Microsoft Power Apps - Custom Web & Mobile Apps

Power Apps is a key part of the Power Platform - Microsoft's industry-leading low-code development platform (LCDP). With Power Apps, we can rapidly build enterprise-grade web and mobile apps that improve productivity, streamline business processes, and drive innovation across the enterprise.

What are Power Apps?

Power Apps come in two distinct flavors: canvas apps and model-driven apps. As the name suggests, canvas apps provide a visual canvas that makers can use to create pixel-perfect user interfaces using a rich palette of pre-built components (think LEGO® building blocks). One of the most powerful features of canvas apps is its support of Microsoft’s Power Fx formula language. Power Fx builds on the formulas used within Microsoft Excel to empower developers to define app logic in a simple and transparent way. This powerful feature promotes unprecedented collaboration between professional developers, makers, and business analysts. At Bowdark, our fusion teams leverage the collaborative authoring capabilities of Power Fx to expedite the development process of business apps, fostering a more efficient and synergistic workflow.

Power Apps Canvas App Example
Power Apps Canvas App Example

Model-driven apps are the more enterprise-based alternative to canvas apps, having been built on the same infrastructure as Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 CRM platform. As the name suggests, model-driven apps are modeled from tables defined within Microsoft’s Dataverse cloud database. This approach enables apps to come together very quickly. It also allows our makers to tap into a wealth of built-in features including responsive design and offline access support for mobile users, personalization controls, deep integration with Excel/Office, advanced search capabilities, AI copilots, and fine-grained security controls. Plus, with the introduction of custom pages, we can now incorporate canvas app experiences into model-driven apps to create stunning user experiences.

Power Apps Model Driven App Example
Power Apps Model-Driven App Example

Key Features

Modern UX

Modern User Experience

Power Apps offers modern and responsive user experience (UX) features, ensuring that applications are both visually appealing and easy to use across device types.

Connectors

Connectors

With over 1,100 connectors available out of the box and support for custom connectors, we can integrate Power Apps with literally anything.

Power Apps Copilot

Power Apps Copilot

The Power Apps Copilot is like a cheat code that we can use to harness the power of cutting edge AI technology to rapidly incorporate new features into apps.

Pre-Built Templates

Power Apps Templates

Whether you're starting from a sketch on a whiteboard, an Excel workbook, or a Figma design, we can use pre-built templates to quickly go from concept to working prototype.

AI Builder

Power Apps AI Builder

With AI Builder, we can easily incorporate advanced AI capabilities such as invoice processing (OCR) and text translation into app experiences.

Advanced Controls

Power Apps Advanced Controls

Power Apps includes built-in controls to support advanced app features like digital signature processing, camera integration, geospatial mapping, and even mixed reality.

Practical Business Cases

  • One-App Experiences

    Streamline business processes by integrating functionality from multiple systems such as SAP and Salesforce.

  • Line of Business Apps

    Build tailor-made industry solutions or LoB apps to fill in process gaps or create competitive advantages.

  • Mobile Apps

    Deliver work into the hands of the right people at the right time.

  • Microsoft Teams Apps

    Save time by integrating apps directly into Teams so they have functionality right there at their fingertips.

  • Spreadsheet Replacements

    Eliminate risks and increase visibility by replacing Excel and Access databases with enterprise-grade apps.

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