Your own shop app for your store – a digital storefront without an expensive online shop
An app with your store’s name on your customers’ home screens: your range, offers, promotions and opening hours always current – and new arrivals land right on their phones via push, instead of disappearing in the Instagram feed or as a flyer in the recycling. For small stores that want to be visible online without building an expensive online shop. No app store, no coding, installable via QR code.
Right now you barely reach your regulars at all
An online shop costs a lot of money and constant upkeep, and for a small store, a boutique or a farm shop it often isn’t worth it at all. An Instagram post reaches only a fraction of your followers, printed flyers end up unread in the recycling, and the notice in the window vanishes behind the next promotion. Anyone who visited your store once often hears nothing from you for months afterward – and next time may shop somewhere else. With your own shop app, your store sits as an icon on your customers’ home screens: your range and offers are always current, and new arrivals, a sale or a weekend special arrive right away via push. No algorithm deciding who sees it – a digital storefront you manage yourself, without building a whole online shop.
What your Shop app can do
Your digital storefront
Show off your current range, new arrivals and highlights attractively in one place – like a shop window your customers always carry in their pocket, without having to build an online shop.
Reach regulars via push
New arrivals in, sale started, clearance or Sunday opening: a push notification lands right on your customers’ phones – without an algorithm deciding who gets to see it.
Offers & hours always current
Weekly offers, opening hours, holidays, address and contact in one place – changed in seconds, without printing new flyers or calling your web agency.
Your store, your brand
Your store’s name, logo and colors – the app sits on the home screen with its own icon, like a real app, completely without an app store and with no outside platform in between.
Fixed price instead of an expensive online shop
A fixed monthly price with no setup fee and no sales commission – instead of the ongoing cost and upkeep of your own online shop. Your app, your customer relationship, no marketplace takes a cut.
GDPR-compliant from Germany
Hosting on EU servers in Germany, no data transfer to Meta, data processing agreement included. You collect no phone numbers and never have to hand over customer data.
Ready in 3 steps
Create your store
Sign up for free and use your store’s name as the app name – no credit card required.
Design it
Upload your logo, pick your colors and assemble pages like range, offers, opening hours or contact – with a live preview.
Set up the QR code
Put the QR code at the till, on the counter, in the window or on the bag – your customers add the app to their home screen with a single tap.
Frequently asked questions about the Shop app
Can I sell goods online or process orders through the shop app?
No – and honestly, that’s the most important point: BauDir is not an online shop and not an ordering or payment system. There is no cart and no checkout, so your customers can’t buy goods online through it. The shop app is a digital storefront and a loyalty app: you show your range, your offers and opening hours and reach your customers via push right on their phones. That’s exactly what makes you visible online without needing an expensive online shop. If you already have a real online shop, click & collect or a delivery service, you can link out to it any time – the app takes your customers there with a single tap.
What’s the point of a shop app if I don’t sell through it?
It gives you a direct line to your regulars – without buying expensive reach. Instead of reaching a fraction of your Instagram followers or printing flyers, you reach everyone who has installed the app via push: new arrivals, a sale, a promotion or extended opening hours land instantly on the lock screen. On top of that, your store sits on the home screen with your logo and stays visible. That brings regulars back into the store – at manageable cost and without paying for every message.
Who is a shop app without an online shop worth it for?
For any small, local store with regulars that wants to be visible online but doesn’t need or want to build an online shop: retail, boutiques, corner shops, kiosks and convenience stores, farm shops, bookshops, gift or specialty stores. You keep your range and opening hours current and reach your customers via push about new arrivals and promotions – at manageable cost and without the effort of an online shop.
How much does a shop app cost?
With BauDir you pay a fixed monthly price – no setup fee and no commission, cancellable monthly. That’s much cheaper and simpler than your own online shop. You can try it free for 14 days, no credit card required.
Do I need coding skills or an app store account?
No. The shop app is a progressive web app: no coding, no Apple or Google account, no app store upload. Upload your logo, add your range and offers, done – even with no technical know-how.
How do my customers install the app and how do I reach them via push?
Via a QR code or link, the app is added straight to the home screen (Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android) – completely without an app store. After that it sits on the home screen with your logo and opens in full screen like a real app. Everyone who has installed the app can receive push notifications – for example about new arrivals, discounts or special opening hours. The message lands right on the lock screen, without you collecting private phone numbers. With Premium you can also schedule messages in advance.
Your shop app – ready in just a few minutes
Try it free for 14 days – no credit card, cancellable monthly.
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