Creating mobile applications for Android and the iPhone isn?t just for code-writing geeks anymore
MAKE YOUR OWN MOBILE APPS
Easy: App-Building Sites
MOBILE ROADIE (mobileroadie.com)
Cost: $500, plus $29/month
Platform: iPhone
Originally designed for bands, Mobile Roadie lets you publish news, video and music to your app, and it can connect to an online store.
SWEBAPPS (swebapps.com)
Cost: $200?$400, plus $25/month
Platform: iPhone
Make a four-, six- or eight-button app with features like ?Events? and ?Portfolio.? When it?s ready, Swebapps submits it to the App Store.
Medium: App Templates
APPBREEDER (appbreeder.com)
Cost: $95, plus $0?$60/month
Platform: Android, BlackBerry, iPhone
Offering 10 templates plus a custom option,
AppBreeder lets you build, edit, and publish your app with e-mail, geo-location and video options.
MYAPPBUILDER (myappbuilder.com)
Cost: $20, plus $29/month
Platform: iPhone
MyAppBuilder enables you to publish your e-book, music, RSS, Twitter and video content using eight different templates.
Advanced: App Wrapper
PHONEGAP (phonegap.com)
Cost: Free
Platform: Android, BlackBerry, iPhone
PhoneGap allows you to repurpose existing Web-based applications, HTML, CSS and JavaScript into amazing mobile apps, and for multiple platforms at the same time. Unlike the others, it?s not a drag-and-drop tool; you will have to debug your app, fix any errors, and shepherd it through the submission process yourself. But if you don?t mind the extra work, it?s worth it to cover all the mobile-app markets in one fell swoop?for free.
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