Hi. I want to make a simple Android app but I have no programming experience.
I want to make an app that categorizes Android games and I choose the games in each category. It's basically like a list of games in different categories and they lead to the game page on the Google Play Store.
How hard would it be to make an app like this for someone with no coding/programming knowledge? And any tips on what I should learn in order to make this app?
phoenixbluex said:
Hi. I want to make a simple Android app but I have no programming experience.
I want to make an app that categorizes Android games and I choose the games in each category. It's basically like a list of games in different categories and they lead to the game page on the Google Play Store.
How hard would it be to make an app like this for someone with no coding/programming knowledge? And any tips on what I should learn in order to make this app?
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You can do it yourself very easily using a tool such as WiziApp.
You will need a Wordpress blog where you can install plugins (therefore wordpress.com is excluded, but any cheap shared hosting would be enough), add the game categories as blog categories, and then add games. Wiziapp would then generate an app for you. Data is taken online, so a permament Internet connection is required while using your app. But this should be no problem for you because you want people to go to Google Play anyway.
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See what your friends are AppTo!
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Brilliant idea!
This is the first app discovery engine I know that lets you see the relevant statistics of your friends usage.
You do not have to spend your time on creating apps recommendations - just keep installing and using them and let the automatic statistics mechanism of AppTo do the work for you.
Great android application
Simply install it, Invite your friends and let it work for you! Beware: looking for trending apps and following the list of popular applications among your friends is addictive
Since I started using it I am alomst always familiar with intersting Apps even before they are published or discussed.
I also like the ability to write comment on an app and it will be notified to my friends only.
A very useful and high-quality application. Thank you!
Ok you put time and effort into your games or apps but still cant seem to get downloads. You might even see a game or app similar to yours but for some reason they are charting but your not. There are over 100,000 developers and over a million apps on googleplay. What are they doing that your not?
1) Website- I see a lot of developers that have a single blog page for all their apps. Look at the format of google play and match your website as close as you can to what google play has. Why? Customers are use to a certain format and like things that look familiar . Think like a customer when building a website and put the same effort as you were in programming your apps.
2)Social Networking-Make a twitter and facebook account. Any app release you have or updates post them.You can even interact with customers and get feedback directly from them. Use this as a tool to learn from real people and adjust your game or app based on feedback.
3)Make Niche Apps- There is no way indie developers can match the power of big companies. Rather than try to take on gameloft or EA focus on niche apps. Small apps like car locators or how to cook books. Small apps like these have been know to get more downloads vs making a game going against a bigger company. Small focused apps or simple games with great graphics can draw people to your app.
4)Post in Forums- Post your game or app in several forums. Be careful as many forums are not really indie friendly. Most forums have a section where you can post games or apps away from where regular forum users cant see. Also you might run into jealous developers who have nothing better to do then degrade your game. Post in several forums to bring in users but remember this is only a small part of your marketing efforts. This forums is very developer friendly though.
5)Rate Me Button- In your apps your should have a rate me button and a googleplay button that points to only your apps in google play. You can also have a button to your website to give the customer a more personal touch.
6) Paid vs. Free- I would suggest you make 4 to 5 free apps before making a paid app. Most customers do not want to pay and only enjoy free apps. You can make a paid version but be warned if you make a paid version users might
1) uninstall the free version
2)buy the paid version
3)refund the paid version but keep the apk on thier device
4) Now they have the paid version for free.
I will make another how to market your android apps part 2 soon. Till then good luck with your games and apps.
These are helpful tips seeing as me and a friend just released our first app a month ago, thanks!
yoshihat said:
These are helpful tips seeing as me and a friend just released our first app a month ago, thanks!
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Your welcome hope your friends apps does well
Hello everyone,
My name is Marcos Alba and I'm the co-founder of a collective gambling platform called SocialBets. As you know, gambling apps are not allowed in Google Play and we are figuring out the best way of distributing the app among our users. So far, we are considering these options (ordered by preference):
1 - Stub app that allows to download the complete version. The idea is to upload to Google Play the complete app eliminating the payment process and at some point allow users to download the complete app and explain them the process step-by-step.
2 - Upload the app to some other marketplace: Amazon Appstore, etc.
3 - Place a link with the apk in our website.
Which option do you think is best? Do you know any other way of doing this?
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Marcos
If you are thinking about developing your own game, learning app, animation... - then try GameStylus.
Why? GameStylus is a free engine to run your app + on-line editor where you can create your app. How? You can see it in this video:
It was primarily designed for point and click adventure games, but can be easily used for learning apps, animation apps and many other types of apps for Android (2.2+)
Any app you create in GameStylus editor can be run in GameStylus app, which is free (no ads).
GameStylus supports multiple languages.
If you want to create apk file, you just contact GameStylus and they will discuss the terms with you (Free game? Then you can expect free services now...).
How the final apps look like? Here is just one example: Mutants vs The Chosen: Hijack - free adventure game (no ads, no registration)
If you don't want to install it, take a look at this video:
More apps are linked from the one mentioned above - and you can see them at GameStylus web site as well.
Thank you for any feedback!
Is there a site where people mod old/dead games to be playable offline? I miss a few games I used to play, no longer available, and wanted to know if anyone knows a place where modders have messed with old apps to remove the server connectivity from them?
Is this too ambitious of a dream? I don't know how hard it would be to remove that particular component of a game, probably not very easy, I'd imagine.
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Is there a site where people mod old/dead games to be playable offline? I miss a few games I used to play, no longer available, and wanted to know if anyone knows a place where modders have messed with old apps to remove the server connectivity from them?
Is this too ambitious of a dream? I don't know how hard it would be to remove that particular component of a game, probably not very easy, I'd imagine.
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There is this one site I know of, however it violates the terms of service I believe if I send you a link. Besides, a lot of those 3rd party app stores which have free apps may contain malware, I only use them on a dummy phone. If you are trying to play games such as angry birds then yea you can play it offline. If you are trying to play a game and want to remove ads, I remember lukcy-patcher was good for it. If you wanna play a game such as super mario run, then that is not possible since that game requires you to be connected online since nintendo doesn't want this type of behavior.
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There is this one site I know of, however it violates the terms of service I believe if I send you a link. Besides, a lot of those 3rd party app stores which have free apps may contain malware, I only use them on a dummy phone. If you are trying to play games such as angry birds then yea you can play it offline. If you are trying to play a game and want to remove ads, I remember lukcy-patcher was good for it. If you wanna play a game such as super mario run, then that is not possible since that game requires you to be connected online since nintendo doesn't want this type of behavior.
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I'm aware of the malware many sites that distribute APKs are plagued with, I virustotal every APK before installing, if I do elect to download from a seedy site at all.
As for what I'm looking for, like I said in my original post, I'm looking for playable versions of games that are dead, and removed from service and mainstream distribution. Games like Tekken Card and Evilbane. Both of these games used to be playable without a connection, you'd just earn less rewards for in-game missions if you weren't connected to servers. I just want to find a way to play them again, as the servers are offline for those games and other games like them.