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Hey there, fellow app builders! We’ve got some exciting news for you – we’ve just updated our Appery.io Education Guide to help you take your app-building skills to the next level.

At Appery.io, we care about our users and want to make sure you have the best experience possible. That’s why we’ve invested in upgrading our Education Guide, and now it’s your turn to invest in your app-building potential.

Our Education Guide is packed with short, yet detailed, videos that are organized into four units: Intro, Advanced Editor, App Logic, and Appery Database. These videos are designed to teach you everything you need to know about developing with Appery.io and are now fully updated to correspond with the latest changes we’ve made to our product.

We know that staying on top of product updates can be tough, but we also know that a good educational course on a software product is one that keeps up with the changes, no matter how difficult it may be. We’ve made sure to include all of the latest features and UI changes in our updated Appery.io Education Guide so that you can rest assured that what you see in the tutorial videos is exactly what you’ll get when you start building your first-ever mobile app.

So what are you waiting for? Check out our updated Education Guide and take your app-building skills to the next level!

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!

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.

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!

We are happy to share a piece of great news announcing that Appery.io has been awarded two more prizes as the best SaaS Low-code development product globally and recognized as

• Top 10 Highly Rated Software in Low Code Development Platforms for Q3 2022

and

• Top 10 Most Popular Software in Low Code Development Platforms for Q3 2022: 

Both awards were showcased on our SaaSworthy profile so you are welcome to check it out!

We greatly appreciate this acknowledgement of our contribution and would like to use this opportunity to say thanks to you, our Appery.io community, as we could not have done it without your incredible support and valuable feedback.

You are awesome! This is you that will motivate us to continue working hard to make you low-code development more enjoyable and productive!

Happy developing!

PS: And if you are still not with us, join our community and try building your first mobile app for free:

We are excited to announce our new, May 2022, release reintroducing our upgraded Appery.io Tester app, with a brand new feature, Live Debug. We’re confident our Appery.io community is going to love it!

First thing first – our Appery.io Mobile Testing Tool:

This smart and handy testing app is live again and available for download from the App Store and/or Google Play. You’ll enjoy quick and effortless testing of your Appery.io apps on iOS and/or Android devices without needing to rebuild and then reinstall them each time a minor change is made.

Some time ago we closed our Appery.io Tester app support on both stores but our long-term users were emailing us requesting we bring back this handy and simple mobile app testing tool – offering encouraging positive feedback on the tool, and expressing disappointment that we’d removed it. And, as it has always been with Appery.io – 1) you asked … 2) we listened … and 3) … we acted!

Appery.io users who’ve already had a chance to use our testing app will undoubtedly welcome the upgraded version, but those who are fairly new to Appery.io and the Appery.io Tester app, really must read on… If your app has integrated API using native device features, there is no way it can be tested in the desktop web browser, so the only option is (sorry, was, as you now have two terrific options) to export the app by rebuilding its binary and then reinstall the app on the device – just to see how the updated UI and/or added functionality will look like and behave.

From now on, thanks to Appery.io testing tool, you will no longer need to rebuild and then reinstall the app each time a change is made – all you need to do is download and install the app from App Store and/or Google Play, run it on your device and click the SCAN button to scan the QR code you generated in our app builder.

As a bonus, you are free to organize the history of your tests and/or review the sample apps built with Appery.io.

Voilà! Isn’t testing your hybrid mobile app(s) so much easier now?

New Live Debug Feature

Another really great feature, Live Debug, has been added to our App Builder for testing and/or debugging your apps.

This is a game-changing feature for those users who, when developing with our platform, are going on a large scale with importing different custom Cordova plug-ins into their apps, but then having issues testing the complicated app functionality.

Before, you needed to 1) get the app version done, 2) export your app 3) install the app on the device, and only then 4) test it. This was a time-consuming and very tedious process that sometimes needed repeating multiple times until the intended result was achieved.

But now, we are happy to say that this irritating ordeal is a thing of the past! With the new version you only have to select the Live Debug build type (available for both iOS and Android) under the Project > App settings tab (or simply select both), save the app and export your project.

That’s it! The app binary can now be installed on the device and this procedure will NOT have to be repeated every time you modify the application in the app builder. Isn’t that a huge improvement to your development routine? We really hope this is a rhetorical question.

PS: A minor but very handy feature has been added to our app builder that will make it even more comfortable to use, and easily adjustable to different monitor sizes – now, you can switch the PROPERTIES panel views between 2 Panels, 1 Column or Tabs modes:

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!

Hi everyone!

We are thrilled to announce that last weekend, another Appery.io release successfully went live!

Let’s take a minute and look at the introduced features and check out how useful they are.

These include:

• Updated Disabled, Visible and Validation properties for the Ionic 5 UI components set;
• Improvements to working with variables;
• SendGrid and Mailgun Server Code plugins updates. We have also provided you with sample apps instructions for both SendGrid and Mailgun as well as with other relating documents so that you could start testing them yourself;
• Encoding to base64 is widely used for Basic authentication and it is now added to the Appery.io system libraries along with decoding, just in case. Check them out here for more details;
• Downloading file(s) from Media Manager;
• An extension on the set of icons that can be applied for iOS Apps binary:

• A modification to the Reorder component, so it is now easy to move and interact with components immediately after adding them:

That’s all for now, but stay tuned! We have more ideas on how to fulfill all of your Appery.io wish lists!

Dear Appery.io Community!

We are excited to announce a new, no-code era for Appery.io!

From now on, you are free to try out something brand new, something that will definitely change the way you develop yet so much easy to use: Appery.io Templates!

With this release, we are introducing our first series of ready-to-go templates. Now, you can enjoy the versatility and power of the Appery.io platform without even writing a single line of code; all our templates are fully functioning, so all you need to do is select the template you want and hit the Create button.

Just like that, you’ll find yourself inside a ready-made app, which you’ll be able to test in a browser right away. You can also go even further and export it to check on your device:

But wait, there’s even more!

Any of the offered templates can be easily customized according to your personal preferences! You are free to rename the app and modify its UI and/or behavior, and it’s so easy that you’ll have a brand-new, unique application in no time at all!

Customizing the templates is fun and will not require any special coding experience or advanced development knowledge.

Using Appery.io Templates is a great opportunity to get a highly-functional, professional-looking mobile app without needing to troubleshoot the debris of long pieces of code slogging through long hours of trial and error.

And last but not least: to make your first-hand experience of customizing templates even more positive and successful, we have prepared step-by-step instructional videos and detailed tutorials for more ideas for your personalized applications:

Meditation & Sleep App: the app to help in practicing self-guided meditations or relaxation techniques.

Quiz App: can be used to build professional-looking quizzes that can be taken on any device.

CheckList App: use it for creating checklists with reminders and for tracking daily activities.

Duties App:  a simple yet efficient duties management app so that all your daily routine tasks can be easily arranged.

And, of course, stay tuned – more templates are coming soon!