Convert your Website into Native Mobile Apps with Canvas
Go live on the App Stores faster than you thought possible, for a fraction of the usual cost.
Dave Yankowiak, Leaderbooks, Michael Hyatt and Co
“The actual native app is what makes it easy for people. They don’t have to log in every time. It’s right on their home screen, they can click the button. Another benefit of the app is the push notifications. There’s more real time convenience that comes with having those push notifications versus email”
Get your own iOS and Android Apps in just days, for a fraction of the usual cost
To build your own apps from scratch through an agency or in house would cost $50k-$200k and drag on for months. Canvas gives you a shortcut.
You can have all the benefits of native apps – without getting sucked into a project that lasts for months and adds needless complexity, stress and expense to your life.
Canvas is the ultimate “low hassle” route to the App Stores. Don’t blow your budget or let your competitors get ahead. Start building your app store presence the smart way, and use the savings to acquire more users and reinvest in your product
Get to market in days
Forget about months to go live. Get your app built and published under 2 weeks.
Affordable pricing
Simple, predictable, monthly pricing. No hidden fees.
“I’ll never forget the day that we went live and that we were able to post on social media telling everybody to download our new app. It was almost as if our entire company took a step forward by allowing us to be present in the Apple Store, in Google Play.”
Chris Burhans, Founder, Sports Mockery
Build apps for your website
Develop your apps today with nothing new to learn. You just need a website!
Works With Any Website or Web App. Syncs 100% & Updates Automatically
Canvas works with any CMS or tech stack.
Your apps will update automatically. Don’t get distracted by two different codebases – focus on your core web presence product and the apps will take care of themselves.
Reach your users with unlimited push notifications
Mobile push notifications are a powerful way to reach your users where they spend most of their time – on their smartphones.
Push notifications have a 10X higher open rate than email, your reach isn’t restricted like with social channels, and you reach iOS users unlike with web notifications. Canvas gives you all you need to make the most of this powerful tool.
Bring all your Favourite Tech and Plugins Along for the Ride
Forget about trying to recreate your site’s functionality through a generic app builder or template that forces you to use one of their prebuilt themes. Not going to happen.
On the other hand, Canvas allows you to recreate the functionality of your site entirely within the apps.
All your existing plugins, themes, and features will work flawlessly in the app – right out of the box.
Boost Engagement, Loyalty and Retention with a Better Mobile UX
Building mobile apps gives you the chance to offer a more modern and convenient UX.
The home screen icon is a constant reminder of your brand, while the native tab menu and native navigation give users a smooth and intuitive experience.
Your existing site is great for desktop users, now build iOS and Android apps to serve mobile users just as well.
Boost Your Brand’s Image and Credibility with an App Store Presence
The first place people will search for your brand is Google. The second is the App Stores. Don’t disappoint them.
iOS and Android apps are a hallmark of quality for a modern digital brand, and show that you’re serious about UX.
Full Service From a Top Team
We take a hands on approach to customer support. You’ll have a team of app experts by your side to ensure a successful project.
You’ll use Canvas to configure and customize your apps, then our team will take it from there. Not remotely technical, or too busy? We also offer a full service package so there’s nothing at all to do on your end, we configure and build your app from start to finish and handle any advanced customization.
We take care of building, testing, compiling and submitting your mobile apps on all plans. Our team will dedicate several hours to reviewing your app, ensure it’s working smoothly, and guaranteeing approval by the App Stores.
It doesn’t end there though. We handle all ongoing updates and maintenance, so you don’t need to worry about hiring developers down the road to fix expensive headaches.
Fast, Efficient, Full Service
Our team are fast, and know mobile and web technology inside out. We take care of the entire process of testing and preparing your apps to be published on iOS and Android.
No Expensive Surprises
Simple, predictable, monthly pricing. No hidden fees or paying thousands to developers if something goes wrong. We handle everything.
All The App Features You Need
The native tab menu is the core of your app. It makes the most important parts of your app instantly accessible and gives a ‘native feel’ for your users.
Every message your users receive is saved in the app so they can revisit it, explore the content or follow the link later on.
Let your users easily choose exactly which messages and notifications they’ll receive.
iOS and Android users will easily be able to navigate through your app with a familiar native interface.
Your users will see a branded splash screen while your app loads and will get feedback with a progress bar
Control everything about your app in real time without needing to fiddle around submitting updates
Make the apps yours with a custom color scheme, logo, and splash screen
The apps will give users clear visual feedback when a page is loading for a better UX and a native feel.
Gently nudge your users to review your app after they’ve been using it for some time.
Integrations & Advanced features
We built the perfect wrapper to give you the key benefits of native apps for a fraction of the price and none of the hassle.
With unlimited reporting and audience segmentation, Firebase gives you all you need to glean valuable data on your users.
Send notifications from the OneSignal dashboard or from your app via their API.
Choose a custom theme for your app. Trigger notifications for new posts, custom post types, BuddyPress events, messages and more.
Internal and external link options. Your app will detect the link type and either open the device’s browser or keep the user in-app.
Change or localize all the text labels shown in native parts of the app, like the push notifications screen.
Request the user’s location and use it in your web app
Every request coming from the app is easy for you to identify thanks to a unique user agent string
Edit the configuration using JSON, or export it and run it locally on your own server.
Need to make changes in your mobile app without affecting your web app? Add your CSS code directly into the app.
Simple pricing plans, with all you need
All our plans include our team’s technical support and ongoing app updates (new versions) released for your app, as required, for security, stability, performance issues and to ensure compatibility with the latest iOS and Android versions.
Save 20% by paying annually, upfront.
Clear set up fees, that cover all the initial work required
More than just a software platform, MobiLoud is a complete service that includes everything you need to have your app launched. Take our Professional Full Service setup package to work with us like an agency – we do everything needed to get your app fully set up, cutomized, built and launched on App Store and Google Play. If you prefer to do things on your own – app configuration, customizations, all design work, dealing with Apple and Google, our DIY option is a valid alternative.
App Submission (required)
$500
All the work to compile, test and submit your app to Apple and Google.
Full Service Package (optional)
$1,350
It’s ideal if you want everything taken care of for you. Our team will configure and customize your app and take care of all the graphic design work required for a professional result.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, Canvas can create great cross platform mobile apps from virtually any website or web app built with any CMS. Do you see people using your website as an app? Is your site mobile optimized? Then you can convert it with Canvas
Yes, whatever your web app currently does, Canvas can recreate that same user experience and feature set within iOS and Android apps
Canvas apps are not strictly native, but rather your existing site or web app running inside a native “shell” that functions like a native app. This allows you to recreate your web experience exactly, whilst adding the key features for the look and feel of a native app. The Canvas platform itself is fully native and built from scratch in Switft, Java and Kotlin for the best user experience and performance.
In a sense yes, Canvas is an app builder platform. It is different to simple app builders though. Canvas does not build drag-and-drop apps from scratch but converts an existing website or web app. We also provide a level of service, support and customization that general app builders lack.
If you want apps that keep the features and functionality of your site, then it makes no sense at all to develop apps from scratch by hiring developers or an agency. The costs in time and money are prohibitive and you won’t neccessarily get a better result. There are other site to app converters on the market – but none of them offer the same level of customization, service and support that Canvas does. So yes, Canvas is the best way to convert a website to mobile apps.
Yes! Although our code editor allows you to add custom code if you know what you’re doing – there is no need for most users. Configuration of Canvas apps is completely no code and simple – and if you run into any difficulties we’re always on hand to help out!
Your app will look like a modern, professional native app designed with the latest mobile UX best practices. It will be branded for you, with your choice of color scheme and logo, and have a native tab menu to allow users to easily navigate through the apps.
We add native navigation, a native tab menu, custom splash screens and loading indicators, a message center and push preferences, and many other features. Get in touch with one of our app experts to see what’s possible!
Yes – Canvas works with any site or web app, built on any CMS or tech stack. If you can build it on the web, Canvas can convert it into great apps!
With our documentation and support, you will be able to configure the app on your own. We are there to help you out with any questions or guidance needed, and we can always just do it for you too!
Yes this is possible and straightforward to set up.
Yes, you can configure the notifications to go out automatically as a response to specific events, including new content getting published. You can also send notifications manually whenever you wish.
Nope, you can send as many as you like!
The limitations of Canvas apps are the same limitations of the web itself. If you can conceive of it and build it to run in a browser, Canvas can convert it into mobile apps. The only limitations of Canvas are when it comes to accessing the native features of the device like the accelerometer or the GPS system.
As of this time, Canvas apps do not have offline capability.
A progressive web app is built to run on common web browsers, as an “enhanced” website that has some features of a native app. Canvas apps are effectively a dedicated browser with native elements added, that can be installed on a users device and published on the App Store and Google Play. The advantages of Canvas over a PWA are that you can use Canvas apps to send push notifications to iOS users (not possible from a PWA), and you can easily publish your Canvas app on the App Store and Google Play to build a presence there.
Your users will have a message center in which they can select the kind of notifications they wish to receive – this is great for making your push notifications more impactful and well received. Further personalization is possible, one of our team can explain exactly what is feasible in your case.
In short, two reasons why you pay a recurring fee:
- To pay for the license that gives you access to our platform
- To get our support and maintenance service for required updates and improvements that make sure your app works as it should on the lates iOS and Android versions.
If you were to go out to an agency or hire developers and get your app built from scratch, you’d own the IP in the product, but you’d spend at least 10x what MobiLoud charges. You also wouldn’t get something as deeply integrated with your website, synced with new content, something you can manage and update from the WordPress dashboard.
And you’d quickly find out, you have to continuously maintain this product over time, at a rate of thousands a month if you employ someone, possibly less if working with a contractor.
Development doesn’t stop with a first version.
Apple and Google release new OS versions every year, new iPhones come on the market, new screen sizes, etc. This means your app has to routinely catch up with these changes to make sure it’s stable and works as expected.
You see this in every app you have installed: they are frequently updated with new versions and that’s needed not just for improvements, but also for stability (avoiding crashes), security reasons and legal compliance (e.g. new privacy laws).
Everything around your app changes all the time, Apple and Google change their platforms and SDKs. The libraries and services that are integrated into your app also get frequent updates e.g. the library used for analytics, crash logging or push notifications.
When you work with MobiLoud you get to benefit from a platform 7 years in development – which saves you a ton of time and money – and from all the improvements we bring to it as time goes.
As its typical of every SaaS solution, you get a license to use our platform and that license needs to be renewed yearly or monthly.
When you work with us, you don’t have to worry about maintaining the app, as that’s included. The annual or monthly fees you pay include all the updates required for your app to run smoothly and crash free and any updates you might need if things change on your end and the app needs an update e.g. a logo change.
We don’t offer a plan for multiple apps, but we can offer special pricing conditions for you if you need more than one app. Just get in touch with us at [email protected]
A lot of work goes into preparing and submitting apps to Google Play, and particularly the Apple App Store. For our submission fee – we guarantee you a smooth and painless ride through the process and a successful launch.
The full service package is essentially us doing everything required to launch and bring your iOS and Android apps live. It’s ideal if you want to take a hands off approach and want to save yourself a fair bit of fiddly work. Our team will configure and customize your app and take care of all the graphic design work required for a professional result. On the DIY plan we still test your apps and help out with the submission, but on full service we handle all the design and customization work too!
This depends on the level of customization you desire for your apps. Generally though the timescale is measured in weeks – faster than any other custom app service on the market!
Yes you can cancel any time, there are no long term contracts. As you are paying for the license for the apps, they will no longer be available on the App Stores. If we did not operate in this way, it would not be possible to offer the service!
In this case, you will upgrade to a higher plan to keep growing!
From your order to submitting the apps we take 5-10 business days. Note Apple then takes 5-10 business days to approve your app for the App Store. Publishing on Google Play requires generally about a day for the store to update.
Yes, the apps are 100% yours. Therefore, it will be necessary for you to register your own accounts on Google Play and App Store to ensure your app is approved and you’re in control of it. We can help you to go through this process.
We guarantee your app will be approved. In a fluke situation where it is not possible, we will give you a full refund.
Services can be cancelled by you at anytime on 30 days written notice to MobiLoud. For services where a “60 days guarantee” is explicitly offered, including our main license and monthly services fees, payments are refundable within 60 days from your order. Any one-off, service, graphic design or customisation fees paid are not refundable
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Why MobiLoud?
We make building native mobile apps truly easy and affordable with our native app platforms and our publishing and development services.
Fast native apps
Unlike PWAs, you get native apps in the stores, an improved UX, push notifications across iOS and Android.
Fully customizable
Build a white label app, customized with your own brand, style and content and any functionality you need.
Integrated with WordPress
Posts, custom post types, themes and plugins, your app will play nicely with your WordPress site. Manage it directly from WordPress.
Custom Development
Build your own app at a fraction of the cost an agency would charge. Our team is available for customizations and integrations.
Done for you
We handle the entire app build, setup and configuration and always take care of submitting your app to App Store and Google Play, on your own accounts.
Exceptional support
Our team of app experts will answer your requests within a few hours and never leave your side. We’re very hands-on and will help you get exactly what you want done!
So, How Does Canvas Work?
How are we able to give our customers the major benefits of true native apps at so low a price and in so short a timeframe?
The technology behind Canvas is designed to take any existing site or web application and convert it into modern apps for iOS and Android. Rather than building the apps from scratch or through a no-code DIY builder – Canvas takes your existing web app and wraps it in a ‘native skin’. Think of it like a dedicated browser for your existing web app that can be published on the App Store and Google play.
It’s much more than just a dedicated browser though. Along with leveraging your existing web app’s content and layout, Canvas integrates all the features and functionality from your site. No app builder or DIY tool can do this, as they limit you to pre-built themes and templates. This gives the best of both worlds to you and your users. You get the major benefits of native apps – a presence on the app stores, a branding boost, push notifications and more engaged users.
You get all of this without spending a fraction of the time and money it would take to build true native apps from scratch. Canvas also cuts down on labour and headaches. You can easily update the app and manage it without adding anything to your workflow or maintaining two separate codebases. You can focus on your core product for the mobile web, and the apps will take care of themselves!
Your users get a vastly improved UX that feels like a true native app. The main criticism of “hybrid” solutions like Canvas is speed. Your Canvas apps will not necessarily be as fast as ‘true’ native apps, nor will they necessarily be any slower. The speed of your apps will depend entirely on the speed of your existing site or web app. If everything is optimized well for the web – Canvas apps will also run smooth and fast. Canvas itself uses the latest caching and webview technologies to ensure that your apps always run as fast as possible.
Try it with a free demo, at no cost and no risk. You learn all about how it works and see examples of other Canvas apps.
Convert Your Site To a Native Mobile app
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