Google AppMaker was a low-code development environment. App Maker is included with G Suite Business and Enterprise editions, as well as with G Suite for Education. It was discontinued in early 2021.
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TrueContext
Score9 out of 10
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TrueContext (formerly ProntoForms) provides an enterprise-level low-code field-focused application. The solution is used to create apps and forms to collect and analyze field data with smartphones and tablets – either as a standalone solution or as a mobile front-end to enterprise systems of record.
$25
per month per license (billed annually)
Pricing
Google App Maker (discontinued)
TrueContext
Editions & Modules
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Essentials
$25
per month per license (billed annually)
Advanced
$45
per month per license (billed annually)
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Volume discounts available
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google App Maker (discontinued)
TrueContext
Free Trial
No
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Yes
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
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More Pricing Information
Features
Google App Maker (discontinued)
TrueContext
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Google App Maker (discontinued) and TrueContext
Feature
Google App Maker (discontinued)
9.3
1 Ratings
10% above category average
TrueContext
-
Ratings
Visual Modeling
8.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces
9.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Platform Security
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Platform User Management
9.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reusability
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Platform Scalability
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Survey Format & Appearance
Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Google App Maker (discontinued) and TrueContext
Feature
Google App Maker (discontinued)
-
Ratings
TrueContext
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Custom logo/branding
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Survey Content
Comparison of Survey Content features of Google App Maker (discontinued) and TrueContext
Feature
Google App Maker (discontinued)
-
Ratings
TrueContext
9.0
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Changes to live survey
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Question design help
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Multiple question types
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Survey Logic
Comparison of Survey Logic features of Google App Maker (discontinued) and TrueContext
Feature
Google App Maker (discontinued)
-
Ratings
TrueContext
9.0
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Survey logic flexibility
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Survey Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Google App Maker (discontinued) and TrueContext
Feature
Google App Maker (discontinued)
-
Ratings
TrueContext
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Response tracking
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Data export
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Standard reports
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Custom reports
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Analytics
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Survey Administration & Security
Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Google App Maker (discontinued) and TrueContext
Feature
Google App Maker (discontinued)
-
Ratings
TrueContext
9.0
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Access controls
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Compliance
00 Ratings
9.01 Ratings
Survey Distribution
Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Google App Maker (discontinued) and TrueContext
App Maker is exceptionally strong when you need things to just get done, but your internal development team has a full queue. Or maybe you don't even have an internal development team! If you need a check-in system, an applicant tracking system, an office cleaning checklist with notifications and reports, etc. you can use App Maker to throw something together and make sure your team can use it. You can also collaborate on it, so teams can make this part of their process improvement goals.
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Prontoforms is suited for complicated business needs that are able to integrate seamlessly into one of the out-of-the-box solutions available. For simple recording to a spreadsheet, pdf, word document, database, etc. without any additional integrations, better (and in some cases free) solutions may work. For custom integrations, cost and effort may get expensive.
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Minimal coding experience required. Javascript is a must-have, but the documentation is excellent, and once you're past the learning curve, it's great!
Great WYSIWYG editor. It's easy to see the layout and still have deep control over what you're putting together.
Excellent integrations with G Suite. There are methods built-in that allow you to easily authenticate and work with the G Suite APIs.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Definitely not for beginners. App Maker certainly isn't usable by "everybody," but it's excellent for those who are willing to learn and get their hands dirty!
Experienced developers will have issues. The target user is someone who doesn't want to (or know how to) use something like App Engine or Kubernetes. People with more experience will certainly see limitations and find it difficult to use to the fullest extent.
Data sources can be iffy to manage. It used to be that App Maker would use a sheet or "Drive table" as a data source, but it now requires a GCP data source like CloudSQL.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
As Prontoforms markets itself as a low code, user-friendly drag and drop solution, it definitely excels in the area of user experience. While those who are more on the technical side will appreciate the standard options available as part of its custom integration tools. The learning curve has never been an issue.
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App Maker is a very "do it yourself" platform. There is a huge amount of documentation and plenty of examples to begin learning, plus a vast community support through StackOverflow that can assist anywhere that you're stuck, but the great thing is that it's all up to you. If there are specific features that don't work, Google is always there to help troubleshoot.
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The customer support for pronto forms was great for me in the only instance that I have had to use it. I called the phone number for ProntoForms customer support, they were quick with the correct answer for me and very reassuring.
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App Maker is really kind of new in its own space. We haven't seen the level of functionality, nor the deep integrations, with anything else. It can replace a lot of products, and we've seen it in place in many applications across our organization, so it's been able to reduce our spend on products that offer specific functionality and still need to be customized.
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We looked for versatility of product and cost effectiveness when trying to choose vendors. Even though the product can be set up by the user or administrator, the more complex parts of the form required help to be done right. Vendors needed to be able to offer their services to get this done in a timely fashion. ProntoForms hit all the marks. We looked at other vendors and they just couldn't replicate or form closely enough.
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We have seen a reduction in time spent on manual processes by being able to automate functions in Google Sheets, take input with special functionality, and have App Maker do the work for us.
We have seen the internal development queue decrease, which allows us to focus on larger projects that couldn't be handled by App Maker.
We have seen ownership and process improvements increase in certain departments, as they are able to get to work themselves.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info