Custom mobile apps for specialty food and drink brands

All your store's flavor, none of the rebuild

MobiLoud builds native iOS and Android apps on your live store, so everything your customers love about it works in the app from day one.

Atlantikos's app, with categories of vegan and sustainable products Gourmet Gift Baskets' app, with a gourmet gift basket Bottle Stop's app, with its rewards program for beer, wine and spirits

2,000+ apps published since 2013

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Nothing to rebuild

Everything your store does, in your app

Your store is set up for the way your customers buy from you. MobiLoud builds your app on that store, so all of it works in the app from launch.

Clubs and subscriptions

Coffee, tea or wine clubs from Recharge, Ordergroove or your own program, managed by members in the app.

Gift orders

Gift messages, gift boxes and gift cards, with the options you offer at checkout now.

Ship dates and arrival days

Customers pick an arrival date in the app, with your ship days and blackout days for perishables, as on your site.

Age verification

Age checks at signup or checkout, for wine, beer and spirits, work in the app as they do on the web.

Mixed cases and bundles

Mix-and-match cases, bundles and build-your-own boxes, set up once in your store.

Loyalty points

Points and member perks from Yotpo, Rivo or Growave, earned and redeemed at checkout.

Tasting notes and reviews

What other customers thought of a roast or a vintage, from Stamped, Loox or Junip, on every product page.

Order history and tracking

Order tracking, past orders and quick reorders from your account pages.

Works with tools like:

Recharge Ordergroove Yotpo Rivo Growave Stamped Loox Klaviyo

...and every other tool on your site. See all integrations

MobiLoud vs the alternatives

An app that sells the way your site does

Your store is more than a template can handle, and a custom build would eat into your margins. MobiLoud gives you the app your store needs, without either compromise.

MobiLoud

  • Built on your live store, checkout and all
  • Clubs, gift orders and age checks working at launch
  • New products and gift collections added once, on your site
  • Monthly pricing, no revenue share
  • Live in 6 to 8 weeks

Template app builders

  • A copy of your store in their templates
  • Clubs, gifting and age checks limited to their integrations
  • New products and collections set up again in their editor
  • Some charge 1.75 to 2.5% of in-app sales
  • Launch waits until your store is rebuilt

Custom native

  • An app coded separately from your store
  • Clubs, gifting and age checks built again from scratch
  • New collection pages wait for an app update
  • $250K to $1M+ a year, fully loaded
  • 6 to 12 months to launch

Weighing us against one builder in particular? See all comparisons.

The proof

Food and drink brands selling through their own apps

An online bottle shop, a gift basket company and a vegan marketplace each built their app on the store they run today.

Bottle Stop

Online alcohol retailer Shopify

5X CLTV

How MobiLoud Helped Bottle Stop Build an App That Pays for Itself

10%

Total Revenue

↑ 4X

ARPU

Read the case study
"Push notifications give us a way to get in front of high-value customers within a walled environment. When you're on a browser you're jumping between websites, you can quickly lose your focus and you're off somewhere else. When we send a push notification, they're in the app, they're in a walled environment and we have their attention captured."
Damien Smith CTO, Bottle Stop
"We needed to turn our Shopify store into an app while keeping all our third-party integrations. Other platforms couldn't handle the complexity, but MobiLoud made it possible."
Michele B. FoodsB2B

Read more customer stories

Where your app earns its keep

Win the reorder and the gifting season

Your customers come back for the coffee, wine or treats they love, and they buy gifts at the same few moments every year. An app keeps you one tap away for both, and push reaches them without getting buried in an inbox.

Make the reorder a single tap

When a favorite roast or a case of red runs low, a push brings your regulars back signed in, with their last order ready to go again.

5x higher customer lifetime value (Bottle Stop)

Launch every new release to your regulars first

Small batches, seasonal flavors and new vintages sell best to the people who loved the last one. Push reaches them the moment a release goes live, before it sells out.

Own the gifting season

The holidays, Mother's Day and corporate gifting bring a big share of your year's orders in a few weeks. An app lets you open gift collections early and send reminders before shipping cutoffs.

Reward the customers who keep coming back

Points, member prices and app-only offers give your regulars a reason to order from your app instead of a marketplace. Your loyalty program works in the app just as it does on your site.

4x higher revenue per user (Bottle Stop)

Read the guide to mobile apps for food and beverage brands

The operating model

New products go live once, everywhere

Launch a flavor, open a gift collection or change a price on your site, and the app has it straight away. Your team keeps its current tools, and we handle the native side.

Your team

Keeps its current tools

  • New releases, seasonal ranges and gift collections, on your site
  • Pricing, bundles and promotions, managed in your store
  • Subscriptions and loyalty, in the tools you use today
  • Pushes for launches and gifting deadlines, planned with us

Our team

Takes care of the apps

  • Your iOS and Android apps, built, tested and kept current
  • Submission to both app stores, from your developer accounts
  • Compatibility work for every iOS and Android update
  • Push setup, with guidance on timing for launches and gifting peaks
  • A launch plan with site banners, emails and QR codes on packaging
  • Strategy and performance reviews (Enterprise)

Age checks, shipping and app review

Your store's rules, carried into the app

The age checks, shipping limits and ship dates your site and checkout apply today work the same way in the app. We handle Apple and Google review, and your customer data stays with you.

Your age gate, in the app

The age check your site runs at signup or checkout carries into the app, at the same step and with the same rules.

Shipping limits, set by your checkout

Your checkout blocks the states and countries you don't ship to, and the app uses that same checkout.

App store approval, handled

We take your app through Apple and Google review and answer the reviewers. If you sell alcohol, that includes the App Store's 18+ age rating.

Push that stays within store policy

Apple and Google have rules on how apps promote alcohol. We help you write push messages that stay within them.

Perishables ship on your schedule

App orders follow the ship days, arrival dates and blackout days your checkout sets for perishables, so nothing ships on a day it shouldn't.

Customer data stays with you

Accounts, addresses and orders stay in your store's systems, under your privacy setup. MobiLoud doesn't keep a database of your customers.

Enterprise procurement

We can deliver everything your legal, security and finance teams will ask for:

Read our Data Processing Agreement
  • Data Processing Agreement and GDPR documentation
  • An SLA with 24/7 support and an uptime commitment (Enterprise)
  • Custom contracts, redlines and payment terms
  • Payment by invoice or bank transfer

The process

Live in 6 to 8 weeks, ahead of your next launch

We handle the build, testing and store submissions. Your team brings brand assets and approves the app before it goes out.

  1. 1 Week 1

    Kickoff

    We walk through your store with your team, from subscriptions to gifting, and agree on the launch plan. Then you give us access to your store and developer accounts.

  2. 2 Weeks 2 to 3

    Build and integrate

    We build the app on your live store and set up navigation, tab menus and push, with your subscription, loyalty and delivery tools working. Expect a preview on your phone in week two.

  3. 3 Week 4

    Customize and test

    We tune the app to your brand, connect push and send analytics to GA4 and Firebase, then test every flow, checkout and age checks included, on iOS and Android.

  4. 4 Weeks 5 to 8

    Launch

    We publish the app under your developer accounts and answer the reviewers at Apple and Google, which typically takes one to two weeks. Your launch plan starts on day one.

What food and drink brands ask us

Have any more questions we didn't answer? Book a 30-minute call or send us a message to clear it all up.

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Can we sell alcohol in the app?

Yes, wherever your store already does. Your age checks, shipping rules and checkout work in the app as they do on the web. Bottle Stop sells beer, wine and spirits through its app, on iOS and Android.

Will Apple and Google approve an alcohol app?

Yes, when it follows their rules: an 18+ age rating on the App Store, and alcohol sold only where it's legal to sell it. We handle the submission to both stores and answer the reviewers' questions. Bottle Stop's app is live on both, rated 18+ on the App Store.

Can we block states or countries we don't ship to?

Yes. The app uses your own checkout, so any state or country your checkout won't ship to is blocked in the app too. Change a rule on your site, and the app follows it straight away.

Will our coffee club or wine club work in the app?

Yes. Clubs and subscriptions from Recharge, Ordergroove or your own program, and loyalty from Yotpo, Rivo or Growave, work through your site, so customers manage them in the app with the same accounts. Bottle Stop's customers earn and redeem Yotpo points at checkout in its app.

Can we launch before the holidays?

Yes, if you plan back from your peak. Most brands are live 6 to 8 weeks after kickoff, and a few more weeks gives customers time to install before the rush. For the holidays, that means kicking off in September. Gourmet Gift Baskets launched its app well ahead of its holiday season.

Does it pay off on thin margins?

That's where no revenue share matters most. You pay a monthly fee, so the app never takes a cut of the margin on an order, and the more it sells, the less it costs you per order. Bottle Stop, a business that works on very small margins, says its app pays for itself, with app customers spending more per order and more overall.

Can we add features only app users get?

Yes. With our help, Gourmet Gift Baskets added a new customer center to its app, with tracking, order history and reordering, including custom screens for the app. MobiLoud's JavaScript library tells your site when a page is loading inside the app, so you can show, hide or change anything for app users.

How do food and beverage brands use push notifications?

To announce new releases and seasonal flavors, remind customers to reorder their favorites, promote gift collections before shipping cutoffs, and share loyalty offers like double points. Every message can include a product image and open straight to the right page. Push is sent from your own OneSignal account, or from Klaviyo on the Enterprise plan.

Is this a real native app?

Yes. It's published in the App Store and Google Play under your own developer accounts, and built on your live site with a native layer on top: tab bar and navigation, push notifications, persistent login, social sign-in and deep links. MobiLoud has published more than 2,000 apps since 2013.

Do links to our site open in the app?

Yes, for customers who have your app installed. We set up universal links on iOS and app links on Android, so a link in an email or a text opens the right product or collection in the app, and anyone without the app sees your mobile site. Your web team adds two small setup files to your site, which we provide.

Which ecommerce platforms does MobiLoud work with?

MobiLoud works with every major platform, including Shopify and Shopify Plus, Magento and Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Shopware, PrestaShop and custom builds. Bottle Stop's app is built on Shopify, Atlantikos's on WooCommerce and Gourmet Gift Baskets' on its custom platform.

How long does it take to launch?

Most brands are in both stores 6 to 8 weeks after kickoff: a week of setup, two weeks of building, a week of testing and your sign-off, then one to two weeks of store review. If a gifting season or a big release is coming, we plan the launch around it.

How do we get customers to download the app?

We plan the launch with you: an install banner on your mobile site, an email to your list, social posts and a QR code on packaging inserts. An app-only offer, like early access to a new release or double points, gives customers a reason to install.

What does a MobiLoud app cost?

The Business plan is $1,499 a month, or $1,274 a month billed annually, plus a one-time app development and submission fee, with up to 10,000 monthly active users included. Enterprise is custom-priced. Neither plan takes a share of revenue, so what you pay does not change with what the app sells.

Who owns the app and the App Store listing?

You do. The app is published under your own Apple Developer and Google Play Console accounts, which hold its listings, ratings, installs, analytics and customer data. MobiLoud keeps the IP in the platform that builds the app, and if you ever leave, all of that stays in your accounts.

Get a taste of your app

Get on a short call to talk through your store, from clubs to gift orders. After the call, we'll build a free, interactive preview of your mobile app to show you what's possible.