Clarification on "Promotion" vs "Project Sharing"

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Hi everyone,

I noticed my previous post about my app Jazly was marked as an advertisement, so I wanted to clarify my intent.

There seems to be a thin line between promotion and sharing a project. When developers share what they’ve built — including tools, architecture, or even the app itself — it can naturally create visibility, regardless of whether links are included or not.

My goal with sharing Jazly was not to promote it, but to showcase what can be built using tools like Niotron, Firebase, and related extensions, along with real implementation challenges and learnings.

Regarding Niotron — while it differs from standard MIT App Inventor, it still follows a similar foundation and is used by developers building increasingly complex apps.

If such posts are not considered appropriate here, I completely respect the guidelines. However, clearer boundaries around what qualifies as acceptable project sharing vs promotion would really help contributors align better.

Thanks for understanding.

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App Showcase is for apps built using AppInventor.

Other variants such as Kodular/Niotron have their own areas on their communities for showing off your work, in your case with Niotron.

A commercial application (such as yours) is a different beast, and thus is considered more as advertising as opposed to showing.

Hope this re-clarifies what was already clear.

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I also plan to share parts of this project as a guide for beginners, so they can learn how to build similar apps using

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AppInventor blocks only if posting guides here.

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Building app on Niotron and sharing it on App Inventor community does it make any sense?

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In my understanding the “AppShowCase” is not a shop window where to display something waiting that someone tells “oh really awesome”, but a repository where to show an app, made by AI2, comprising .aia and an explanation of the app itself. And that’s what Ive done in my showcases. I believe that we have to keep in mind that this community in aimed at “teaching” to everyone how to create apps quickly and easily. Therefore also by showing how an (even a complex one) app has been made, is greatly appreciated. So, dear @therealzuhaib, please don’t be upset if your post has been considered closer to an advertisement than a “pure” showcase. I believe that your ability to create apps will be of great help in future occasions.

Cheers.

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