Buildbox is a tool for making mobile games without knowing how to code.
Buildbox is a tool for making mobile games without knowing how to code.
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AppOnboard launches free version of mobile game dev suite Buildbox

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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AppOnboard is launching a free version of Buildbox, a suite of tools that enables developers to create mobile games without knowing how to code.

Buildbox says developers has used its suite of tools for 50,000 games and apps, driving what it claims are 1.6 billion estimated downloads in the app stores. Color Switch is among the standout games that came from Buildbox. AppOnboard makes playable ads for mobile games, and its services are part of tools like Buildbox, said CEO Jonathan Zweig in an interview with GamesBeat. AppOnBoard acquired Buildbox in June.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.