No Code SaaS & App Ideas

Cody and Aleks started Bounce by putting up a landing page using a basic landing page builder and utilized Adwords for marketing. This initial version was built without code, quickly validating their idea by receiving customer requests almost immediately.

Luca and his team initially built the first version of Restworld using no-code tools such as Google Docs, Gmail, Typeform, and a couple of simple automations, allowing them to organize people without writing code.

"Permworks started the business with no code tools. They built their first version of the product using Bubble.io, a no-code platform, by purchasing a pre-built template and developing their marketplace on top of it."

"John initially built the Vacation Home Help website using WordPress with a template, and he had no prior experience with coding. This allowed the business to get off the ground without the need for custom-coded solutions, relying instead on no code tools for their online presence."

"Sleep and startups are not working well together. I wasn’t getting any for pretty much 3 months straight while I was building the first version of Mars. Not the healthiest approach, really. It paid out in the end and gave me a great perspective of what I wanted to achieve and how. Would I recommend it to anybody? Absolutely not.It wasn’t even close to what Mars is now, though. Very simple solution, yet feasible to validate my idea. And I was absolutely sure it wouldn’t work. Hell, everyone around was convinced it wouldn’t. I started in September and finished the first version in December. The first project was built on Mars in early January. And, surprisingly, it looked very, very promising."MarsX Inc. was initially built on a low-code platform, enabling quick iteration and validation of the concept, focusing on creating a flexible development environment with micro-apps to facilitate the building of web and mobile apps without extensive coding.

Neil and Hunter started Cottage Software using no-code tools like Softr and Airtable to build their MVP. They used these solutions to develop a functional product quickly, focusing on validating their business model before investing in custom development.

After quickly putting together a no-code MVP on a Google Form without involving developers, the founders began testing their idea by sending an assessment test to companies. This initial no-code approach allowed them to validate their concept before investing in a full-fledged platform.

"In our first year of operation, we didn’t yet have an app. Initially, we had only a half-working website and an email newsletter! So we focused on getting the website working and relied on the emails as a way to stay relevant and engage our future users. So we operated as an agency, so to speak. We could have just done nothing and waited for the app to be done. But it was invaluable to try to operate a SaaS company minus the web app because we learned so much about the marketing processes we were striving to help."

"At the start, we relied mostly on the low-code/no-code models as much as we could. Pretty much all our initial work was done manually to start with, using tools like Google Sheets and Google Docs before building a custom talent system."

"Willie Jiang built the initial version of SolarFeeds, a two-sided marketplace, using a template from ThemeForest, which allowed for a quick launch without extensive coding."

"Initially, the process to match companies with technical interns was manual, involving PDFs and spreadsheets. As demand grew, a web application was developed to streamline this process. Retool, a no code tool, was used to create dashboards and views to organize and derive insights from data, indicating a no code or low code approach was utilized in their business development."

"Steve and Greg used Keynote, a no code tool, to create product designs and prototypes for Neuwly Live. This allowed them to quickly mockup ideas and gather feedback without needing traditional coding skills."

Sasa started Codemap.io using no-code tools. He used Bubble.io, a no-code web development platform, to build the marketplace, spending extensive hours designing and creating the product without traditional coding.