April 2021 Summaries

OnOtto is a recurring reminder app that helps households stay on top of periodic maintenance, chores, vehicle maintenance, lawn and garden upkeep, personal health, and pet care by sending reminders and automatically rescheduling tasks for the next selected interval. The app was built using Bubble's no-code platform, which offered flexibility to integrate external APIs and allowed Tony Kau to build a functional app within just two weeks of nights-and-weekends work. With its user-friendly interface, OnOtto allows users to add tasks, assign them to household members, and generate shopping lists for supplies needed. The app also connects users with service providers in their area who can help with specific tasks. Tony's goal is to create the best user experience and iterate on features based on user feedback, with plans to expand to iOS and Android apps, a marketplace of expert-curated task lists, and an easy-to-use platform for service providers to connect with customers.

Cuthalion is a no-code platform that allows users to create professional, mobile-friendly web pages with custom domains and offer various services online, such as digital products, video calls, events, chats, and appointments. The app enables users to get paid fast and easy through Stripe integration, manage bookings and clients with an integrated dashboard, and customize their homepage with beautiful templates and social media tools. Founded by Hakob and Albert Astabatsyan, Cuthalion aims to empower creative self-employed and small entrepreneurs by making it easier for them to start and run online services businesses. The app was built on Bubble's no-code platform, which enabled the founders to translate their idea from a whiteboard sketch to a fully functional web app without writing any code.

We asked MyDomos founder, Benedetto Morici, about building an app that allows users to book tours with owners of private historic homes that are normally closed to the public. Benedetto has a background in architecture and historic preservation. He chose Bubble because the no-code platform enables him to build any web app, interact with users and make corrections without writing a line of code. MyDomos is a marketplace where you can book tours with owners of private historic homes that are usually closed to the public, providing a unique human experience. The owners show visitors around their homes, share their passion and intimate knowledge of the place, as they would be old friends. The app works by connecting two groups of users: the owners willing to host tours and the visitors looking for tours. Users can browse available tours, sign up and complete reservations with an integrated payment system. Benedetto discovered no-code tools like Bubble while following the French no-code movement and fell in love with its power and versatility. He chose Bubble because it allows him to build any web app, interact with users and make corrections quickly without writing code. MyDomos has successfully acquired first clients and launched its MVP last December, with tours fully booked within a few days. The future plans include adding more listings in the Paris area and securing funding for international development.

As part of the On Deck No-Code Fellowship's Global Build Week, a group of founders built an app called Shuffle, which aims to facilitate "bite-sized networking for the creator economy" through audio-based interactions with fun icebreakers. The team used Bubble's visual programming platform and Twilio integration to create their app without writing any code, winning the "Best Use of Bubble" award in the process. The founders, including Bilal Tariq, Ethan Cohen, Marcus Woxneryd, Sandy Lin, and Himanshu Sharma, are all passionate about using technology to bring people together and create innovative solutions. They have diverse backgrounds, with Bilal being a tinkerer and builder, Ethan a strategy consultant turned no-code maker, and the others having experience in product development, entrepreneurship, and community building. The app aims to provide a new way of meeting people and connecting digitally, with a focus on serendipity and fun interactions.

BoxEmApp is a boxing news app built using the no-code platform Bubble by its founder Eugene Mwika. The app provides up-to-date boxing news, schedules, results, videos, and ratings to help fans follow the sport of boxing. Eugene discovered Bubble while searching for solutions to build his app without coding knowledge or high development costs. He chose Bubble due to its customization options, features, resources, and integrations. BoxEmApp is available on both iOS and Google Play stores, allowing users to access news, schedules, results, videos, and ratings from the sport of boxing. Eugene built the app after being motivated by his passion for boxing and frustrated with previous development experiences. He plans to monetize the app through Google Adsense and partnerships, while adding a social media section to increase engagement.

Sigful is an SMB and Enterprise email signature marketing and management software that powers email signatures and promo banners for businesses through a custom embedded signature generator, offering a user-friendly no-code platform like Bubble to bring the idea to life. The app is designed as a SaaS platform with an unlimited free trial, allowing users to create email signatures and banner templates, combine them into a template generator page, and unlock it with a subscription activation. Sigful's founder, Ross Walpole, chose Bubble due to its good community and user-friendly software, and the platform has enabled him to quickly realize his business idea as a graphic and digital web designer and developer. The app aims to evolve based on customer needs, adding more signature templates and improving customer support as it grows.

Building a Zendesk clone with Bubble involves several steps, starting with registering a free account and choosing whether to wireframe the design or build the necessary fields within the database. Using Bubble's visual design tool, you can shape the user interface of your platform, including pages for customer support, dashboard, and ticket display. Configuring the database creates data types and fields, such as users, tickets, and internal comments, which are then used to create workflows that power the application. Workflows are triggered by events, such as creating a new support ticket or updating the assignee of an existing ticket. The app also includes features like displaying dynamic content on a ticket page, assigning tickets to team members, and marking tickets as complete, allowing users to replicate the core features of Zendesk without coding.

The On Deck No-Code Fellowship is an eight-week program that pairs passionate builders with no-code tools and a community of peers, providing support and resources for building MVPs, launching businesses, or automating operations. The fellowship includes "Just Ship it" sessions, "Think Tank" feedback sessions, private guest workshops, fireside chats, and Demo Day presentations to capstone project showcases. Applications are now open for the second program starting on July 10th, 2021.