About Spark

An Enterprise Platform for Mobile Solutions

Designed for companies to easily mobilize their workflows

Native Android

Builds native Android apps, not wrapped HTML web apps

Pre-built app scaffolding

Allows developers to concentrate on core business needs

Customizable

Customize apps with different colors, themes, icons, and widgets

Enterprise features

Authentication, security, and access to company back-end services

Optimized for workflows

Forms, offline mode, master/detail drill-down, and business tasks

Built-in dashboard

Device management, location monitoring, bug tracking, and analytics

Native Android

Builds native Android apps, not wrapped HTML web apps

Pre-built app scaffolding

Allows developers to concentrate on core business needs

Customizable

Customize apps with different colors, themes, icons, and widgets

Enterprise features

Authentication, security, and access to company back-end services

Optimized for workflows

Forms, offline mode, master/detail drill-down, and business tasks

Built-in dashboard

Device management, location monitoring, bug tracking, and analytics

Ideal for corporate apps

Build apps in DAYS, not months
Bottom Line — Save time AND money


✓ 90% faster “idea to app” development
✓ 75% reduction in cost and effort
✓ 100% tailored to your workflow

Mobilize your business with Spark

Spark was designed for companies to mobilize internal business processes that access corporate data and back-end services. Unlike other toolkits geared for consumer apps, Spark excels in mobilizing enterprise workflows.

✓ Field Service ✓ Work Orders ✓ Surveys
✓ Inspections ✓ Maintenance ✓ Order Fulfillment
✓ Sales/CRM ✓ Data Collection ✓ Logistics/Routing


Features Unique to Spark

Dynamic UI Engine

Dynamically builds the user interface based on content

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Reference Architecture

Pre-built app structure to minimize development effort

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No App Expertise Needed

Only basic XML and Java skills needed by developers

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Optional Server Tier

Offloads business logic and data access for a "thin" app

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How is Spark different?

There are lots of app development tools

The primary focus of most traditional development tools is to simply switch the programming language from the native platform (Objective-C or Java) to another (Javascript, Ruby, C#). Little attention is given to actually reducing the coding of the app itself.

Another recent trend is building business apps online. These websites provide a simple way to create basic apps. Although easy, they tend to be very minimal, difficult to customize, and often require company data to be stored on their website.

App Development Evolution

Spark is a hybrid framework that goes a step further... it includes pre-built architectural scaffolding for an enterprise-class app that reduces development and the expertise needed to create business apps. It is fully customizable allowing complex workflow processes and connections to any data source or service.

Online
Builder
 
Time: hours - days

Small Business

  • Native Features
    Pure native app
    Material Design UI
    Use Android APIs
    Allow 3rd party Java libs
    Pre-built Features
    Architectural scaffolding
    Navigation and drill-down
    ?Numerous UI widgets
    Map central interface
    Customizations
    Model (content) driven
    ?Complex business logic
    ?Change colors and icons
    ✓Rapid development
    Enterprise Features
    Declarative development
    ✓No expertise needed
    Optional server driven
    ?Corporate authentication
    ?Access any data source
    Dashboard and MDM
    • Select
    Spark
     
     
    Time: days - weeks

    Enterprise

  • Native Features
    ✓Pure native app
    ✓Material Design UI
    ✓Use Android APIs
    ✓Allow 3rd party Java libs
    Pre-built Features
    ✓Architectural scaffolding
    ✓Navigation and drill-down
    ✓Numerous UI widgets
    ✓Map central interface
    Customizations
    ✓Model (content) driven
    ✓Complex business logic
    ✓Change colors and icons
    ✓Rapid development
    Enterprise Features
    ✓Declarative development
    ✓No expertise needed
    ✓Optional server driven
    ✓Corporate authentication
    ✓Access any data source
    ✓Dashboard and MDM
    • Select
    Traditional
    Development
     
    Time: weeks - months

    Consumer

  • Native Features
    ?Pure native app
    ?Material Design UI
    ?Use Android APIs
    ?Allow 3rd party Java libs
    Pre-built Features
    Architectural scaffolding
    Navigation and drill-down
    Numerous UI widgets
    Map central interface
    Customizations
    Model (content) driven
    ✓Complex business logic
    ✓Change colors and icons
    Rapid development
    Enterprise Features
    Declarative development
    No expertise needed
    Optional server driven
    Corporate authentication
    ✓Access any data source
    Dashboard and MDM
    • Select

    Benefits of Spark's Framework

    Just like Excel for spreadsheets and Wordpress for websites

    Reduced development effort
    Instead of developers creating from the ground up, Spark provides a ready-to-use reference architecture that employs best practices and design principles for enterprise mobile apps.
    Greater stability and performance
    Because Spark is the engine used by apps from different companies, errors and performance issues are minimized since those problems are likely to have already been resolved.
    "Living" apps
    Apps live longer by continually improving and supporting future Android enhancements automatically through updated Spark releases that incorporate new features and capabilities.

    • No other app framework has all of these features… most just substitute the native platform APIs with a different programming language… they don’t provide the foundation to actually reduce mobile design and development effort when creating enterprise-class apps.

      Spark lets you develop at a high abstraction level using the native platform to create robust apps very quickly.

      — Mobiltect, LLC