# Any programs used for creating simple trivia styled android apps? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 10, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-programs-used-for-creating-simple-trivia-styled-android-apps/801226 "2017-11-10T18:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JakeRS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-programs-used-for-creating-simple-trivia-styled-android-apps/801226/1 "2017-11-10T18:40:24Z")
I don’t know any computer languages and I don’t want to learn any, there’s loads of game engines that do almost all the work for you, there’s website design software that also gives you all the tools from the start, without having to code and so on…however, is there anything that can be used for creating basic android apps? Basically something like what Blender is for 3d modeling, what Photoshop is for picture editing, what Unreal and Unity are for game development,etc, free would be preferred, but it’s not required. My final goal is to make quiz style apps, but for a start I’d be happy with being able to create a simple fun facts/trivia type app, so…any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![zoltar7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b38774/32.png) [@zoltar7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoltar7)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-programs-used-for-creating-simple-trivia-styled-android-apps/801226/2 "2017-11-10T18:59:50Z")
I would look at MIT App Inventor: [http://appinventor.mit.edu/](http://appinventor.mit.edu/) There are also commercial products that are based on it, such as [https://thunkable.com/](https://thunkable.com/) and [http://appybuilder.com/](http://appybuilder.com/) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-programs-used-for-creating-simple-trivia-styled-android-apps/801226/3 "2017-11-10T19:10:25Z")
You want to ask a trivia question and have the user answer? Any Flash card App will work. Flash cards are a time tested way to study for practically any subject. There are dozens of them in the App store. You’ll have to try several and see which most closely fits your needs. Write up a list of Trivia questions and answers. Enter them in. ---
**Author:** ![JakeRS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ab097/32.png) [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-programs-used-for-creating-simple-trivia-styled-android-apps/801226/4 "2017-11-10T19:20:20Z")
No, not trivia questions, just pure trivial facts, for example “Did you know” type of stuff, so you’d just have a main menu and a bunch of smaller pages that are filled with fun facts. Quizzes are a little more advanced, since you need a scoring system, a correct answer system and all that. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-programs-used-for-creating-simple-trivia-styled-android-apps/801226/5 "2017-11-10T19:22:42Z")
For something that simple, wouldn’t it be easier to do this with a web site? A web site with a bunch of mostly textual pages linked to each other should be easy to produce with any web authoring tool.