Shopify to app

Turn your Shopify store into an app your fans open.

Name: Phico
Address: Barcelona, Catalonia, ES
Telephone: +34 633 51 71 73
Price range: From $20,000

Phico designs and builds custom iOS and Android apps for brands on Shopify. Your shop, drops, member pricing, content and community come together in one app with your name on it. Projects start at $20,000 at a fixed price, and launch in two to four months.

Example

The shop in the new Jackalope app.

Jackalope runs action sports festivals and a brand fans follow all year. In the new version of its app, launching in 2027, the Shopify-powered shop sits next to festivals, video and the JACKALOPE Pass.

Shop home
Recent orders, the next drop and partner brands, before the product grid.
Drops
Upcoming releases with Notify me, so fans open the app the moment a drop goes live.
Brands
Partner brands members can follow, and hear from when they release something new.
Member pricing
Pass holders see their prices, and everyone else sees what a Pass would save them.

Read the Jackalope case study.

More than a shop in an app

A reason to open the app between purchases.

A shop inside a brand's app isn't there to compete with the website. It's there to keep customers coming back, with things a website can't do as well.

Drops and launches

Countdowns, Notify me and a push the moment something goes live. A reason to open the app that a website can't give.

Member pricing and perks

Members, subscribers or pass holders get their own prices, early access and perks, connected to the rest of their membership.

Content next to commerce

Video, stories, events or a lookbook in the same app, so the shop sits inside the brand instead of on its own.

Community and events

Event tickets, check-in, and the people and brands your customers care about, in one account.

Designed like your brand

Your own layout, flows and details, not a template other stores use with a different logo.

Run from Shopify

Products, inventory, discounts and orders stay in Shopify. Your team keeps working the way it does today.

App builder or custom app

Tapcart, or an app of your own?

App builders like Tapcart and Vajro turn a Shopify store into an app quickly, and for a shop on its own they can be the right choice. A custom app makes sense when the shop is one part of a bigger relationship with your customers.

An app builder is probably enough if

You mainly want your store as an app, with the same products and checkout.
A template that looks like your website is good enough.
You want to launch in days and pay a monthly fee.
The app doesn't need content, membership or events.

A custom app makes sense when

The shop sits next to content, membership, events or community.
You run drops, member pricing or early access that a template can't handle.
Your brand is the reason people buy, and the app should feel like it.
You want your own name in the App Store and to own the app and the code.
The app has to connect to more than Shopify, such as ticketing, video or a CRM.

Want to see what it could look like for your brand? Get a free app concept.

Selling memberships too? See how I approach membership apps.

Wondering what it would cost? See what a custom app costs and why.

Features

What a template app can't do.

All features

Questions

About Shopify store apps.

How much does a custom Shopify app cost?

From $20,000. Every project has a fixed price for the agreed scope, so you know the cost before work begins. The price depends mostly on what sits next to the shop, such as membership, content or events, and which systems the app connects to.

How long does it take?

Around two to four months. From defining the first version to launch on the App Store and Google Play, depending on scope, integrations and store approvals.

Does it work with our Shopify store as it is?

Yes. The app reads products, collections, inventory and discounts from Shopify, and orders flow back into your Shopify admin. Many Shopify apps, such as reviews or subscriptions, offer APIs too, so we check which ones the app needs during discovery.

How does checkout work?

Through your Shopify checkout. Customers check out with the payment methods you already offer in Shopify. Your settings, taxes and shipping rules stay the same.

Does Apple or Google take a cut of sales?

Not for physical products. App store fees apply to digital goods and subscriptions sold inside an app. Physical products go through your own checkout, the same as on your website.

Why not Tapcart or another app builder?

For a shop on its own, a builder can be the right choice. App builders get your store into an app quickly for a monthly fee. A custom app makes sense when the shop is one part of a bigger relationship with your customers, and the app needs to carry your brand, membership, content or events.

Who will I be working with?

With me, directly. Phico is founder-led. I shape the product with you, build the app and the systems behind it, and work with trusted collaborators when needed.

Start a conversation

Let's talk about the app you're imagining.

A clear vision or a feeling that your business is ready for something more is a good place to start. We'll explore what it could look like, what it would take and whether Phico is the right fit.

Prefer to see an idea first? Get a free app concept.