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Posted: Dec 15, 2022

Potential but not ready yet

I have to say I'm disappointed with this product. I had really high hopes for it as I was looking for a product which would allow me to get the design and basic functionality of an app down before exporting code and completing the more advanced features. This seemed to be perfect for apps which would need more complex designs and coding than AppMySite or Moxly would be capable of. Unfortunately it is behind both at this stage for a few reasons.

Firstly, most of the preset components are not yet developed, leaving any apps designed inside Sizze incredibly basic. And some of the functionality isn't intuitive - eg, dragging and dropping components doesn't work, you have to double click and then move it. And there are a few strange bugs which occur when moving things around on the screen.

Secondly, the actions are limited to moving between pages and logging out at this stage. Again, this really limits the potential for creating anything beyond a very basic app.

Thirdly, developer mode doesn't allow for editing code. I could put up with all of the above if I could add my custom code and test it within Sizze. Currently, as you can't import back into Sizze after exporting, you have to hope you have done everything you need to in Sizze before exporting and continuing development in your own development environment. Not ideal! Especially as there is currently no way to take payments through apps built in Sizze, so exporting the app is the only way to add this functionality. But this means I can no longer edit the app within Sizze itself, making the client sub-accounts, for example, fairly useless.

This is all disappointing, however there are certainly reasons to think there is a lot of potential here.

The fact you can export code and build on it later on away from Sizze does give this the potential to be a great starting off point in developing an app. It's likely that this is why I will stick with Sizze down the road, even if I decide to reduce my plan down from the 4th tier that I initially signed up to.

The reason I'm still considering keeping the 4th tier is the CMS system. It's certainly the area of the app which I am most impressed with. As it saves a lot of time in building a custom database for each app. The lack of options to search the database and create dynamic screens based on queries of the data do let it down at this stage. Although, the CMS screens do allow for dynamic screens from a menu. Once the manual for CMS API is ready this may be a much more useful feature.

In conclusion, there is potential for a great app builder that bridges the gap between no/low code and full app development. But it isn't there yet. I'm not planning on refunding (although I'm considering reducing my plan) because I do believe that in 6-12 months it could be a great tool. So if you're happy to invest in that potential, this is worth paying for. If you're looking for a complete app builder now then this might not be the product for you.

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