Strategy
Native app vs PWA: which one actually moves revenue
Progressive web apps look cheaper on paper. Here is where they quietly cost you installs, retention, and repeat orders.
Turn your store into a native app.
Appolar compiles your Shopify store into a real iOS and Android app, built from inside your admin, with push, your branding, and the Shopify checkout shoppers already trust.
Free to build. No card required until you publish.
Real preview
Built for Shopify✓ Real native binaries✓ Live catalog sync✓ Shopify checkout✓Apple Pay & Shop Pay
One platform, your admin
Everything to ship and run a native app
No second dashboard, no revenue share, no agency calls. Pick a preset, drop in your brand, and publish an app that stays in sync with your store.
Design it inside Shopify admin
A visual builder for every color, font, and per-screen layout, with a live phone preview that updates as you edit. No code, no separate platform.
A real native app, not a webview
Product grids, cart, search, and navigation are native code, compiled and submitted to the App Store and Play Store. Faster screens, real gestures, real push.
Catalog that stays in sync
Products, variants, inventory, and prices stream live from the Shopify Storefront API. Edit once in Shopify.
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Your app, your listing
Published to your own Apple and Google accounts. Uninstall Appolar and the app stays live. You own it.
Push & campaigns
Recover carts and promote launches. Compose and schedule pushes straight from your admin.
More support. More features. More opportunities.
What you get with Appolar
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Unlimited devices
Install on every iOS and Android device your shoppers carry.
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Live merchant support
Real humans, fast answers, never a chatbot loop.
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Edit on any device
Customize the app from your phone, tablet, or laptop.
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1-on-1 launch coaching
We'll help you get the app submitted and approved.
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Ecommerce playbooks
Templates, guides, and benchmarks built for Shopify sellers.
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Migration help
Coming from Tapcart, GoodBarber, or Vajro? We move you over.
app
The honest difference
A real app, not a browser in a costume.
Most "app builders" ship a webview: your mobile website loading inside an app icon. Appolar compiles real iOS and Android code, submits to both stores, and hands checkout to Shopify.
See how it worksNative
Compiled binaries
Native grids, cart, and search. Not a wrapped web page.
Sub-48h
Fast to ship
Pick a preset, submit assets, get a published app.
Flat price
No revenue share
Keep 100% of every sale. No per-install fees.
Yours
You own the listing
Your accounts, your reviews, your install graph.
Simple, honest pricing
Free to build. Pay when you publish.
Try the full builder for free. Pay only once you are ready to ship to the stores. No revenue share, no per-install fees, ever.
Starter
$0
Free forever
The full builder to design and preview before any billing.
- ✓ Full visual builder
- ✓ 6 presets, 20 layouts
- ✓ Live phone preview
- ✓ Unlimited drafts
Most popular
Pro
$79 /mo
Production builds
Ship to both stores with push and integrations.
- ✓ iOS + Android builds
- ✓ Store submission
- ✓ Scheduled push
- ✓Reviews & pixels
Ultra
$199 /mo
Scale & support
Everything in Pro, plus volume and white-glove onboarding.
- ✓ Everything in Pro
- ✓ Higher push volume
- ✓ Advanced analytics
- ✓ Priority support
Lifetime
$997
One-time
Everything in Pro with no subscription. Ever.
- ✓ Everything in Pro
- ✓ No monthly fee
- ✓ App runs forever
- ✓ $79 per future build
Answers before you ask
Frequently asked questions
Can Appolar replace my existing mobile platform?+
Yes. Appolar gives you a real native iOS and Android app powered by your Shopify catalog, with builder, push, and checkout in one place, so you can retire Tapcart, Vajro, GoodBarber, or any patchwork of tools.
How can I manage my store from the Appolar Builder?+
The Appolar Builder lives in your Shopify admin. You can edit colors, fonts, per-screen layouts, push campaigns, and analytics from any device, phone, tablet, or laptop.
Which third-party tools can I connect to Appolar?+
The builder includes product reviews and analytics pixel configuration on paid plans. Beyond that, anything that lives in your Shopify checkout or backend keeps working, because the app hands off to your real Shopify Checkout rather than reimplementing it.
How does Appolar handle payments?+
Payments hand off to Shopify Checkout, so you keep your existing payment gateway and PCI compliance. Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Shop Pay are supported in the native app.
Do I own my Apple Developer and Google Play accounts?+
Yes, always. We submit on your behalf, but the listings, reviews, install graph, and revenue all live on your accounts. You can revoke our access at any time.
What does the launch process look like?+
Pick a preset, customize in the builder, connect your Apple and Google developer accounts, and trigger a build. From there the binaries are compiled and submitted to the stores; the remaining wait is Apple and Google review time.
How can I track analytics across web and app?+
App orders land in Shopify Analytics under the Appolar sales channel, so app and web revenue sit in the same reports you already use. Analytics pixels are configured from the builder on paid plans.
Can I run subscriptions and bundles in my app?+
Not natively yet. Checkout hands off to your real Shopify Checkout, so whatever your checkout already sells can be bought in the app, but there is no dedicated in-app rendering for subscription apps like Recharge, Bold, or Skio today.
How is Appolar priced?+
Starter is free with the full builder. Pro is $79/month, Ultra is $199/month, and Lifetime is a one-time $997 with $79 per build for updates. No revenue share and no per-install fees. See the pricing page for details.
The honest part
No testimonials yet. Appolar is new.
You will not find borrowed logos or invented quotes here. Appolar is built and run by one person, and the first merchant apps are only now heading to the stores. What you get in exchange: the builder is free to try before any billing starts, and every support email is answered by the person who wrote the platform.
MMoe · founder, building Appolar in the open
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