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What has shipped on Appolar, most recent first. Honest, modest notes from a platform being built in the open ahead of launch.
Last updated: June 2026
June 2026
- OTA engine updates went live, so shipped apps can receive engine-level improvements without a full store resubmission.
- Tightened the Shopify checkout handoff so the native cart passes cleanly into Shopify's checkout sheet, including Apple Pay and Shop Pay.
- Preparing the marketing site and legal pages ahead of the public launch.
May 2026
- Reworked the architecture so every screen renders from a per-screen layout (blocks) instead of forked template code. One implementation per component.
- Moved the builder's phone preview to a live Expo Web preview, so what you edit is exactly what merchants see.
- Added scheduled push campaigns, so you can compose and time a push from inside the admin.
April 2026
- Shipped the live in-admin builder for colors, fonts, and per-screen layouts, with the phone preview updating as you edit.
- Added the first batch of starter presets so a store can load a starting point and customize from there.
March 2026
- Connected the catalog to the Shopify Storefront API, so products, variants, inventory, and prices stream live into the app.
- Wired app orders into the Shopify sales channel, so app and web revenue land in the same reports.
February 2026
- Stood up the build pipeline that compiles a store's configuration into real iOS and Android binaries.
- Established the account and credential model around scoped, revocable service keys, with no raw passwords stored.
January 2026
- First working app shell booting from a merchant configuration, with native navigation, product grid, and cart.
- Laid the groundwork for the theme system so colors, fonts, and radii are driven by tokens rather than hardcoded values.