


WordPress is free, and not in the same way as the free plans from some other website creators. It began in 2003 as an offshoot of a different piece of software, and today it is designed and maintained by a community of volunteer programmers. I have 4 separate accounts on WordPress and set them up so that my Coldstreams account can update any of the blogs, including this one.WordPress is a piece of freeware that has become the most popular website building tool on the whole internet. Since I moved the web site from my own server over to the WordPress platform, you will often see posts authored by “Coldstreams”, or sometimes “AppinventorPlus”, rather than my name, EdwardM, that appeared on the old web site. Their lead architect also has a blog including this tutorial on how to use their components to access the web, camera and upload photos to a server using App Builder. I’ve played a bit with the “free” version but I could see buying a monthly subscription to access several of their enhanced features. The company behind AppBuilder also does custom app development and mobile web site development.Ĭlick on their “Tell me more” button, and then page down to see the description of features and services, and subscription options. You can set up your free account at the Appy Builder web site or sign up for a subscription account with added features.ĪppyBuilder is based on MIT App Inventor – if you know how to use App Inventor, you’ll find AppyBuilder very easy to use. There is also a free version that operates similar to MIT App Inventor.

Some of these features include monetization services that work with advertising networks to display ads with your apps, plus unique features like SQL Lite and the Android Material Design user interface. AppyBuilder is a commercial version of MIT App Inventor that, for a monthly subscription fee, provides access to many additional components and features.
