9 Best App Development Courses on edX
We compared 9 App Development courses currently listed on edX, priced from $20.00 to $267.30. 2 come from a named university or institution, including The University of California, San Diego and The University of Maryland, College Park. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 9
- Price range
- $20.00 – $267.30
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 9 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "app development" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $20.00 to $267.30, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Virtual Reality (VR) App Development
Offered by The University of California, San Diego
This course in Virtual Reality (VR) App Development focuses on the skills needed to create immersive VR applications. You'll explore the foundational concepts of VR, including design principles and development tools tail...
$267.30listed price -
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Vibe Coding: AI-Powered App Development for Product Managers
Offered by The University of Maryland, College Park
Turn AI into your build partner. Design and ship real apps through “vibe coding”. Describe outcomes while AI handles code and integration. Use MCP to create safe, reliable agents, and move fast from idea to prototype to...
$249.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditAI-Assisted App Development
Offered by Microsoft
Master AI code assistants and Microsoft Power Platform AI tools to write, test, document, and refactor code faster, without sacrificing security, performance, or compliance standards.
$120.00listed price -
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edX CertificateAppSheet Developer
Offered by Google Cloud
The AppSheet Developer course on edX is designed to guide you through the process of building applications without the need for extensive coding knowledge. You'll learn how to create powerful applications that enhance pr...
$165.60listed price -
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AppSheet Administration
Offered by Google Cloud
Plan and manage AppSheet in your organization. Learn to roll out the platform, structure teams, apply governance policies, and support secure app development at scale on Google Cloud.
$20.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditBuilding No-Code Apps with AppSheet: Foundations
Offered by Google Cloud
Launch your ideas faster. Explore no-code app development and its opportunities as you gain the skills to develop and deploy your own app without writing a single line of code.
$24.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditBuilding Power Apps: From Creation to Advanced Formulas
Offered by Microsoft
You will learn the fundamentals of creating a canvas app within the Power Apps platform and learn to enhance Power Apps canvas apps with basic formulas.
$55.00listed price -
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edX MOOC / Non-creditBuilding No-Code Apps with AppSheet: Implementation
Offered by Google Cloud
Take your app further. Explore ways to improve app integrations and capabilities with confidence, on your own or with your team — no coding required.
$120.00listed price -
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edX CertificateValidate your app maker skills
Offered by Microsoft
You will learn and validate your application development skills, focusing on practical application and skill demonstration.
$40.00listed price
Best App Development Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Virtual Reality (VR) App Development | edX | The University of California, San Diego | $267.30 | View → |
| 2 | Vibe Coding: AI-Powered App Development for Product Managers | edX | The University of Maryland, College Park | $249.00 | View → |
| 3 | AI-Assisted App Development | edX | Microsoft | $120.00 | View → |
| 4 | AppSheet Developer | edX | Google Cloud | $165.60 | View → |
| 5 | AppSheet Administration | edX | Google Cloud | $20.00 | View → |
| 6 | Building No-Code Apps with AppSheet: Foundations | edX | Google Cloud | $24.00 | View → |
| 7 | Building Power Apps: From Creation to Advanced Formulas | edX | Microsoft | $55.00 | View → |
| 8 | Building No-Code Apps with AppSheet: Implementation | edX | Google Cloud | $120.00 | View → |
| 9 | Validate your app maker skills | edX | Microsoft | $40.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 9 priced courses on this page run from $20.00 to $267.30, with the middle of the range around $120.00 — a spread of $247.30. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including The University of California, San Diego and The University of Maryland, College Park — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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