We’re on 2022 and you have an ecommerce but not a Mobile App for your brand. That’s probably why you’re here reading this article. A Mobile App will make you reach many objectives: improve the relation with your customers, increase the credibility of your brand, rise sales and offer a better and smoother mobile experience to your customers. Do you think that’s enough?
While surfing the web, you might have found out that’s not easy to decide how to make your App. Then, I’m here to help you. There might be two solutions: the first is surely the most costly regarding time and money: creating your app from scratch. The second one might be to create your app with Shoppy or Vajro.
Surely you don’t want to make the worst choice, so I suggest you to continue reading this article because we’re going to compare the most important aspects to keep in mind. We’re comparing Shoppy and Vajro about:
Results – Shoppy wins 10 to 5
did you know that there are many types of menu that can be used on your mobile app? One is the hamburger menu (☰) while the other is the tab-bar. The first one appears and disappears on screen, the second one is always visible on the bottom of it. Do not overlook this element because that’s not only an aesthetic or design choice but it does affect the user experience. Tab-bar navigation (the one proposed by Shoppy)is the recommended one insteadof the hamburger menu(the one that is used by Vajro) for 3 main reasons: efficiency (as we just said the tab-bar is always visible on the bottom of the screen), visibility (hamburger menu needs you to open it to show all items) and accessibility (more the screen size is big and more it is hard to open the hamburger menu).
this will be the first step you’re going to take while creating your app, you’ll be choosing the widgets to add, their order, colors… everything is simplified thanks to the real-time visualization of all the changes. What does this mean? It means that every time that you make a change you can see all the edits directly from the dashboard. This functionality is present both on Shoppy and Vajro.
With Shoppy you have more customization possibilities. Have you ever heard about Option Layout? In addition to being able to insert the widgets you prefer, by creating your Shoppy App you can make it even more personal. For example you can choose the display layout for the catalog, the wishlist and of the cart. These high level of customization is not possibile with Vajro.
these are an essential element whatever level is your business on. Push notifications let you engage users and maintain them active on the app. This is, then, a very important element if you’re willing to activate a premium plan but also if your business is growing. Vajro however will let you just create 30 monthly push notifications in the base plan. Shoppy, on the other hand, thanks to the fact that uses a proprietary push notification service, allows unlimited sending. Also you must consider other factors regarding push notifications:
Shoppy applications have dedicated places to add all the news of your shop. This may be useful to let your users know about the availability of new products or that a new discount code has been created. You can use this section to publish articles or news regarding your industry. This feature can be pretty strategic to maintain customers interest on your store and make them buy regularly.
When a news is published on the app, it is also possible to send a linked push notification. This way users can be tempted to open the application to read the new article. Vajro doesen’t have a news section.
Results: Shoppy wins 1 to 0
Shoppy team is 100% italian and it is always available to support you starting from the first demo to the final release. Shoppy team is always ready to help you in every situation whatever plan you’ve subscribed.
Vajro, instead, provides prioritary support only for the customers that have activated the “Power Premium” plan which is the most complete one.
Risultato – Shoppy wins 2 to 1
What is an integration? Integrations are a way to extend the functionalities of your App. It is known that the more features the app has, the more you would be able to create targeted marketing actions and build customer loyalty.
Vajro has a wide range of integrations available, while Shoppy has less of them.
This may be a point for Vajro but Shoppy can still ‘win’ on integrations front for 2 main reasons:
Result – Shoppy ties with Vajro
in both cases, whether you choose Shoppy or Vajro, creating your mobile App is really easy. In fact there’s no coding knowledge required in both systems but you’ll need to use a simple Drag & Drop system.
both systems allow automatic synchronization of ecommerce products onto the app. This is a big advantage because it reduces the creation and setting time for the app.
Result – Vajro wins 2 to 0
This is an element that you definitely pay close attention to, so, let’s analyze it.
Shoppy | Vajro |
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Seed: 99 €/month (~114 $/month) | Startup: 99 $/month |
Grow: 199 €/month (~230 $/month) | Growth: 199 $/month |
Bloom: 499 €/month (~576 $/month) | Power Premium: 399 $/month |
We see that Vajro is more convenient, especially for the Power Premium plan. However we must remember that in all the features analyzed previously Shoppy came out winner. It’s up to you to decide between quality and price.
Shoppy studied pricing plans to fit the needs of the shops on Shopify.
The Seed plan is better suited for small realities that search for a simple and easy solution.
The Grow plan is dedicated to expanding brands that want to build customers loyalty.
The Bloom plan on the other hand is dedicated for structured brands that want to take advantage all the potentials of a mobile app.
All you have to do is make your decision and give it a try. Shoppy’s free trial is 30 days, while Vajro’s free trial is 60 days.
Shoppy | Vajro | |
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Menu | Tab Bar | Hamburger Menu |
Customization | Real-time design Option Layout |
Real-time design No Option Layout |
Push Notifications | Proprietary, unlimited notifications Rich Notification Scheduled Notification User Segmentation Automation Notification customization |
Need external integration, 30 notifications/month on the base plan Rich Notification Scheduled Notification User Segmentation Automation You can't customize push notifications |
News section | ||
Support | Available on any plan, even during free trial | Prioritary support available only in Power Premium plan |
Integrations | 12 available No constraints on which integrations to use in any of the plans Extensive Development Roadmap |
50+ available Some integrations buond just to Power Premium users |
Easy to use | No Code Skills | No Code Skills |
Atomatic sync Ecommerce - Mobile App |
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Pricing | Seed: ~114 $/month Grow: ~230 $/month Bloom: ~576 $/month |
Startup: 99 $/month Growth: 199 $/month Power Premium: 399 $/month |
Free trial period | 30 days | 60 days |
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