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How it works

From your store to the App Store

Most of the waiting is on Apple's side. Design and preview while Apple reviews you.

  1. 01

    Install and bring in your catalog

    Install NativTap from the Shopify admin. It creates the NativTap sales channel and publishes your active products to it, so the app starts with your real catalog.

    • New products join the app on their own, unless you turn that off
    • Products you remove from the channel stay out
    • A checklist on the Home page shows what is left to do
    Get started guide →
    The NativTap sales channel in the Shopify admin: connected, with the products published to the app
  2. 02

    Pick a theme and design

    NativTap reads your logo, colors and font from your store. Choose Classic, Bold or Soft and your home screen is built from your own collections. Then make it yours with blocks.

    • Home and up to three landing pages
    • A tab bar with three to five tabs
    • Light and dark colors for every theme
    Design your app →
    Classic themeBold themeSoft theme
  3. 03

    Preview it

    The editor shows your app in a phone frame as you work. To hold it in your hand, scan a QR code with the NativTap Preview app; the code opens your draft and expires after 10 minutes.

    Preview →
    The store app home screen on an iPhone
  4. 04

    Get your Apple Developer account

    Your app is published under your own Apple Developer account. Pick the type that fits your store; NativTap tracks where you are and reminds you when something is stuck.

    Apple account guide →
    IndividualOrganization
    Seller name on the App StoreYour personal legal nameYour company's legal name
    What you needAn Apple Account with two-factor authenticationA legal entity and a D-U-N-S number
    Time to approve, usually1–2 days2–4 weeks
    Good forTrying things quicklyStores that sell under a company name
  5. 05

    Connect Apple and build

    You connect your account once with an API key. From then on, NativTap does the technical work: bundle ID, certificates, profiles, the build and the upload.

    1. 1

      Your Account Holder presses Request Access once in App Store Connect.

    2. 2

      You create a Team key with the App Manager role and add it in NativTap.

    3. 3

      You create the app record once in App Store Connect; NativTap links it.

    4. 4

      You add a push key, and NativTap checks it with Apple.

    5. 5

      You create a release. NativTap builds the app and adds it to TestFlight.

    A product page in the store app
  6. 06

    Submit, and go live

    Before you submit, NativTap checks what Apple usually rejects and links each fix. Then you press Submit for review. Apple usually reviews a first version in 1–7 days.

    • At least 3 screenshots, made from your design
    • A reachable privacy policy and account deletion in the app
    • No storefront password, and a paid Shopify plan
    • At least 10 products with images and 3 blocks on Home
    Release your app →
    An app store listing of a sample store app, offered by the store itself, with a Get button, ratings and app screenshots
    Sample app, listing and status.
  7. 07

    Keep it fresh

    Once your app is live, design changes publish straight to it, and shoppers see them the next time they open the app. Send pushes, run app-only discounts and watch your analytics. New native features come with new app versions, up to 4 builds a month.

    Growth tools →
    The store app home screen in dark mode

Before you start

What your store needs by the time you submit to Apple.

  • A Shopify store on a paid plan

    Apple's reviewers must be able to check out, so the store cannot be on a trial, development or paused plan, or behind a storefront password.

  • An Apple Developer account

    Individual or Organization.

  • New customer accounts, for sign-in

    Shopper sign-in in the app uses Shopify's new customer accounts. Everything else works without them.

  • Products with images

    At least 10 products with images in the NativTap sales channel.

Start with step one today

Free during early access. You can design and preview while Apple reviews your account.

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