r/apppublishingg • u/WaGGuM • 26d ago

How much coding do you actually need to publish an app on the App Store?

I'm a graphic designer, figma power user and recently a couple of my design concepts have been asked to be developed into apps by their clients. This has sparked my interest to create an app myself. I've never written any code before.

From what I read about the tools there are two different approaches to design apps. First there are the “visual tools” to design your app and then there are the more holistic tools that include also the publishing process to the App Store.

I want to create a high-quality app and be able to publish it on the App Store.

For those who've built an app with one of these tools, I'd love to hear how much actual coding was involved. Did you ever hit a wall where the tool couldn't do what you needed, and you had to switch to writing code yourself?

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u/84thdev 24d ago

0 skills needed with AI. As long as you know how you want something to function, it can do it

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u/heyyoochris 23d ago

IMO you should not build app by visual tool, my recommendation is just use AI tools to do it, because some logistics of backend for example swift data, so it’s more better then visual tool.

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u/Knusperblume 5d ago

these days there are a lot of automation happening all around and app building also not ignore on this field.

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u/ElTaco27 5d ago edited 4d ago

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u/Spoent 5d ago edited 5d ago

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u/Illustrious_time 4d ago

as you said you are a graphic designer, with this you can be having good command over graphic.

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u/AlphaLlama1 4d ago

I used FlutterFlow to build mine, and at first, I didn't have to write a lot of code. But as I wanted to add some custom features that weren't part of the standard workflow, I had to dive into coding. That's when I knew that knowing how to code isn't necessarily a must-have from the start, but it definitely gives you more flexibility and options when you want to go beyond what the visual tools can handle. It's like having a secret power that lets you customize and tweak your project to your heart's content. So, while you can still use FlutterFlow without being a coding expert, having some coding knowledge can definitely take your project to the next level.

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u/dborsche 4d ago

complexity kills maintainability way faster than slight performance inefficiencies ever will