App creation process

Creating an app is a multi-stage process that often involves several people with different responsibilities. It starts with conceptualizing your idea and ends with a finished app that you can share with others.

Stages

1. Concept

Conceptualize your idea in the framework of interkit

define your “elements”
conceptualize how the users interact with the experience
think about goals and objectives
think about the progression of the experience
define interactions among users
consider interactions between users and their environment

2. Structure

Sections database and components

setup components
setup component actions
setup database sheets
connect components to database sheets

3. Content

Sections database and media

4. Chat (optional)

Design Chat interaction and server-side actions

write interactions in the chat interface
add chat channels and bots
add server-side actions
connect external services
use cron for global timed actions

5. Styling

Tweak visual appearance of the app

6. Deploy

Publish App

7. Moderation

Moderate users and user generated content (optional)