Creating Your App

Creating Your App

Appo creates your native app from your website URL. You provide the URL; Appo generates the app name, icon, and native configuration automatically.

From the Dashboard

New users:

1. Go to goappo.io/new.
2. Enter your name, email, and password to create an account.
3. Enter your website URL — the web application that will run inside the native app.
4. Appo fetches your website metadata and generates the app name and icon automatically.
5. Review and edit the app name or upload a custom icon if needed.

Existing users:

1. Sign in at goappo.io.
2. Enter your website URL to create a new app.
3. Appo generates the app name and icon from your website.

After creation, your app status is Pending while Appo prepares the native build. Once ready, you can preview it on your device and publish to the stores.

From the CLI

appo new --url https://example.com

appo new creates the app from your URL; the name and icon are generated automatically. First time, run appo init to authenticate. See the CLI guide.

From MCP

Ask your AI assistant to create the app: it calls create_app with your name and base_url, then set_icon to attach the icon. See the MCP guide.

From a Plugin

Appo integrates with platforms like Shopify. When using a plugin:

1. Install the Appo plugin from your platform's marketplace.
2. Connect your Appo account.
3. The plugin configures the app automatically from your existing store or site settings.

More platform plugins will be available in the future.

What You Can Edit

After creation, you can update these settings from the dashboard:

• App name — The display name on the home screen and stores
• App icon — Upload a custom PNG, JPEG, or WebP image (max 5MB)
• Base URL — The website URL loaded in the native app

SDK Integration

For the native bridge to work, your website needs the Appo SDK installed. See Installation for setup instructions.

Once the SDK is loaded, your web app can call native features like appo.push.requestPermission(). These calls are bridged to the native layer automatically; no additional configuration is needed on the native side.

What Appo Manages

Appo handles the native side entirely:

• Native app wrapper — The app that hosts your WebView
• Feature handlers — Native implementations for push notifications, biometrics, camera, and all other SDK features
• Event broadcasting — Push notification and network change events forwarded to your web app
• Bundle IDs — iOS bundle ID and Android package name generated automatically
• Build pipeline — Cloud builds for iOS and Android
• Store submission — Publishing to the App Store and Play Store

The web application is the only part you maintain.

Next Steps

• Configure your app — Understand permissions, deep links, and platform settings.
• Feature Handlers — How native handlers process SDK requests.
• Publishing — How Appo builds and publishes your app.