Style Island, our latest app
Style Island is a women's fashion brand. We built their app natively in SwiftUI on top of their Shopify catalogue, with login and checkout running through the setup they already had.
An app builder rents you an app. We build you one.
Most Shopify app builders charge every month and keep the app on their platform. Here's how that compares with an app we build for you.
| Monthly app builder | Shopnative Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | A fee every month for as long as you have the app | One fixed price |
| Ownership | The platform owns the app | You own the app and its code |
| Design | Built from their templates | Designed around your brand |
| Built with | A shared framework every app on the platform uses | Native Swift, written for your app |
| If you stop paying | You lose the app | It keeps running |
How a project runs
You pay half to start and the rest once the app is built and you've approved it.
Intro call
Fifteen minutes on your store, your customers and what you'd want the app to do.
Scope and quote
We agree on the screens and features, and you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Build
We build against your live Shopify store and send test builds you can try on your own phone.
Launch
Once you approve it, we submit it to the App Store and hand over the full source code.
What we can build into your app
Your app can do more than your website, and these are the features brands ask us about most.
- Push notifications
- Wishlists
- Customer accounts
- Loyalty and rewards
- Subscriptions
- Product drops
- One-tap reorders
- Reviews
- Store pickup
Questions brands ask us
Do I really own the app?
Yes. The app is published under your own Apple developer account and you get the full source code at the end, so you're never tied to us or to a platform.
Will I need to change anything in Shopify?
No. The app reads your products, collections, prices and stock from Shopify, so anything you update in your store shows up in the app on its own.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the screens and features you need, which is why you get a fixed quote after a short call.
Do I need an Apple developer account?
Yes. Apple requires one in your business's name, and it costs US$99 a year. We walk you through setting it up at the start so it's ready by launch.
Who looks after the app once it's live?
Any iOS developer can work on it since you own the code. If you'd like someone on an ongoing basis, we can introduce you to a maintenance partner.
Do you build Android apps too?
Right now we focus on iPhone apps.
See what your store would look like as an app.
On the call we'll show you the Style Island app and talk through what yours could do.
Book a 15-min call