How Ice Open Network Is Making Web3 Buildable By Anyone — No Devs Needed

Building apps can be expensive, stressful and complicated. It can take thousands of dollars to create software — and entrepreneurs with bright ideas but no coding experience have little choice but to put their faith in expensive developers.

The pain points don’t end here, either. App stores are hugely competitive places, making it difficult to achieve visibility. Apple charges an eye-watering commission of 30% on in-app purchases and subscriptions — eating into profitability.

Strict terms of service also need to be complied with, and there’s an ever-present risk that apps could suddenly be removed from stores without warning.

Combined, all of these factors make Web2 a prohibitively difficult and frustrating place to innovate, with high financial and technological barriers to entry. But it doesn’t have to be this way. 

The Power of Web3

Web3 puts decentralization and independence at the heart of the internet — with advantages for entrepreneurs and consumers alike. Businesses can build closer connections with their audiences, users enjoy full control over their data, and both parties can save substantial amounts on fees by cutting out intermediaries.

Blockchain is at the heart of Web3, but this too has brought challenges. For one, coding smart contracts is a challenge for the uninitiated. Navigating crypto wallets and block explorers can also be intimidating for everyday consumers, with the steep learning curve serving as a roadblock to adoption.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Ice Open Network is making Web3 buildable by anyone, for anyone — with cutting-edge tools that make blockchain accessible for real-world entrepreneurs.

One upcoming innovation, which will launch later in 2025, is a no-code, drag-and-drop builder for decentralized applications — "the blueprint for the New Internet," as ION's founder Alexandru Iulian Florea calls it. This will allow creators with big ideas to create slick and sophisticated software in a matter of minutes — and reach a vibrant cross-section of consumers.

With a range of prepared widgets and templates, all of which have gone through a robust quality assurance process, budding developers can achieve a high degree of personalization with a couple of clicks — and seamlessly make adjustments in line with their needs. The potential combinations are limitless, meaning entrepreneurs will only be restricted by their imagination.

This could be a major catalyst that’s going to bring Web3 adoption for the masses — just like Wix democratized building a website, and Shopify revolutionized eCommerce. Simplifying the development process will make it easier for exciting new blockchain applications to hit the market quickly — giving crypto-curious consumers even more reasons to get on-chain for the first time. We’re barely scratching the surface when it comes to the potential of dApps, and the killer use case that will go global may not even exist yet.

A Powerful Blockchain

This no-code dApp builder forms just one part of the wider ION ecosystem, which has the ambition of bringing the internet’s 5.5 billion users on-chain.

As usage continues to grow, Ice Open Network’s high-performance blockchain can effortlessly scale alongside. According to ION, it is capable of handling millions of transactions per second — making it one of the fastest networks this industry has to offer — giving entrepreneurs confidence that this infrastructure is resilient enough to give end users the world-class experience they deserve. Long gone are the days where some pesky CryptoKitties were enough to bring the Ethereum blockchain to its knees. ION has capacity for over a billion users without compromising on performance.

Businesses bringing their goods and services to market through ION will also be able to tap into a vibrant community of more than 40 million. Existing users benefit from a privacy-first approach that provides a secure digital identity and state-of-the-art, quantum resistant encryption. Better still, all of this takes place behind the scenes — delivering advantages without complexities.

At the core of ION’s argument is this: if you make decentralized tools user-friendly enough, the world will come. A “network effect” means increased usage attracts even more users — and that’ll only increase as further dApps hit the marketplace.

Other key elements of Ice Open Network’s proposition include Online+ — an upcoming decentralized social media platform that boasts an integrated wallet and dApp explorer. More than 60 Web3 partners and 600 creators with a collective following in excess of 150 million have already been onboarded, meaning it’ll become a hive of activity.

The past few years have seen significant upheaval across the internet. Twitter became X, TikTok faced a ban in the U.S., and Meta is facing a lawsuit that could ultimately see Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp split up. Smaller platforms are beginning to emerge, and consumers are starting to take a greater interest in how their personal information is shared and used online.

Ice Open Network aims to be at the forefront of the next generation of the internet — one where privacy, sovereignty and censorship resistance are front and center. And with a laser focus on making it easier than ever before for Web2 consumers to make the leap to Web3, it’s primed to usher in a new era of communication, commerce and entertainment.

Photo credit: ION

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