Power Apps is part of the four products that compose Microsoft Power Platform. It is a suite of apps, services, connectors, and a data platform that provides you with a rapid application development environment. Its low-code application development technology enables users to create rich, custom business apps without the traditional coding skill. 

You can use Power Apps to:

• Build agile business applications.
• Automate manual, paper-based business processes.
• data and automate reporting.
• Extend or integrate to other business-critical apps used in your organisation.

 Read some of the real-world Power Apps and Power Automate examples in this blog.

Below are some of the real-world use cases of how we implemented Power Apps with our clients.

1. Policy Read Acknowledgement.
2. Return to Office Requests.
3. Online Uniform Shopping Cart.
4. SMS Work Request/Allocation.
5. Vehicle Safety Inspection.
6. Invoice Approvals.
7. New Project Requests.
8. New Microsoft Teams Requests.
9. Artwork Request Processes.
10. Grant Funds Management.

You can also read our blog on real-world Power Apps and Power Automate examples here for better context on the problem that our clients experienced, the solution we developed for them, and the business outcomes.

Watch the on-demand demo of Invoice Tracker, Expense Tracker, and Employee Onboarding in our Power Platform playlist to see Power Apps in action.

Power Apps is licensed in three ways:

1. Free. Power Apps comes free with your existing Microsoft 365 subscription and allows you to extend and customise Microsoft 365 for productivity scenarios.
2. Per app plan. Power Apps per app plan entitles a licensed user to run 2 apps (canvas and/or model driven) and 1 portal. It costs A$14/user/month.
3. Per user plan. Power Apps per user plan entitles you to run unlimited applications based on the full capabilities of Power Apps. It costs A$55/user/month.

Watch a short explanation about how Power Apps is licensed in this video. You can also reach out to us at 1800 126 499 or email us at enquiries@pa.com.au for licensing advisory and consulting assistance.

Power Apps simplifies the process of building custom applications to solve business challenges. It is an easy, fast, and cost-efficient way to turn your bright ideas into brilliant apps. 

We discussed the top four reasons small businesses should innovate with Power Apps in this blog but for your quick reference, it pointed out these reasons:

• Use existing talent.
• Save money.
• Accelerate development.
• Scale.

Read our blog to learn more, or you can also reach us at 1800 126 499 or email us at enquiries@pa.com.au if you have further questions.

Power Automate (formerly known as Microsoft Flow) is one of the four products that compose Power Platform. It is a service that automates workflows between your favourite apps and services to synchronise files, get notifications, collect data, and more.

Power Automate is licensed in these ways:

• Per user plan. This plan equips a user to run unlimited flows with the full capabilities of Power Automate. It costs A$20.60/user/month.
• Per flow plan. This plan enables organisations to implement flows with reserved capacity that serve teams, departments, or the entire organisation without having to license each end user. Price starts at A$137.30/month for 5 flows.

We can guide you on the appropriate licensing based on your use case scenarios. Contact us at 1800 126 499 or email us at enquiries@pa.com.au to learn more.

Power Apps was launched to help organisations build business apps quickly, no matter their user's coding experience. It gives users two options when building their applications - either through a Canvas App or Model-Driven App with Power Apps. The basic differences between these two are: 

CANVAS APP

• It provides users with a blank canvas where you can drag and drop components in any information to design a user interface. 
• It provides users with much more intuitive user experience than model-driven apps since users don't have to worry about how data is structured within the canvas app. 
• It offers better flexibility for developers to change their apps' look and feel. 
• It has over 350 connectors, empowering users to have more functionalities. 
• It requires Power Platform license and the necessary roles and permission in Data Verse to be able to implement and develop on a Canvas App. 
• Its logic implementation is app-specific and can be done through Excel-like formula and conditional checks. 

MODEL-DRIVEN APP

• It enables users to design and develop component-focused apps to implement an end-to-end business process. 
• How the design and view of the app is based on the governing components used in the application. 
• It can only connect with only one data connector, and that is the Data Verse. 
• It requires Dynamics 365 product license (e.g. Business Central or Finance & Supply Chain) to implement and develop on a Model-Driven App. 
• It has flexible logic implementation which includes business rules, workflows, actions, and plug-ins. 

See how Microsoft Power Apps work in this YouTube playlist.