No-code platforms are basically software platform that lets even non-technical people make software and apps without composing a line of code. These platforms offer a user-friendly UI where users need to select functions and use drag and drop for making an app or software. The no-code platform market has seen good growth over the past few years. Gartner projected that the low-code development technologies market could reach a total of $13.8 billion in 2021 and it could cross $45.5 billion by 2025.
Appy Pie, a no-code platform that democratizes mobile and web app development, making app-building more accessible. With no technical skills, coding knowledge, and a limited budget, you can give your business an edge and build an app today. From mobile application development to chatbots, from graphic design to automation, Appy Pie has business solutions for all scales and budgets. Having established themselves as uncontested leaders in the field of mobile app development, the platform has expanded its scope with multiple, equally easy-to-use products.
We had a conversation with Abhinav Girdhar, Appy Pie founder who explained to us how no-code platforms solve the challenges of application development and what could be the future of no-code platforms in India.
How do low-code or no-code platforms eliminate challenges in the IoT application development process?
IoT application development is a difficult endeavor for most organizations. Apps take a lot of time and resources to create and deploy. An average app development life cycle can take anywhere from 2-3 months to a year, depending on the complexity of the app.
With no-code and low-code platforms, this development time can be reduced significantly with the help of pre-written code and widgets. All one needs to do is simply choose the features they need and add them to their app with a simple click. In addition, no-code and low-code development can help save costs since you don’t require specialized developers for specific functionalities. In the case of no-code, even people with no coding knowledge can create applications for IoT with ease.
Industries Benefit from Low-Code and No-Code Platforms for IoT Development?
Every industry can benefit from low-code and no-code IoT development. In the current era, every business requires a dedicated mobile app. With low-code and no-code platforms, businesses and industries of all scales and sizes can build their own dedicated mobile apps.
How Companies Should Implement Security For Low-Code and IoT App Development?
Security is very important for a low-code and IoT app. The security of your app when made through a low-code or IoT platform depends on quite a bit on the platform itself.
Companies themselves can ensure security by adding external security such as login protocols and two-step authorization to their mobile apps. These can also be added as features on most low-code and no-code platforms.
How does no-code app development act as a catalyst for the app-based economy?
No-code development allows people with no coding experience to create their own apps through an easy-to-use graphical interface. With the help of no-code, enterprises and small businesses can create their own mobile apps without requiring extensive resources or developers.
Low-code and no-code also assist the rise of citizen developers, adding more and more businesses and people to the app-making process. The app industry continues to be one of the fastest-growing industries, and low-code/no-code is helping this growth.
What is the future of no-code/low-code development in India?
India is one of the leading countries with regard to app development. App development from around the world is outsourced to Indian tech companies. Low-code and no-code can positively impact the development time for these tech companies.
In fact, some of Appy Pie’s no-code products have already found their way into tech companies that create apps. Apart from tech companies, a lot of Indian small businesses use Appy Pie’s app builder for creating their own mobile apps and our no-code website builder for creating websites.
Do Share the gist of Appypie’s Products, how these products are helping your clients?
Appy Pie’s products help businesses create an online presence with the help of dedicated websites and apps. These websites and apps can be made by anyone without coding knowledge, thanks to our dedication to no-code.
In addition, we provide workflow automation through our software Connect. Meant for more established businesses, Connect helps clients automate simple repetitive tasks. This can help them make their processes more efficient overall. Appy Pie also has dedicated chatbot/live chat services that can assist in customer support service.
What other services/products Appy pie is planning to add to its portfolio? And its road ahead?
Appy Pie’s current focus is in developing simplified graphic design software for small businesses. The product is already out for basic graphic design, but we plan to develop it further. Our goal is to create an online design software that allows anyone, regardless of their design skills, to be able to create business graphics with the help of customizable design templates and an easy user interface.
Currently, the product covers most business graphics, and we are creating and adding more templates and graphic types to its collection. We are also regularly improving and updating our existing products.
What initiatives you are taking to educate users about no-code development platforms?
Appy Pie has always been good at educating users about the potential of no-code and teaching them how to use no-code products. Our Academy provides dedicated courses for various core products and other basic knowledge about creating an online presence. For our core products, we have regular podcasts, webinars, and YouTube tutorials.
Since 2020, we have also created a dedicated no-code app developer course for students and citizen developers. The Student App Developer Course has been one of our most successful endeavors. While aimed at students, the course is also used by large-scale enterprises and universities such as Harvard.
How much growth you are expecting in the coming years? What are your plans for the year 2022?
We plan to help users create no-code apps via Android and iOS applications as well. Our goal is to make app building as simple as dragging and dropping features, design elements, etc., into your app.
Considering that no-code and low-code are becoming the new normal and the fact that interest and demand for no-code platforms, we expect both our web platforms as well as our app platforms to do really well in 2022.
Appy Pie acquires leading design applications company Flyerly, What is the math behind this acquisition?
The acquired product is to support our new product Appy Pie Design – which is aimed at helping businesses create banners ads, logos, brochures, cards and fulfilling others design needs.
