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[Explore Stack Internal](https://stackoverflow.co/internal/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=softwarerecs-community&utm_campaign=side-bar&utm_content=explore-teams-compact-popover) # [Easy way to create an Android app](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/4158/easy-way-to-create-an-android-app) [Ask Question](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/ask) Asked 11 years, 8 months ago Modified [11 years, 2 months ago](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/4158/easy-way-to-create-an-android-app/6786?lastactivity "2014-11-18 20:22:08Z") Viewed 235 times This question shows research effort; it is useful and clear 7 Save this question. Show activity on this post. Nowadays, a complete novice can create their dream website in under 30 minutes using drag-n-drop features on sites like [Squarespace](http://www.squarespace.com/) and [Wix](http://www.wix.com/). But if that same novice wants to create an Android app, it'll take them quite a lot more time and effort. I am looking for an program or site where I can go and create an Android app without having to know anything about coding or programming. Things it should do: - Be Free (or relatively cheap) - Have drag-n-drop features for placing items - Not make the user see the apps code if they don't want to see it - Come with some standard app templates to start designing off of - Have the ability to upload app to android store when it is finished - Have an app simulator so you can see how the finished product will work - [android](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/android "show questions tagged 'android'") - [web-apps](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/web-apps "show questions tagged 'web-apps'") [Share](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/q/4158 "Short permalink to this question") Share a link to this question Copy link [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ "The current license for this post: CC BY-SA 3.0") [Improve this question](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/posts/4158/edit) Follow Follow this question to receive notifications [edited Jun 7, 2014 at 0:03](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/posts/4158/revisions "show all edits to this post") [](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/users/107/nick-dickinson-wilde) [Nick Dickinson-Wilde](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/users/107/nick-dickinson-wilde) 7,01544 gold badges3131 silver badges6060 bronze badges asked May 16, 2014 at 17:26 user1086 2 - 1 Drag-and-drop for visuals is easy. For functionality, not so much. Website builders will have a short list of widgets like photo reels that provide basic functionality. You could have something similar in an app, but it wouldn't make any sense in an app. Websites contain content, whereas apps *do things*. Doing things requires writing code. (Websites can of course do things too, and also require writing code and not just site builder tools.) Matthew Read – [Matthew Read](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/users/2916/matthew-read "151 reputation") 2014-05-18 13:49:39 +00:00 [Commented May 18, 2014 at 13:49](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/4158/easy-way-to-create-an-android-app/6786#comment8950_4158) - That's a good point @MatthewRead, I never thought about it like that before user1086 – user1086 2014-05-19 12:41:49 +00:00 [Commented May 19, 2014 at 12:41](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/4158/easy-way-to-create-an-android-app/6786#comment9001_4158) [Add a comment](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/4158/easy-way-to-create-an-android-app/6786 "Use comments to ask for more information or suggest improvements. Avoid answering questions in comments.") \| ## 2 Answers 2 Sorted by: [Reset to default](https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/4158/easy-way-to-create-an-android-app?answertab=scoredesc#tab-top) This answer is useful 5 Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Check out [AppInventor](http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/). It's open source and you just drag and drop puzzle piece shaped blocks of code. Plus, when you're done you can upload your app to Google Play. > Be Free (or relatively cheap) AppInventor is free as in speech and free as in beer which means it's free to use and is open source. > Have drag-n-drop features for placing items You literally drag-n-drop puzzle pieces to build your code. > Not make the user see the apps code if they don't want to see it Uses puzzle pieces to abstract away the code. > Come with some standard app templates to start designing off of AppInventor has [great tutorials](http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/tutorials.html) to get you designing > Have the ability to upload app to android store when it is finished With AppInventor you can upload to Google Play > Have an app simulator so you can see how the finished product will work You can use the emulator to test your creation. Personally I used AppInventor when I was first starting out developing Android apps and I found it a great way to get started. 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Maybe [JQuery Mobile](http://jquerymobile.com/) is what you are looking for. [PhoneGap](http://phonegap.com/) may also be interesting. [Here](http://jquerymobile.com/resources/#Apps) is a list of tools to generate apps from a drag-and-drop interface. I prefer to develop coding by my self so I cannot recommend any specific tool. You will find options from 10 USD per app like <http://www.jqmbuilder.com/build/> I found this too - [AppMint](http://appmint.co/create-app/) - which claims to be free. obs: Again, I've no experience with the graphics builders, but I can confirm that phoneGap and JQM are a good combination to start. 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