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Mastering the art of building a conference app opens a realm of engagement and efficiency in event planning. A well-crafted app can fundamentally transform how attendees experience an event. Appery.io, known for its robust app development capabilities, offers a comprehensive platform for constructing impactful conference apps.

Well, this article draws insights from a detailed video that walks through leveraging Appery.io, presenting strategies and features to elevate your conference planning.

Getting Started with Appery.io

To embark on your journey with Appery.io, begin by creating an account—a gateway to a myriad of development tools. Navigate the intuitive user interface, which provides seamless access to various features and templates. Among these options, you’ll find the specialized Conference template, setting a solid foundation for your project.

Crafting the Perfect Conference Schedule

A dynamic conference schedule is the cornerstone of any successful event. Customize features like renaming the app, changing the template color themes, launch icons and screens, customizing app pages to match your event’s branding and facilitate easy attendee navigation. A well-organized schedule ensures participants can effortlessly engage with relevant sessions.

If interested, check out the instructions in the Customizing App section or watch watch our YouTube video to learn how to use our template:

Elevating the Speaker Experience

Distinguish your app by featuring detailed speaker profiles. These provide attendees with speakers’ backgrounds and related works, enriching their experience. Additionally, maintaining real-time updates ensures attendees have the most current information at their fingertips.

Engaging the Audience through the App

Interactive features within the app foster attendee engagement, transforming passive participation into active involvement. By integrating social media, you extend the event’s reach and facilitate broader interaction. A thoughtful user interface design further enhances this engagement, ensuring the app is both intuitive and visually appealing.

Customization Features at Your Fingertips

Tailor the app to meet specific audience preferences through features like language settings and dark mode. Customizing the app’s aesthetic not only enhances the user experience but also subtly reinforces brand identity.

Seamless Offline Functionality

In the digital age, providing offline functionality is a strategic advantage. Proper data caching allows users to access schedules and speaker details without internet connectivity, maintaining engagement and utility in various situations.

Tailoring Your App’s Branding

Strengthen your app’s impact by personalizing elements such as the name and icon. Aligning the app with your brand’s digital presence ensures consistency and recognition across different platforms.

Expanding Language Options

Broaden your reach by incorporating multiple languages. Appery.io facilitates this through tools like Angular and TypeScript for translations.

Comprehensive localization caters to diverse audiences, adding a layer of inclusivity to your event.

Simplifying Content Management

Efficient content management is essential for a streamlined user experience. Leverage the conference database to manage speaker details and agenda items effectively, ensuring all content is readily accessible and easily editable.

Final Preparations for Launch

Once your app is polished and ready, export it for publication. Whether you choose the Google Play Store, the App Store, or a web application, ensure you select platforms that best serve your audience. Consider Progressive Web App (PWA) options for extended functionality and reach.

Ultimately, crafting a conference app with Appery.io is about more than just technology. It’s about creating a holistic experience that caters to the needs of organizers, speakers, and attendees alike. For those seeking a deeper exploration, the video provides a comprehensive walkthrough, rich in insights and practical tips to enhance your app development journey.

In the digital age, integrating advanced technology into your applications can set you apart from the competition. One of the most groundbreaking technologies today is GPT-4o, a version of the AI model developed by OpenAI that can transform how we interact with software. For those who are not developers, the thought of adding such advanced capabilities to an application might seem daunting. However, with platforms like Appery.io, it’s not only possible; it’s also straightforward.

Appery.io is the first mobile building platform that offers even two options to integrate the GPT-4o model into your app:

1. By using the GPT-4o app template for easy building your own Chat GPT app based on the GPT-4o model
2. By adding a ready-to-go-with GPT-4o screen layout.

On top of it, our latest YouTube tutorial offers a user-friendly guide on how to either create a new mobile or web application with GPT-4o support or add it to an existing app using Appery.io, a powerful yet easy-to-use, low-code app-building platform. This video is ideal for anyone interested in stepping into the world of app development without needing to dive deep into complex programming languages. Appery.io provides a seamless environment where you can visually develop your application, integrate backend services, and include sophisticated features like GPT-4o without writing extensive code.

Whether you are looking to enhance a personal project or elevate a professional application, incorporating GPT-4o could significantly improve functionalities such as natural language understanding, automated reasoning, and personalized user interactions. This tutorial isn’t just about integrating AI; it’s about making cutting-edge technology accessible to everyone. By the end of the video, you’ll not only understand what GPT-4o can do for your apps but also how to incorporate it using Appery.io seamlessly. Embrace the future of app development – start integrating GPT-4o today and see your applications do more than they ever could before. Watch our tutorial now and take the first step towards unlocking new possibilities.

Welcome, developers! Today, we’re thrilled to walk you through the seamless integration of one of the most popular payment systems into your app using our Stripe Shop template. Follow us along as we break down the process into easy-to-follow steps, empowering you to enhance your app’s functionality and user experience.

Step 1: Accessing the Appery.io App Builder To begin, head over to the Appery.io platform and access the App Builder. Here, you’ll find a range of templates to choose from. Select the Stripe Shop template to kickstart your journey towards integrating Stripe payments into your app effortlessly.

Step 2: Exploring Predefined App Pages and Services Upon selecting the Stripe Shop template, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the predefined app pages and services it offers. These include the Products, Details, Success, and Cancel screens, designed to streamline the shopping experience for your users.

Step 3: Leveraging Linked Backend Services Our Stripe Shop template comes equipped with linked backend services, including a database and server code, preloaded with test data. This allows you to test your app’s functionality immediately, providing a solid foundation for further customization.

Step 4: Customizing Your App Now it’s time to make the template your own. Utilize the App Builder’s intuitive interface to customize your app according to your unique requirements. Add new products, update existing ones, and tweak the design to align with your brand’s identity seamlessly.

Step 5: Integrating with Stripe API The heart of your app lies in its ability to process payments securely. With Appery.io’s Stripe Shop template, integrating the Stripe API is a straightforward process. Follow our clear instructions to replace the default Server Code keys with your own, ensuring seamless payment processing for your users.

Step 6: Testing Your App Before deploying your app to the masses, it’s crucial to thoroughly test its functionality. With Appery.io’s Tester app, you can easily test your app on your own device. Simply scan the generated code from the TEST menu, and you’re ready to put your app through its paces.

Ready to take your app to the next level? Dive into Appery.io’s Stripe Shop template today with our free trial period. Experience firsthand the power of low-code app development combined with seamless payment integration.

Need Assistance? If you encounter any roadblocks along the way, fear not! Appery.io offers comprehensive support, including step-by-step tutorials and direct assistance through the Get Help link in the App Builder. We’re here to ensure your success every step of the way.

Stay Informed Stay up-to-date with the latest tips, tricks, and tutorials by subscribing to our YouTube channel. Join our community of developers and unlock your app development potential with Appery.io.

Conclusion: With Appery.io’s Stripe Shop template, mastering Stripe integration has never been easier. Follow these steps, and you’ll be well on your way to building a feature-rich shopping app that delights users and drives business success. Happy coding!

Hey there, friends!

🌟 We are back again with yet another fun and informative dive into the world of Appery.io. If you’ve been hanging out with us for a while, you know we’ve already covered some pretty cool features, like user registration via SMS and beefing up security with two-factor authentication. What’s on the agenda today, you ask? We’re going to get our hands dirty by adding a custom database collection to our Appery.io App Starter project. It’s going to be epic, trust me! So buckle up, and let’s roll.

Kickstarting Your Database Collection

First off, we need a sweet spot to keep all our app data cozy and organized. Here’s the lowdown on setting up your very own database collection:

• Jump into your Appery.io account and open your project.
• Click your way to the database tab and say hi to your Starter_DB.
• Feeling adventurous? Let’s create a new collection by hitting “Create new collection” and teasing it with a catchy name (like “Tasks”).
• Don’t forget to tick the “Secure collection” box under “Security and Permissions” for that extra layer of protection. Because, of privacy, right?
• Save those settings, then shake things up a bit by adding some columns: name, date, priority, and userId.

Tweaking the App to Perfection

With our database set up, let’s give our app some flair:

1. Page Creation Fun – Need more pages? Easy! Duplicate an existing one and dub it “Tasks”. It’s like magic, but you’re the wizard.
2. Jazzing Up the Tasks Page – Time to get creative. Tweak your page to reflect your shiny new database. Think of it as giving your app a mini-makeover.
3. Design Time – Head over to the DESIGN tab and let your inner artist loose. Rename stuff, add cool Text components for dates and priorities, and have a blast while you’re at it.

Making Tasks a Breeze

Let’s ensure adding or tweaking tasks is smooth as butter:

• Clone a page for task management, and simply call it “Task.” Slick, huh?
• Update labels and fields to make sure they’re talking about the right stuff—dates, priorities, you name it.

The Grand Finale: Testing and Tweaking

All set? Let’s hit that TEST button and take your masterpiece for a spin. Register or log in (if you haven’t already) and try adding some tasks. Edit them, delete them, dance with them – it’s your party!

After your testing fiesta, don’t forget to check your database to see your beautiful tasks resting there. It’s like sending your kids off to college – so proud, yet so emotional.

And That’s a Wrap

Look at you, rocking the Appery.io scene with your custom database collection! Keep playing with it, mix things up, and find what makes your app heart sing.

I hope you had as much fun reading this as I had writing it. If you dig what we’re doing, smash that subscribe button and hang with us for more app-building adventures. Catch you on the flip side, and thanks a gazillion for watching! 🚀✨

Appery.io was initially designed for creating mobile apps of the enterprise level, but at the same time, it is so intuitively simple and flexible that even elementary school students can use it!

Some days ago we got the news so positive and inspiring that we can’t help sharing it with you: one of our users is officially the winner of the 2022 DCSD Virtual Technology Fair!

Dhwanil Dalal, a student of the Dunwoody Elementary School, GA won the 1st PRIZE in the Mobile Apps category with his app created with Appery.io and was selected for the state level competitions! According to the 2022 DCSD Virtual Technology Fair Committee, all the submitted projects from Elementary, Middle, and High schools around the district were judged on documentation, functionality, creativity, understanding, and intended purpose.

The project of this talented kid, Hobby explorer, created with our visual App Builder is actually a platform intended for students who are looking for teachers to support them in their hobbies like music, dance, Rubik’s cube, etc. in their nearest area and can help making useful connections.

Thanks to Dhwanil, Appery.io is now on the list of the recommended tools in the Mobile Apps category of the Georgia Educational Student Technology Competition (GASTC).

Interestingly, that we could have never learned about this great story of success of this little but very talented boy if one of our users hadn’t written to us with the news that his son had used the Appery.io platform to build the project for his school competition. What is more: the kid managed to create the project using our 2-week Trial subscription and when the trial period came to an end the happy farther reached out to us asking for a discount to support the kid in the next round of competition.

No need to say that we were happy to extend the subscription for free as it is an honor for us, at Appery.io to support our users commited to create apps that make our world a better place to live in and succeed in doing that! Of course we couldn’t but ask the family if we could share this story of success and inspiration with you and got their consent.

And now, when the boy is invited to participate in the virtual GASTC – 2022 Georgia Virtual Student Technology Competition and is making his best getting ready for the next round it’s high time for all of us to say:

Keeping our fingers crossed for you, Dhwanil!

Have you ever wondered what low-code app development pitfalls might get in the way of your product becoming successful? And what can be done to avoid them? Actually, it would be true to say that most, if not all of low-code developers have.

Well, some good news is that you can now find some of the answers to such questions in a new brand-neutral, yet highly informative article from two Appery.io people: Eldar Chernitsky,  head of product at Appery.io, and Alexander Ancipov,  head of development at Appery.io.

Please follow the link to read the post “3 major low-code app development pitfalls and how to avoid them” published by Software Development Times, a leading monthly magazine for Software and Development Managers, DevOps teams, Test & QA professionals, and CIO’s.

A Progressive Web App (PWA) is the most cost-effective way to go on the market fast with a mobile app. It can help dramatically save on development and maintenance if you compare a PWA with a native app. PWAs take advantage of the open standards offered by web browsers to provide the benefits of a rich mobile experience.

Sample PWA

This sample Appery.io PWA developed in 16 hours looks like a native app and can work offline.

Native-like mobile experience

Surf over in iOS Safari or Android Chrome to https://pizza-pwa.app.appery.io/ and add the opened page to your phone’s home screen to create a seamless native-like mobile experience.

Please note that changing the demo database content is disabled.

Working offline

A service worker (a script staying behind the scene) uses a cache mechanism to manage HTTP requests. Opening the app for the first time online saves all the data on to the device automatically. When offline, searching and listing stay fully functional effortlessly. (Please note that iOS 11.4.1 provides limited support of this feature.)

Programming a PWA

Making a PWA is as easy as 1, 2, 3 with Appery.io‘s support for the development of Ionic 3, Ionic 1, and JQuery apps. Just pick the Ionic 3 option to start developing a PWA. To review or reuse the sample Pizza PWA download this zip archive. The demo app consists of:

• HTML5 pages
• A service worker
• An Appery.io Mongo database
• A JSON-based manifest

After restoring it into Appery.io, make sure that the app refers to a valid database, and the appropriate plug-in is installed. Once all these steps are taken care of, run the building process. Voilà, the demo app is ready for testing.

Testing a PWA

Google published a checklist that breaks down all the things that are important in order to develop a basic PWA. And, the checklist shows you how to go further to make a truly advanced PWA, one that provides a more meaningful offline experience and reaches interactivity even faster, along with other improvements.

For verification of many items on this checklist, Google suggests using the Lighthouse tool.

In addition, the following tools can be utilized to validate some items on the checklist:

• Selenium and other WebDriver-based frameworks
• Headless browser tools like Google puppeteer, PhantomJS, and JSDom
• Appium and Espresso

Are you up to developing a PWA? Then start using Appery.io for FREE!