SERVICES / CUSTOM APP DEVELOPMENT

When the app you need doesn't exist yet, we build it.

Bundle builders, subscription logic, internal tools your team actually needs — built as a private app you own outright, not a rented feature you'll pay for forever.

TYPICAL INVESTMENT
$7,800 one-time

Covers a focused, single-workflow private app. Public App Store apps and multi-tenant builds are scoped separately.

  • Discovery & technical scope
  • Shopify Admin API integration
  • Clean, documented codebase
  • You own the code and the app
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STACKING APPS
  • Monthly fees that never stop
  • Features you don't need, bundled in
  • Scripts slowing your store down
  • No control if the app shuts down
A CUSTOM APP
  • One build cost, then it's yours
  • Exactly the workflow you need
  • No bloat you didn't ask for
  • You hold the code, always
WHEN CUSTOM ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE

Most stores don't need a custom app. The ones that do usually know it already.

A $20/month app beats a $10,000 custom build almost every time. Custom makes sense when the workflow is specific enough that no app quite fits — or when app fees have quietly stacked past what a build would cost.

01
The workflow is yours alone

A bundle logic, pricing rule, or fulfillment process specific enough that no App Store listing matches it.

02
App fees have added up

Three or four overlapping apps at $50–200/month each often cross the custom-build breakeven within two years.

03
You need it to talk to something else

A legacy system, a homegrown backend, or an ERP with no native Shopify connector.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Built to solve your workflow, not to sell as a product.

DI
Discovery & scope

We map the exact workflow before writing code, so the build matches what you actually need, not a guess.

AD
Admin extension or embedded UI

A clean interface inside Shopify Admin — no separate login, no context switching for your team.

AP
API & webhook integration

Real-time sync with Shopify's Admin API and webhooks, built to handle failures gracefully, not silently.

SE
Secure by default

Proper authentication and data handling from day one — not something patched in after a security review.

DC
Documentation

A written record of what the app does and how it's built, so it's maintainable by anyone, not just us.

OW
Full ownership

The code and the app are yours outright at handoff. No dependency on us to keep running.

HOW IT RUNS

Scoped tight before a line of code gets written.

01WEEK 1
Discovery

We map your exact workflow — what triggers it, what it touches, what "done" looks like — into a written technical scope.

SCOPE FIRST, CODE SECOND
02WEEK 2–3
Build the core

The main workflow gets built first and shown to you working, before polish or edge cases — so you're never surprised at the end.

03WEEK 4–5
Edge cases & polish

Error handling, edge cases, and interface polish — the parts that separate a demo from something your team relies on daily.

04LAUNCH
Handoff

Documentation, a walkthrough, and full code ownership transferred to you.

WHAT YOU CAN COUNT ON
You own the code

Full source and app ownership at handoff — no ongoing dependency to keep it running.

Working core, shown early

You see the main workflow functioning before we move to polish, not just at the very end.

Documented, not just built

Written documentation so the app is maintainable by any developer, not only by us.

FAQ

Common questions about custom app development.

Tell us the workflow on the scope call and we'll tell you honestly if an existing app already solves it — we'd rather save you the build cost than sell you one you don't need.

By default, no — this is a private app built for your store alone, which is simpler and faster to build. If you want to eventually sell it as a public app, that's a different scope with its own review and billing requirements.

You own it outright, so any developer can maintain it. Many clients keep us on through our support retainer for ongoing updates, but it's never a requirement.

Shopify's API versions on a predictable schedule with advance notice. We build against stable, documented endpoints and flag anything that needs updating as changes are announced.

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Describe the workflow. We'll tell you whether it needs a custom app at all.

Honest scoping first — a written price before you commit to anything.

Start your app scope