The system outputs Objective C for iOS and Java for Android. This move has turned Kinetise from the locked-down but powerful Microsoft Access of the app dev world into something more akin to Visual Studio. Perhaps you’d like to do a security audit on the app before you launch or see how your data is being stored. “We’ve seen numerous builders, developers and founders asking for the source code to whatever apps they build. Creator Piotr Pawlak has simply added a $1,499 source code download option that lets you create your app in their browser-based interface and then click one button to download and deliver the code. Kinetise, who I’ve talked about for years as an interesting alternative to coding your own Android and iOS apps, came to realize that their solution, while powerful, was a little scary for big IT teams. But now app development house Kinetise is offering the best of both worlds.

You can code things yourself and hurt your brain on React Native or you can use a drag-and-drop editor and get locked into one platform forever. The world of mobile development is a hairy one.

Open source drag and drop app builder