Your Odoo setup has gone through a lot with you.
You've probably spent months (or years) getting it all to work together. Custom product pages, pricing rules, warehouse workflows, payment gateways, the whole stack.
But there's one gap: your customers don't have a native app.
Maybe you've looked into it already. Maybe you've realized that Odoo's ecosystem, as deep as it goes on the backend, doesn't really have a path to a customer-facing mobile app. Or maybe you've tried a PWA approach and found that barely anyone actually installs it.
You might be assuming the only option is a full custom build - six figures, six months to a year of dev time, and a whole new codebase to maintain alongside everything you've already built.
It doesn't have to be that way.
This guide walks through what tools Odoo offers for mobile, what your real options are to launch a real app, and the fastest path from your existing Odoo storefront to a live app in the App Store and Google Play.
Does Odoo Have a Mobile App Builder?
Not for your customers. Odoo has strong mobile capabilities, but they're aimed at your team, not your buyers.
Odoo's mobile app is for employees, not shoppers
Odoo's official mobile apps cover things like inventory barcode scanning, field service, time tracking, approvals, and CRM.
They're great for internal operations. But they have nothing to do with giving your customers a shopping app.
There's no built-in tool in Odoo to create a customer-facing native app for your ecommerce store.
Odoo's website builder is responsive, not native
Odoo's Website and Ecommerce modules let you build a solid, responsive web storefront. It looks fine on phones.
But a responsive website and a native mobile app are very different things.
A responsive site doesn't show up in the App Store or Google Play. You can't send push notifications. There's no app icon on the home screen.
You're competing for attention inside a browser tab, not owning a spot on the customer's phone.
PWA modules exist, but with real limitations
There are community and third-party Odoo modules that add Progressive Web App (PWA) capabilities to your storefront. These let customers "add to home screen" for a more app-like experience.
The problem: "add to home screen" is not intuitive, and very few customers end up doing it.
You also won't get a listing in the App Store or Google Play, push notification support is limited (especially on iOS), and the experience still doesn't feel like a real native app.
There's no third-party app builder ecosystem
Unlike Shopify, which has dozens of drag-and-drop mobile app builders, Odoo's ecosystem has essentially nothing in this category.
If you search for "Odoo mobile app builder," you won't find a marketplace of plug-and-play options.
Bottom line: Odoo gives you an excellent all-in-one backend and a functional web storefront. But there's no built-in or off-the-shelf path to a native mobile app for your customers.
Your Options for Launching a Mobile App
For Odoo store owners who want a customer-facing native app, there are really two paths.
Custom Native Development
You could build a native iOS and Android app from scratch (or use a cross-platform framework like Flutter or React Native) that connects to Odoo's backend through its XML-RPC, JSON-RPC, or REST API.
This means a full development project: discovery, UX/UI design, frontend development, API integration, testing, and deployment.
You'll need developers who understand both mobile app development and Odoo's data model and API surface. That combination isn't common.
You're looking at roughly $100,000–$400,000+ for the initial build, plus $30,000-$60,000+/year (on the low end) for ongoing maintenance, OS updates, and keeping things compatible as Odoo itself evolves.
And it's not just the cost. You're building and maintaining a second codebase. Every update to your Odoo store - new products, pricing changes, design tweaks, new integrations - someone needs to verify it works in the app too.
The most likely scenario is you'll put off the work needed to keep your app up to date, and it will fall into disrepair.
Custom development only really makes sense if your app needs to do things your website doesn't: proprietary functionality, hardware integrations, complex offline workflows, or a fundamentally different mobile experience from the website.
Website-to-App (with MobiLoud)
There's a much simpler path: converting your existing Odoo storefront into a native mobile app, with MobiLoud.
MobiLoud takes the Odoo ecommerce site you've already built and delivers it inside a native iOS and Android app.
Your storefront is the app. Everything you've built on the web - your product catalog, checkout flow, customer accounts, payment integrations, custom pages - carries over.
MobiLoud adds native capabilities on top: push notifications, app store presence, deep linking, and native navigation.
The cost is a fraction of custom development, and you can launch in weeks rather than months.
And here's the part that matters most for Odoo users: your app and website stay fully synced. Update your Odoo site, the app updates automatically. No separate release cycle, no duplicate work.
Why MobiLoud Is the Best Way for Odoo Stores to Launch an App
MobiLoud converts your existing Odoo ecommerce storefront into native iOS and Android apps.
It's 100x more efficient than building a custom native app. Yet the end result is essentially the same as what you'd get if you built from scratch.
Here's why this approach makes particular sense for Odoo stores:
Your entire Odoo stack stays connected
This is the big one. Odoo's strength is that everything is integrated - ecommerce, inventory, accounting, CRM, marketing automation, all in one system.
When you build a custom app, you're introducing a separate frontend that needs to talk to all those systems through APIs. That's a lot of integration work, and a lot of things that can break.
With MobiLoud, the app renders your existing storefront, which is already connected to everything in your Odoo backend.
There's no new integration layer to build or maintain. Your payment gateways, shipping calculations, tax rules, inventory sync; all of it just works, because the app is running the same site your customers already use.
Every customization carries over
If you've spent time customizing your Odoo ecommerce theme, building custom product configurators, setting up specific checkout flows, or integrating third-party tools, all of that shows up in the app. There's nothing to rebuild.
This is especially important for Odoo users who often have highly customized setups. The typical Odoo store isn't a cookie-cutter template; it's a reflection of specific business logic that's been refined over time. MobiLoud preserves all of that.
B2B and hybrid setups work out of the box
A lot of Odoo stores aren't purely B2C. If your storefront supports customer-specific pricing, account hierarchies, quote requests, or minimum order quantities, those features work in the app by default.
You're not trying to rebuild B2B logic in a native app framework.
One update, everywhere
Change something on your Odoo site; add a product, update a price, redesign a page, install a new module; the app reflects it automatically. No app store update needed, no development cycle, no waiting.
You're not managing a separate mobile codebase alongside your Odoo environment. No duplicate work, no worrying about channels slipping out of sync.
Fully managed service
MobiLoud handles everything: the build, app store submission (Apple and Google), ongoing maintenance, and support.
Your team keeps doing what they're already doing: working on the website and running the business.
We handle the app.
Your App, Live in 3 Simple Steps
Getting from your Odoo store to a live app is straightforward, and it doesn't require your development team to take on a new project.
1. Book Your Strategy Call
Share your website URL and we'll discuss your goals, answer your questions, and assess fit. We'll also put together a personalized preview of your native app, so you can see exactly how your Odoo store looks and performs as a native app before committing to anything.
2. We Build Your App
Once you give the go-ahead, MobiLoud's team handles the entire build. We configure native features - push notifications, deep linking, native navigation, app icon, splash screen - and put together your iOS and Android apps. You test on your own devices and provide feedback.
3. Launch in 30 Days
MobiLoud handles the App Store and Google Play submission process, including all compliance requirements and metadata. Your app goes live, and from there we handle OS updates, app store policy changes, ongoing maintenance, and support.
Your Odoo infrastructure isn't touched. Your development team isn't pulled off their roadmap. The storefront you've already built becomes a native app with a real channel for push-driven engagement and retention.
Ready to see what’s possible? Have more questions? Book a free, no obligation strategy call now.
Is a Mobile App Right for Your Odoo Store?
A mobile app makes the most sense if:
- You have meaningful mobile traffic but your mobile conversion rate lags behind desktop. A native app typically closes that gap.
- Repeat purchases are part of your business model. Consumables, B2B reordering, subscription-adjacent products - these are where push notifications and an always-present app icon drive real ROI.
- You're investing in retention and LTV, not just acquisition. An app gives you a direct channel to your best customers.
- You've outgrown the mobile web experience. Your Odoo store works fine in a browser, but you want the engagement and conversion benefits that come with a native app.
If you're just getting started and traffic is still low, focus on your web store first. An app delivers the most value when you already have a customer base worth retaining.
Next Steps
If you're running your ecommerce business on Odoo and you want a native app that matches what you've already built, MobiLoud is the simplest, fastest way to make it happen.
The cost is a fraction of what custom development would run you. Your website already works - responsive, functional, integrated with your entire Odoo backend.
Why spend six figures rebuilding it from scratch?
Book a strategy call to talk through whether this is the right fit for your business. No commitment - just see what your Odoo store looks like as a native app.
We've built 2,000+ apps for brands across every major ecommerce platform. We'll help you figure out the best path forward.
