If you would like to use general-purpose programming for App development, 'live code' is an option. There are tutorial available for this:
Learning to Create Games, Apps and Programs – Livecode
https://sites.google.com/a/pgcps.org/livecode/home

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3 plus ones, 2 comments

• Thushari Atapattu: + Helen Niranjan Thanks for sharing about ‘Livecode’.
• Katrina Nicholson: Hi Is Livecode easy to learn?