Assemble menus and screens to create the perfect app.

Every buzztouch feature is designed with four important concepts in mind: simplicty, usefulness, fast loading, and ease of building. Application users benefit from simplicity, usefulness, and quick load times. Application owners benefit from using easy to understand tools when building or updating their applications.

We are constantly innovating and release new screens and features on a regular basis. Existing app's can easily take advantage of newly released features.

Not all applications created at buzztouch share the same features. Many of the features are found in nearly every application, such as the tap-to-call feature, while others are only found in some applications, such as a location map. Application owners determine which features are best suited to their needs. When building an app, you are free to add or remove as many features as you need. Duplicate features are OK too (such as several different maps).

We encourage you to explore each feature, experiment with your own iPhone, and begin creating apps. You can create as many apps as you want for FREE (really, no strings attached). If you decide that one of your creations would be useful for your friends, family, co-workers, or colleagues, explore the "Publish this application" option inside your buzztouch control panel.

To get started, we encourage you to launch buzztouch on your device, then begin experimenting with your creations. We look forward to watching your applications go viral.

Sincerely,
buzztouch gang

 

The Home Screen contains an image and a scrollable menu. The menu is derived from individual features you add (or remove) from the application. You can make changes to the app's features at anytime - live. You can also update the app's home-screen image at anytime. You determine the order that the features show in the menu.

To add a feature: Log into your control panel then click an applications name to load that applications control panel options. Next, choose "Manage this app's menu's and screens" to launch the menu-builder. Choose an available feature from the drop-down list then click Add. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure that screen.

To remove a feature: Log into your control panel, navigate to the application's control panel options then click "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Features are removed by clicking the delete link next to the approprite feature.

To change a feature: Log into your control panel, navigate to the application's control panel options then click "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Click the feature you want to modify then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Call Us feature allows users of an application to "tap-to-call". Launching the app then tapping this choice (normally the top choice on the menu) is much faster than searching contact lists or address books.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Email Us feature allows users of an application to "tap-to-email". Launching the app then tapping this choice is much faster than searching contact lists or address books.

The send-to email address will be pre-configured for them with the address you entered when you added the feature. You can also customize the email subject line making it easier for users.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Location Map feature allows you to create an interactive map highlighting a location. This could be the location of your business, organization, school, church, anywhere on the planet. The label on the location is customizable and the user can elect to "show their current location." This helps users determine where you are in relation to them.

The highlighted location on the map is configured by entering the lattitude and longitude of the place you want to call out. Don't worry, finding the lat/long is easy, there are lots of ways to do this.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Google Calendar feature allows you to embed an interactive calendar that you control from your Google account. These are useful for showing events, important dates, and other time sensitive information.

The configuration of the calendar is controlled inside your Google account. It's not difficult to create a Google Calendar and you can create as many as you need.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Single Image feature allows you to display a single image. This is sometimes more appropriate than an entire slide-show or list of images. Example: You may want to include an image of a coupon that the app users could "show you" for a special, a discount, or a reward. Single images are great for marketing!

The location of the image is up to you. The image could exist on an existing server somwhere (already online) or you can upload your own. For best results, ask your webmaster to create you an image specifically for this purpose.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Fun Quiz feature allows you to create a fun interactive quiz. The best quizzes are interesting, entertaining, or educational. Enter as many questions as you need (for the most fun, create a large question pool), the app will automatically randomize the questions and walk the user through the quiz. You determine how many "questions per quiz."

take quiz screen  |  quiz over screen  |  show recent scores screen

Quizzes are one of the most popular features. It seems that people just love to learn something new or to test their knowledge. Get creative, make some quizzes about your industry, profession, or organization, users love it.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Share via Email feature allows application users to share information about the application with their friends, family, and colleagues. The message can be pre-configured, users can also write their own message.

Sharing information about applications is common and remains one of the best ways to promote a mobile app. The level of participation within an app goes up exponentially each time someone shares their experience.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Share on Facebook feature allows an application user to log into their existing Facebook account and post to their wall. Your Facebook account (if you have one?) has nothing to do with users posting to their walls. This means you don't need to use Facebook yourself to take advantage of this feature.

Sharing information about applications is common and remains one of the best ways to promote a mobile app. The level of participation within an app goes up exponentially each time someone shares their experience.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Share on Twitter feature allows an application user to log into their existing Twitter account then "tweet" about the app. Your Twitter account (if you have one?) has nothing to do with users tweeting about the app. This means you don't need to use Twitter yourself to take advantage of this feature.

Sharing information about applications is common and remains one of the best ways to promote a mobile app. The level of participation within an app goes up exponentially each time someone shares their experience.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Custom URL feature allows you to embed existing online content into an app. This content could be on your website or YouTube, Yelp, a Twitter timeline, a blog, etc. If you plan to point to existing web-pages that you control, ask your web-master to mobilize the content. Loading slow, heavy, "full-size" web-pages into an app sometimes diminishes the value and sours the experience.

YouTube videos  |  Yelp restaurant reviews  |  Twitter timelines  |  Existing blogs

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Custom Text feature allows you to add any kind of textual content. This could be a list of specials, a simple note, or any other kind of information.

It's sometimes appropriate to create a simple text screen and not a complicated view containing too much (slow loading) information. Users appreciate fast loading, quick information and slowing them down just isn't a good idea.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Word Document viewer allows you to upload a Microsoft Word document to be displayed inside your app. This is sometimes more appropriate (or efficient) than re-creating existing content.

This is also another good way to include simple images and text inside your app.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Excel Spreadsheet viewer allows you to upload a Microsoft Excel document to be displayed inside your app. This is usually the best choice for displaying tabular data, especially if the data already exists in Excel format.

Using spreadsheets to display "lists of things" is also common.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The PDF Document viewer allows you to upload an Adobe PDF file to be displayed inside your app. The PDF format is globally understood and using this approach to format your information is both professional and efficient.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

The Streaming Video feature allows you to pull video content into the native media player, no YouTube required. Popular formats are support and the performance of this feature is amazing.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

Custom HTML is powerful and FAST! Unlike a Custom URL screen, where the data is downloaded live with every request (slowish sometimes), Custom HTML screens store the data locally for fast and efficient offline viewing.

Embedded Javasript enables a level of creativity only limited by an application owners skill and creativity. Experiment with interactive HTML, data gathering forms, and Web 2.0 functionality to take your app to the next level.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

Multi-location maps allow you to show multiple pins on one map. Use this feature to highlight important locations or events. The map will automatically show all the pins when it loads maximizing screen-space to show only enough area to display all the location markers.

Each marker displays a customizable call-out bubble when tapped. The call-out bubble can contain an icon to display "more details" or an icon to display driving directions.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

RSS Readers are used to pull live online content into an app. News, sports, top-stores, or customized XML data from your server allow unlimted flexibility.

Tapping an individual "story" item loads the details associated with the RSS item. Use this screen to include live-content from your server or someone elses.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

App Group Lists allow you to include other buzztouch app's inside a parent app. Example: A local chamber of commerce creates an application and distributes it through the iTunes App Store. Next, chamber members (business owners) create their own app's to include in the Chamber Directory.

App Group Lists are powerful because they allow app owners to participate in a group of app's while maintaining control of their individual app.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

Sub-Menus are used to create navigational depth. Example: You could create a sub-menu labeled "Contact Us" which would lead to a list of contact options such as call us or email us.

Sub-menus are powerful and efficient when configured strategically. Create groups of like screens for best results.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

Streaming Audio screens allows you to play music or other sound content within your app. This feature is especially useful for podcasts and interviews. Music is popular too.

The best apps use the streaming audio feature to entertain, enlighten, or educate end-users.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.

YouTube Video screens allows you to pull your existing online video content into your app. This is a very popular feature and folks love it. If you have lots of videos, organize them into sub-menus for easier navigation.

The best apps use the YouTube video feature to entertain, enlighten, or educate end-users.

To add this feature to your app: Log into your control panel and navigate to the application's control panel. Chose "Manage this app's menu's and screens." Choose this feature in the drop-down list. Click Add then follow the on-screen instructions.