Make Apps For Free: A DIY Guide

Important - this book is currently out of date and may not reflect the currently steps necessary to create apps for free.

I created this ebook for those individuals out there who have have a hard time trying to find and understand all the steps necessary to create free apps and publish those apps. When I first started looking online for a website or program that would allow me to create free apps, I visited about 10 sites with the words "create for free", "100% free app creation", and the like. The problem was that all of these sites and programs had catches (say it isn't true!). Either they limited their software and wanted you to pay for the full version, or they wanted to take a cut every time you sold an app. I knew there had to be something better (truly free).

That is when I discovered Buzztouch. Buzztouch is a website that allows you to create and edit your own apps, and as many as you want. There are absolutely no fees with using their service. They allow you to create and customize the look and feel of your app and download the code so you can fine tune-it and publish it.

As the publishing process has nothing to do with Buzztouch., you, as the app creator, are expected to install and configure multiple software programs.

This is where this ebook comes into play. This ebook is specifically designed to walk you through, step-by-step, on downloading and installing the software you need, what accounts you need to create, how to download the source-code from Buzztouch, and finally how to sign, encrypt, and publish your applications

Bottom line : When you are done you will have an app published to the Android Market.

An FYI, Android Market charges a one-time fee of $25 to publish apps on their site, even free ones. The Apple store charges $99/year. Prices may change.

Content Update 17 Nov 2011:

Added Step 7: Update Software
This section walks you through updating the software programs you use to build out your app