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These apps are as good as the overall functionality that you require. Goodbarber is probably the better choice overall amongst the two. Goodbarber has more options when it comes to making design changes and also has many different templates you can choose from. Appypie well sucks. The interface for making design changes is very basic so you can just take a basic designer course to learn to apply your ideas using the interface of goodbarber. As far as the backend is concerned there are quite a few options that you can browse through. Creating logins, integration with databases etc are pretty much taken care off. So if your goal is to develop good prototypes for your business idea for basic fitness apps etc. good barber should be fine. You can use good barber possibly for a longer life cycle if you could hire and outsource the work to developers in Eastern europe to add some additional basic functionalities to your app within the platform. At the end however, it will come to the idea and how you want it to be executed. I hope this answers your question. If you have any further let me know.
These tools are usually good for getting started if you don’t have the skills. As you gain traction you should look more into hiring a developer. If using one of the tools I’d make sure that it will be easy for someone that can code to jump in and make needed changes.
AppyPie is a good service to use. They have many integrations and you can apply your own code to advance their choices.
Appy Pie is a fantastic app-development tool that allows you to build apps in less than 10 minutes on your Android or iOS device as well as on your desktop. It provides a multitude of features such as Drag and drop updates and app analytics for helping you create apps easily. It also comes with 24/7 customer support on e-mail, chat, and call to help users deal with any potential issues that come up during app development. Good Barber is another DIY no-code app development tool that has been creating all the right noises with its hassle-free user experience. It lets you make iOS, Android, and powerful web apps on the go with IP protection. With Good Barber, one can create apps for all screen sizes without the use of any programming language.
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