appsbar Launches The New appsbar.com Free Online Tool for Building and Publishing Smart Phone and Tablet apps

NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- appsbar -- appsbar.com, the free-to-use resource for creating and publishing tablet and Smart Phone apps went live today as a new resource for anyone to build and publish apps faster and easier.

Following a one-year beta period, appsbar has emerged as an easier and faster tool for anyone to build robust and dynamic apps for their small business, non-profit, or whatever they're passionate about.  The changes unveiled today give users access to a more intuitive online interface where even the least tech-savvy among us can develop a professional-level app.

Already used by more than 100,000 app builders, and ranked as the largest app developer in Google Play, appsbar founder Scott Hirsch said the all new appsbar is continuing to redefine how apps are built and used.

"The app development community, including everyday app builders and the most influential app platforms, has embraced appsbar as the next step in a very short evolution of app development," said appsbar founder Scott Hirsch.  "Apps have rapidly become the way we connect with our friends and fans, and the businesses and brands we support. Today we delivered appsbar as a new resource for anyone to use that will further expand the definition and purpose of app development."

Since its launch in May 2011, appsbar has grown to a community of app builders, whose individual apps average 900 downloads within the first few days. Thousands of musicians, small businesses, educators, non-profits and more have developed apps that have been launched more than 10 million times.

appsbar's significant behind-the-screen changes have improved app platform acceptance rates, made it easier for people to understand how to make an app, and further refined the tools for anyone to build crisper looking apps.  By reducing the number of steps and more clearly explaining the path toward building and publish an app, users now spend half as long building a professional-quality mobile app.

Anyone can join the appsbar community with an email address and an idea. Users can start with an assortment of 37 ready-to-use modules covering a wide variety of special interest apps such as bands, non-profits, restaurants and more. Users can also start from scratch to make a highly-personalized app using countless combinations of colors, text, video, images, and sounds to share what they're passionate about.

Digi, appsbar's robot app "wizard," walks the builder through each step of the process. Users can upload their own images and videos, or choose from appsbar's well-stocked library. Users can connect the app to their social networks, build in RSS feeds, or design and deliver real-time digital coupons.  Builders can share catalogues of merchandise through their app, share and sell digital music, and of course deliver the app across social networks and email. After the user hits the "publish" button, appsbar tests it to make sure everything looks good and functions well before submitting it to app platforms for approval. The apps are automatically optimized for use on the most popular mobile devices. Once approved by appsbar and app platforms, the apps are published to the most popular app platforms. The builder gets an email at every step of the testing and approval process to let them know if something isn't working right or that the app has been published. The builder can log-in to their appsbar account at any time to update or change their app.

"As apps and the devices we use them on continue to evolve and permeate every aspect of our personal and professional lives, app users themselves are defining the direction," Hirsch said. "The appsbar ability to publish apps across any device, any website, and of course Facebook, is giving even the least tech-savvy among us a way to take part in one of the greatest tech revolutions ever."

appsbar's continued dedication to building a tool for anyone to build and publish apps has led appsbar to become the dominate developer of Android apps, with more than 12,000 titles published to Google Play which have reached a staggering 10 million launches. appsbar-built apps are automatically optimized for iOS devices, too, and before the builder's app is even in an app market, an appsbar user can send the address of the HTML5 app to anyone with an iOS device where it can be download and used as a fully-functional, dynamic app that acts like a native iOS app.

Every appsbar app is optimized to be shared across websites that support HTML5 programming (that's just about all of them, including Facebook). Once the app builder hit's "publish" on their creation, they get instructions on how to immediately start sharing the app on their own websites and social networks – even before it's published to an app platform.

appsbar's turn-key solution for building apps opens the world of app development to everyone as more device and operating systems adapt to the public's demand for apps, including Windows Phone and BlackBerry. As those platforms build out their own strategies for deploying apps, appsbar's HTML5 apps are already optimized to work like native apps on their operating systems.

For more information and to join the appsbar conversations, go to www.facebook.com/appsbar or @appsbar on Twitter.  

Media contact:
Joe McGurk for appsbar at [email protected], +1-212-896-1231

About appsbar
appsbar is an online resource for anyone to build and publish free apps. Launched in 2011, appsbar fills the gap between over-simplified apps and costly, professionally-produced apps. Developed by Scott Hirsch and Appsbar Inc., it has grown into a community of everyday app developers and opened the way for businesses and people to engage with friends and brands online. For company information and partnership opportunities, visit www.facebook.com/appsbar or www.appsbar.com.

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