The hardest part of adopting a no-code tool like Glide is visualising what you'd actually build. Here are 10 real-world apps that businesses are using right now — each one built on Glide, each one replacing a combination of spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, and manual processes.
1. Field Inspection App
Replace paper checklists and WhatsApp photo sharing. Field engineers open the app, select their job, complete a digital checklist, take photos (which upload directly to the record), add notes, and mark the job complete. The office sees everything in real time. Built on Glide + Airtable in about 3 days.
2. Sales Rep Companion App
Give your sales team a mobile app that shows their accounts, contact details, last interaction notes, and open deals — pulled directly from your Airtable CRM. They log calls and meetings from their phone, and the data syncs instantly to the central database.
3. Inventory Tracker
Warehouse or retail staff use a Glide app to check stock levels, scan barcodes, record stock movements, and flag low-stock items — all from a phone. The app connects to an Airtable base that also drives your supplier orders and reporting.
4. Staff Directory and Org Chart
A searchable company directory where employees can find colleagues, see their role, department, location, and contact details. Update the underlying Airtable sheet and the app updates automatically. Far more useful than a PDF org chart.
5. Booking and Appointment App
Clients open the app, browse available slots, and book appointments. The booking appears in your Airtable base, triggers a confirmation notification, and appears on your team's calendar view. No back-and-forth scheduling emails.
6. Event Check-In App
At the door, staff search attendee names, mark them as checked in, and hand out badges — all from a phone. Real-time attendance data is visible to organisers. Export attendance reports instantly after the event.
7. Product Catalogue App
Give sales reps or retail staff a beautiful browsable catalogue with product photos, specs, pricing, and stock availability — updated live from your product database. Customers can also have their own version to browse and enquire.
8. Expense Reporting App
Employees submit expenses from their phone — category, amount, description, and a photo of the receipt. Submissions go straight into Airtable for manager approval. No more lost receipts or end-of-month spreadsheet chaos.
9. Training and Onboarding App
New employees work through a structured onboarding checklist in the app — reading materials, watching videos, completing quizzes. Their progress is tracked in Airtable so managers can see exactly where each new hire is in the process.
10. Delivery Driver App
Drivers see their route for the day, navigate to each stop, mark deliveries as complete, capture customer signatures or photos, and flag issues — all from one app. The office has live visibility of every delivery without needing to call drivers.
Every one of these apps can be built in 2–5 days. They all share the same architecture: Glide as the mobile interface, Airtable as the database, and Make.com or n8n handling background automations like notifications and reports.
As certified Glide experts, we've built apps in most of these categories. If one of these resonates with a problem you're solving, get in touch — we can scope and deliver your app in days.