Are you looking for a quick way to create a dynamic, fully customized app—without coding everything from scratch? Meet Deplyr: a powerful app-building platform that integrates seamlessly with Google Sheets (among other data sources). In this post, we’ll walk you through how to create a simple randomized quiz application, and we’ll highlight why Deplyr might just become your go-to tool for all sorts of app needs.
Deplyr is a low-code/no-code platform that allows you to build apps rapidly. It provides:
The result? You can spin up production-ready apps in minutes, customize them to your heart’s content, and share them with a single click.
If you’re more of a visual learner, watch the video below which demonstrates how to build a simple quiz app on Deplyr using the Google Sheets integration and Deplyr’s AI code builder.
One of Deplyr’s biggest advantages is how easy it is to connect with Google Sheets. You simply:
Once you’ve done this, Deplyr can read and write to the sheet you specify (using the sheet ID) as you build out your app. This means you don’t need to manually deal with APIs or complex credentials; everything just works after a few simple clicks.
Every Deplyr app typically has two main parts:
Deplyr’s AI can write most—if not all—of this code for you. You simply:
This drastically reduces the time spent writing and debugging your code.
In the example featured in our video, we'll be doing the following:
We will be using the following prompt that describe the sheet and how the app should work. Important, the better and more descriptive your prompt is, the better your outcome will be:
Based on the following google sheet info we want to generate a simple quiz app
Each tab has a header row.
Tab: Quiz Questions
Cols: Question ID Question Correct Answer Wrong Answer 1
Wrong Answer 2 Wrong Answer 3
Tab: Student Answers
Cols: Name Score Summary of Answers
Context: “Summary of Answers” can be a lot of text, basically it should give me Question Id: Answer (each on a newline all within the cell)
The app should work as follows: When it starts the student should enter their name, and then in random order show each question as multiple choice (options A, B, C, and D). The correct answer should also be a randomly selected letter answer. At the end of the quiz there should be a submit button. After the quiz is submitted calculate a score and populate the spreadsheet. Thank the student, but do not display their score.
In Deplyr on the dashboard screen click "Create New App" > "With AI", and then give your app a name and for the prompt we paste in the above. This will generate the necessary code, which in this case is:
After we've created the app with the initial prompt, the app is immediately live. You also have the options to modify the permissions or share the app publicly by using the URL. You can make further edits to the app using the AI chat interface.
The quiz app is just one example of what’s possible with Deplyr. Here are a few other ideas you can explore:
