Blog

It’s not been long since Appery.io announced releasing the revolutionary ChatGPT Template and we are super excited today to let you know that our template has been upgraded!

Several days ago, a new ChatGPT model family was released, named gpt-3.5-turbo. The model is similar to the model used in the ChatGPT product and accessed with a new endpoint for interacting with ChatGPT models.

We, at Appery.io, made this enhancement available to our users and updated the template to keep up with the latest ChatGPT model from its creator, OpenAI!

The updated ChatGPT App template works out of the box like its predecessor did before and allows the creation of a bot app based on the OpenAI ChatGPT technology that already supports the new ChatGPT Turbo model.

Please check our template to enjoy the technology even more! It’s simple to get and free to try:

1. Sign up for free (if you haven’t yet).
2. Create a new app from under the Templates tab:

3. Enter your OpenAI API Key and you are ready to test the app:

Happy developing! And stay tuned – more templates are coming soon!

We are happy to present another new template, Offline Map App, that is designed to help with creating a mobile app that will allow downloading maps with further using them offline.

The template is made simple and easy to use. To create it, you will only need to log in to your Appery.io account (if you are new to Appery.io, here is the link where you can sign up to try us for free), and create your own offline map by selecting the Offline Map App under the Templates tab:

In a moment, you are almost ready for testing the app on your device (this app is operating with a native API, so it cannot be tested in the browser):

But if you want to go further and customize it (it is actually a template and was created for customizing), here are the detailed instructions that explain how to do it.

As a result, you can end up with a unique and attractive UI that will definitely stand out from all similar apps out there:

There is another great news we are happy to share with you today: the Autoupdate plug-in has been added to all Appery.io apps and is ready to be used.

Adding this plug-in is simple and requires zero effort on your part to set it up. But when added, it just gets the job done. 

The idea behind it is as simple as it can possibly be:

• You add the plug-in to your app and publish it so that your users can install it on their devices.
• Next time you need to make changes to your app you just make them and push the app updates.
• With the next app run on the device, the plug-in automatically detects there is a new update on the server and lets the end user make decisions on whether to download it from the server and then install it on their device or postpone this action:

Autoupdate plug-in on the device

Please check out our document here to learn how to work with the Autoupdate plug-in.

Are you one of the companies already accepting online payments for your goods or services? Or just considering integrating Stripe’s APIs into your business routine? It is in that case that our new StripeShop App template can be of great use and we strongly urge you to check it out.

In addition, this template is made to be low-code so you’ll need no programming knowledge to earn money from your own Stripe-based app created with this plug-in.

Using the template, you will be able to securely charge money from a user’s credit card to your Stripe account using integrated backend services.

The template is accompanied by a step-by-step tutorial explaining how you can connect your actual Stripe API, as well as how to manage your database. Those who are new to Appery.io can learn how to customize the UI to meet their specific needs. Go check the instructions and you will see that setting up your own Stripe-based app is as easy as it can possibly be.

ChatGP technology is on everyone’s lips nowadays and we are happy to let you know that Appery.io is the first no-code mobile app maker platform introducing the ready-to-use and easily customizable template for creating a ChatGPT-based app. Using the template is extremely simple and just in several minutes, you will be able to test your own ChatGPT application without having to write a single line of code. Isn’t that a wonder?

Note, that you can try using the platform for no charge, and if you are new to Appery.io and interested, click here to subscribe for our 2-week Free trial.

When in the platform, go to the Apps tab, select the predefined ChatGPT App template, and confirm:

In a moment, the app will be created with the autogenerated name. If you like, you can rename your project later under its General tab or do it now.

Well … it’s all set and you can proceed with testing your app.

Testing ChatGPT Template from Appery.io

Click the TEST button to open the app preview in the browser and play around with its different options. There are three of them that are available for adjusting: Model, Creativity, and Max Tokens.

In short: the quality of chatbot responses will vary depending on the options settings. But if you need more details, please refer to the OpenAI official documentation site.

Important!

To test this AI technology, obtaining an API key from the OpenAI portal is required. So, open this link (or go to the API Access section of your OpenAI account dashboard) and either generate a new API key or manage your existing API keys.

When done, copy and paste it into the API Key field and you are ready to test the template. Click the START button to begin. Note, that the template also has integrated text-to-speech and speech-to-text capabilities, so you are free to experiment with both entering text and dictating it:

While testing different options, note how the quality of responses is impacted by setting different values for Model, Creativity, and Max Tokens.

Modifying Template

To modify the template to create your own ChatGPT-like app, follow several simple steps below:

1. Delete the Home page. After you have defined what values of Model, Creativity and Max Tokens settings work for you best, loading all the parameters’ selections page becomes redundant. So, go to the App Builder Project view on the left, left-click to open the Home page menu, and delete it:

2. Modify the parameters’ default values. Open the Model and Storage > Storage tab and replace the default values with the ones that best work for you.

3. Save the app by clicking the SAVE button in the Toolbar.

Ready! Now, your app has been customized and you can install it on a device.

Installing your own GPT-based App

There are several options you can select from to review your own ChatGPT app on the device and below, you will find the most popular:

1. Export the app binary. To do it, click the EXPORT button in the Toolbar and select the type you prefer: Android or iOS:

Note that installing on iOS requires that you have an Apple developer account.

However, if you simply want to test how your app behaves on a device, be it an iPhone or an Android device, use our Appery.io Tester – it’s free and simple.

2. Test with the Appery.io Tester – the best option for quick testing your apps without needing to register your Apple or Android developer accounts. The app is free and can be installed on any device in a matter of several clicks. The links and instructions can be found on the preview page, you just have to click TEST again:

Select the needed option in the drop-down to download and install the testing app on your device. This should take less than a minute of your time.

When the app is installed, click the SCAN button and scan the QR code that was automatically generated for your app:

Here is what the app chatting looks like on a device when installed:

 Publishing as a web page widget

You might already know that any app that you build in Appery.io can be published as a mobile web app. This means the app will be hosted on a server and can be accessed from any browser on a mobile device.

But have you already tried adding the published app to any site of your choice as a widget? This is not difficult to do and can be very useful for your personal or business and look perfect. Please check this link to review what it can look like.

Please, visit this page for more details on modifying and customizing your ChatGPT-template.

Conclusion

If you’re looking to create a professionally-looking application that integrates with a 3rd party API, using no-code platforms like Appery.io can be a perfect choice.

With Appery.io, you can simplify the development routine even further by adding ready-to-go templates and predefined plug-ins! And our new-code ChatGPT template is another example of how building apps can be enjoyable and stress-free.

Dear Appery.io Community,

We are excited to announce that our first Release of 2023 is already live and you are free to check out what new features and upgrades are already available to all Appery.io users!

First things first: we have successfully upgraded our App Builder to Ionic 6 and Angular 15, which resulted in many useful functional improvements and new features for your app-building experience. Most of them are not immediately noticeable, except in a few cases, but innovative and qualitative.

• The first improvement we would like to introduce is related to the system capability: thanks to upgrading to Angular 15, there will exist no limitations in importing npm packages and modules to your apps anymore.

Check here for some examples of how you can add the npm-modules to the projects created with Appery.io.

Updated Preview Page:

•  The serious upgrade that will hopefully be noticed and welcomed by you: our App Builder now has a very modern-looking editor mobile frame design. Besides, it now comes with an upgraded app preview page that is now user-friendlier and offers more functionality. From the preview page, now not only can you adjust your app’s UI on the device screen with further easy testing it on your device but also publish and share your app right from the preview:

• Moreover, those who decide to publish their project as a mobile web app will be able to share it right from the preview.

New and updated UI Components PALETTE

• Next, we are proud to announce that two new UI components have been added to our App Builder for Ionic: Audio and Video. These new components offer you rich customization options for your multimedia resources:

• The existing Datetime component has also been upgraded and now comes with two views to select from, Inline which opens an inline calendar, and Open in modal which opens the modal with a calendar and an editable label:

• One more enhancement: all the components that offer the option of entering strings now allow users to edit them inline right in the mobile frame, and that is a very handy time saver:

• The next three features refer to the components’ properties upgrades: 1) the Position property was added to many UI components like Checkbox, DataTable, etc.; 2) many UI components that contain labels, for example, Input and Link received the Font Size and Font Weight properties; 3) the Text in Editor property was added to several UI components. With this feature enabled, you will be able to finetune your app UI right in the editor even if this component also has some functional code added as its Text property:

Filtering feature added to OUTLINE and Mapping editor

• The OUTLINE view now comes with a useful feature of filtering components added to the screen. Just start typing the name of the component to retrieve its parent(s) on the tree and quickly locate the component you are looking for:

• Users struggling with cumbersome mappings may find the new Mapping editor option of filtering components (similar to how it is realized in the OUTLINE) particularly useful:

Other enhancements

• The next improvement is minor but comfortable: the Method selection can be changed after the function has been created in the CODE panel:

• Our last enhancement might also seem rather minor, but will definitely be found useful by our users: the ability to double-click on many of the UI components added to the mobile frame of our App Builder in order to speed up the process of customizing them. By double-clicking the Image component, for example, you can immediately access the Media Manager window and thus work with your custom image files more easily:

Oh man, that list was impressive, wasn’t it?

Well, we tried to do our best to make the features above functional and easy to use as much as possible, and hope you’ll enjoy using them.

Thank you for using Appery.io and Happy Developing!

Your Appery.io Team

Having recently announced our third Educational Video Guide unit, we are excited to inform you that the fourth one, Appery Database, has already gone live!

Designed to address all possible database-related questions new Appery.io users might have, this unit can also be extremely helpful to all our users.

Educational Video Guide. Unit 3: Appery Database

As you progress through this unit, you will learn how to create a new database with a custom collection and populate it with data, how to import and set up the predefined database services, what Models and Storages are for, how to define storage variables, and much more…

Appery.io Database

There are as many as six steps in total, and we bet if you follow them one by one, you will be able to create your own ToDo List application that allows you to add new records to the Appery.io Database, list them on the screen, and select the needed entries for further updating them.

Unit 3: Appery Database

Note, that all the actions will take place both: in the app and in the database collection you create.

Well, now that you know how enjoyable learning difficult things can be, why not give it a shot?

PS All our educational series are also available on our YouTube Channel where we publish many useful videos, so, be sure to check it out!

Watch with pleasure and develop with joy!

Take a moment to check out our File System plug-in that contains a number of services based on the file API and provides the simplest way to work with the device’s file system.

We have a step-by-step tutorial to make getting to know the plug-in more engaging. Please feel free to check it out here.

Tip!

A great option to quickly test the app on the device is to use our Appery.io Tester app.
The app is free and available for both iOS and Android.
You can check out this page to learn more about using the Appery.io Tester app.

One can hardly argue with the fact that developing for iOS and especially publishing to the App Store can be extremely tricky and demanding in terms of dedicated hardware. 

But we, at Appery.io, are happy to be able to give you a hand with sorting that out.

So, if you are the kind of person who:

• is interested in developing for iOS but has no Mac,
• doesn’t want to spend too much of your precious time performing difficult testing and publishing operations but is still interested in getting your app published to the App Store,
• or just has a great app in mind but lacks an idea where to start from,

then you will definitely like our new detailed how-to video that has just been uploaded to our YouTube Channel:

Developing iOS Application and Publishing it to App Store on any Platform: Windows, Linux, or Mac

In this video, we show how easy it is to create an iOS mobile app right in the browser using one tool only: the Appery.io platform.

You will see that developing for iOS is not only possible by using a Windows desktop but is actually not even that complicated. And this means …. that you should not be restricted to using a Mac anymore and can try creating your very first iOS app right now.

Even more than that: in this video, we not only create the app for iOS but also show how to install it on an iPhone for testing and then publish it to the App Store.

We did our best to make the video as detailed as possible. But if you still have any questions left or would like to suggest more instructional video ideas, please feel free to contact us at support@appery.io or leave your comments under the video.

PS And.. just in case you did not know: any app created with Appery.io can as easily be exported for Android.

Happy holidays from all of us, at Appery.io!

Great news: with Appery.io, the Christmas festive season is not over yet!

We are happy to announce that our Appery.io Educational Video Guide was successfully updated with a new unit: App logic.

As its name implies, this unit will guide you on managing your mobile app logic without writing any single piece of code!

Unit 3: App logic

The unit steps include detailed descriptions of how to:

• Manage the Card component’s Visible property using events;
• Modify Buttons’ Click events to add more complex hide/show behavior;
• Map the Input value to the Card component on the button click;
• Use services and datasources ( in the example of GeoService)for setting up app logic;
• Use the OKCancelAlert service for setting up different app behavior scenarios.

What is important: all the instructional videos are short (up to 2 minutes) and are super easy to follow. Also, every step comes with a few practical tasks and a link to follow in case you want more details.

Enjoy your winter holidays but do not miss the chance to learn something new!

Wishing you a very happy festive season filled with love, happiness, and joy

PS It is already the third unit in the series of educational videos from Appery.io, but please stay tuned: another new unit (this time on Appery.io Database) is coming soon!