Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
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Re: Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
#2Hey HN, we're really excited to announce Propeller. It's the absolute best tool for non-technical folks to build mobile apps for themselves or their businesses.
All of the other "app builder" tools are limited to prototyping UI or generate really subpar webview-based experiences. We're going to change that by letting you build fast, native apps and will store the data you care about.
Would love to hear your thoughts!
Re: Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
#3This looks VERY cool, might be exactly what I'm looking for. Just signed up for beta access!
Re: Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
#4Hey HN, we're really excited to announce Propeller. It's the absolute best tool for non-technical folks to build mobile apps for themselves or their businesses. All of the other "app builder" tools are limited to prototyping UI or generate really subpar webview-based experiences. We're going to change that by letting you build fast, native apps and will store the data you care about. Would love to hear your thoughts!
There's definitely a need for this. Right now I'm around 50% the way through building a web app version of what I need, which will either be "good enough" or just serve as a prototype.
If my v1 isn't native my v2 will be, but I'd rather just go for it with a tool like this.
Re: Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
#5Small Biz is screaming for this type of thing. A lot of diy'ers that will learn how to use a tool, but not how to code.
nice one, signed up for the beta, can't wait to try it.
Re: Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
#6I signed up and will be eager to try. However, you have a lot of competition, so I'll really be looking for some big differentiators. Good luck!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtROtg3duDfzdFp...
Re: Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
#7You have only a couple elements to drag on your landing page (killer landing page demo BTW) -- but how many more elements will you have? Transitions/new pages/ maps? etc...
The check-list demo is really cool, but I would suggest adding another app type.
What is the business model? I would love to see womething where I can create a native app through your platform - but if I want to extend it with more complex features and functions I can work with your team and get those quoted and pay you to add thingsthat would require more coding.
This will allow many people to incrementally pay to get the app they are trying to build.
Let me in!
Re: Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
#8Really cool, can't wait to see this evolve.
Re: Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
#9You have only a couple elements to drag on your landing page (killer landing page demo BTW) -- but how many more elements will you have? Transitions/new pages/ maps? etc... The check-list demo is really cool, but I would suggest adding another app type. What is the business model? I would love to see womething where I can create a native app through your platform - but if I want to extend it with more complex feature…
Yup, we have more elements in the full builder right now, but we kept the demo limited for aesthetics. More data entry types, more types of media, other goodies :) You won't be able to make anything under the sun, but what you can make will look and feel top notch.
There's lots of monetization models we could use, and part of the reason we're doing the current beta is to find out what makes sense for us. Doing specific tweaks to individual apps is on the table, but it's not as appealing because it's hard to scale and keep the quality high.
Re: Show HN: Propeller - Create native mobile apps, just drag and drop
#10You have only a couple elements to drag on your landing page (killer landing page demo BTW) -- but how many more elements will you have? Transitions/new pages/ maps? etc... The check-list demo is really cool, but I would suggest adding another app type. What is the business model? I would love to see womething where I can create a native app through your platform - but if I want to extend it with more complex feature…
Yup, we have more elements in the full builder right now, but we kept the demo limited for aesthetics. More data entry types, more types of media, other goodies :) You won't be able to make anything under the sun, but what you can make will look and feel top notch. There's lots of monetization models we could use, and part of the reason we're doing the current beta is to find out what makes sense for us. Doing specif…
You might want to consider making it clear that there is more than the demo shows. The demo is great but I was under the impression that I was looking at the full version and quickly discounted it thinking I need more tools than that. I think just a line of copy explaining that would be helpful.
Awesome demo btw.