AppSheet is a no-code framework offered by Google, which is to say it’s a technology that allows people who aren’t software developers — but rather specialists in other fields — to seamlessly build professional web applications. The important thing here is that the app creators don’t have to write code (hence the term “no-code”). This idea is called Citizen Development, and it has gained popularity in recent years.
Google AppSheet replaced the old Google App Maker. It’s worth noting that it’s a part of Google Workspace — which means that the applications you create can leverage other areas of the Google ecosystem (such as the popular Google Cloud Platform). The assumption here is very simple: if the organization has implemented the Google Workspace package, then its employees should be able to build a fully functional application for an internal or external user — based on AppSheet — which directly draws from the data processed in the company. Is this assumption true? Let’s find out how functional and complex AppSheet web apps can really be.