Dropsource is a great alternative to building mobile apps with code. No-code development is at least 4-5 times faster and less costly than traditional programming.
Excellent service for apps with external storage with an API and getting better every release. Already comes with several frameworks eg Firebase, but other can be added by exporting a project for Xcode which is really handy. With in-browser testing you don’t need a physical device to test. Absolutely recommend!
I was on the pre launch list of Dropsrource since way before the first beta was released. I lobe this platform and find it's employees very friendly and helpful. They are always adding features that users ask for and answering questions. The biggest downside is that I have a hard time funding projects and finding clients because of it being priced close to other platforms (or maybe people are just too cheap). If you want to build an app for your church or business this is the answer!
We have built solution using Dropsource for IOS and Android native app working with bubble web app and backend. The solution provides an agile environment where changes take minutes and results can be seen by customers less than 1/2 hour. Love it
For my only con, if you switch it to universal then it just works. Easy enough to make your ios app universal. Just need to generate new images assets.
I have 1 app waiting for review that i made entirely with dropsource and added in extras like universal and access to the torch/light. It dropped my production time by 75% for the app portion. The api portion for my app easily integrated which helped a good bit. I have 4 other apps in the pipeline that i will be using with dropsource as well.
Support is top notch, even before i was a paying customer my questions were answered fairly quickly and changes were rolled out as fast as possible.
Cost for the premium apps is cheap for the features you get. I am not a mobile developer but i can hold my own with web development so dropsource was able to bridge that gap for me and get my apps developed quickly.
We used Dropsource to build our native iOS PawBoost app when we did not have the resources available to contract out development or build it ourselves.
As the non-technical half of our team, I had no problem using their editor to build out the visual side of the app. You will need a developer to format your API to Swagger specifications and hook up some logic/events in the app. However, no knowledge of Swift is required.
The Dropsource platform has improved (and continues to improve) considerably since we first started using it more than a year ago. Would definitely recommend for those seeking a low cost way to validate their big idea.
As a bubble user, dropsource really provides a much needed solution and familiar environment for me to create native mobile apps using my bubble backend. Prior to learning about dropsource i was going to wrap my web application in a webview. So this was a breadth of fresh air when i discovered it. My experience so far has been very positive and their support has been great. It's still a work in progress but even with the current version one can still be able to develop a great app. Most of the issues i have, e.g. no redo/undo, no calculations, unexplainable build failures, are all temporary issues i think they're eventually going to address.
If anyone is looking to develop a complex data driving native moble application without wanting to write code (this is also coding but at higher abstraction), i will highly recommend a bubble backend and dropsource frontend.
