Quick start, easy to use, but lacks style control
What do you like best?
- I really liked the ease of getting into work. It took me only one day to fully read the official documentation and be aware of the structure of the development environment itself, the structure of the applications being created and the main features.
- I also like that everything is in the browser, that is, there is no need to install anything. Everything is immediately ready for use.
- The created applications are built from ready-made components, which are described in the documentation and some components already have advanced functions that are connected with literally a few settings.
What do you dislike?
- I have a lack of control over the appearance (text size, centering), nor is there any way to do it myself.
- All work happens in the browser, so sometimes it takes all the resources (memory) of the computer.
- Only one level of database queries is supported. That is, there is no built-in ability to do something like join.
- Sometimes it's very inconvenient to login in the app several times if you need to test the functionality for different users.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you need to quickly create an application for internal use that will cover your workflows, then I highly recommend it. You will need to create only one application and it'll work on all devices (Android, iOS, web).
It's easy to get started with JourneyApps and quickly release your app, but if you need complex designs and off-the-shelf components, this is probably not for you.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?
I am a developer for internal applications, where appearance is not so important. The JourneyApps performs this task well, since it provides ready-made blocks that can be controlled through parameters. The database is created through the description of the model in the xml format, it's very convenient.
