Best Way to Develop A Simple App?

[daniel178]

Hello,

I am a total novice. However, I'd like to develop a simple timecard app for Android, specifically targeted like the apps below.

Wrap Time - Time Card for Film Crews iPhone App Download on Appato
Crew Time Card - iPhone App

These only exist for Apple products, though. What is the easiest, most straight-forward (Windows-based) software for creating such an app? I've heard of something called Eclipse...? Or something from Google?
(oh, and this is just something for myself, really)

Thanks!

 

[PolarPete]

Im using like man others eclipse. Check out this site:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/bundle.html

You basicly have all the info you need at:
http://developer.android.com

Good luck!

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Android Central Forums

 

[Appventive]

If you're new to coding, you might want to check out MIT App Inventor. It provides a graphical interface for creating apps and should work well for the kinds of apps you want to make. Note however that when I last used App Inventor (back when it was still owned by Google), it was not possible to publish the apps in the Market. I don't know if this is stil the case.

Good luck!
Steve

 

[Tweeky99]

I agree with the last post. App Inventor is considerably easier to use. Having said that, it's still not easy and you'll have to invest a lot of time working through the various tutorials that are out there for it. There is a good community there for you too though, just look for support on the MIT AI website and it'll take you to a Google Group. In my experience they are very helpful.

 

[Dima Nilsen]

Seems to be an old thread.. but anyway. People often ask me: how to start develop the native android app? my answer is always: first learn Java.

 

[Dima Nilsen]

Of course you could always look into direction cross-platform development. But to start learning java is a good start IMHO