It allowed users to create apps that could be installed or published to the Microsoft Store (Formerly known as the Windows Store[1][2]), and in addition provided the full source code in the form of a Visual Studio 'solution'.
[5] It used a graphical interface, allowing users to create an application that could run on Windows Phone and Windows devices with little experience, and concentrated primarily on apps for websites and content streams.
[7] Some of its features included a Logo and Image Wizard, customizable theme templates, and the ability to insert embedded content from sites such as YouTube, Flickr and Facebook.
[8][9] The service worked only for those with a Microsoft account and was provided completely free of charge.
[12][13] In June 2017, Microsoft announced that they would be shutting down the service on 1 December in the same year.