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MIT App Inventor

Platform Overview

MIT App Inventor is a free, user-friendly website that empowers anyone — even beginners — to create mobile apps through simple drag-and-drop programming. Widely used in classrooms and community programs worldwide, it sparks creativity and builds essential coding skills, helping learners transform ideas into real phone apps, fostering problem-solving and digital literacy.

Organizations benefit from partnering with MIT App Inventor to promote STEM education, reach diverse audiences, and support impactful social innovation projects. Its strengths lie in accessibility, rapid prototyping, and an active global community, making it a powerful catalyst for learning and technological empowerment for all.

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App Inventor by the Numbers

  • 25M Learners
  • 120M Apps Built
  • 200 Countries + Regions
  • 48% Developing World
  • 19 Languages
  • Used in 11,000+ schools monthly, including 900+/month in the US.

Adoption Milestone:

As of Q1 2025, 911K learners have explored AI through building 7.7 million AI apps with App Inventor

Student-Teacher Ratio of 11.6:

  • Students: 84.9%
  • Teachers: 7.3%
  • Adults/Hobbyists/Developers: 7.8%

By Grade

  • K-5th: 12.4%
  • 6-8: 29.4%
  • 9-12: 37.4%
  • College+: 20.8%

Global Reach

25.6% of Global Usage in Spanish!

  • US: 12.9%
  • Taiwan: 10.0%
  • Mexico: 8.0%
  • Indonesia: 7.6%
  • India: 6.7%
  • Spain: 5.2%
  • Hong Kong: 4.4%
  • South Korea: 3.7%
  • Brazil: 3.6%
  • Other: 37.9%

Suggested Scope of Program Collaboration

  • Develop Custom Computational Action Curricula: Partner to create tailored lessons or challenges using App Inventor for K–12, higher education, or workforce training, aligning with specific educational standards or community needs.
  • Teacher Training: Organize an in-person training session for selected teachers — or train local facilitators who will then train teachers.
  • Adult Digital Skills and Coding Bootcamps: Design programs that teach adults app development for career shifts, entrepreneurship, or community projects, using App Inventor’s accessible, low-code approach.
  • Research and Impact Studies: Collaborate on research exploring computational thinking, digital inclusion, and social innovation outcomes enabled by App Inventor use in diverse populations.
  • Hackathons and Innovation Challenges: Facilitate themed competitions encouraging participants to solve real-world problems using App Inventor, fostering community engagement and creative solutions.
  • Executive Education on AI and Mobile Innovation: Run workshops for business leaders to explore rapid prototyping, AI integration, and mobile solutions for social impact, new markets, or business efficiency.

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