About us
Building real apps for the websites people already have.
Most businesses do not need a rebuilt backend, a new content management system, or a dedicated mobile engineering team to have an app on their customers' home screens. They already built a website that works.
The problem with typical app development
For over a decade, getting a custom mobile app on iOS and Android meant choosing between two bad options:
- Custom agency builds: Spending $15,000 to $50,000 upfront, waiting six months, and paying ongoing maintenance retainers whenever an operating system update arrives.
- Subscription app builders: Paying $100 to $300 every month in software rent, while the vendor holds your app code, publishes under their accounts, and locks your data inside their system.
Meanwhile, modern mobile websites are fast, capable, and responsive. Independent shops, restaurants, community publishers, fitness studios, and creators already keep their inventory, menus, and articles updated on the web every single day.
How Tapbound works
Tapbound bridges that divide directly. You give us your live website address, choose your colors, icons, menus, and splash screen, and we build real native Android (aab) and iOS (ipa) install files from it.
You download the finished files and distribute them yourself under your own Apple Developer and Google Play Console accounts. Your website remains the single source of truth for your content. When you update your site, your app updates automatically.
Our principles
You own your app
We never publish apps under our own developer account. You hold your store listings, your credentials, and your customer relationships directly.
Your traffic stays yours
The compiled app connects directly to your website. Your customer data and traffic never route through Tapbound servers.
Your own integrations
Push notifications, ads, and analytics connect to your own Firebase, OneSignal, AdMob, or PostHog accounts. Your tokens stay with you.
Fair, simple pricing
Free to start with real builds. A single, clear one-time payment per app to remove the badge. No recurring monthly software tax.
Quick facts
- Founded
- 2026
- Platforms supported
- Android (aab) & iOS (ipa)
- Web platforms
- WordPress, Shopify, custom
- Data routing
- Direct from app to your site
- Support response
- Under 24 hours
Have questions?
We respond to every message personally. If you are unsure whether your site is a good fit for an app, send us your link and we will review it directly.