Sintel Apps

What the product is

Sintel Apps is a no-code application builder for SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365. The company's headline is "Build No-Code Business Apps on SharePoint Online," and elsewhere it calls the product a SharePoint-focused no-code and low-code application platform. It is for organizations that already live in Microsoft 365 and want internal business applications (requests, approvals, inspections, trackers) without introducing a separate data platform or developing a custom application from scratch. The address in the site footer is River House, Blackpool Park, in Cork, Ireland.

What you build and how

The product treats SharePoint as the foundation. Your SharePoint lists and libraries stay at the center, and Sintel Apps adds "modern forms, business logic, workflows and reporting" around them. The home page organizes this as capture, process and visualize: 3 layers on one platform.

Forms. The first layer is capturing data "Using SharePoint forms that look great on any device." The home page lists 3 points: design once and use on all devices, complete forms using your browser, and support remote working. The SharePoint app page goes further: responsive forms with sections, tabs, conditional fields, validation, related lists and business rules. The company stresses that this is more than a form builder. A business application "often starts with a form, but usually requires more than data entry," so you can start with a simple SharePoint form and extend it into a complete application as the process evolves.

Workflows and logic. The second layer is "Build SharePoint workflows and business logic." You design a single or multi-step workflow, incorporate approval tasks for users or groups, and configure rich email notifications containing form data. You can control the status of forms, and enable and enforce comments on task completion. Business logic is set with configurable conditions and actions that respond to users and data. The FAQ describes the workflow capabilities as built for multi-stage business processes and approvals, which covers the purchase request, document approval and change request cases the site lists as approval applications.

Dashboards and reports. The third layer is "Build SharePoint dashboards and reports" from data grids, charts and summary cards, plus images, text and filters. The home page says this lets business users build interactive dashboards "without burdening the IT department." Reporting sits inside the same application as the form and the workflow, so a manager sees the status of the requests the form collected. The support menu also carries help pages and release notes for Sintel BI, a second product from the same company.

The editor. It is a "browser-based drag & drop designer." The company says that "Basic apps including forms with workflow and logic, and dashboards with charts and grids can be created in under an hour." The SharePoint app page describes visual designers for building forms, configuring application logic and creating workflows, so a typical build is configuration rather than code. The FAQ positions the product as an alternative for many applications that would otherwise need a custom SPFx interface, while custom development stays available when specialized requirements demand it.

Data and integrations. Data stays in SharePoint lists and libraries within your Microsoft 365 environment, and existing lists can be used directly as the data foundation, which suits a team that already tracks work in SharePoint. For more advanced requirements, the site says applications can be extended "with JavaScript, APIs, webhooks and Microsoft Power Automate." Webhooks let an application trigger external processes and exchange information with other systems, and Power Automate extends processes across Microsoft 365 and what the site calls "hundreds of connected services."

Publishing and portals. The apps run inside SharePoint Online and users open them in a browser on any device. For help desk and ticketing applications, the site mentions an optional secure portal where external customers can create, track and manage their support tickets.

What people build. The home page lists examples by industry. Engineering: work permits, site inspections, incident reporting. Medical device: production monitoring, innovation and ideas, vendor approval. Healthcare: medical booking, hospital management, patient reviews. Logistics: permit tracking, packing and ordering, warehouse management. Insurance: claims processing, vehicle inspection, travel requests. Pharmaceutical: access control, audit management, reward and recognition. Education: library access, course registration, campus accommodation. Non-profit: volunteer register, donation tracking, project tracking. Property management: tenancy management, maintenance tracking, management checklist.

The SharePoint app page groups the same ground by process. Help desk and ticketing covers requests, assignments, status changes, communication and resolution. HR and employee processes cover employee requests, onboarding, reviews, training records and leave requests. Inspections and audits use structured forms, checklists, signatures, attachments and approval workflows, with corrective actions. Business requests cover service, access and equipment requests. Project and process tracking follows projects, actions, tasks and issues with SharePoint data and dashboards.

Licensing, trial and support

The site says Sintel Apps "uses its own subscription licensing model" and points to its Pricing page for current plans and licensing options. The home page offers 3 ways in: book a demo, start a free trial, or request a license. The trial is described as "No commitment or credit card required." Partners can apply through a Become a partner contact, and the menu has a dedicated For Schools page and a Templates section.

On cost, the company says building on the Microsoft 365 platform you already use is "Immensely cost effective" because you create forms, workflows and business applications without introducing a separate data platform. That is a claim about architecture; the actual price depends on the subscription.

Support is a strong theme. The home page promises practical help from an experienced team, "Whether you are building your first SharePoint application or managing complex business processes." The site lists product help, release history, webinars, a how-to video series, a community forum and a ticket form, plus a Sintel Apps Assistant that offers to "Get instant answers and support."

Who it suits and who it does not

Sintel Apps suits a company where SharePoint is already the place documents and lists live, and where IT or a power user wants to turn those lists into proper applications with approvals and dashboards. A department that runs permits, inspections, audits or HR requests through email and spreadsheets would get a form, a workflow and a report in one place. Because data stays in your Microsoft 365 tenant, it also suits teams that do not want a second data store to explain to security, and the JavaScript, API and webhook route gives a developer room for the cases configuration cannot cover.

It is not a general app builder. Everything is tied to SharePoint Online, so a team without Microsoft 365 has no use for it, and the company itself says it is designed for organizations that want SharePoint to remain at the center of their applications. Apps run in the browser inside SharePoint rather than as native mobile apps or public websites, apart from the optional customer portal for help desk tickets.