometime rather rigid, not only in term of application, but also in term of capability to design.
With No-code app builders or platforms, security is very much depending on the platform provider. Any breach or technology slack happen to the provider, will seriously impact the users.
New branding experience and brand presence
Remote Access or mobility
Making use of mobile devices features - like GPS, Call, Camera and etc.
User Friendly - easy to swipe with hand than mouse and click
Faster - information access on the move
Cost and complexity to manage
The nature of business
Not aware of the capability of an apps
Security breach
Mislead thinking about apps
What if when cost, complexity is manageable, will we considers apps? Lets us unwrap the potential of apps.
The intention is not to focus on Apps which is publish on play store or ios or app gallery. Those we leave it to real IT people.
What I am presenting here is something simple, straight forward that you can DIY or you can get someone to do it at very minimal cost.
Below are examples of Apps created with NO CODE Apps Developer or Platforms different requirement
We call it Company profile or product catalogue.
It contain basic information about company background
Link to product catalogue with literature, manual, and details
Contact
Apps can access data / information while on the move, it can be edited, added and etc.
It give the real time update over finger tips
Information such as customer order, warehouse inventory, service request and etc.. can be access anywhere.
Get the data ready with graph
Apps can be designed for employees to submit requests, report concerns, schedule meetings, update field services status
A task can be completed on the move, anytime, anywhere.
Meeting
Employee Info and Leave
Workplace Safety
Field Services
Apps created with the purpose of information sharing
Eg. this Apps on the right is created to share information on coatings.
There are more possibilities an Apps can achieve
Most importantly it is NO CODE - this means everyone can learn
NO CODE - means productivity. The conventional way of accessing data/working on the move is mostly via laptop. The future I believe will be through Apps via smart devices, may it be smartphones, tablets and etc....