Introduction to Web Application Templates
Today words like uniformity and mass production get mixed reception. As technology evolved, mass production became a given. We started exaggerating its minuses and taking its pluses for granted. This is understandable. When students of prestigious universities in developed countries say they support socialism they mean Scandinavian countries, not North Korea. When a biker says he wants a custom motorcycle, he means Orange County Choppers, not an old bicycle someone fixed a motor to. Don’t get this wrong, wanting premium custom solutions is perfectly fine.
Custom solutions, especially in business software, echo the craftsmanship seen in other industries: they must be expertly crafted to stand out. Like comparing a custom-built bicycle to a mass-produced Harley, the value lies not just in personalization but in the quality and expertise behind the build, distinguishing exceptional solutions from those merely serving as cautionary tales.
Takeaway 1: a custom solution must be produced by a professional, often someone who’s been a master of mass-produced solutions but outgrew them
There’s another issue with all things custom. The individual design drives the cost up. Orange County Choppers bikes start in the ballpark of $50k. You can find an equally dependable and brandy but mass-produced counterpart for one-fifth the price. The same applies to web creation. You can hire a premium agency to build a website or build one, for free, using a WordPress site builder like Elementor. As I said, there’s nothing wrong with a premium custom solution. Except when the cost is of importance. Remember the individuality/efficiency dilemma. If you want a custom lifestyle solution, the main question is often whether or not you can afford it. If you want your website’s mechanics to work flawlessly, you might want to check if there is an existing solution on the market. Few customers care if the website’s waterworks were crafted by hand. And the ones who do will still care more about reasonable prices.
Takeaway 2: a custom solution drives the cost up and is usually better in specific ways not necessarily relevant to your business. Custom solutions are for custom cases. If your case is similar to many cases before yours, see if you can stick with a mass product.
But enough about bikes and bricks. You’re here to know about web application templates, so that’s where we’re going with this article.
Web Apps
Most popular websites incorporate web applications to some extent. Web apps offer lots of interactive features, decrease security risks, and make the content scalable to multiple devices without any significant increase in traffic. Furthermore, some web apps can be great substitutes for conventional desktop apps. One example is Google apps. They let you keep your text, spreadsheets, and presentations online, update them from anywhere where there’s the internet, and not have to think about which copy of the file is the contemporary one.
Web Application Templates
We’ve covered the benefits of templates in their most generalized meaning earlier. Web application design is different from heavy industry but some principles still apply. When we need a lower base cost, a mass item is preferable. When we need flawless compatibility, chances are there is a suitable solution. When we need satisfied customers, chances are they’ll gladly forgive the fact that you didn’t handcraft your website’s every pixel by yourself.
Web application templates are our specialty. We could go on and on about them for hours. But this time will be best spent with you having some applicable data and examples. So let’s dive into web apps and our picks of the best web application templates on the market!
Web Application Benefits
There are good reasons to use web applications, let’s name just a few:
- Web applications need no installation;
- They are compliant with any devices and work seamlessly across varios browsers;
- Web apps UI are esily cutomizable;
- Web apps are easily maintainable and are continuously cutting-edge;
Examples Of Web Application Templates
1. Histogram
Source: http://preview-histogram.ucraft.site/
The first template we would like to tell you about is called Histogram and, as you can see, it bears the app by which it was inspired, on its sleeve. And, we are sure that you have already guessed its main purpose by this point, as Histogram is a template, whose main focus is visual content.
Perfect as a portfolio app, Histogram is conveying the simple message that less is more. It is uncluttered by unnecessary details and presents the photos in large boxes, which helps the viewer concentrate on the picture itself. And, due to the attractive layouts and eye-pleasing shapes, Histogram is great at conveying the main message. So, despite initial simplicity, we strongly recommend you to pay your attention to this web app template.
2. Flatlogic Ecommerce
Source: https://flatlogic.com/templates/ecommerce-react-template/demo
Flatlogic Ecommerce is a perfect web app template for your online eCommerce store. Whether you build a website or a web application, the list of options available inside is more than rich: landing page, categories pages, product description pages, a CMS for the blog, the basic support pages like FAQ, contact, etc. Thanks to NextJS, Flatlogic Ecommerce template uses server-side rendered code that makes your site SEO-friendly.
3. Stylepoint
Source: https://preview-stylepoint.ucraft.site/
Stylepoint, also delves into the visual and showcase the side of the question, but takes a rather different approach to it. And although you can say that it still utilizes such aspects as minimalism in text and monochromaticity in its backgrounds, Stylepoint makes a much greater emphasis on such details as transitions and elements while at the same time not overusing these. This makes the user focus on those details much less, but rather creates the overall sense of interconnection between each and every detail for them, making it somewhat of a stylistic trip and an experience even of itself.
4. Composer
Composer template packs in a lot in itself, as it is a compilation of over 50 ready-made gorgeous looking demo sites to choose from and work with. Such an abundance of demos allows for Composer to cover such absurdly impressive variations of web designs and features that we could have spent an entire article just talking about them. So, in the arms of a capable and crafty web app developer such a template can become something of a constructor to work with, borrowing different interesting aspects from different demos Composer possesses and making a new worthwhile app just with them.
5. Zeen
Source: http://themeforest.net/item/zeen-next-generation-magazine-wordpress-theme/22709856
If what you want to look for is ideas for news or a magazine project, then this web app template is for you. Zeen web template is kinda embodiment of minimalism, making it an exemplary modern app template. But this is not all of Zeen’s advantages. It also carries within itself such cool features as dark mode, voice search capabilities, gradients and compatibility with such services, as MailChimp.
6. Wunderkind
Source: http://templateshub.net/template/wunderkind-one-page-parallax-personal-portfolio
In stylistic regard, the Wunderkind is among the web application templates that tick all of the boxes of what a currently relevant project should be. It is clean, sleek and, most importantly, ultra-smooth. From a developer’s standpoint, Wunderkind is extremely easy to tinker around with and customize. And its multipurpose capabilities are beyond your wildest dreams. Features like full-screen touch-friendly sliders, video backgrounds, an abundance of gallery options and smooth, performant parallax render Wunderkind applicable to any project of your choosing and make it unbelievably developer-friendly, as well as the fact that this web app template was based on the latest Bootstrap. A definite catch if you’re looking for a versatile and worthwhile template.
7. DashCore
Source: https://themeforest.net/item/dashcore-saas-startup-software-template/22397137
DashCore is super customizable and lightweight, which is pretty easy to explain as this template runs on WordPress. We also cannot talk about DashCore without mentioning how responsive it is and how its documentation is precise, straight to the point and, this one is most important for those, who just started their dive into the swirling seas of app development, step-by-step documentation. The same beginners would appreciate the presence of the round the clock email support. Also, we are more than sure that such a feature would be useful not only to them but to even the most hardened app developments sea wolves, as it is always more than pleasant to feel backed up. So, summing up this entry, use DashCore for all the developers who seek a reliable and flexible way to change web app templates for their start-up, SaaS, marketing and social projects.
8. theNa
Source: https://themeforest.net/item/thena-photography-portfolio-wordpress-theme/22953759
The feature that makes theNa web app template stand out from the majority of other templates is its incredible horizontal-scrolling feature. Don’t get us wrong, we don’t say that it is a unique feature, but theNa implements it tremendously and can be a definite attention attraction point and an eye-catching feature for any portfolio-oriented project. But portfolios are not the be-all and end-all of TheNa, as its module structure allows a handy and crafty developer to repurpose and restructure this template into absolutely anything he or she can imagine.
9. Definity
Source: https://themeforest.net/item/definity-multipurpose-onemulti-page-template/12379946
Definity is precise and straight to the point, although these qualities do not prevent it from being stylish and packed to the brim with different useful stuff. Definity is unbelievably responsive, has such cool features as video backgrounds, hover effects and parallax scrolling and its modular design is definitely worthy of your attention. And thus, the Definity web app templates seamlessly take their rightful place among the other cream of the crop templates by being versatile and multipurpose.
10. Flaunt
Source: http://themeforest.net/item/definity-multipurpose-onemulti-page-template/12379946
Flaunt template is for all Adobe Muse enthusiasts. Especially for those who find it difficult to manoeuvre around its hover effects tricky to implement. Flaunt has you covered in that regard, as it bypasses Adobe Muse’s restrictions with some custom CSS magic. But that is not all Flaunt is good for, as it is simply a fully responsive and simple template with over 50 slick cover effects for texts and images alike.
11. Enfold
Source: http://themeforest.net/item/enfold-responsive-multipurpose-theme/4519990
Based on WordPress, Enfold web app template is exceptionally user-friendly and prides itself on that. In fact, Enfold might be the most user-friendly WordPress template out there with its versatile and fully responsive theme. This template is quite fitting for business sites, online stores and portfolios. What is also great about Enfold is its drag-and-drop template builder. Furthermore, the stack of ready-made demos will allow you to create your own app layout swiftly and easily. Basically, an ideal web app template for those developers, who do not want to spend lots and lots of time on creating greatness.
12. Maple
Source: http://themeforest.net/item/maple-responsive-wordpress-blog-theme/12843046
Another WordPress template on our list is Maple. There are not one, not two, but six reasons for you to fall in love with this web app template:
- Maple’s design is bold and unique
- Maple is responsive and retina-ready
- Features both light and dark styles
- Parallax header backgrounds
- Maple has multi sidebar support
- And, finally, Maple is unbelievably easy to use
Combine those six reasons with 15 layout combinations and a handful of features and widgets, and you have got yourself a crazy mix worth your time called Maple.
13. NOHO
Source: http://themeforest.net/item/noho-creative-agency-portfolio-muse-template/11174979
One more Adobe Muse web app template is NOHO. As you can see in the picture, NOHO was designed with creative professionals in mind, so it is remarkably easy to edit in the above-mentioned Adobe Muse. What is also great about it is the pre-installed desktop, tablet and mobile versions, as well as multiple layouts, image sliders, parallax scrolling and CSS rollover effects for developers to play around with.
14. BeTheme
Source: http://themeforest.net/item/betheme-html-responsive-multipurpose-template/13925633
If you, as a developer, are more of an HTML person, then BeTheme, is the one for you. That’s because BeTheme packs within itself just an astounding number of different themes – 450, to be exact. And each of them is comprehensive, flexible, and fully complete, ready to be used on any business or personal website. So, the biggest problem you are going to have while using BeTheme is what fully responsive, retina-ready theme with parallax scrolling (and a smooth one at that) to actually choose as there are so many great ones.
15. Valenti
Source: http://themeforest.net/item/valenti-wordpress-hd-review-magazine-news-theme/5888961
Valenti is also a WordPress template and once again a magazine-oriented one, but quite deserving of attention in its own right. What makes Valenti so deserving is its flexibility and richness, as it boasts an impressive variety of vibrant and colorful home pages of your app, as well as sporting a variety of different background image styles. And the parallax scrolling it possesses does no harm in that regard either. So, what we finish this list with is actually quite representative of the theme of web app templates as a whole. But more on that in the conclusion.
Web Application Templates: Wrapping Up
As you can see on the plethora of different web application templates we presented to you today, the market is bursting with different variants and options for you to choose from. And that brings nothing but good, despite the fact that initially, the perceived oversaturation with options can be quite scary. If you get to the core of the issue, such oversaturation allows you to find this one particular template that will fit your project like a glove. And with that, we wrap today’s article. Have a nice day and, as always, feel free to read up on more in the blog of Flatlogic!
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