AppSheet simplifies and speeds up rapid prototyping for data apps.
April 06, 2022
AppSheet simplifies and speeds up rapid prototyping for data apps.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with AppSheet
We are developing various rapid prototypes and variants for a planned mobile app.
Pros
- I can keep my test data in Google Spreadsheets.
- AppSheet does a good job creating a first "raw" skeleton of a prototype app.
- If you name your data fields in a good way, AppSheet will correctly guess many of your intentions and create some basic infrastructure and artifacts that will save you time.
- AppSheet has enough configuration capabilities to turn a prototype into an "alpha version" of an app that you can use for demos to colleagues etc.
Cons
- AppSheet primarily assumes data are in RDBMS/SQL systems, but it should be technically possible and certainly desirable to keep data in a hybrid data store, e.g. GOOGLE Firebase collections, if/when these are modeled similar to RDBMS tables. (Maybe this is already possible, but it was not obvious to me.)
- The views, esp. "deck" and "card" views, should offer more layout configurations.
- It would help a lot if the "Data" and "UX" menu items would allow a tree-like grouping of the objects.
- Much faster time-to-market for a data app.
- Better discussion and sync with stakeholders at seed stage.
- Faster A/B testing with Alpha Group.
Do you think AppSheet delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with AppSheet's feature set?
Yes
Did AppSheet live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of AppSheet go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy AppSheet again?
Yes
AppSheet Feature Ratings
Using AppSheet
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Creating first "raw" version of prototype from test data.
- Table columns management and cross-linking.
- Basic views setup.
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