{"id":69341,"date":"2015-09-10T17:23:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T17:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/who-says-building-native-apps-has-to-be-challenging\/"},"modified":"2021-02-22T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:04:46","slug":"who-says-building-native-apps-has-to-be-challenging","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/appstudio\/announcements\/who-says-building-native-apps-has-to-be-challenging","title":{"rendered":"Who says building native apps has to be challenging?"},"author":5871,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37101,23261],"tags":[27061,26551,25231,23711,25261,24451],"industry":[],"product":[36621,36611],"class_list":["post-69341","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-field-mobility","tag-crowd-sourcing","tag-crowdsourcing","tag-map-tour","tag-mobile","tag-story-map-tour","tag-web-map","product-appstudio","product-story-maps"],"acf":{"short_description":"AppStudio for ArcGIS is a groundbreaking tool in the GIS app revolution that puts native app development in your hands.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

\"\"<\/a>If you want the best user experience for your maps \u2013 online\/offline use, responsiveness and personalization \u2013 there is nothing like building your own native mobile applications. Traditionally, building native apps has been challenging. First off, you needed to be a developer, and if you\u2019re targeting multiple platforms like iOS, Android and Windows, well things can get pretty costly and time consuming as you have to rebuild the app for each of those platforms.<\/p>\n

But\u2026what if I told you that you could develop beautiful, consumer-friendly native apps for iOS, Android, Windows, OS X, and Linux all in one fell swoop \u2013 getting your maps into the hands of those that need them quickly and easily?<\/p>\n

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Get your maps into the hands of those that need them using AppStudio for ArcGIS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

AppStudio for ArcGIS<\/a> is a groundbreaking tool in the GIS app revolution that puts native app development in your hands \u2013 no matter if you\u2019re a GIS user who doesn\u2019t know how to code, or a tech savvy developer. Focus on making great apps that truly make an impact, instead of worrying about coding and cross platform development.<\/p>\n

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AppStudio for ArcGIS includes a collection of configurable application templates and an array of developer tools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019re new to app development, AppStudio for ArcGIS is available on the web<\/a>. To get you started quickly, it includes a collection of configurable application templates like:<\/p>\n

Quick Report Template<\/strong>
\nProvide a way for your community or staff members to capture observations easily on their devices and share their collections with you. Using the Quick Report template within AppStudio for ArcGIS, you can create citizen engagement apps that empower your users to:<\/p>\n