Our Mission
App Inventor was founded in 2007 by educators and researchers at MIT and Google with the vision of enabling anyone—including those who may not think of themselves as coders—to create mobile apps for real, effective change in their communities. appinventor.org is nonprofit organization established by the same team, and it expands upon the educational initiatives of the MIT App Inventor project by offering additional resources for teachers and students across the globe. Our mission is to empower students of any background and any age to make apps that improve their lives, uplift their communities, and change the world.
Our Impact
Annual Report
Learn more about appinventor.org’s impact and work by reading our annual report below, which includes statistics from our platform, stories from the field, an overview of our educational programs, and a letter from our CEO.
Archive: 2024 Annual Report, 2023 Annual Report
Global Appathon
The Global Appathon is a free, virtual hackathon hosted by the App Inventor Foundation and MIT App Inventor that encourages people around the world to build mobile apps for a cause. The goal of the competition is to develop an app using MIT App Inventor that aligns with the competition’s theme and demonstrates creativity, social impact, design thinking, and technical skill.