# App to make public or template
**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-to-make-public-or-template/40155
**Category:** Project Showcase
**Created:** [March 28, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-to-make-public-or-template/40155 "2022-03-28T07:45:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@v\_wadhawan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/v_wadhawan)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2022, 7:45am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-to-make-public-or-template/40155/1 "2022-03-28T07:45:22Z")
I, with community help, made a free public app [https://vkwadhawan.glideapp.io/](https://vkwadhawan.glideapp.io/). It is simple but ok for users. What I wish to understand is
Whether I need to make it a log-in option and what are its benefits.
I have uploaded a youtube video about it and what if I make it a template? How users will be affected if it becomes a template?
I have seen some glide apps on social media that show ads on the login page. How they have done it.?
what are the disadvantages of a public glide app.?
I seek clarifications about the above
thanks
v
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### Author:  [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/app-to-make-public-or-template/40155/2 "2022-03-28T12:36:04Z")
The benefit of having a login option is to provide a personalized experience in your app. If your app needs to have a user profile or if certain functionality depends on knowing who the signed-in user is, then you’ll want to force users to sign in.
Considerations in making this app a template after the fact is that you’ll want to make sure you clear out any user data that was populated prior to submitting the app to become a template.
Other than that, the only other disadvantage is that a forced sign in screen offers friction prior to your end users using the app.