How To Convert Oracle Application Express (APEX) Web Apps Into Mobile Apps

If you’ve built a robust Oracle Application Express (APEX) web app, you might be wondering, “What’s next?”

With internet users increasingly shifting to mobile, your APEX web app needs to be accessible on smartphones. But building a mobile app from scratch can be expensive and time-consuming. Thankfully, MobiLoud makes converting your APEX web app into a mobile app a smooth, cost-effective process.
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Why You Should Build a Mobile App for Your Oracle Application Express (APEX) Web App

Mobile usage has skyrocketed, and users expect a seamless, app-like experience. And a mobile app offers a more user-friendly, native experience compared to a web app accessed through a browser.

Push notifications, offline access, and the ability to engage your users directly from their home screens are just some of the reasons to consider going mobile. Moreover, mobile apps often offer better performance and security, giving your users faster access to their desired content.

Can You Create Mobile Apps for APEX Web Apps?

Unfortunately, you cannot create a fully native mobile app directly from Oracle Application Express (APEX) alone. APEX is designed for building responsive web apps, which work well on mobile browsers but do not have the capabilities or performance of a native mobile app.

On the other hand, If you’ve decided to convert your APEX web app into a mobile app, you have a few options:

1. Progressive Web App (PWA): You can enhance your APEX app with PWA features, allowing users to "install" the app on their home screen without using the app stores.
2. React Native or Flutter: Build a new native mobile app that connects to your APEX back-end using APIs. This approach provides full native functionality but requires more time, money, and development effort.
3. Cordova/PhoneGap: These tools wrap your APEX web app into a hybrid mobile app, enabling access to native device features like camera and GPS.
4. App Builders: Low-code platforms that allow you to create mobile apps without starting from scratch. 
5. Website-to-App services (like MobiLoud): get all the technical work done for you, with a fully managed service to convert your site into mobile apps.

Each method has its pros and cons based on cost, speed, and the level of native functionality required. The most recommended approach would be to convert your existing APEX web app into a mobile app using a mobile app builder like MobiLoud.

Convert Your APEX Web App to a Mobile App With MobiLoud

MobiLoud lets you skip the pain and high cost of mobile app development. Our platform can turn any website into native mobile apps. It’s a done-for-you service that has the best elements of a no-code app builder and custom app development.

With MobiLoud, you can launch apps with zero coding and zero technical ability. There’s no need to hire and manage developers, and you won’t even have to spend money close to the level of investment needed to build fully custom apps from the ground up.

Our solution doesn’t limit you to blocks and templates. It fully converts your existing website into apps, which are fully synced with your site to make the apps simple to update and maintain.

You can ship a full-featured mobile app that carries over all the features of your web app, and feels like a fully custom native app to the end user, for minimal cost, done in less than a month.

How It Works

With MobiLoud, your app will be a full, live reflection of your APEX web app. We strip away the browser tabs, and add a few small native mobile touches, such as navigation UI, a tab menu and splash screens. We then put together native code to allow your app to run in Android and iOS operating systems, and let you send native mobile push notifications.

Our approach has a number of advantages:

• It lets you quickly and easily go to market with an app, as you don’t need to rebuild or drastically redesign anything.
• Maintenance is much easier, since you’re using the same codebase for your site and your apps. When you update your site, your apps update automatically.
• All the features on your website, such as plugins, themes, widgets, integrations, payment gateways and any custom features will work in the app in the same way.
• There’s no coding, no technical knowledge needed from you or your team.
• You can be totally hands-off and launch with zero addition to your existing workflow.

Our full-service approach covers every part of the process. This includes:

• Development work to convert your site into apps and deploy it for Android and iOS.
• Configuring your app to ensure it feels fully native to the end user.
• Custom UI/UX tweaks to your mobile website to maximize your mobile user experience in both app and website.
• Submitting your app to the Apple and Google Play app stores, and handling all revisions to ensure your app and listing meet their standards.
• Handling technical updates and maintenance for your app after launching.

The process starts with a kick-off call with one of our project managers. We’ll discuss your needs and what you want to get out of the project, and make sure MobiLoud is right for you.

From there, we take over to build and launch your apps, keeping you updated every step of the way.

From start to finish, you can be live and in the app stores in less than a month, for a low-four figure investment, plus a guarantee that your app will be accepted into the app stores, so it’s completely risk-free.

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Wrapping Up – Why You Should Use MobiLoud to Convert Your APEX Web App Into a Mobile App

Converting your Oracle APEX web app into a mobile app doesn’t have to be a complicated or costly process.

With MobiLoud, you can turn your mobile-friendly website into a native mobile app that looks and feels like the kind of app other brands spend millions of dollars to build and maintain, without sacrificing any of the features or improvements you’ve made to your website. It’s the fastest, most cost-effective way to get your APEX app in the hands of mobile users. 

Ready to take your APEX web app mobile? MobiLoud has you covered. Book a demo and get a free app preview now to start the process and see what MobiLoud can do for you.