AppMakr

AppMakr.com is a do-it-yourself platform to create content-based apps for iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone. The process requires no coding knowledge and builds apps with a WYSIWYG editor. It is free to use the site.

Originally a side service offered by technology consulting company PointAbout, AppMakr is now its own brand within that parent company.

Currently, apps made with AppMakr comprise over 1% of all apps in the Apple App Store.

Special Features

AppMakr's platform uses RSS 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 HTML, 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, and mobile ad network integration. The AppMakr platform partners with a few advertising networks so that creators can monetize their apps.

Within the editor, creators can customize the look of their apps by designing their ICONS, splash screens, headers, and tab icons. If creators do not want to design graphics themselves, the platform presents a database of icons to chose from and culls images from related web searches.