App development · lesson 2 of 24 · free

Parts of an app — App development for students

Every app is built from the same few parts. Screens are the pages you see. Buttons start an action, like Save or Send. Inputs take information from the user: a text box for typing, a switch for on or off, a slider for a level like volume, a date picker. Data is everything the app keeps, like your notes, your high score or your friends list. Learning to spot these parts is the first step to planning your own app.

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Developer's tip

Screen, tap, type, keep — “screens show, buttons act, inputs take information, data is kept”

  1. A screen is one page of the app; a button starts an action.
  2. Inputs take information: text box (typing), switch (on / off), slider (a level), date picker.
  3. Data is what the app keeps: notes, scores, settings, lists.

Use it for: Sketching your first screens and describing an app idea to a team.

Worked example: 🧩 How many buttons does this app screen have?
[title] New Note
[button] Save
[button] Help
[switch] Remind me
[slider] Brightness
[text box] City → 2

  1. Look only at the lines marked [button]: Save and Help.
  2. The switch, slider and text box are inputs, not buttons.

Check: Inputs here: Remind me, Brightness, City — 3, so 6 parts − 1 title − 3 inputs = 2 buttons ✓

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