Plugin developers promise to create your app within just a few days. The team that supports a plugin does all the work for you you just need to choose the subscription tier and features you need. Native applications created with plugins work only on one platform and don’t have such problems, which is why they run faster. Cross-platform apps that can work on both iOS and Android may have issues accessing hardware components like the camera and GPS.
You’ll need to pay a monthly fee for using your app, but you won’t have to pay for the development itself. All elements of a plugin are already created. Technically speaking, there’s no development required at all. The cost of using a plugin is lower than the cost of developing an app from scratch. Here are the pros and cons of using plugins to develop a mobile app.
You can find plugins on the Shopify App Store – developed by teams or individual developers – that allow you to create a mobile app for your Shopify web store. In this article, we introduce these options and help you figure out which is the most suitable for you.
If you’re already running an online store on Shopify, you’ve got several options to launch a mobile app. It’s one thing to create a successful web app it’s another to create a mobile app that meets the expectations of your customers.