james
Aesthetic, fast, functional, still young
Glide brings app building to many people for who it previously would not have been possible. I have been able to make high quality, responsive web and mobile apps (not native) for my company without knowing how to code. The team appears to focus on making components that are clean, easy to use, and of a high quality. I love that the product is so visually pleasing both for the app developer and app user, whilst also being very functional. One thing I particularly enjoy is not having to deal with responsiveness as is the case with competing products. All the components are 100% responsive on all devices and you simply have to set up how they work with the data. There is a small customisation trade-off to note as a result. I also love that you can connect multiple data sources to your app. E.g. a table from Google Sheets, a table from Glide Tables, a table from Airtable. Data can also be used across multiple apps. At this stage, Glide is still young and so there are some features to be desired. That being said, the community is super helpful and there is often a workaround for the occasional thing I can’t do natively. The Glide team has their heads down and are rolling out new features every week. Overall, after trying many different no-code app builders, Glide is the one I have landed on because of its mix of quality and ease-of-use, not to mention speed of development. If you are creating a tool for a business (and not trying to build the next Twitter or something totally unique), then Glide is probably for you!
Response from GlideDec 20, 2022
James, thank you so much for this review! You've hit the nail squarely on the head! Glide Pages allows for apps to be built for desktop or mobile without having to build separately for both platforms. You are right, we are still somewhat young...and we have soooo much planned for Glide as a platform in 2023! Keep an eye out for new some exciting announcements in Q1 of 2023. ;)



