Mobile store builders

Updated: August 01, 2023

Mobile store builders are specialized digital tools designed to help businesses and individuals create and launch their online stores optimized for mobile devices. These builders offer user-friendly interfaces and pre-designed templates that allow users to easily customize the look and feel of their mobile stores without the need for coding knowledge. Mobile store builders ensure that the online stores are responsive and mobile-friendly, providing a seamless shopping experience for customers on smartphones and tablets. They often come equipped with features such as secure payment gateways, inventory management, and order tracking, allowing users to manage their online stores efficiently. With the growing popularity of mobile shopping, mobile store builders offer a convenient and cost-effective solution for businesses to establish a strong mobile presence and tap into the expanding mobile commerce market. Whether for small businesses or entrepreneurs, mobile store builders empower users to create professional and functional mobile stores that cater to the needs of today's mobile-savvy consumers.

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2018. Weebly brings more e-commerce features to mobile



Website builder Weebly has introduced several new e-commerce features for their mobile app. These features enable users to perform various tasks directly from their smartphones, such as shipping and printing labels, responding to customer inquiries through embedded Facebook Messenger on Weebly sites, approving customer reviews, creating customized coupon codes, and managing all aspects of their online store, including product listings and pricing. The company expressed its vision for transforming the mobile phone into "the new back office" in a blog post.


2018. Shopify now allows to fulfill orders directly from your phone



The Shopify app for iOS and Android has introduced a new feature that enables users to purchase and print shipping labels directly from their mobile devices. With this functionality, you have the convenience of creating and printing labels instantly or saving them for future printing. Additionally, you can efficiently manage your entire shipping workflow from the convenience of your palm. The app provides full access to all the features available in Shopify Shipping, including access to discounted rates with supported carriers such as UPS, DHL Express, USPS, and Canada Post, all within the Shopify app itself. This update empowers you to handle your shipping needs seamlessly and efficiently while on the go.


2017. Shopify Mobile adds Discounts, Product Collections, Live View, and More



During the Black Friday Cyber Monday event last year, a greater number of Shopify merchants accessed their accounts through mobile devices compared to desktop computers. This trend has prompted the developers to prioritize the inclusion of essential features required for your success during the #BFCMWin on your smartphones and tablets. Now, you have the capability to create, customize, and manage discounts directly from your mobile devices. Additionally, one of the noteworthy new additions is the availability of Product Collections, which significantly aids your customers in swiftly finding their desired items. With the Shopify app on mobile, you can effortlessly set up and modify Product Collections. Moreover, the Live View feature on mobile enables you to monitor your store's performance in real-time, proving to be particularly advantageous during high-traffic periods such as the BFCM weekend.


2017. Duda launched new tablet editor



In today's fast-paced world, people are constantly on the move, and this holds especially true for website builders who are not always stationed at their desks when they need to edit and construct their clients' websites. Recognizing this need, Duda has made significant enhancements to our tablet editor, enabling customers to effortlessly build and modify sites from any location. The new tablet editor is not simply a scaled-down version of the desktop editor. It has been thoughtfully designed and adapted to provide you and your customers the freedom to create and edit websites with ease and speed, no matter where you are. Whether you're at your customer's place of business, on a train, at a coffee shop, or even at the beach, you can seamlessly load images, rearrange widgets, fine-tune content, analyze analytics, publish sites, and much more.


2015. Shopify allows to create an online store from mobile phone


The e-commerce company Shopify has introduced Sello, a new app designed to assist businesses in establishing online stores. Sello simplifies the process by allowing users to capture a photo of the product they wish to sell, add pricing and a description, and be ready to launch. The app enables the acceptance of credit card and PayPal payments, while also facilitating the sharing of product listings on social networks. Sello primarily focuses on streamlining the creation of product listings and managing purchases, rather than emphasizing product discovery. It is compatible with both iOS and Android platforms, available as a free app without transaction fees (although payment processing fees may apply).