Are you looking for a mobile app model for your pharmacy store? There are various phases, starting from an app design to its development, and creating a robust app becomes more hectic when you are not tech-savvy. Online shopping is making our life easier. With the advancement of technology, now we can also order medicines online and receive them at our doorstep.
KnowBand is presenting you a real-life example of a Dental Shopping App that can be an inspiration for making a successful pharmacy clinical app. This Dental medicine ordering app is live in India and has 5000+ installs.
Order Medicines in India with Dental Shopping Android Mobile App
Dentbear.com is an Indian website for dental care products and medicines which is developed on Magento 2 platform. To make the Dentbear Mobile App for Android, they have used Magento 2 Mobile App Builder module, a tailored solution developed by KnowBand.
How does this Medicine Delivery App work?
Firstly, customers have to install the app from the Google Play store.
How to find the right product on Magento 2 Mobile App?
Once the customer opens the app, they will be landed on the home page. The Magento 2 app will be in real-time synchronization with the website.
The online dental store will show banners with current offers, new arrivals, best sellers, etc.
To place an order, search for the product you want to buy. For better search results, the app has voice search functionality.
Customers can sort and filter the products accordingly. The product page also displays the features and specifications of the product. Read product page best practices for mobile apps.
Now, customers can add the desired product to the cart or to the wishlist to make the purchase later.
How to complete the order on Dental Medicine Ordering App?
The App allows guest checkout or you can register at the dentbear store.
Signup or Continue as guest
If you are an existing customer then log in to place your medicine order
For login, customers get choices like login with email address and password, they can use social media accounts or log in with a fingerprint sensor.
Now add the shipping address and complete the payment process. Magento 2 mobile app builder supports all the payment and shipping methods.
What to do if you need customer support?
This application has a live chat support facility with which you can talk to the customer service team. It is a default feature of Magento 2 Mobile App builder. It allows the app merchant to connect with the customer via WhatsApp and Zopim live chat support.
DentBear delivers dental products all over the world.
Finally, getting a mobile app adds a lot of ease to your business. The mobile app builder, a delivery boy app, and an appointment booking system modules make your life easier than ever. On top of that, they simplify your local delivery services, management and deliver a satisfactory customer experience. With the help of these modules, you can start your online pharmacy delivery services right away.
Good luck with your new venture!
E-commerce development Support by KnowBand
Several modules can help you optimize your eCommerce store. If there is a functionality you want on your eCommerce website, any KnowBand extension will likely allow you to do so or if you don’t find any such plugin, you can always contact us at support@knowband.com for your custom plugin creation needs.
KnowBand has come up with yet another useful update in eCommerce mobile apps for PrestaShop by making them compatible with Delivery Boy Apps. Now, the PrestaShop eCommerce store owners can get complete shopping apps solution and delivery boy apps.
What’s the Catch?
In simple words, if both the PrestaShop Mobile App Builder and PrestaShop Delivery Boy App module are being used on the same store, the store admin can offer live real-time tracking in eCommerce mobile apps.
The store owner can launch shopping apps, delivery boys with real-time order tracking for front end shoppers. This feature will improve the app usability and reliability making the app a top-notch mobile shopping solution among your targeted audience.
Now, let’s analyze both modules and check the working & features they offer:
1. PrestaShop Mobile App Builder
A readymade framework to launch native Android and iOS apps without coding
The Mobile App Creator extension has helped 1000+ PrestaShop store owners to launch native shopping Android and iOS apps. The admin panel of the extension comes with handy configuration settings allowing the merchant to make changes in the live app without any code change or developer’s assistance. The Android and iOS apps remain in 100% sync with store inventory. All product categories, subcategories, new additions, changes, etc. will be automatically updated on the app on its own.
Core Features of the extension and apps:
Custom Home Screen Layout
Zopim & WhatsApp Chat Support
Unlimited Push Notifications
Multi-lingual & RTL Support
White Labeled Apps
All Website Payments & Shipping Support
All Coupons/Vouchers Support
GDPR Compliance
Deep Linking
Offline Mode Working
Product Reviews & Ratings
Google, Facebook, Phone Login & Fingerprint login
One Page Checkout
Live Order Tracking… And many more. Visit here for complete details and demo.
Seamless delivery management & order tracking with delivery boy apps.
The PrestaShop Delivery Boy App extension is for offering delivery boys for your eCommerce store and makes the delivery management simple and automatic. The extension will be installed on the store and admin can add & manage delivery boys via the admin panel.
The admin can add the delivery boy and the person will receive his own login credentials for delivery boy app. The PrestaShop Delivery Boy App will show the complete order details with other necessary informations. The delivery agent can accept or reject orders and manage the deliveries accordingly.
Core Features of the extension and apps:
Delivery Agent Login Authentication
Order Dashboard Screen
Order Listing Screen
Quick Navigation Menu
OTP Verification
Push Notifications Screen
Settings
Delivery Boy Details
Delivery Boy Ratings
Accept/Reject Orders
Delivery Management
Delivery Boy Management
Delivery Location Management….and many more. Visit here for more details.
The trends in mobile shopping are ever-changing. No user wants to order products and wait for days to get the delivery. Instead, everyone expects the delivery to be as early as possible. Setting up Delivery Boy App for your PrestaShop store will surely be a boon for managing deliveries and make them quicker than customer’s expectations. Faster deliveries are a prime feature to earn the user’s trust and will definitely result in improved conversions.
We have stepped into the 2021 Holiday Season and this is the best time to generate revenue for your eCommerce store with a native eCommerce mobile app(Android and iOS).
Mobile shopping apps are always known to provide a better shopping experience when compared to websites. That’s one of the prominent reasons to take your online business to mobile. Also, more and more people are now using their mobile devices to shop online, it becomes crucial for eCommerce businesses to have their own shopping app in the market.
Launch a pair of eCommerce mobile app today. First, let’s explore the readymade solutions to launch apps. KnowBand has been a leading eCommerce plugin and Mobile App provider for the past decade. Here are some of the prominent app solutions for your business:
Android & iOS Mobile App Builder
The native Android and iOS mobile apps will be published on Google Play and the Apple App store available for public download. The customers will be able to install the app directly from there and purchase products on the go. Mobile apps prove to be very useful especially during the sale & festive seasons. E-Commerce businesses can leverage huge profits by increased sales and revenue. All you need to do is to choose the right solution and launch eCommerce mobile apps. In addition, complete technical support will be provided from app creation to publishing on app stores. Check our modules from:
A complete coding-free tool is not the only perk of choosing Knowband’s App Builder. Here are some of the prominent features and benefits for both store admin and front-end mobile shoppers:
#1. DIY Home-Page Layout Editor
The admin panel of the eCommerce Mobile App Maker extension offers a fully customizable home page editor with various customizable elements (banners, sliders, products, countdown timer, category, etc.) The store admin gets a bunch of easy-to-use editing tools using which they can re-design the home-page layout.
The best thing about this is that the store admin can change the look and feel of the eCommerce Android and iOS app anytime even after the app is live on app stores. Use the right set of banners, images, colors, logos, etc., and launch your own branded apps for your business.
Note: Our Mobile Apps are also compatible with Spin win gamified email subscription pop-up. Offer an appealing pop-up on mobile apps and promote sales and deals with ease.
The apps built using eCommerce app builder support multiple international currencies and languages (including the RTL scripts like Arabic). This is very helpful for businesses that are willing to go global or local. Technically, all languages and currencies available on the website will be automatically supported on mobile apps.
Provide all currencies and languages popular in your business area or choose to go global. Sell products across borders like you’re actually taking your shop there. The shopping apps will be available on the Play Store and Apple App store for worldwide download and usage.
#3. Inbuilt Live Chat Support
The app users also get to easily connect with the chat support team via Whatsapp or Zopim (Zendesk) chat options. All you need to do is to enable the live chat option from the admin panel. The customers on the mobile app will be able to message you directly and get answers to your queries.
Having prompt support for mobile app users will definitely increase trust for your business and motivate users to shop more. To know the advantages of Live Chat for eCommerce, click here.
#4. Live Synchronization (Inventory and Payments)
All the data on the eCommerce website remains in real-time synchronization with its Mobile App. This also allows automatic inventory updates and management on the app. No need to do hours of work just to add products and categories in the app. The eCommerce Mobile App Builder will automatically fetch the categories and products on the apps without any manual work requirement.
Along with inventory, the payment methods on the website will also remain in sync with the apps. No need to go for any sort of extra charges to get reliable payments on the app. All website payment options will be automatically fetched on the app & function flawlessly.
#5. Unlimited Push Notifications:
Push Notifications are very useful to re-engage app users in a personalized manner. From the admin panel of the module, store admin can send an unlimited number of Push notifications to their app users as per their needs. The template, link, image, etc. can be also be chosen for the push notification.
The push notifications can also be scheduled for automatic deployment or can be sent manually to Android and iOS app users. The condition is only that the app should’ve been installed on the device. The push notifications are unlimited and no charges or limitations to promote products, sales, deals, etc.
Conclusion
A lot more features are available on the eCommerce Mobile App Builders by KnowBand. Such apps are also compatible to easily become a Multivendor Marketplace because the app builder extensions are compatible with the marketplace extension.
So, why wait longer? If you are willing to launch an eCommerce Mobile Apps, give these extensions a try. Try out the demo apps and admin panel demo link to know more.
Check out the mobile app portfolio of client’s apps created using Knowband’s Mobile App Builder.
Remember that for this Holiday Season, the eCommerce App Maker Extensions (Android & iOS) by KnowBand are available at a discounted price. Feel free to drop us an email at support@knowband.com for any queries or assistance.
Some successful Mobile App Case Studies for your reference:
While shopping on eCommerce online stores, we sometimes come across interactive CTAs/gamified interfaces which excites us to interact & avail discounts. One such common interactive way is to offer Spin to win the wheel on the store. But, have you ever thought of expanding the same to mobile apps. Yes, that’s right. Spin wheel discount on the eCommerce mobile apps. When netizens spin such a wheel, they get anyone out of all the discounts mentioned on the wheel. For online shoppers, this is like a lottery for discounts that can excite them to shop more.
Mobile devices are the most commonly used gadgets across the globe and mobile applications have already proven to be the best platform for customers to shop online. A huge number of online shoppers use mobile applications, instead of websites, to shop online. Hence, introducing a gamified ‘Spin-n-Win’ thingy on the eCommerce Mobile app can benefit both customers and the store owners. ‘Spin-n-win’ helps with increased user engagement & user satisfaction.
1. The store admin can make any sort of customization to the ‘Spin-n-Win’ popup. Its look and feel & also its placement can hence be customized. They even get to decide where, when, and who to display the pop-up. The timer can also be set for the pop-up, its display frequency can be adjusted, etc.
2. The store owners can personalize the offers that would be displayed in each section of the wheel.
3. To catch the holiday spirit, many themes are also provided to choose from such as for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas, etc.
Brief Introduction of Mobile App Builder extension:
The eCommerce mobile app builder by KnowBand is a no-code tool that automatically builds a customizable eCommerce Mobile app (Android &/or iOS apps). This extension is a no-code solution yet store admins can make many customizations on their mobile app using the simplified admin panel provided on the backend of this app builder extension. Some features of the eCommerce Mobile app builder include:
Home Screen Layout customization
Fully white-label App
Multi-lingual & Multi-Currency Support
Unlimited Push Notifications
Live Synchronization with website inventory
Quick social login and product sharing
WhatsApp chat and many others.
Recent New Updates
1. Add To Cart button on Home Screen & Category Screen: The users shopping via the eCommerce mobile app won’t need to navigate to the product screen just for adding it into the shopping bag. Instead, a quick tap on the “Add To Cart” button would do the job for you. This quick button is available for all product blocks on Home Screen & Category Screen.
2. Reviews & Ratings for Products: The users can rate any product or submit their valuable feedback about the product from the eCommerce mobile app. Also, the already submitted reviews from the website will be displayed on the app by means of real-time synchronization.
3. Related Products for cross-selling & up-selling: Improve cross-sell and up-sell for your store by showcasing the related products on the app. Offer suggested products to users and motivate them to buy more along with the usual purchase.
Plan For Upcoming 2020 Holiday Season:
The holiday season for 2020 is around the corner. Most eCommerce websites have already begun their preparations & promotional strategies to increase revenue. If you haven’t started yet, both the Spin win extension & Mobile App Builder extension combo pack can do the job without any sort of burden or hassle. This is much awaited time for store owners as they are looking forward to increased sales in the upcoming months of October, November & December. Trust me, the netizens are going to get crazy with online shopping for Halloween, Christmas, New Year, and other events.
Here are some snapshots to prove why these modules are a must-have:
Thanksgiving Day
Black Friday
Christmas Day
Happy New Year
So, waste no more time & get your eCommerce Mobile App ready with a spinning wheel. Drop us an email at support@knowband.com in case of any discussion.
This is the age of smartphones and the majority of eCommerce stores are somewhere looking for the perfect Android and iOS Mobile Applications. But, searching the right shopping application for your business isn’t a piece of cake. The apps on Google Play Store and Apple App store is increasing exponentially with each passing day. This is increasing the surrounding competition in eCommerce and your business. So, launching a regular shopping app won’t be helpful. You need to be sure that the app must have all the necessary features and should go hand-in-hand with the current market trends. KnowBand has been a leading eCommerce plugins and mobile app provider for websites on multiple eCommerce platforms like PrestaShop, OpenCart, Magento and WooCommerce. Let’s explore more about WooCommerce Mobile App Builder in detail and explore the amazing benefits it can offer.
A Brief Introduction:
The WooCommerce Mobile App Builder plugin is an automated extension using which WooCommerce store owners can automatically build & launch their native Android & iOS App for their WooCommerce Store. The WooCommerce Mobile App Builder offers customizable apps so that store owners can modify any time from the simplified backend dashboard of this extension. Now, let’s take a look at the steps using which store owners can launch their app using this extension.
Three Simple Steps To Launch Android & iOS Mobile Apps:
# Step 1. Purchase WooCommerce Mobile App Builder plugin. #Step 2. Install the plugin on your WooCommerce website. #Step 3. Fill our pre-requisite form & review your app before publishing it on App store/ Play Store.
Note: The final apps will be completely white label and branded to your store. Apps will be published on Google Play and Apple App Store using your own developer accounts.
Free of Cost Preview App Before Purchase
We understand the eCommerce merchants confusion and doubts and offer free of cost demo app preview for their own store. You just need to raise the free demo request on support@knowband.com. Our prompt support staff will ask for required information and share the working demo apps for your store.
AQ mobile sells various kinds of smartphones & tablets (both new & used/refurbished) on their store. They have their website built on WooCommerce. Hence, to build & launch their Native Mobile App, AQ Mobile used the WooCommerce Mobile App Builder plugin on their website. Because of the multi-language feature provided by this app maker plugin, AQ Mobile’s app supports English & Arabic (an RTL script). You can check out their Mobile App & website at the following links.
Salami foods sell different kinds of seafood & meat online. Their Mobile App follows the same & acts like a Grocery shopping app. Salami foods used our WooCommerce Mobile App Maker plugin on their website i.e. now they are able to effortlessly send & manage push notifications & customize their app from the simplified backend dashboard of this extension.
Kevajo is an all rounder eCommerce store selling all kinds of things from home appliances to apparels, shows & gadgets. Its app supports languages- English & French. It’s good to have a mobile application for such a B2C eCommerce model. We are glad that our WooCommerce App Builder plugin has been helpful for the Kevajo Team.
This eCommerce store sells various gadgets on its WooCommerce website & Mobile App. iSteel App also supports RTL script language (Arabic). The WooCommerce Mobile App Builder plugin allows them to effortlessly manage their app without the need for coding. As this plugin offers live synchronization feature, the inventory management is automatic on the app.
Forza is an eCommerce store that sells fighting gears online. Its store is available in two languages i.e. English & Dutch (Netherlands). Their WooCommerce Mobile App build using this app maker extension gives their store owners the freedom to customize & manage their app.
Release App for your own WooCommerce Website Today:
With such potent and feature-rich WooCommerce App Creator plugin, the store owners can effortlessly launch their own Android & iOS shopping apps. Selling via mobile apps along with the store will simply enhance the reach of your store and bring more sales. This makes mobile app an excellent medium to market almost anything.
So, why wait longer? Get your own WooCommerce Mobile App up & running asap. For any queries or assistance, feel free to reach out to our experts at support@knowband.com.
Having all the latest features in a mobile app is something that every business is concerned about these days. The same is the case with eCommerce businesses too. To cater to the app users in the best possible way, shopping apps must be laced with the latest features as they help improve the UI & UX of the app.
For PrestaShop, a popular open-source eCommerce platform, mobile applications have become more efficient now. With the addition of 3 new features described below, KnowBand Plugins have rejuvenated their PrestaShop Mobile App Builder module.
2. Fill the app pre-requisite form. (We need these details to create apps)
3. Review your final app before confirm to publishing it on the app stores.
Note: We only publish apps with your developer accounts (Google Play and Apple App store) without any extra charges at our end.
Quick Glance to New Feature Additions:
#1. ‘Add-To-Cart’ Quick Access:
This new feature adds the ‘Add-To-Cart’ button on the Category Page & also on the Home-Page wherever product blocks are used. This way, app users won’t have to open the individual product pages in order to add that product to their cart. App users can quickly add their choice of products from the category or home-page.
Now, the user can simply browse the app and keep on adding products into cart seamlessly.
#2. Related Products On Product Screen:
On an eCommerce product page, one great way to motivate the customers’ to shop more is to show some products related to the main product on that page. To serve this purpose, now the PrestaShop Mobile App Builder is compatible with our Automatic Related Products module.
Now, it’s way simple to showcase related products on both website and apps and improve revenue through cross-selling.
#3. Product Reviews and Ratings:
On the product page, app users can rate the products & write & submit their product reviews. Upon approval, they are displayed on the product page so that others can view it for reference. The PrestaShop Mobile App Builder is compatible with the default Product Comments Module.
Now, showcase user reviews & ratings for products on app and motivate new buyers for more purchases.
Compatibility With Other PrestaShop Modules:
1. Multi-vendor Marketplace Module:
With the use of this module, store owners can easily transition their single-vendor PrestaShop App to a multi-vendor PrestaShop App. Because the Mobile App Builder module is compatible with the Marketplace module (both by KnowBand Plugins), all of the processes are automatic. All you need to do is install the marketplace module on your PrestaShop website.
Having a marketplace allows the store owner to have multiple sellers on his/her store, each with a unique vendor panel. Store owners can sell their own products too on a marketplace & also make profits by taking commissions from the vendors.
–> Check out combo pack of (Multi-vendor Marketplace + Mobile App) below:
This module by KnowBand allows eCommerce stores to have all the functionalities & layout of a booking or a rental app/ website. Now, this module is also compatible with the PrestaShop Mobile App Builder module by KnowBand.
–> Check out combo pack of (Booking and Rental + Mobile App) below:
The Image Search module allows the app user to search for products of your e-store using any reference image that they either clicked with their phone camera or using any reference image from their phone’s gallery. You can also enable this feature automatically in your PrestaShop App by installing this module on your PrestaShop website.
Using this module, store owners can show a ‘spin & win’ discount wheel which the customers can spin to avail any one of the discounts mentioned on the pie wheel. Enable this feature on your PrestaShop App by installing this ‘Spin & Win’ module on your PrestaShop website & configure it & then simply set its toggle switch to ‘ON’ (from the App Builder module).
This PrestaShop module, by KnowBand, displays a list of products related to the main product (on the product page). When an app user is shopping for a particular product, he/she will be able to see related products when they scroll down on that product page. Equip your PrestaShop Mobile App with this feature by simply installing the ‘Related Products’ module on your PrestaShop website.
Now that all the new features, compatible modules & installation steps are covered, let’s take a look at core features of the PrestaShop Mobile App Builder module & learn how it can benefit your business.
Core Features & Benefits Of The PrestaShop Mobile App Builder:
#1. Multi-Lingual & Multi-Currency Support:
This app maker module is great for businesses who are willing to launch a PrestaShop App that supports multiple languages & currencies. It can help with localization & even with expansion to multiple countries.
#2. DIY Home-Page Editor:
This feature allows the store admins to design their app’s homepage without having to code. All the tools provided in the DIY Homepage editor of this module are easy-to-use. Admins can add, rearrange & configure various components like sliders, banners, grids, recent product tab, count-down timer, etc. Admins can make multiple layouts & enable anyone of them at a time. This again saves them from designing at the last moment.
Regularly updated & re-designed homepage keeps the app users engaged & allows the business to display the most relevant & in-trend content on their homepage.
#3. Unlimited Push Notifications:
Your app users who have enabled push notifications on your app will be able to receive the notifications that you (admin) create & send from the backend of this PrestaShop Mobile App Builder module.
There is no limitation with this module because store admins can send an unlimited number of push notifications to their app users. Push notifications help to re-engage the app users & remind them about any abandoned cart items, order status, upcoming sale & its benefits & a lot more.
#4. Offline Mode Working:
The PrestaShop Mobile Apps are made to work in offline mode as well i.e. under slow internet or no internet connectivity. Online shoppers get to browse apps with pre-loaded screens without actually needing the internet.
#5. Admin Panel Control:
The mobile apps for PrestaShop can be fully controlled by the friendly admin panel. The store admin can make a few clicks and button toggles and make the app work as per the requirement. The flexibility and customizable options with this extension make it the most preferred choice for store owners.
Drop us an email at support@knowband.com or check all such amazing features in detail from:
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.
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.
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:
The revolution in the mobile app space has created a significant buzz in our lives. Almost every sector has been digitized with the impact of mobile apps & the eCommerce industry isn’t an exception to this. After online commerce, mobile commerce has changed the perception of how users shop products these days. Various research & studies are confirming the fact that users prefer eCommerce mobile app & are more loyal to that as compared to desktop websites. The simple factor behind it is that the users get all relevant product information at their fingertips.
Mobile commerce & customer loyalty go hand-in-hand. When it comes to bonding of your online store with worldwide users, mobile apps are the best solution. Those days are gone when marketing through websites was enough to bring potential users to your store. Currently, mobile apps are the bridge between your business & the user. Technically, an app takes your store straight to user’s pockets, compel them to browse & purchase products.
Here, I am discussing a few points which will hopefully clear the value of launching mobile shopping apps. Read them:
#1 Keep users updated about latest happenings
In online shopping, the users are always keen to get the best products at reasonable prices. If you can adapt this strategy, it will make a huge impact on your sales. At times, the users keep on spending their valuable time in searching best offers. Don’t let them struggle. Try to keep them fully notified & updated about the best deals on your store along with upcoming sale or offers. You can even let specific users pre-sales offer before it’s available in general.
Marketing store deals & offers is much easier with a handy push notification tool. It not only builds your brand reputation but also notifies users about the offers even when they are not using the app. The personalized push notifications will deliver the right information to the users & compel them for instant purchase.
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#2 Personalize App Home Screen for better Experience:
The home screen has its importance for a shopping app as the basis interaction begins here only. Try to highlight daily deals, best offers, new arrivals, seasonal discounts, etc. with attractive banners & graphics. This will compel the users to browse the selected product grouping & has the high chances of successful purchase as well. The store admin can even go for Flash Sale or Timer sale to create the necessary spark.
More you personalize the app, more it gets able to connect with users. The users even feel more valued with the availability and ease of everything required. Keep other screens of your app simple & intuitive offering better user experience gaining customer loyalty in return.
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#3 Offer Discount Coupons & Rewards to boost sales
Coupons had been a strengthening factor in increasing the conversion rate of your online store. That too for the long past back. It will also work with mobile apps. Make sure the coupons running on your website also work on mobile apps & allow users to avail the valid discount. It will even reduce the rate of cart abandonment.
Everyone around us loves to get a price drop or something extra while shopping products. You can use your mobile app to build the right strategy for that. Offer reward points for their previous purchases or let them earn points by app referral system. It will also invite other users to your app & will maintain a sense of excitement about the purchase.
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#4 Provide 24*7 User Support to gain trust
Customer interaction is a must for an online business. Often, the users need some sort of confirmation or having doubts before making payment. We should have a relevant medium to curb out their queries. Mobile Apps are the best suited for this job. They allow the users to directly contact you with inbuilt WhatsApp or Zopim chat options.
The prompt response to their queries will make them satisfied & increase customer engagement as well. Moreover, it brings you the best chance to improve user retention & gain loyalty. This is also one of the leading factors behind satisfactory feedback for your products.
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#5 Strengthen your positive brand image
The mobile apps improve the visibility & reach of your online store & thus strengthen your brand presence worldwide. Nowadays all the leading eCommerce giants are majorly accessed through their mobile apps. That big is the scope of mobile apps in today’s market branding.
Your app icon in the user’s devices, brand logo in apps makes sure that whenever users browse the mobile, your app will notify them about the brand. Keeping all your online store details readily available for users, the mobile apps form a positive image for your brand improving user retention & loyalty.
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Conclusion:
With the above-discussed points, it must have been clear that mobile Commerce app can be a potential source of engagement & loyalty for your eCommerce business. It connects well with the right audience & hits where it should. Thus, to build strong user-base with increased revenues, creating an eCommerce mobile app should be your very next move.
The mobile Commerce has come way ahead than online eCommerce in the past few years. It has proved its worth as the most effective way to drive your business conversions and sales. We can witness today that every individual has access to the smartphones and internet facility, new doors of business opportunities and growth have opened. So, if you are currently running an OpenCart store but have not yet geared up for mobile shopping apps as well, you need to consider KnowBand’s OpenCart Mobile App Builder.
How Mobile App Builder extension is the right solution for you?
The OpenCart Mobile App Builder is an innovative & automated framework through which you can easily create native Android & iOS shopping apps. This extension saves you from any sort of technicalities or coding involvement neither for developing or managing.
This native eCommerce Mobile App Maker keeps your website sync with apps in real-time. Thus, you need not manage the app inventory on a manual basis. All the website details & info will be automatically fetched on apps. Moreover, the friendly module backend allows you to control the designing & workflow of apps on your own. Let’s explore more about how this plugin works.
OpenCart Mobile App Builder: Free Vs Paid Versions
FREE Version – To Test Your Store on Demo Apps:
Want to check how your store will look on mobile apps? Use KnowBand’s OpenCart Mobile App Maker free version & get satisfied even before purchase. Follow these simple steps in order to test the same:
Step 1: Install module on your store
You just need to get a FREE module from here. You will receive a zipped file in your downloads section. Install the same on your store using FTP details. After successful installation, enable the module from backend.
Open the app & enter your website URL. That’s it, now your store will run on our apps.
PAID Version – To Build & Publish Your Own Apps:
Creating and getting Android & iOS App was never this easy as it is now with OpenCart Mobile App Builder. Its just a matter of 3 simple steps:
Step 1: Purchase our Module from here. Step 2: Fill our pre-requisites form. Step 3: Get final apps in 2-3 days.
Apart from this, the module provides a complete backend control along with 3 months of free support. We would even publish the apps free of cost for you.
Top Features with Mobile App Builder Extension:
1. Customize & Design App Home Screen:
The OpenCart store admin gets the option to customize & create multiple layouts in the module backend. With this functionality, you can design the home screen as per various occasions & festivals. You can even edit the pre-saved layouts whenever required. Here, is the list of available designing elements in the backend:
Top Categories (Square shaped category icons)
Square Banners (Square shaped banners)
Horizontal Sliders (Rectangular sliders)
Grid Banners (Multiple banners in Grid form)
Countdown Timer Banner (Timer-based flash sale banner)
Square Products (Square shaped product listings)
Horizontal Sliders (Rectangular shaped product sliders)
Grid Products (Multiple products in Grid form)
Recent Products (Products which user visited recently)
2. Real-time Synchronization:
Keeping everything synced is a tough yet necessary task for an eCommerce store admin. Our OpenCart Mobile App Builder establishes perfect sync between website & apps which brings the entire inventory on mobile apps.
3. Complete Backend Access:
The OpenCart Mobile App Builder gives you the complete backend control to make the changes in app & manage it on your own. You can easily customize the design of your mobile Apps and other functionalities over a few mouse clicks.
4. Simplified login Process:
The Mobile App Builder for OpenCart comes up with various login options like Google, Facebook, Phone number(OTP) and Fingerprint which makes it easier for the users to enter your app & browse products.
5. Provide Direct Zopim & WhatsApp Chat:
Solving your user queries promptly is much easier with inbuilt Zopim(formerly known as Zendesk) & WhatsApp chat in your mobile apps.
6. Multi-lingual & RTL Support:
It is difficult to develop different Apps in different languages. By developing the Android & iOS apps with OpenCart Mobile App Maker, you can easily expand your reach worldwide. The mobile apps support both multiple languages including RTL ones.
7. Personalized Push Notifications:
You can easily send unlimited manual and automatic push notifications to app users from the backend of OpenCart Mobile App Builder. This promotional tool helps in driving engagement, sales, and revenue on your store.
8. Shipping Methods Support:
The OpenCart Mobile App Builder supports all sorts of website shipping methods on mobile apps. You can offer the same shipping to app users as of website.
9. Complete White Label:
Your OpenCart Mobile Apps will be branded as per your website. You can use your own splash screen, icon etc. on app. The store logo can also be added on the header of mobile apps.
10. Easier Mobile Promotions:
The OpenCart Mobile App Builder module brings personalized push notification feature through which the store admin can send sale & promotional push notifications to the users & improve user retention & revenue.
11. Enhanced Layered Navigation:
The OpenCart Mobile Apps offers the easiest navigation with filter/sort, keyword/voice search. The smooth screen flow guides the users to the desired products in no time.
12. Include Multi-payments:
The OpenCart Mobile App Maker brings all your website payment methods on mobile apps along with Paypal & COD in addition. Furthermore, any other native payment can also be integrated into the app over a fair price. The apps even support multiple currencies as well.
13. Coupons & Vouchers Support:
Every discount/offer coupon or voucher code which is active on your website will also work on mobile apps as well.
14. Simplified Checkout for Easy Orders:
With a single screen checkout process, the OpenCart Android & iOS apps make the order submission seamless for mobile shoppers. This helps in improving the shopping experience of the users & ultimately sales.
15. Real-time Order Tracking:
The Mobile Apps with OpenCart Mobile App Builder have the functionality to view the previous app order delivery status. The order status gets updated on the app as of website automatically.
You can offer an e-mail subscription pop-up on your app having a gamified spin-win interface. This helps in capturing the user data which can be used for re-marketing purposes afterward. You need to just install OpenCart Spin & Win extension on your store. The same pop-up will also work on your website as well.
Our mobile apps are even compatible with OpenCart multi-vendor marketplace plugin. The entire marketplace can be brought on the same mobile apps without any effort. You can visit this combo module (Marketplace + Mobile App) for more details:
It’s time to catch up the speed & mobile apps could be the missing accelerator for your website. So, go ahead & launch a full-fledged pair of shopping apps today.
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