What migrates automatically
Since both Tapcart and Appolar read their content from your Shopify store, your entire product catalog, collections, pricing, inventory, and order history migrate automatically. There is nothing to export or import. Install Appolar, connect it to your Shopify store, and your full catalog is immediately available in the builder's preview.
Customer accounts carry over without any action on your part. Your customers use the same Shopify Customer Account credentials they already have — the same email and password they use on your web store. They do not need to re-register in the new app. Order history, saved addresses, and account details live in Shopify and are available in the Appolar app from day one.
What needs manual setup
The things that don't transfer automatically are the app-specific configurations you've built in Tapcart:
- Home screen layout.You'll rebuild your home screen block configuration in the Appolar builder. For most store layouts this takes 15 to 30 minutes. The block types available in Appolar cover the same surface area as Tapcart's core blocks: hero banners, collection rows, product grids, and promotional banners.
- Push notification subscribers. Tapcart holds your push subscriber list. It is not exportable from Tapcart. Your new Appolar app will start building a new subscriber list from the day it goes live. There is no way to send to your Tapcart subscribers through Appolar — those device tokens are tied to the Tapcart app binary.
- Custom blocks or integrations.Any Tapcart-specific blocks — loyalty programs integrated via Tapcart's proprietary SDK, or third-party integrations that depend on Tapcart's custom block framework — will not transfer. Assess what you actively use in Tapcart and confirm Appolar supports it before migrating.
Note. The push subscriber list loss is the most significant migration cost for stores that rely on push campaigns. Plan a re-engagement campaign for your web and email audience to drive downloads of the new app on launch day.
Migration timeline
A typical migration from an active Tapcart setup to a live Appolar app takes 48 to 72 hours, driven almost entirely by Apple's review time:
| When | What happens |
|---|---|
| Day 1, morning | Install Appolar, configure the builder (1–2 hours). Rebuild your home screen layout and confirm colors and font. |
| Day 1, afternoon | Trigger the build. While EAS Build compiles, prepare your App Store and Play Console listing assets: screenshots, description, keywords. |
| Day 1, evening | Build completes. Submit to App Store Connect and Play Console. |
| Day 2–3 | Apple review (typically 24–48 hours for updates; up to 3 days for new apps). Google Play review is usually faster, often same day. |
| Day 3 | App approved and live. Announce to your audience. |
Keep your Tapcart app running during this window. Do not remove Tapcart from your Shopify store or cancel your Tapcart subscription until your Appolar app is approved and live in both stores.
When to cancel Tapcart
Cancel Tapcart after your Appolar app is live and you've confirmed everything is working correctly. Spend at least 24 hours monitoring the new app before cancelling — check that checkout works end-to-end, push notifications send, and order history displays correctly.
Removing Tapcart while your new app is still in review means your existing customers have no working app during that window. There is typically a 1 to 3 day overlap where both apps exist simultaneously. This is expected and has no negative effect on either app.
To cancel: Shopify admin → Apps → Manage apps → Tapcart → Delete. Shopify stops billing at the end of your current billing cycle. Tapcart's app binary will continue to work for customers who have it installed until Tapcart's servers stop responding — typically a few weeks after account cancellation, but Tapcart's own terms govern that timeline.