Before you start preparing to build your app in Dropsource, take a minute to make sure we can support your use case. Check out the feature lists below for the current supported status of commonly requested app elements and functions. If you don’t see what you need, or it isn’t supported at this time, get in touch help@dropsource.com for more info.
Features:
Key:
- supported ✓
- supported with caveats ✓*
- planned ⧖
- unplanned ✕
Filter/search features:
UI Elements
| Feature | Supported | Note |
| iOS Action Sheet | ✓* | Ability to set title, message, and buttons. |
| iOS Activity Indicator | ✓ | |
| iOS AdMob Banner | ✓ | |
| iOS Alert | ✓* | Ability to set title, message, and buttons. Currently no option to embed inputs or custom views. |
| iOS Button | ✓ | |
| iOS CheckBox | ✕* | Checkbox functionality available via Image element properties. |
| iOS Date Picker | ✓ | |
| iOS Image View | ✓ | |
| iOS KolodaView | ✓ | |
| iOS KolodaCardView | ✓ | |
| iOS Label | ✓ | |
| iOS Map View | ✓ | |
| iOS Page Controller | ✓ | |
| iOS Picker | ✓ | |
| iOS Scroll View | ✓ | |
| iOS Segmented Control | ✓ | |
| iOS Slider | ✓ | |
| iOS Stepper | ✓ | |
| iOS Switch | ✓ | |
| iOS Table | ✓ | |
| iOS Table Cell | ✓* | Customization options currently don’t include checkable cells, expanding / sliding out, exposing buttons. |
| iOS Text Field | ✓ | |
| iOS Text View | ✓ | |
| iOS UICollectionView | ✓ | |
| iOS UICollectionViewCell | ✓ | |
| iOS View | ✓ | |
| iOS Web View | ✓ | |
| Android AbMob Banner | ✓ | |
| Android Alert Dialog | ✓* | Ability to set title, message, and up to three buttons. Currently no support for embedding inputs or custom views. |
| Android Button | ✓ | |
| Android Check Box | ✓ | |
| Android Edit Text | ✓ | |
| Android Floating Action Button | ✓ | |
| Android Horizontal Scroll View | ✓ | |
| Android Image Button | ✓ | |
| Android Image View | ✓ | |
| Android List | ✓ | |
| Android List Tile | ✓ | |
| Android Map View | ✓ | |
| Android Progress Bar | ✓ | |
| Android Progress Circle | ✓ | |
| Android Scroll View | ✓ | |
| Android Seek Bar | ✓ | |
| Android Snackbar | ✓ | |
| Android Spinner (Dropdown) | ✓ | |
| Android Switch | ✓ | |
| Android Text View | ✓ | |
| Android Toast | ✓ | |
| Android View | ✓ | |
| Android View Pager | ✓ | |
| Android Web View | ✓ | |
| Audio | ✓* | Ability to stream media in web view or download and audio file to play locally supported but media files cannot be embedded in app. |
| Custom Fonts / Special Characters / Language Support | ⧖ | |
| Custom Images | ✓ | JPG and PNG formats. |
| Grid Views | ✓ | |
| Navigation Drawer / Menu | ⧖ | |
| Video | ✓* | Ability to play remote media from URL supported but media files cannot currently be embedded in app. |
Functionality
| Feature | Supported | Notes |
| Access Datetime | ✓ | |
| Ad Integration | ✓ | AdMob Banner, Reward, and Interstitial ads available. |
| Access Device Contacts | ⧖ | |
| Access Device Music | ✕ | |
| Access Device Sensors | ✕ | |
| Analytics | ✓ | AWS and Firebase Analytics currently supported. |
| Animation / Custom Transitions | ✕ | |
| App Lifecycle Event Handling | ✓ | |
| Barcode Scanning | ✓ | |
| Bluetooth | ✕ | |
| Calculations | ✓ | |
| Calendar Functionality | ✓* | Ability to add events to the user’s calendar. |
| Conditional Logic | ✓ | If Else action. |
| Create Email | ✓ | App can create new email in device email app with message detail. |
| Create SMS | ✓ | App can create new SMS in device messaging app with message detail. |
| Device Keychain Access | ✓* | Currently iOS only. |
| Device Telephony | ✓ | App can open device dialer with number populated. |
| Image Encoding | ✓* | Base64 encoding currently available. |
| Import from Device Camera | ✓ | App can import photo from camera to UI. |
| Import from Device Gallery | ✓ | App can import image from gallery to UI. |
| Iteration | ✓ | |
| Local Databases | ⧖ | |
| Local Files | ✕ | Ability to access files from cloud storage providers and save images to device supported but no ability to create local files inside app. |
| Local Variables | ✓ | App can store individual values and basic object types. |
| Location | ✓ | App can access GPS geolocation data |
| Map Integration | ✓ | |
| Monetization | ⧖ | |
| Offline / Connectivity Management | ✓* | Ability to cache API request data and detect network connectivity changes. |
| Open Device Browser | ✓ | App can open URL in device web browser. |
| Page Lifecycle Event Handling | ✓ | |
| Payment Processing | ✓ | Payment via PayPal SDK is currently supported. |
| Permissions Requests | ✓* | Permissions requests for location / notifications available. |
| Push Notifications | ✓* | Remote notifications via services such as APNs, Firebase, and OneSignal available but currently no support for local notifications. |
| Random Functions | ✕ | |
| REST API Requests | ✓ | JSON data from web services can be imported via Swagger / OpenAPI specification documents. |
| RSS Connectivity / Import | ✕ | |
| SDKs | ✓* | SDKs for location, mapping, and notifications are available by default – for additional SDKs get in touch in case we can develop a plugin that will meet your needs. |
| Sharing Content | ✓* | Android only, coming soon on iOS. |
| Social Login | ✓* | Facebook currently supported, other platforms planned. |
| Spreadsheet Import | ✕ | |
| Streaming Media | ✓* | Support for streaming media through Web View and audio/video playback actions are available. |
| String Manipulation | ✓ | |
| Structured Data | ✕ | Structured data must be imported via API. |
| Third party authentication | ✓ | Auth with Firebase, Facebook, and GitHub currently supported. |
| Timer Functions | ✓ | |
| Touch Events | ✓* | Tap events supported, currently no long-press or multi-touch. |
| Touch ID | ✓* | Currently supported on iOS. |
| User Support | ✓* | User support currently provided via Intercom chat. |
| Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) | ✕ | |
| Web Database Connectivity | ✕ | Unless exposed via REST API. |
| XML Connectivity / Import | ✕ |