Welcome to Choicely! It’s time to get you acquainted with all the cool features we have here, that you can use to build an app of your dreams.
We’ll stop by to see:
- The app builder view
- Tools for creating content and features
- Overview on menu items
1. The app builder view
This is the app builder view. If you started building your app using a template, you landed here first (Picture 1).
The app is compiled in this view: you’ll create the links to your content. The content is created elsewhere, in their own sections like Articles, Feeds, Maps or Schedules.
If it’s not in the app builder view, it’s not in the app.
One quick way to get started is to embed content from your website into the app.
Let’s continue the tour.
You can learn more about what to do here in these articles:
2. Tools for creating content and features
Now, let’s have a look where you can create content and features into your app. Click on your app’s name, and the feature menu opens! (Pictures 2A & 2B)
A feature menu will open, here’s a run-through of it:
1. Apps – List of your apps, and the app builder view that we already discussed (Picture 2C1)
2. Articles – Articles are an important part of apps. With the article builder you can make all kinds of native app content. Native content exists in your app even if the phone is offline, and it’s the opposite of embedded web content (that you can also add to Choicely apps)(Picture 2C2).
3. Contests – This section has all cool interactive features that you can use to engage with your audience like voting tools, ratings and polls. Highly recommended to check it out and test it with your audience!
4. Feeds – Here you can compile and organize your content into feeds – like news feeds or blog article feeds – that are then used in app screens. App users can also subscribe to specific feeds and get push notifications when new content appears. (Picture 2C4)
5. Fonts – You can add your own custom fonts here! Choicely Studio already has some default fonts that you can use (Picture 2C5).
6. Images – Your image library for all the images that you can use in your app (Picture 2C6).
7. Push notifications – Self-explanatory – you can send push notifications here, send them right away or schedule them. Push notifications are the superpower of apps, so remember to use them once you’ve published your app. Pushes tend to spike up the traffic when you have managed to gather some downloads for your app (Picture 2C7).
8. Schedules – You can make a programme for your event here, with timetables, performers, and venues.
9. Shops – This is where your In-App Purchases can be set up.
10. Surveys – You can make all kinds of surveys, raffles, forms, even casting forms with this tool.
11. Users – Once you have registered users for your app, you’ll see your app user list here. If you require logins to your app, you’ll also see who they are.
12. Web widgets – here you can manage web widgets – content that you can embed into your website.
13. Manage Account – Basic settings for your account. Here you can purchase a premium account, edit some account settings, and invite and manage user access to your app (Picture 2C13).
3. Overview of menu items
In case you’re wondering what all the menu items are in Choicely, here’s a look into them.
On the left hand side, starting from the top, you can find:
- The region where your data is stored (EU or US)
- Your profile page
- Accounts – initially, you have one, and one is enough if you make an app for you or your company. If you make apps for multiple brands or organizations, you might need more.
- List of all your brand accounts
On the top right menu (Picture 3B) you can
- Edit your profile (by clicking on your name or icon)
- Create a new account
- Manage accounts
- See the terms and conditions
- See the privacy policy
- Log out
And next to this menu, you can always access these tutorials in case you need help with anything related to Choicely.
There you go!
Now you know your way around Choicely. Now go try out some features, or start creating content. We recommend testing these first: