I wrote this in response to a question on this web site’s Facebook page.<\/p>\n
Someone asked if there was perhaps a paid version of App Inventor required for building apps that go in the Google Play store? No, there is no paid version.<\/p>\n
You do not need a paid version of App Inventor; just use the Build<\/em> .apk option to create an Android package file that can be installed on an Android device.<\/p>\n You can then submit your apps to the Google Play store. You will need to pay a US $25, one time only, to open a developer account. Thereafter, you may upload as many apps as you want to the Play store.<\/p>\n You’ll also need to create some screen snapshots and upload those as part of your app description in the Play store. There is much additional good information here – http:\/\/beta.appinventor.mit.edu\/learn\/reference\/other\/appstoplay.html<\/a><\/p>\n How to create App Inventor apps for the Google Play store is on my list of future tutorials. Unfortunately, I do not have time right at the moment to put that together – but eventually I will have something and describe the process in step-by-step detail!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I wrote this in response to a question on this web site’s Facebook page. Someone asked if there was perhaps a paid version of App Inventor required for building apps that go in the Google Play store? No, there is no paid version. You do not need a paid version of App Inventor; just use … Continue reading Can you build an App Inventor app for the Google Play store?<\/span>