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How To Quickly Build WooCommerce Mobile App for eCommerce Store?

WooCommerce is the leading eCommerce platform and one of the most favorable choices of online merchants. Also, the features and integration also add more to the benefits of having a WooCommerce online shop. Various third-party plugins enhance the features of the online store and allow users to shop online products with ease.

Launch WooCommerce Mobile App With Zero Coding

Yes, it’s possible now. Even without writing a single line of code, non-techie business owners can develop Android & iOS (native) shopping apps for their store. KnowBand offers ready-to-go automated WooCommerce Mobile App Builder to do the job for you.

The WooCommerce Mobile App Creator for online retail stores is a fully automated tool to launch apps for the e-shop. Just follow these 3 quick steps:

Step 1: Purchase the extension.

Purchase WooCommerce Mobile App Builder with just one-time payment. No subscription or hidden charges for app development and management.

Step 2: Pre-requisite Form.

Fill the required details in the pre-requisite form. These details will be required for app development and release.

Step 3: Review developed APK/IPA Files

Our team will develop and share APK/IPA files with you for review. Once you feel everything is fine with apps, confirm us to release apps.

Note: Both Android and iOS apps will be launched on Google Play Store and Apple App Store using your developer accounts.

What’s Best With This Extension?


Though the extension comes with numerous features, yet here are some of the major ones to quickly walk you through the working of extension and apps:

1. Customizable Home Screen Layout:

Gone are the days, when we used to stick to the fixed home screen layout of the eCommerce shopping app. The Mobile Apps for WooCommerce allow the e-merchants to change the look and feel of the home screen as per the requirements. Be it Black Friday, Christmas, New Year, or anything, change the entire app home screen with just a few tweaks.

In order to make your WooCommerce Mobile App home screen more appealing and compelling, use relevant graphics and images with intuitive color schemes.

Here are the few beautiful app UI’s developed by us:

Note: We can also improvise and beautify your app home screen with the help of our skilled designer team.

2. Unlimited Push Notifications:

Customize and send unlimited push notifications on the mobile devices where your app is installed. You would’ve seen push notifications from various eCommerce biggies like Amazon, Walmart, etc. and being in the retail business, also be aware of the potential they carry.

The WooCommerce Mobile App Maker offers both automated and manual(Editor) push notifications in the admin panel. The store admin can just enable the following notification for automatic deploy on the Android and iOS apps:

– Successful Order Creation
– Order Status Update
– Abandoned Cart Notification

Along with these, the store merchant can even draft and send manual promotional or sale based push notification with relevant graphics and redirection. All is required from you is to spend a few minutes and handle marketing from your app like a pro.

3. Website Payment & Shipping Support

You must have been looking for the same payment options in the app that are available on the website. This WooCommerce Mobile App Creator is designed keeping that fact in mind. It allows all your website payment methods to be activated on the apps.

Along with payment methods, all shipping methods actively running on the eCommerce store will be there on the app as well. Users get to choose their favorable choice easily and make the purchase.

4. Multi-lingual & RTL (Arabic, Urdu, etc.)

The mobile apps for WooCommerce support all sorts of worldwide languages including the RTL scripts like Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, etc. The users will find the app content in their desired language and shop products.

Along with multiple languages, all sorts of currency options available on the website will be there on the apps. All currencies will be there on the final apps.

5. WhatsApp & Zopim(Zendesk) Chat

With inbuilt WhatsApp and Zendesk chat support, the online shoppers can directly remain in touch with the store owner and get answers to their queries in the minimum time possible. Often it happens that front end users stuck with any problem or doubt and ultimately leave with no available contact medium.

The WooCommerce Mobile App Builder offers a prominent communication channel between buyer and store admin to improve purchase flow. All you need to enable the chat from the admin panel to make it work on your apps.

That’s not all. There are still loads of features to discuss. Check all of them from the below link:

WooCommerce Mobile App Builder

Conclusion:

It would have been crystal clear till now how easy we have made the app development with this tool. All you need to purchase and install on your store, rest everything will be handled by our skilled and professional developers.

Engage more users in this mobile era by offering them an efficient and sale booster shopping app today. That’s all for this write-up. If you wish to explore more connect with us on Skype (support@knowband.com) or drop us an email at support@knowband.com

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[New Version Release] Magento 2 Mobile App Builder : v1.0.6

A No-Code Trick To Affordably Build Your Magento Mobile App

Whenever an eCommerce business decides to build a mobile application for themselves, the first few things that come to their consideration is app designing, development & deployment. To make a feature-rich & customer-centric Magento mobile app, all these factors must be expertly handled.

This can make the app-building project quite expensive, especially for eCommerce businesses. Fortunately, businesses with their website built on Magento don’t have to worry about any of these. All of the steps i.e. development, design & deployment is collectively offered by a Magento Native App Builder extension developed by KnowBand.

Check out the extensions from below links: 

Magento Mobile App Builder

Magento 2 Mobile App Builder

This extension is a non-coding solution that can automatically create your own Magento Mobile App (APK/IPA files) using your own Magento website. It is very affordable for store owners as it costs only $169. Apart from that, store owners are also offered a free 3-month support period.

Using an app builder extension for building & launching an app is the latest trend. This Magento Mobile App Maker plugin is a secure & reliable approach that provides you with great user-end as well as backend features. Building a native Magento mobile app using such an app builder extension is easy for even a non-tech savvy person. Mentioned below are its 3 simple steps.

Quick Steps To Build & Launch A Magento Mobile App:

Step 1: Purchase the Magento Mobile App Maker extension from the KnowBand.

Step 2: Install the downloaded extension & install it on your Magento website. Then, simply fill the app pre-requisite form provided by KnowBand.

Step 3: Review your app & get it published on Google Play Store/Apple App Store.

If you want to test out this extension before purchasing, you can download its free version from the KnowBand Store & use it to design your demo app.

Highlighted Features Of Magento Mobile App Builder:

1. Unlimited Push Notifications:

Store owners are provided with an unlimited number of push notifications. They don’t need to worry about any such limitations. Some of these notifications can even be automated & scheduled such as the abandoned cart message, order status messages.

2. Home-Page Customization:

The complete home-page can be edited live using the visual home-page editor in the backend settings. Store owners can add interactive banners, sliders, countdown timer sale banners, etc all with just a few simple clicks & drag-&-drops.

3. Fully Customizable App:

This Magento app maker extension builds apps that are fully customizable. All of the customizations can be made easily from the backend of this extension. All of the at-a-glance features listed below are totally customizable. Store owners & admins can also take any sort of assistance from the experts at KnowBand. The possibilities with this extension are endless.

4. Deep Linking:

Deep linking is the latest feature addition with this app builder plugin. It effortlessly brings your mobile site visitors to the equivalent page on your Magento mobile app.  For such a case, your app must be already available on users’ devices. This helps to boost the user retention rate of your app.

5. Multi-lingual & Multi-Currency Support:

With this extension, your native Magento Mobile App would by default support multiple languages (including RTL scripts and languages) & currencies.

6. WhatsApp & Zopim Chat Support:

Two of the popular chat support platforms are integrated with your app using this extension. These are WhatsApp & Zopim Chat Support. Its sticky icons are present on the lower end Magento App. You can even enable/disable them from the backend if required. 

7. Social Sharing & Social/Fingerprint  Login:

Login & sharing is made easier for your app users. They can log in to your app using their Facebook/ Google accounts. Also, multiple social sharing options are also integrated with the app by default. App users can share any product on whichever platform they want. OTP(Phone Number) and Fingerprint login will be available in mobile apps. 

8. Shipment & Payments:

All of the payment & shipping methods active on your Magento website are by default supported & active on the mobile app as well. Admins can even deselect a few particular options on the app if they wish.

9. Real-Time Synchronization:

Because this extension derives a native mobile app right from your Magento website, all the data on both your app & site are in real-time synchronization with each other. This also keeps the catalog management automatic.

Conclusion:

The popularity of mobile apps has been growing among netizens. Almost every eCommerce business is taking a step towards having a mobile app with all the latest features. With smart & affordable solutions such as this Magento Mobile App Builder, it only a matter of a couple of days to get the Magento app up & running.

Feel free to check out its demo version & its feature-list as it is packed with a lot more than the ones described in this write-up. For any queries or consultation, email us at support@knowband.com. We would be more than delighted to assist you.

E-Commerce App: The Present & Future Of Grocery Shopping. Know Why?

In the last few years, eCommerce has completely changed the way people shop for things. Since smartphones became a necessity for everyone across the globe, eCommerce Apps have become widely used apps for both android & iOS users.

From expensive gadgets to software to everyday groceries, various eCommerce apps are available for almost every kind of product. Speaking of grocery shopping apps, more customers have switched to ordering their groceries online in just the past 5 years.

Groceries are something that customers buy very frequently i.e. at least once or twice a week. For such cases, eCommerce grocery shopping apps have been thriving. It is not only profitable for businesses but also for the customers in more than a hundred ways.

Some of the well-known grocery apps are Walmart, BigBasket, Flipkart, InstaCart.

Benefits Of Grocery Shopping Apps Over Brick & Mortar Stores:

1. Time Saving & Convenient:

With mobile apps, customers don’t need to worry about strolling heavyweight grocery carts & standing in a queue for the billing process. They don’t need to indulge in such time-consuming & hectic activities on an eCommerce grocery app. All tasks can be handled with just a few clicks when they opt for grocery shopping apps.

2. Booking Out-Of-Stock Product In Advance:

If a product is out of stock, e-shoppers can either book that product in advance or mark themselves in for notifications when it comes back in stock or saves it in their wishlist. The eCommerce grocery store owners can allow them to pre-order the sold-out stocks & they can also utilize automated push notifications to notify the customers when their products come back in stock. Push Notifications are a great perk of Native Mobile Apps.

3. Recurring & Scheduled Orders:

When it comes to grocery shopping, there are certain products that consumers need repeatedly throughout the week or month or even daily. With eCommerce grocery apps, customers can subscribe for recurring orders, for example, an order for certain fruits every 4 days. Also, the customer is provided with fresh products every time they receive their order. This further eases the task of manually ordering the same products every few days.

4. Secure Payments Options:

Customers can opt for their choice of payment methods or even the pay-on-delivery option. Most of the online payment gateways are secure, especially with eCommerce mobile apps.

5. Special Offers & Loyalty Programs:

Customers can utilize various promotional offers, coupons/ vouchers, etc. Online grocery businesses can make the best out of their services by providing personalized suggestions & running loyalty programs.

Check our loyalty points extension from here. The same can be made compatible with apps, read from here.

6. Improved Marketing Opportunities:

Apps provide personalized and streamlined experiences and even keeps the app users engaged once they walk out after successful order placements. With the Push Notification feature provided with apps, store owners can effortlessly offer personalized services and deals to each customer.

Based on the users’ data, their browsing pattern, wishlist, and purchase pattern, store owners can make effective marketing campaigns digitally to further boost their business. The possibilities are endless with mobile apps.

Different Types Of Grocery Apps that Can Be Developed:

1. Single Store App:

This kind of app is handled by a single company. They are responsible for carrying out every task i.e. Inventory management, taking orders, taking payments via payment gateways (/ pay-on-delivery options) & most importantly delivering (using their own fleet, in case of groceries). These could even be a proprietorship business.

If you’re an eCommerce store owner and looking for native apps (Android and iOS):

PrestaShop Mobile App Builder

OpenCart Mobile App Builder

Magento Mobile App Builder

Magento 2 Mobile App Builder

WooCommerce Mobile App Builder

2. Grocery Chains:

A very popular example of this is Walmart. Customers can place small scale grocery orders on their on-request platform. The Walmart Store, usually nearest to the app users, delivers the orders right at their doorstep. 

3. Aggregators:

These grocery apps list multiple markets on their app & the ones near to specific app users are presented to them. App users can choose among them & place the order to their choice of supermarkets near to them. The supermart that receives the order can then quickly pack & ship the ordered groceries either via their own fleet or utilize the fleet provided by the grocery app company (if it provides any). The company that owns the aggregator type grocery app is a mediator in this case.

4. Marketplace:

These kinds of apps may be owned by a commercial center. Through a retail mobility arrangement, a marketplace app owner may have their own network of fleet/ delivery personals to handle deliveries.

Out of these types of grocery apps mentioned above, some may deliver the orders on the same day, some within a single hour & some may schedule the orders 1 to 2 days from ordering. But in all the cases, the customers are provided with fresh groceries dispatched mostly on the same day. This is very important for businesses with grocery apps to maintain the quality of the products they are delivering.

We do offer a combo pack of Multi-vendor Marketplace and Mobile App Builder for various eCommerce platforms:

PrestaShop Advanced Marketplace With Mobile App

OpenCart Advanced Marketplace With Mobile App

Magento Advanced Marketplace With Mobile App

Magento 2 Advanced Marketplace With Mobile App

Ease Of Building And Managing An eCommerce Grocery Shopping App:

With the advancement in technology, it is way easier and faster than ever to build an eCommerce mobile. In fact, store owners can even choose which type of an app they would wanna build – Native, PWA, Hybrid.

Store owners willing to go mobile can simply opt for popular & trusted eCommerce platforms like Magento, PrestaShop, OpenCart, etc. to build their mobile apps in just a matter of a few weeks. These platforms are automated CMS and do not require coding from scratch.

For businesses that currently have their eCommerce website up & running, it is a smarter move to automatically build their grocery shopping mobile app from their own website using an extension i.e. the eCommerce Mobile App Builder. It is a lot easier with the eCommerce Mobile App Maker plugins developed by KnowBand, a leading eCommerce solution provider.

Main Features of Grocery Apps on the User-End:

1. Quick Logins/ Signups:

App users are so used to easy onboarding steps these days that time-consuming steps like manual logins are not a pleasant thing anymore. The eCommerce Mobile App Maker extensions by KnowBand provides the store owners with social login/ signup options using Google / Facebook accounts just via a click. It even offers fingerprint authentication. App users can choose the options they like.

2. Smarter Search Methods: 

This app creator extension also provides searching via voice commands. The app would hence utilize the microphone of users’ devices to allow then to perform voice search right from the grocery app.

3. Featured Products:

E-merchants have the benefit of having certain products marked as featured on the app, for instance, ‘bestseller’, ‘top-rated’, etc. It is highly useful for app users as well.

4. Push Notifications:

These notifications are the most useful things both for the app users as well as the app owners. Push Notifications are popup messages that get sent directly to app users’ devices. They have proven their worth in retaining the app users & improving sales.

Some of the common ones are for successful orders, order status & the abandoned cart notifications. App owners can create/ schedule these notifications with relevant redirects (when a user clicks it), with catchy title & message & even a graphic. Creating, sending & managing is very convenient for store owners/admins from the backend of the eCommerce Mobile App Builder developed by the KnowBand team.

5. Chat Support:

This plugin also provides Whatsapp & Zopim Chat Support by default. App users can make their queries & interact with the chat support team of the grocery app company.

6. Secure Payment Gateways:

App users must be provided with secure payment methods. Store owners must choose the right payment gateway as per the location of the audiences, the availability of a particular payment gateway service provider & the services/ charges they have.

Features for Admin & Grocery Store Owners:

1. Simplified Backend:

The backend dashboard of this eCommerce Mobile App Builder is highly convenient/ easy yet very efficient for the app admins.  There is no need for coding with these. The visual & interactive dashboard allows quick edits & configurations that instantly reflect on the app.

2. Real-Time Sync & Catalog Management:

If you do own a grocery shopping website & if you want to build an app out of it, then this app maker plugin keeps both the site & the app in real-time sync with each other. This also keeps the catalog management automatic for the app admins.

3. DIY Home-Page Customizations:

Using this plugin, those days would be gone when a modification required programming/ coding. The visual editor on the backend allows the admins to customize every element on the home-page using simple drag & drops. They can even switch up the graphics, add relevant redirect activity on each element/ banner/ slider & even app count-down timer banner.

Read in detail from here.

Some Beautiful Grocery Apps Developed By Us:

1. Alep Market

2. Jericoo:

3. GujuFoods:

4. MrRythu:

5. Salamifoods:

6. Koakoo:

Conclusion:

Whatever your business needs may be, every task has become way easier than before especially now in 2020. Without the need to spend hours on coding, debugging & testing, apps can be built within a few weeks using this eCommerce Grocery App Builder.

Not only the front end is user-friendly for the app users but also the backend is a lot more convenient for admins to manage their app. A lot more is offered with these eCommerce platforms & mCommerce mobile app builder plugins.

In the present, grocery shopping apps are thriving and will continue to thrive more in the future to come. Be sure to take a deeper look into these & opt for a quick consultation or assistance if you are willing to launch or customize your grocery shopping app. Email our experts at support@knowband.com. Our team would be very delighted to assist you.

[New Version Release] Magento 2 Mobile App Builder : v1.0.6

As the technologies keep evolving, it has become quite essential to keep up with the trends. For businesses, it gets really important to keep their website, mobile app, etc. up to date. eCommerce business owners are aware of this & are making all the efforts to have all the latest functionalities on their sites & mobile apps.

To help such business out, mobile app builder extensions from KnowBand underwent updation. The new version of Magento 2 Mobile App Builder is out. Despite already being a full-fledged tool, this app maker plugin has now even more to offer.

Recent Additions In Magento 2 Mobile App Builder (v1.0.6):

1. Visual Home-Page Editor With Live Preview:

This recent update allows the admins to edit the home-page design while all those changes are visually previewed on the backend itself. This way, they can get a live view of the changes they make on their home-page layout. Once the admin is satisfied with the preview, he/she can save the design. After saving, the new design would instantly reflect on users’ devices.

Add multiple banners, sliders, & even countdown-timer with just a few clicks & swipes. Rearrange the home-page components to suit your theme. Add call-to-action & relevant redirects on the desired components of your homepage. Admins can also pre-design multiple layouts & enable any one of them at a time.

2. Deep Linking:

Deep Linking is a great way to retain app users without any effort. All those who have your Magento Shopping app installed will automatically get redirected to the relevant page on the app if they end up visiting any page on your mobile site. This ensures more personalization to the app users & better user experience. Such factors naturally improve the engagement on the app.

Other Features of the Magento Mobile App Builder:

1. Push Notifications:

With this app maker extension, store owners can create & send an unlimited number of Push Notifications to their app users. There are even 3 automated templates provided for ‘successful order’ notification, ‘order tracking’, and ‘abandoned cart’ notifications. Admins can even set the timer after which the abandoned cart message would be sent to particular app users.

2. Multi-lingual & Multi-Currency Support:

This app maker add-on equips the Magento app to support multiple languages and currencies. App users can choose the ones according to their preferences.

3. Fully Customization White Label App:

The Magento 2 mobile apps built using this plugin are totally customizable. Most of the customizations can be made by the admins from the backend of this module. They do not need to perform any coding or spend hours on any task because of the simplified backend. Any other unique customizations can even be programmed into it if the need arises.

4. Tablet & Smartphone Compatible:

These Magento 2 Mobile Apps will be compatible to run on both smartphones and tablets on both Android & iOS operating systems. Store owners can even opt for an app for just a single operating system.

5. Live Synchronized:

This feature keeps both your Magento website and the eCommerce mobile app always in real-time sync with each other. This also keeps the catalog management automatic for your app.

6. Quick Onboarding Options:

App users can log in/ signup using their Facebook or Google accounts. They can also login using fingerprint authentication.

7. Multiple Chat Support Options:

By default, Whatsapp & Zopim chat support is provided with this add-on. Admin can enable/ disable any or both of them whenever they wish.

8. Enhanced Navigation:

The navigation menu & the filter & sort provide the app users with very user-friendly navigation. The category and subcategory arrangement is automatically set in a proper manner. Admins can even add a few CMS pages on the menu of their Magento 2 Mobile App. They can select those CMS pages from their website.

9. Multiple Social Sharing Options:

This allows the app users to share a product page directly to their social media platforms. App users can choose from a large number of platforms to share with just a single click.

10. Simplified Checkout:

This Magento 2 Mobile App maker extension offers one-page checkout to make it easier for app users to place orders without a hassle. The address is pre-filled out of all the addresses stored on the users’ my-account page. The app users can even track their active orders directly from the eCommerce app.

Conclusion:

This Magento 2 Mobile App Builder, developed by KnowBand, is an ultimate tool to build a Magento app for your business from your own Magento website.

Now that mobile apps are getting a lot more preference by the netizens, it is now a necessity for eCommerce businesses to have a synchronized mobile app. With an extension like this one, eCommerce businesses have a great advantage & opportunity to excel.

E-Commerce Mobile App Development & Custom Enhancements

We all have experienced & acknowledged the shift of eCommerce biggies from websites to mobile apps. Utilizing the functionalities of the smartphones & tablets, eCommerce Mobile Apps provide more personalization, user engagement & hence help in the improvement of your business services. With smartphones being the most commonly & widely used device for all purposes, the rise of Mobile Commerce is quite obvious.

With eCommerce Mobile App Development, you can build a new app or you could even modify an existing eCommerce app. Adding custom enhancements not only helps to make your app stand out from the competitors but also improves brand recognition. Whether your requirements fall under the former or latter category, under a team of expert App Development & Quality Assurance team, you can rest assured that your eCommerce Mobile App gives you & your customers the best experience.

At KnowBand, we equip businesses with eCommerce Mobile Apps laced with the latest features that are not only convenient to use for customers but also for the eStore merchants & vendors.

Factors from Customers’ Point of View:

1.Omni-Channel Presence:

For customers to be able to access the mobile app on all the operating systems & devices, prefer to keep your eCommerce App completely omnichannel by making it compatible with both Android & iOS for smartphones as well as tablets.

2. Customer-Centric UI (User Interface):

To make it easier for customers to navigate through & browse your app in order to make faster purchases, having a customer-focused design is a must-have for all kinds of businesses these days.

3. Enhanced Layered Navigation:

Add layered navigation with multiple sort & filter options according to each of the product categories on your App. This further enhances the user experience.

4. Language & Currency Support:

Based on your business needs, equip your app with support for multiple languages & currencies. Also, consider the support for RTL scripts like Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, etc.

5. Offline Mode Accessibility:

Unlike websites, Mobile Apps can be equipped with offline mode accessibility through which app users can access the app even with slow or no internet. Hence, they can access previously loaded pages, cart, wishlist, my-account pages, etc.

6. Product Search via Image:

Add the Image Search feature in your eCommerce Mobile App so that the app users can easily search for a product on your store using a reference image either taken via their device’s camera or via selected images in their photo gallery.

7. Voice Search:

This feature allows the app users to search for products on your eStore using voice commands.

8. Payment Methods:

Add options for multiple payment methods & be sure to have the security at par.

9. Optimized Checkouts:

Lengthy checkouts can increase the cart abandonment rate & frustrate the customers. To aid that, optimize the checkout process by having a quick yet secure one-page checkout & by prefilling some entries from the previous purchases, like delivery address, phone number, etc.

10. Order Tracking:

Add order tracking features in your app. Allowing your customers to track order improves customer satisfaction & also makes it easier for the support team to resolve any delivery related issues if any arises.

11. Push Notifications:

Push Notifications drive more sales by improving user engagement & retention. They also provide effortless personalization using automated notifications. Some of the common usages of Push Notifications are for birthday wishes, abandoned cart reminders, price drop notifications, upcoming sale reminders, etc.

12. Chat Support & Chatbot Integrations:

Allow your customers to reach out to your support team at any time of the day. Adding chatbot fulfills that need & also is a preferred mode of communication by the app users. Chatbots can even be automated with AI to reduce a load of your chat support team from manually handling every query.

13. Load Speed Optimization:

Having an app that takes too long to load its pages & content, is not ideal for the fast-paced users. So, make sure to optimize the loading time so that your eCommerce Mobile App runs smoothly.

Factors From Admins’ Reference:

1. Choice of eCommerce Solution:

If you are willing to build a new eCommerce App, then choose the right solution to build your app. Some of the common platforms are PrestaShop, Magento, OpenCart, WooCommerce, Shopify, etc.

2. Custom App Theme Development:

If required, businesses can opt to develop a custom-designed theme that’s unique to their app. This allows more personalization of the app & improves brand recognition.

3. Security:

Have all the useful encryptions & relevant certificates to keep your eCommerce Mobile App secure to every last bit. Having security on platforms that use online payment is a must.

4. Admin Panel:

The backend/admin panel of an eCommerce must be convenient to use even for the admins/ vendors/ merchants. Make sure that your eCommerce Mobile App Development team equips your business with such a dashboard.

5. Branding:

Choosing the theme design from pre-existing templates can limit some of your design needs according to your business. You could either opt for getting your own custom theme designed or you could make heavy customizations in an existing theme. For both the route, the result is a personalized theme that is unique to your business & helps in improving your brand recognition.

6. Quick HomePage Editing:

The homepage is something that eCommerce businesses need to change from time to time. Hence, admins must have a quick editor especially for customizing the homepage. Also, the editing panels must be user friendly & less time-consuming.

7. Live Synchronization:

Businesses with both an eCommerce website as well as a mobile app must have both their platforms synchronized. In such cases, it is likely that both your app and website use the same database. This ensures Automatic Inventory Management & both the platforms remain synchronized in real-time with each other. Therefore, changes made on one instantly reflect on the other.

8. Testing & Quality Assurance:

Rigorous testing must be done before the app is launched on the app stores. Accordingly, faults must be debugged for quality assurance.

9. Multi-Vendor Marketplace:

If your business model demands so, then your app must support multivendor marketplace configuration.

10. ASO (App Search Optimization):

Just like SEO is for improving the search engine rank of websites, apps can also be made to stand out on the app stores by following the ASO. Have the ASO features in your from the beginning itself. It helps to increase the visibility of your eCommerce Mobile App on Play Store / App Store.

11. Analytics & CRM Integration:

Mobile Apps help businesses to get deeper insights into their app users. To fully utilize that, integrate an analytics tool like Google Search Console/ Analytics. Similarly, choose a CRM that serves your business needs. They ease the decision making a task for the eStore owners & admins & helps make smarter marketing strategies.

12. Add-ons & Plugin Integration:

Add more functionalities in your eCommerce Mobile App using plugins/ add-ons. Under an expert app development team, you could even develop your own custom plugin to suit your exact business needs.

13. Scope For Unlimited Customizations:

Most businesses end up going customizations in the future to keep up with the ever-changing trends. So, make sure that your eCommerce Mobile App can undergo desired customizations. Keeping the mobile app updated with the latest trends is a crucial factor while eCommerce Mobile App Development.

If you are looking for custom eCommerce mobile app development and give a boost in sales and revenue of your business. Drop us a message at support@knowband.com.

At KnowBand, we also offer ready-to-go native Mobile App Builder for following eCommerce platforms:

PrestaShop Mobile App Builder

OpenCart Mobile App Builder

Magento Mobile App Builder

Magento 2 Mobile App Builder

WooCommerce Mobile App Builder

Reasons To Develop eCommerce Mobile App For Online Websites in 2020

It’s 2020 now, & mCommerce has already marked its lead in almost every aspect eCommerce and retail industry. If you are associated with an eCommerce business that still doesn’t have your eCommerce Mobile Application, then there is a possibility that your might be missing out numerous sale and growth opportunities.

Just having an eCommerce app isn’t enough, you must keep it optimized & well-tailored according to your unique business needs. To stand out from the competitors & to serve the customers better to make more profits, modified eCommerce apps play a huge role. Here are some of such factors that you must consider while developing or customizing a shopping app for eCommerce. Get to know these and keep a match with the trends.

Customer-Centric Approach:

1. User-friendly Interface:

Having a complicated front interface can scare off a few visitors from the app. Hence, the easier an app is to operate, the more positive engagement it gets from the app users. To complement that, keep the UI & UX at par. The best option is to go for the DIY editor customizable home screen. The benefit with that is the store admin can design the home screen as per their choice and business requirements.

2. Simplified Onboarding Process:

Whenever a new user onboards the app, add interactive instructions & graphics to guide the user with the basic functionalities of your app. Also, to make the signup & login easier, integrate social logins like Facebook, Google, etc. You can also use the fingerprint scanning feature of the smartphone devices to add one more option for login, i.e. fingerprint authentication.

3. Layered Navigation:

If your business has products with different categories, make sure to add proper sorting & filtering options. Also, while adding links for categories & subcategories on the navigation menu, make sure that the user doesn’t need to make more than 4 to 5 clicks to reach their choice of subcategory. Easier it is to find products on the app, more are the chances of purchase.

4. Multi-lingual & Multi-Currency Support:

If you serve non-English speaking customers as well, equip your app with all the relevant languages. You may or may not need to include RTL scripts as well as the Arabic language. Similarly, for different countries, you must configure your app to support payment in multiple currencies. The integrated languages in the eCommerce apps can be regional as well.

5. Offline Mode Accessibility:

The best thing about mobile apps (when compared to websites) is that apps can be configured to function even with no internet connection. Although app users can’t browse & load newer pages can access their cart, wishlist, my-account page & recently loaded products & categories.

6. Advanced Search Options:

Equip your eCommerce mobile apps with advanced product search features like ‘image search’, ‘voice search’ & ‘bar code search’. Using such features, the app users can easily search for products on the eCommerce app using a reference image or via giving voice commands or even via the image of a barcode.

7. One-Page Checkout:

The checkout page can be optimized by placing only the necessary entries on a single page. Also, some of the entries can be optimized to have pre-filled data from the previous purchases, like shipping address, phone number, etc.

8. Order Tracking:

Allow your customers to track their orders by adding order tracking features in your eCommerce app. It not only makes it easier for customers but also eases the task for customers to resolve any delivery related issues (in case any arises).

9. Multiple Payment Methods:

Make sure that all the payment methods on your eCommerce website are functional on your eCommerce mobile app as well. You can also introduce mobile-friendly payment options like eWallet integrations like PayTm, PayPal, Google Pay, etc.

10. Chatbot & Chat Support:

Provide improved customer support by integrating static or dynamic chatbots in your app. Especially the dynamic chatbots have a lot of scope with AI automation & can serve the customers with accurate automated response 24/7.

11. Security:

Above all, security is one of the most important factors in an eCommerce Mobile App. The shopping apps for eCommerce must have secure payment gateways. The overall app must be secure because of personal data of users being stored like addresses, phone numbers & payment details like card numbers, etc.

Admin-Friendly Approach:

1. Convenient Admin Panel:

Whichever platform your eCommerce Mobile App Development suggests you opt for, make sure that the admin panel is user-friendly for admins & vendors to use. Because eCommerce mobile apps always need to be re-designed every now & then, a simplified yet feature-rich backend is a must.

2. Push Notifications:

Set up the firebase in a way that you can send an unlimited number of Push Notifications to your App Users. You must also be able to easily create, automate & send those notifications conveniently from the backend.

3. ASO Integrated Features:

Building a spectacular eCommerce pays off well if it gets more visibility on the app stores. Hence, from the beginning itself, you must add necessary App Search Optimization elements in your app to make it rank better on the app stores.

4. Scope For Future Customizations:

With the technology & consumer trends being regularly evolving, your Mobile App is sure to require customizations in the future. Hence, while building an eCommerce Mobile App make sure that your app can undergo heavy customizations of any kind in the future. Certain third-party plugins & extensions can also prove to be useful for certain modifications.

5. Live Synchronization:

Have both your eCommerce app as well as the website to be synchronized in real-time. This way all the changes made on one reflects on the other & keeps the inventory management automatic.

6. Multivendor Marketplace:

If your business model requires multivendor configuration, then your Mobile App must have all the necessary features & elements to run smoothly on such a configuration.

7. Audience Insights:

Integrate analytic tools with your eCommerce app so that you can get deeper insights into your app users. This also helps your team to make smarter marketing decisions & to add customizations according to users’ needs.

Ending Comments:

We, at KnowBand, make sure that your eCommerce website & mobile app serve both store admin and online shoppers in the best way possible. If you require any assistance in custom eCommerce Mobile App Development, feel free to reach out to us at support@knowband.com.

In case you have a running eCommerce store on any of the following platforms, launch a pair of native shopping apps with ready-to-go plugins:

PrestaShop Mobile App Builder

OpenCart Mobile App Builder

Magento Mobile App Builder

Magento 2 Mobile App Builder

WooCommerce Mobile App Builder

Custom Mobile App Development – E-Commerce

Mobile Commerce shouldn’t be ignored in 2020 for all the eCommerce business owners. The steady shift of eCommerce (online retail) to mobile commerce (smartphone shopping) is leading to eCommerce mobile app development becoming a necessity than just a luxury.

With such a boom in the usage of smartphones and handheld devices, it’s more likely for e-merchants to take such a route. Also, from the online users’ point-of-view, eCommerce Mobile Apps have been serving in a better manner when compared to desktop websites & mobile sites. If you are willing to get a custom-built eCommerce Mobile App, now is the right time. Seeing such a demand for apps & also rise in the competition in the market, it is quite obvious to extend your reach to the most-used channel i.e. mobile devices.

In this write-up, you will get to know about the eCommerce shopping app & how can you get one custom solution for your business?

Types of E-Commerce Mobile Applications

Following are the types of eCommerce Mobile Apps based on different business models:

  • B2C eCommerce Mobile Apps
  • B2B eCommerce Mobile Apps
  • B2A eCommerce Mobile Apps
  • C2C eCommerce Mobile Apps
  • C2B eCommerce Mobile Apps
  • Hybrid eCommerce Mobile Apps

Each of these categories of eCommerce apps mostly requires some unique features & functionalities that are different from each other. To meet such a requirement, it’s best suited to have custom-built apps according to specific business needs.

We mostly come across two scenarios when any businesses decide to build their eCommerce Apps:

a) The first scenario is when e-business already has its eCommerce website running & decides to be available on mobile platforms too. For example, Amazon.

b) The second scenario is when a business initially decides to directly build a custom Mobile App for their online presence. For instance, food delivery apps.

The former would require to make both the app & the website be in real-time synchronization with each other whereas the latter would require to build all things in the app from scratch with no reference from its parent website (if there is any).

Factors To Check While eCommerce Mobile App Development:

#1. Platform Support:

In case, you have a running online store on any of the eCommerce platforms, here are the perfect solutions:

PrestaShop Mobile App Builder
OpenCart Mobile App Builder
Magento Mobile App Builder
Magento 2 Mobile App Builder
WooCommerce Mobile App Builder

But for those who are building an eCommerce Mobile App from scratch (with no parent website), be sure to choose the right platform according to your business needs. Take expert consultation & guidance before investing huge amounts in the project.

In case you don’t have any website and looking for a custom application, drop us an email at support@knowband.com or visit KnowBand.

#2. Omni-Channel eCommerce App:

Ideally, it’s good to be available on both operating systems i.e. Android & iOS & the app must be compatible with smartphones as well as tablets. But if the business model requires, you must choose only the channels selectively.

#3. Custom mCommerce Theme:

Take expert assistance to develop a well-tailored & unique theme for your eCommerce Mobile App. The eCommerce App Developers’ team at KnowBand ensures that all such goals are accomplished & you can make the best out of your custom mobile app Theme.

#4. User-Centric Design:

To cater to the app users in a better way, having a customer-centric design is a must these days. Such designs not only improve the UI & UX of the app but also help in boosting sales.

#5. Enhanced Navigation:

Have convenient navigation in your App using sorting & filtering options. Also, keep the navigation bar/ toggle-menu as a sticky bar so that users did need to scroll to the top to access the menu.

#6. Language & Currency Support:

Based on the audiences & the countries that your business is serving, set your app in one or multiple languages as well as currencies. Catering global or regional audiences can be an effective way to increase sales.

#7. Offline Mode Accessibility:

The reason why apps stand out from the websites is their ability to be accessed in offline mode. Adding this functionality, while developing your eCommerce Mobile App, ensures that users can access previously loaded data (like wishlist, cart, previously loaded products & categories) even if there is no internet connection.

#8. Advanced Search Options:

Ease the task of searching & browsing products by adding advanced search options like Voice Search, Bar-Code Search & Image Search options.

#9. Payment Gateway Setup:

To cater to all kinds of customers, add multiple payment methods on the application. Some of the payment methods are debit/ credit cards, net banking, eWallets, Gift Cards, mobile banking, cryptocurrencies, cash-on-delivery, EMI, etc. Also, be sure to have secure payment gateways that are convenient to use as well.

#10. Checkout Optimization:

Add a simplified version of the checkout page, like one-page checkout with limited yet necessary entries. This aids the app users to shop without the hassle to go through lengthy checkout pages.

#11. Order Tracking & Shipment:

Develop your eCommerce Mobile App with efficient shipping methods & order tracking. The order tracking feature is what most online shoppers look for these days as it keeps them updated with the whereabouts & estimate of their ordered products. Also, in case of any shipment mishap, it’s easier for the customer support team to track down the fault using the order tracking feature.

#12. Returns, Exchange & Refunds:

Configure your eCommerce Mobile App to have options for returns, exchange & refunds. At KnowBand, we ensure that on the vendor panel/ admin panel, the merchants get full control of the products on which they want to enable/ disable the return or exchange options. Similarly, the modes of refunds are also configured so that admins & customers don’t face any glitch while sending/ receiving the refunds by desired payment methods.

#13. Security:

On every eCommerce platform, adding an extra layer of security is a must. Be sure to have all the relevant encryption & certificates to have your eCommerce App secure on both frontends as well as backend.

#14. Brand Uniqueness:

Don’t go for the pre-existing templates & styles as it may set your app off-brand. Have your own unique Mobile App design as it also helps in brand recognition & hence promotion.

#15. Push Notifications:

Set up Push Notifications using Firebase to drive more user engagement & retention. They are mostly used to inform the app users about upcoming offers, about their abandoned carts, price drops & a lot more. Push Notifications help reduce the cart abandonment rate & increase overall sales.

#16. Quick HomePage Editing:

Because of the nature of the eCommerce Industry, the homepage must undergo frequent changes designed to be in line with the new arrivals, trending items, sale & offers. So, be sure to have to feature quick-edit options for effectively modifying the home page. Also, such editing panels must be user friendly for the non-tech savvy admins as well.

#17. Chat Support & Chatbot Integrations:

Add chat support options in your eCommerce Mobile App to easily communicate with your customers. You can even add automated chatbots. These chat support options help resolve the issues your customers could be facing. Be sure to choose the right platform for your chat support.

#18. Live Synchronization With The Website:

If you also have an eCommerce website, both your app and website likely are to use the same database. This ensures Automatic Inventory Management & both the platforms remain synchronized in real-time with each other. Hence, changes made on one must instantly reflect on the other.

#19. Testing & Quality Assurance:

Upon the completion of the eCommerce Mobile Development task, have your developers thoroughly test & debug the app for better Quality Assurance.

#20. Option For Unlimited Customizations:

Like most businesses, you may want to customize your app in the future. So, make sure that your eCommerce Mobile App can undergo heavy modifications of any kind. Having the app updated according to the latest trends is a must-considered factor while eCommerce Mobile App Development.

Best eCommerce Payment Gateways For UAE (United Arab Emirates)

For any eCommerce business, it’s a prior thing to make the entire online purchasing procedure to be glitch-free. Online payment gateways play a vital role in this. It won’t be wrong to say that reliable payment gateways open the door to improved shopping experience and revenue growth. Converting a website visitor into a successful buyer requires a lot of key factors and efforts from store admin, offering active payment methods in the specific targeted location would make the job more facile. UAE is a huge market with tons of opportunities for eCommerce Businesses. If you are looking for guidance on the top eCommerce Payment Gateways for UAE, then the below-listed ones will be of aid for you.

Whether it’s an online shop or an eCommerce mobile app, an efficient payment method will help you in gaining a user’s trust. Modern shoppers tend to choose the one offering shopping ease in every possible way including payments. It has been forecasted that eCommerce sales in UAE will reach around $27B. This growth can be estimated to increase by 23% every year. This data is enough to prove the potential of online business in the UAE.

Nowadays, online shoppers are way more alert & conscious even about data security while making online payments. So, e-retail businesses must choose the right ones to avoid any sort of further hindrance in online payments and transactions. Let’s discuss each one in detail:

1. TELR:

Telr (formerly known as Innovative Payments) is one of the prominent payment gateways in the UAE. With its expansion to around 120 countries worldwide, it got enough favoring the audience to prove its credibility. The eCommerce store merchants get to choose either of 3 account levels:

Entry Level: AED 349 pa
Small Level: AED 99 pa + Transaction Charges
Medium Level: AED 49 pa + Transaction Charges

The payment gateway even offers a monthly subscription package to start with. Get to know more from here.

2. CCAVENUE:

Another big name is widely used payment gateways in the UAE region. With origin in India, it has covered a long journey in simplifying online transactions for the eCommerce industry.

The good thing is that the setup fee involved with this is 0. Although, the monthly charges are $54.45 + an additional 3% on every transaction. This might seem to be quite expensive but it becomes worth it along with FREE offerings like prevention from fraud & 24/7 instant support. Get to know more from here.

3. Amazon Payment Services:

With no required setup fee in starter packages, Amazon Payment Services has become one of the most widely preferred payment gateways in the United Arab Emirates.

For mid-tier accounts, eCommerce merchants just need to pay a monthly charge of AED 200. Along with that, commission rates are 2.8%, which are comparatively low. It also provides custom packages based on monthly transaction volume.

Recently, the gateway has launched an installment option that allows customers to buy more. It also allows businesses to check business growth in real-time empowering data-driven decision making. Get to know more from here.

4. CHECKOUT:


This payment gateway has recently reached the UAE online retail industry in the year 2014, 4 years after origination. With its PCI compliance, 15 languages & 87 currencies, it becomes a globally used payment gateway.

E-merchants need to pay a one-time setup fee of $500. Additional Transaction charges also apply based on the card types:

European Cards: 0.95% + 2 cents per transaction
Non-European Cards: 2.9% + 20 cents per transaction

Get to know more from here.

5. 2CHECKOUT:


2CheckOut further expands the international reach of e-merchants being currently available in 211 nations across the globe. It provides a complete PCI Compliance & merchant account. Likewise, checkout, it also supports 15 languages & 87 currencies.

It provides ultimate fraud detection with address verification & 300+ rules & CVV checks. The rates for transaction charges are 3.9% + 45 cents on each transaction. Get to know from here.

These were a few top payment gateways active in UAE eCommerce. Combining them would cover almost entire online transactions in the Arab Emirates.

Want to Integrate Custom Payment Method in eCommerce App?

We, KnowBand, offer native eCommerce mobile apps for the following eCommerce platforms:

PrestaShop Mobile App Builder
OpenCart Mobile App Builder
Magento Mobile App Builder
Magento 2 Mobile App Builder
WooCommerce Mobile App Builder

The module is an automated no-code tool to launch eCommerce shopping apps. Along with endless customization possibilities, the apps can have the desired payment method added as per the requirement.

Talk to us at support@knowband.com. Get any of the above listed or other native payment integrated into an online store or eCommerce apps with KnowBand.

Conclusion:

The right payment gateway can boost e-Commerce business growth to a huge extent. A secure, speedy & user-friendly payment gateway ensures no errors during checkouts. It also reduces the cart abandonment rate (arisen due to payment issues).

Both eCommerce websites and applications can make the best out of it if used wisely. Considering the productivity of mobile app users in online product purchases, make sure to choose a functional & responsive payment gateway on mobile devices too.

Tips To Boost User Engagement with eCommerce Mobile Apps

Often while online shopping, we all end up praising a few applications whereas uninstalling some of them. There might be various factors behind the satisfaction but, next-level creativity to serve users better is one of the primes. Worldwide mobile shoppers prefer to choose that eCommerce mobile app only with whom they feel comfortable and reliable.

That’s where user engagement comes into the picture for a shopping app. Be it credits awarded for shopping or money cashback, the mobile apps have all such necessary tactics to improve user connectivity & brand reputation.

Further, most eCommerce stores have already acknowledged that user engagement via the Mobile App channel is much better when compared to their website. This might make you wonder about the ways to achieve it for your eCommerce Mobile App? Well, this article covers all such tips and tricks. Just give it a read and you’ll get to know all the secrets.

TIP: User On-Boarding & Welcoming

The majority of newbie mobile app users either come to know about the app via website or directly from app store. In both cases, they expect to have a friendly & un-complicated first impression of the app. Hence, to improve the user onboarding, you can have:

1. Social Logins/ Signups:

It makes easier for the users to register/sign-in to your shopping app. The cluttered login process might annoy customers. The most common and better approach is to offer various social login options like Facebook, Google, etc. Also, various modern apps come up with inbuilt Fingerprint & Phone No (OTP) login.

2. Quick Tutorials For New App:

A simple 3-5 step tutorial screens help to guide new users about the basic functionalities of the apps. Though everyone is aware of the basic shopping app working, yet the tutorials will do no harm.  Instead, they will save precious time for users.

3. Welcome E-mails & Messages:

During signup in an eCommerce mobile app, you can set up an automated sending of welcome E-mail & SMS. This might sound like very common but have been proven to be much helpful in gaining users’ trust and reliability.

TIP: User-friendly Navigation:

The tab bar, navigation menu & other countless features in an app must be made to function in accordance with the dimensions & features of smartphones/tablets.

1. Sticky Menu:

In mobile devices, the toggle menu on the navigation bar should be a ‘sticky menu’ so that the user needn’t scroll all the way to the top in order to access the menu.

2. Product List & Grid View:

As per their preferences, mobile shoppers get to choose either a list view or grid view to browse products. Both of them should offer a more precise & detailed view of the products.

3. Browse Products Horizontally:

It’s a common style for shopping apps to have vertical swiping in order to browse products. Along with that, an additional feature can also be added offering left & right swipes. It further enhances the user experience & engagement especially for the millennials who are fond of quick & seamless browsing.

TIP: Personalization Of Apps:

As per various survey reports, millennials are frustrated with the irrelevant emails & notifications being shared with them. They, being a major percentage of e-shoppers, must be served with personalized newsletters & notifications.

1. Push Notifications:

Push notifications on the mobile devices are quite an efficient tool to drive sales for your store. The personalized notifications have proved to boost user retention & conversion rates by 3 times when compared to email campaigns & web notifications. Using your creative and design skills, leading users to a successful purchase is more facile.

2. Newsletter Subscriptions:

Out of all categories available on shopping websites/apps, users may want to opt-in for selective newsletters. For example, the female app audience on a clothing e-store may want to follow up with the newsletters of only the ‘Women Apparels’ section. Hence, to have better user engagement, such personalized opt-in newsletters popup forms must be configured on a Shopping App.

3. Multi-Lingual & Multi-Currency Support:

For personalization of the app & catering to international customers in a better way, multiple languages & currencies should be available in the apps. For Arabic, Persian & similar languages that follow right to the left pattern (RTL), should be made compatible as well.

TIP: Simpler Product Search:

1. Layered Navigation (Filter & Sort):

Easy navigation has always been a prime requirement for eCommerce apps. With filtering and sorting of products, it is just a matter of moments for users to find their desired product. This feature improves user-experience by narrowing down the time spent on successful purchases.

2. Wishlist:

Wishlist functionality aids customers with shortlisting the favorite products that they are willing to buy. Certainly, this saves the user time by displaying the bookmarked products on a single screen.

3. Social Sharing Of Products:

The users get to share eCommerce mobile app products on social media channels like Facebook, Google, etc. This way, the existing users can lure the potential audience available on various social networks.

TIP: Offers/ Discounts & Banners:

1. Flash Sale (Time Based):

Most shopping websites & apps use the strategy to create an urgency for online product purchases. This has been already proven quite helpful for online retail biggies. Offer timer-based countdown sale on your app & encourage customers to buy products as soon as possible. With the limitation, online shoppers tend to purchase more quickly.

2. Discount Vouchers & Coupons:

Discounts are everyone’s favorite and play a huge role in increasing sales. All such vouchers & coupons running on your website should work seamlessly in your eCommerce mobile app as well.

3. Gamified Email Subscription:

You would have observed a gamified ‘Spin & Win’ wheel-like interface on some eCommerce websites. The user who spins its digital wheel wins a discount mentioned in the pie. Some sections may even state ‘try your luck next time’. Whether the user gets a desirable discount or not, either way, he/she ends up submitting E-mail address. The outcome here is solely beneficial for remarketing purposes. The users also get an interactive interface to gain offers.

TIP: Feedback, Loyalty & Reward Points:

1. Feedback:

Often, we all receive in-app feedback popups that ask-

  • ‘How would you rate us out of 5 stars?’
  • ‘From a scale of 1 to 10, how likely will you recommend us to your friends?’

Such surveys help the e-business to be aware of their weak areas are opens the doors to improvisation and improvement. It also ensures to serve customers in a better way.

2. Customer Loyalty:

You can award frequent shoppers with loyalty cards that can be used as a discount coupon while next purchase. Improving customer loyalty in your eCommerce mobile app can be a direct boon for your sales.

3. Reward Points:

On each online purchase, an eCommerce mobile app rewards its customers with some points. Upon accumulating such points & reaching a limit of say 1000 points, customers receive major cashback & offers. This encourages customers to shop more from the app.

4. Referral Points:

You can provide a unique referral code to each of your app users. When the user encourages another newbie user for signup using his/her referral code, you can award the former one with relevant reward points.

TIP: Live Chat For Instant Support:

1. Social Chat Options:

Your mCommerce shopping app with inbuilt chat support will allow users to communicate in case of any issue. For instance, WhatsApp & Zopim (Zendesk) chat in the mobile app is more likely for customers to get the required assistance.

2. ChatBots:

Many applications also have a chatbot integrated with them. It further offers more opportunities to even set automated messages for certain types of pre-defined user queries.

TIP: Checkout & Payments:

1. Favorable Payment & Shipping:

We all prefer our favorite payment method when it comes to making online transactions. That too in online shopping, the users tend to leave products in the cart without successful purchases in case of unavailable payment options.  The store admin should keep in mind to add all necessary shipping & payment methods on the eCommerce shopping app. This can be a prime measure to reduce the rate of cart abandonment.

2. Handy Checkout Process:

Ask only the necessary details on the checkout screen. The one-page checkout in eCommerce mobile apps requires only essential order related entries before leading to the payment screen. This way, the user even gets to review the complete order before the final purchase.  Having a single screen checkout aids the users from backing out of lengthy form fillings. It engages better with the users & helps in achieving high conversion rates.

3. Order Tracking:

The order tracking feature in mobile apps must allow the customers to be aware of the whereabouts of the placed orders. The mobile shoppers can keep an eye on the delivery of the previous purchase items. Keeping a potent tracking option will also motivate users to prefer your app again & make more purchases to increase revenue.

Summing Up:

For eCommerce Shopping Apps, these are some of the trendy ways to engage more users in an organic way. It not only improves the sales but also builds a good brand reputation. These days, most of the shopping apps are built using a readymade tool like eCommerce Mobile App Builder. It handles the complexities and burden of e-store owners for the creation and management of shopping applications. Having listed all the prominent mobile app user engagement tips, I hope you find this article helpful.

Check out Mobile App Builder for various eCommerce platforms: 

PrestaShop Mobile App Builder

OpenCart Mobile App Builder

Magento Mobile App Builder

Magento 2 Mobile App Builder

WooCommerce Mobile App Builder

List of Other Modules Compatible with PrestaShop Mobile App Builder

Going by the name, PrestaShop Mobile App Builder is a readymade tool to convert your online eCommerce store into mobile apps. The plugin offers a chance for all PrestaShop store merchants to switch their website business on mobiles.

Every eCommerce business is somewhere in the struggle to improve their online presence among the surrounding competition. Having a mobile commerce application can simply help in targeting the huge audience & boost sales.

Creating Native Apps With This Extension

You will be amazed to know that PrestaShop Mobile App Maker is completely code-free. If you’re not a coder or more of a technical person, this is the perfect solution. The PrestaShop Mobile App extension allows anyone with a running PrestaShop website to own a pair of native apps. All you need to follow these 3 steps:

Step 1: Purchase the PrestaShop Mobile App Builder extension from KnowBand.

Step 2: Fill pre-requisite app details.

Step 3: Review apps & get them published on app stores.

Easy, right? Free of cost initial support & one-time payment with this plugin are cherry on the cake.

Other Compatible Modules

Every online business has a different set of audiences with separate requirements. This thought has been well kept in mind while designing the PrestaShop Mobile App Creator. The result of this is the module comes with endless possibilities of customization and integration. All you need is to just ask & our developers will make that work in apps.

Note: All sorts of custom changes are subject to additional costs based on the involved time & efforts. Although, the prices will be kept as reasonable and fair as possible.

Here is the list of a few modules which can be made compatible with PrestaShop Mobile App-

1. Product Size Chart

When it comes to purchasing a clothing item, online shoppers often have doubts regarding product size. They are not sure which size would be a perfect fit for them. This eventually leads to customers placing a return request later because of the size issue.

Let finding the appropriate size product not be a problem anymore for your visitors. The Product Size module adds a “View Size Chart” section on your product pages, with the help of which shoppers can check the measurements of a product for every size type. This ensures that your customers do not face trouble with the product size.

Get to know more from here.

Rough Cost Estimation: $80

2. Return Manager

One of the major concerns for eCommerce businesses is product returns. They cannot be eradicated, however, if managed well, can be reduced by a significant margin. Manage your returns without any hassle with the Return Manage module.

The module offers three types of return choices to your customers: Store Credits, Refund and Replacement. You can set up the return policies, set up the return terms and conditions, track your returns and do much more. The module not only helps you reduce your eCommerce return rate but also improves customer retention.

Get to know more from here.

Rough Cost Estimation: $300

3. Automatic Related Products

E-commerce businesses benefit a lot from cross-selling. It is one of the effective strategies implemented by them to increase their store sales. If you run an online business, you should follow it too.

Encourage cross-selling on your website with Related Products module. The module lets you display top-visited products, best sellers, new products and products based on a user’s history. You can customize the display position and filter the products to be displayed as per keywords and attributes.

Get to know more from here.

Rough Cost Estimation: $180

4. Preferred Delivery Time

Many times customers demand the product to be delivered at a specific date and time. Allow this facility to your customers with Preferred Delivery Time module.

The module lets you define a minimum delivery gap to allow customers to choose the preferred date and time. You can specify the time slots, the time cycle for delivery, and also exclude days on which the delivery won’t take place.

Get to know more from here.

Rough Cost Estimation: $180

5. Loyalty Points

A majority of online businesses run loyalty programs today. Loyalty Points module aims to improve customer retention on your website and also builds customer loyalty. It lets you provide loyalty points to your customers on some certain tasks like when they have shopped for more than the specified amount, when they have chosen a specific payment or shipping method, when a user successfully registers, or when a user places an order, etc.

Get to know more from here.

Rough Cost Estimation: $200

6. Product Availability Check by Zip Code

Let customers check right on the product page whether the product they desire to purchase is available for delivery at their location or not.

The module adds a Zip Code verification check on your product pages, using which the visitors can enter their area zip code and verify whether the item is eligible for delivery for the specified Zip Code.

Get to know more from here.

Rough Cost Estimation: $180

7. Store Locator

The store locator module encourages the self pick up facility on your website. Many a time, a product reaches the shipping centre on time but takes too long for the delivery. In such cases where customers want the product to reach them as soon as possible, they can choose for a self pick up.

The module lets you add your store addresses from the back-end which are available to the customers on the checkout page. They can filter the stores as per the distance and choose the nearby store accordingly.

Get to know more from here.

Rough Cost Estimation: $50

8. Auto Switch Language and Currency

If your business is set up internationally or you are planning to do so, the Auto Switch Language and Currency module is a must-have module for you.

The Auto Switch Language and Currency module change the language and currency as per the visitor’s location. It tracks the IP address of the visitors and automatically converts the website content into the native language.

The module helps you expand your business on a global level and makes it easy for outsiders to shop from your website.

Get to know more from here.

Rough Cost Estimation: $90

9. Affiliate and Referral Program

Affiliate and Referral Marketing has helped brands gain a lot of new customers and sales. What’s exciting about these programs is that they create a win-win situation for both the customer and the brand. The affiliate brings you customers and you offer them some incentives in return.

With Affiliate and Referral Program module, you can start a similar program on your store. The module allows users to register as an affiliate on your website. Once successfully registered, they can start referring your website to others and earn some exciting incentives for a successful referral. The affiliate can share the referral code, share a direct link, share the link via email, share the link on social media or share the voucher code with other people.

Get to know more from here.

Rough Cost Estimation: $250

10. Shipping Cost by Zip Code

This module lets you charge different shipping prices for different zones. The admin can specify the shipping price for different countries from the back-end. When a shopper enters the zip code in the address fields, he or she will be charged the shipping cost as per defined by the merchant.

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Rough Cost Estimation: $100

11. Search Auto-Suggest

The Search Auto Suggest module enhances the search functionality of your website. With the help of this module, you can display the product price right in the search suggestions (in the drop-down list) and also the product category under which the product falls.

You can customize the search bar and also track the searches performed by the user. You can also limit the number of products to be shown on the search results and also specify the minimum letters that need to be entered for the search system to work.

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Rough Cost Estimation: $270

12. Price Alert

Many times it happens that customers drop the purchase idea because they feel the product price is too high. Now with Price Alert module, the customers can specify the desired price for that product on the product page and get price alert over their email whenever there is a reduction in the product price as per what they wanted.

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Rough Cost Estimation: $100

13. Back in stock Notification

Online shoppers often get disappointed when they visit a website to purchase a product but find it out of stock. And they have to keep checking back multiple times to check its availability. Reduce this hassle with Back in stock notification module.

The module allows shoppers to subscribe to the product availability alert. Hence, if subscribed, the user will be immediately alerted about the product availability that it is back in stock so that they do not miss out on the purchase.

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Rough Cost Estimation: $100

Summary of Custom Changes

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