Difference between AI and Thunkable?

[Martyn_HK]

Hi,

what is the difference between AI2 and Thunkable?

[Taifun]

See an overview about the different App Inventor distributions here https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ai4a/ajG4Q6UrRR8

So what did Thunkable add?

from this article http://www.i-programmer.info/news/98-languages/9509-thunkable-forks-mit-app-inventor-.html

So far the Thunkable team has added support for Google Maps and Material Design. Useful but not revolutionary. It also claims to be working on an iOS version, something made possible by the open sourcing of Apple's Swift language

Btw. Material design also is possible using MIT App Inventor, see here Material Theme by Boban, so the only difference currently is the added Google Maps component...

If you are looking for an App Inventor distribution, which offers some more functionality, then you should look into Hossein's Appy Builder, see here http://appybuilder.com/

However all distributions do not offer the extension functionality up to now...

for more information concerning extensions see here https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mitappinventortest/Ip2AX036d0U/5NJlAEbFCgAJ and an overview about available extensions see here https://puravidaapps.com/extensions.php

If you want to use extensions, you have to use the Extension Test Server 

Taifun

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Trying to push the limits of App Inventor! Snippets, Tutorials and Extensions from Pura Vida Apps by Taifun. 

[Hossein Amerkashi]

As Taifun mentioned.

Google Map offered even in the free version of AppyBuilder.

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[Martyn_HK]

Thanks for the replies. I didn't realize there were so many flavours of AI.

[Peter Mathijssen]

Some of the flavours of AI and AI itself have proven itself to be maintained and developed. Others are there but little action can be seen. I left for instance a reply for the developers of Thunkable because it is so quiet on there website. Still no answer. Maybe they are really active but i cannot SEE it. They say on there website "Let's get in touch", but nothing happens. They also say on there website " You can use the many built-in app templates as they are, or make changes." but i don't see any templates built-in Thunkable. 

I started making an app in Thunkable as a test and it was working great, but loaded it back into AI2 because i don't know what progress Thunkable is making.