Almost every ecommerce brand operating at an enterprise scale should have a mobile app. The retention and LTV benefits of mobile apps are just too strong to ignore, and when you’re doing 8 figures plus in annual revenue, a branded mobile app will likely be a million dollar revenue channel.
That means it could be costing you $1M+ per year by not having your own app.
Enterprise ecommerce brands have different needs to your small Shopify or WooCommerce boutique. The basic tier on a simple no-code tool might work for those stores; but not for a brand with multi-region storefronts, custom checkouts, and a deeply custom tech stack.
This article breaks down five options that do work for brands at enterprise scale, helping you find the ideal way to launch your brand’s app.
5 Mobile App Builders for Enterprise Ecommerce Brands (TLDR)
These mobile app vendors are all known to serve high-end ecommerce stores, and offer enterprise plans that may be suitable for what you need (we’ll get deeper into the specifics below).
- MobiLoud (Fully managed mobile app service for all ecommerce platforms, specializing in enterprise)
- Tapcart (Popular DIY Shopify-only app builder)
- Shopney (DIY Shopify-only app builder that supports multi-storefront brands)
- Apptile (DIY Shopify-only app builder with custom blocks and SDK access)
- JMango360 (API-driven app builder that works with multiple ecommerce platforms)
What Enterprise Brands Need That Smaller Stores Don't
A Shopify boutique can launch an app from a template, run it themselves, and grow into the features they need.
Enterprise teams can't. At the top of the market, there are unique needs that general-purpose app builders aren’t built for.
Here are some of the requirements from enterprise-scale brands, that makes finding a mobile app vendor more difficult:
- Custom UI and custom integrations. Enterprise tech stacks are different, and typically a lot more complex than a simple catalog store.
- Brand consistency. For an enterprise brand, the app has to comply with all your brand standards. A template that loosely looks like your brand will not work.
- A team on the other side. Enterprises need a higher level of support. They’re looking for a partner, not a self-serve dashboard.
- Multi-region and multi-storefront support. They’re often working with multiple languages, currencies, tax jurisdictions, and brand storefronts under one parent. The app has to handle the same combinations the website does.
- Predictable maintenance. Launching an app isn’t just about having an app. The brand is going through a long procurement process, so they need to be confident the app will keep working for the foreseeable future.
- Non-Shopify support. The vast majority of mobile app builders are built specifically for Shopify. While there are a lot of enterprise brands on Shopify/Shopify Plus, there’s also a disproportionate share on non-Shopify platforms like Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud and more. For these brands, the typical Shopify-only solutions are ruled out straight away.
It’s not that there aren’t any good options out there for enterprise brands looking to launch a mobile app. But the market is a lot, lot smaller.
Let’s carry on now - and dive into the best mobile app platforms for the biggest ecommerce brands.
The 5 Best Mobile App Builders for Enterprise Ecommerce
1. MobiLoud
MobiLoud is a fully managed mobile app service for ecommerce brands. It works for brands on any website platform - including Shopify Plus, BigCommerce Enterprise, Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, headless and even custom stores.
They build an app on top of your existing web stack, instead of as a completely separate platform, which is what most app builders do. This is the biggest advantage of MobiLoud’s approach: it means every integration already running on your site (search, reviews, loyalty, subscriptions, B2B logic) carries over to your app, without having to rebuild anything.
They support all the features an enterprise brand needs from an app - whether it’s multiple configurations (multi-language, multi-storefront, retail & wholesale) inside the same app, SLAs, custom integrations, or dedicated app marketing support with weekly project update meetings.
Enterprise brands using MobiLoud include BESTSELLER (which runs apps for Jack & Jones, Vero Moda, ONLY and more of their brands through MobiLoud), John Varvatos on Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and Tadashi Shoji on Adobe Commerce.
2. Tapcart
Tapcart is an established Shopify-native app builder, and its Enterprise tier targets Shopify Plus and high-volume Shopify stores.
Their Enterprise offering includes custom blocks, collaborative app design services, unlimited premium integrations, global selling and currency localization, a dedicated account manager, and access to Tapcart's enterprise customer success team.
Tapcart leans hard into app-exclusive products, blocks, and discounts as a merchandising lever, and has a user-friendly dashboard your team can use to tweak and manage the app experience.
3. Shopney
Shopney is a Shopify-focused mobile app builder. The Enterprise plan is the top of four tiers, custom-priced, and aimed at larger Shopify brands that need multi-store support and a service layer on top of the product.
At the Enterprise tier, Shopney includes multi-store setup, custom font and theme customization, AI-generated push notifications, custom push notification sounds, custom integration requests, AppsFlyer and Adjust integrations, professional design support, and a dedicated success manager.
The integration list covers most of the major Shopify ecosystem: Klaviyo, Yotpo, Stamped, Judge.me, LoyaltyLion, Smile.io, the major subscription apps, Searchspring, and others.
Shopney can be a good fit for established Shopify brands that want an Enterprise tier on the more affordable end of the spectrum, with a service component included.
4. Apptile
Apptile is a Shopify-native app builder used by 400+ brands. Their Enterprise plan is custom-priced and oriented toward Shopify brands that need custom development on top of the standard platform.
While it offers an affordable entry to mobile apps at the lower end, their top pricing tiers offer the customizability that enterprise brands need - custom tiles, custom themes, a visual development editor and Tile SDK and CLI access with a developer sandbox.
These features make it an interesting option for teams with in-house developers, who want to build and iterate on top of the no-code foundation.
5. JMango360
JMango360 is a multi-platform mobile app builder for ecommerce, with native support for Adobe Commerce (Magento), BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and Shopify.
At the Enterprise tier, JMango360 includes advanced push notifications, advanced app analytics, deep linking, in-app messaging with customizations, three or more storeviews (for multi-language and multi-region setups), white-glove onboarding, a dedicated account manager, and the option for custom development.
JMango360 is one of the longest-running multi-platform builders in the category, which makes it relevant for enterprise brands that aren't on Shopify and don't want to be forced into a Shopify-only ecosystem.
Final Thoughts
The right mobile app builder is one that can keep up with the demands of an enterprise brand. The complexities of high-end ecommerce brands that make your operational reality that much different from a typical ecommerce store.
You’re looking for flexibility, but more importantly, reliability.
Every moment of downtime, or every feature that doesn’t work as it should, could be costing you thousands in lost revenue. You need an app builder that understands that, and works with you to make sure your app delivers a consistent, high-level shopping experience for your customers.
If you’re searching for an app builder, start with the options above. Rule out any that aren’t compatible with your tech stack (like Shopify-native app builders, which don’t work with a Magento or BigCommerce site), then dive deeper into the vendor that aligns best with your business and your workflows.