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By Gaurav Parvadiya | Last Updated On December 8th, 2025
These days, the reliance on paid advertising, especially on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram ads, has become the default growth strategy for WooCommerce stores in the ecommerce space. With increasing costs and volatility on the ads, and other platform limitations, however, this dependence has become a “tickable” time bomb. Top brands have come across a unique growth hack: Building a Mobile App.
Picture a scenario in which your store is in your customers’ pockets, generating repeat purchases and brand loyalty without spending ad dollars. That’s a dream; however, it’s currently a reality for successful WooCommerce merchants.
For the last several years, advertising on Meta (Facebook & Instagram) has been the foundation for the growth of ecommerce. Statista states social media advertising spending worldwide hits more that $220 Billion in 2024. With the increase in spending, however, come the increasing concerns:
Rising ad costs: CPM costs continue to increase while profit margins shrink.
McKinsey states that revenue from retention is growing by 25% compared to acquisition, although almost all WooCommerce shops are overspending their budgets on customer acquisition. Not to mention that acquisition costs are simply spiraling out of control.
More and more brands are going to owned channels especially mobile apps to stop hemorrhaging ad spends directed at customer acquisition. This change in strategy is important because it results in:
With an app, you are no longer under the mercy of ad spending, and you no longer must deal with Facebook’s behavioral algorithms. You can send push notifications, in-app promotions, and personalized messages directly to your customer without the risks of an algorithm. Unlike Facebook or Google, you own the customer relationship.
Interactive shopping experiences are made through branded apps that include loyalty programs, exclusive deals, and checkout made simple. App users are proven to keep coming back and spend 3 times more compared to users that don’t use apps. When you foster loyalty, they won’t need to rely on paid advertising for customer retention.
Users that already have your app installed will lower your marketing spending significantly. You will be able to retarget users through in app campaigns, push notifications, and loyalty points which greatly reduces your spending on Meta ads or paying for other advertising.
Apps are able to retrieve more behavioral data like browsing patterns and other engagement metrics that you can use to personalize user experiences and optimize your marketing strategy to be more efficient.
A study by Tapcart showed that there was a 30-50% reduction in ad spending for brands that created their own apps. One of these brands is Brand X which was able to increase their customer loyalty by 20% and paid advertising on other channels was no longer needed. This also improved their return on ad spend (ROAS).
Statista predicts that ecommerce brands adopting mobile apps are projected to see up to 4x higher retention rates — retention rates are an important metric indicating that owning said customer touchpoint can lead to profitability.
How to Create a Branded WooCommerce App Without the Hassle
There’s no need for a dev team, and no need for any advanced technical skills. Platforms such as Twinr allow WooCommerce merchants to transform their stores into native mobile apps – in days, not months — all achieved via simple drag and drop, product syncing, and branding customizations.
With real-time integrations, your app catalog updates as your WooCommerce store updates, without any manual uploads or resubmissions of the app. This keeps your brand updated and your customers engaged.
Avoid the costly development fees. Direct your attention to marketing, loyalty, and customer service initiatives. Your app will be a focal point for growth, not a cumbersome maintenance task.
The Building Blocks of a Successful WooCommerce App Strategy
Construct: Drag-and-Drop Customization
Design a fully branded app that matches the style of your store and website, and includes product listings, a checkout, loyalty program, and personalized recommendations.
You can use your customers’ unlined notifications to notify them of flash sales, newly added products, and bonuses for loyalty. Engage your customers and advocate for your brand!
Behavioral Activity monitoring, campaign optimization, and retention increases are achieved through analysis. Effectively driving ad expenditures down while enhancing new revenue sources.
Given the volatility of ad costs, having a customer channel via a mobile app becomes critical for retention improvement, lifetime value enhancement, and external platform dependence reduction. Leading brands experience better retention, increased customer lifetime value, and reduced external platform dependence.
Launch Your WooCommerce Mobile App Today—Stress-Free
You don’t need a team of developers or months of work. WooCommerce brands can build, modify, and deploy a native app on platforms like Twinr in less than a week while also syncing products and using great features.
Imagine your customers in their pockets when they’re engaged and loyal, coming back to you while you cut costs on ads and profitably grow.
Start gaining control of your customer relationships, reduce ad spend, and grow while you build your branded WooCommerce app.
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A: With an app, you won’t need Meta platforms to keep your customer’s engaged since you can control the touchpoints with push notifications and in-app messaging, as well as loyalty rewards. This also makes your revenue less vulnerable to fluctuations in ad costs.
A: Yes. Twinr and similar platforms are tailored for non-technical users with drag and drop editing, synced products, customizations, and rapid app launches.
A: Plans start as low as $XX/month and there are no set up or development costs. This is a low cost alternative to expensive in-house development or agency projects.
A: For sure. Twinr bridges the gap with WooCommerce to automatically update your product catalog, stock levels, and orders on a real-time basis with no manual work.
A: A customer retention branded app helps reduce your advertising costs. With data and engagement channels your store will grow faster with more predictable growth.
Gaurav is the founder and CEO of Twinr, a tech entrepreneur with a decade of experience and a passion for SaaS. With a Master's degree in Computer Science, he specializes in no-code development, driving innovation in the mobile app industry. When he's not busy growing the company, you'll find him writing about tech, growth, software development, e-commerce, and occasionally sneaking in a game of badminton.