9:41
Time to reordernow
You usually restock gloves this week.
Reorders in two taps
Reorder reminders sent as push, timed to each account's buying cycle, with their usual items one tap from the cart.
Push campaigns and automations →Turn your business website into a mobile app
Build a business app without writing code
Give your trade customers, distributors and field teams an app for the portal they already use: faster reorders, account pricing, order updates by push, and native iOS and Android apps built from your live site.
Why B2B businesses stall before launching an app
Most businesses don't doubt their customers would use an app. They doubt they can afford to build one.
B2B ordering is complicated: customer-specific pricing, approval rules, credit terms, quotes and an ERP sitting behind it all. A native build means rebuilding every one of those rules against an API, and template app builders rarely handle them at all. So the app stays on the roadmap while buyers keep reordering by email and phone.
The guide below covers the whole path. If your portal already works on a phone, the app is the short part, because Twinr builds it from the site you already run.
Why an app
Your accounts, one tap from reordering
B2B buyers order the same things again and again. An app turns that routine into a two-tap habit, on the phone they already carry.
Always on the buyer's phone
Your icon sits next to the apps they use for work. No hunting for the portal link or a saved password in a browser.
A direct line to every account
Reorder reminders, price changes and delivery updates land on the lock screen, not buried in an inbox.
Their prices, their history
Buyers log in once and see their own pricing, past orders and invoices, ready to reorder in a couple of taps.
Less work for your sales team
Routine orders move to self-service, so reps spend their time on new accounts and bigger deals.
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3Your business
42% Average share of revenue driven or influenced by mobile at leading B2B companies
Source: BCG and Google
80% Share of B2B buyers who use mobile at work
Source: BCG and Google
49 vs 84 days Lead to purchase for buyers who use mobile heavily, vs buyers who don't use it at all
Source: BCG and Google
Step by step
How to build a business app without code
Five steps from first call to a live app. We do the work; you bring the assets and sign off where it matters.
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Kickoff
A short onboarding call to agree who the app is for, how buyers log in and what they should see first. You share access to your portal and your Apple and Google developer accounts.
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Build and integrate
We build the app on your live site, with your tab bar and navigation rules. Account pricing, quotes, approvals, invoices and your ERP connections carry across as they are, and you get a working preview on your own phone early.
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Customize and test
Design and navigation tuned to your brand, with push notifications and analytics set up in Twinr. We test logins, pricing and checkout on real iOS and Android devices, then you give the final sign-off.
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Launch
Submitted to the App Store and Google Play under your own developer accounts, with a demo login for the reviewers. We handle both reviews, then help you roll the app out to your accounts.
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Engage, analyse and repeat
Send reorder reminders, order and delivery updates and price changes by push. Track reorder rate and app revenue in Twinr analytics, then keep improving. Site changes reach the app instantly, with no new release.
Features to jobs
What a business app needs, and which Twinr feature covers it
Order shippednow
PO 4471 left the warehouse today.
Price update2h ago
New tier pricing on packaging.
Order and delivery updates
Shipped, delayed and delivered updates by push, so buyers stop calling your team to ask where their order is.
Segments and scheduled sends →Trade account$8,400 credit
Your price10% off bulk
Account pricing and credit
App screens for account offers, credit available and trade pricing, built in a drag-and-drop canvas on top of your portal.
Native screens and app-only pages →Approve orderPO 4471 · requested by Sam
$1,260/ 14 items
ApproveApprovals on the go
Managers approve orders and quotes from their phone through your existing portal flow, instead of waiting until they are back at a desk.
Native capabilities in every build →Offline. Showing saved pages.
Field teams on bad connections
Offline browsing keeps catalogue pages and price lists readable on site visits and in warehouses with weak signal.
How the native shell works →App analyticsExample data
Sessions18.2k
Retention34%
Reorders1.2k
Knowing what the app is worth
Sessions, retention, reorder events and push-attributed revenue tracked natively, so app orders are measured separately from web.
What Twinr analytics measures →Push notifications
Reach every account without chasing them
Order confirmations get lost in shared inboxes and nobody wants sales texts. Push lands on the buyer's lock screen and opens the exact order or product, and with Twinr it's included on every plan.
See how Twinr push works → Email SMS App push
Cost per send Per contact Per message Included
Where it lands Inbox, often promotions Messages app Lock screen
Filtered by Spam and tabs Carriers Only the user
Opens into Browser Browser The exact app page
Store policy
App Store and Play Store rules that apply to business apps
The rules that decide whether a login-only business app is approved, and how it can be distributed.
Login-only apps need a demo account
If buyers must sign in before they see anything, Apple and Google reviewers need working demo credentials and enough content to judge the app. Missing logins are one of the most common reasons business apps are rejected.
What Twinr covers: we prepare the review notes and demo access with you as part of submission.
Private distribution is an option
Apps built only for your own customers or staff don't have to be public. Apple offers custom app distribution through Apple Business Manager, and Google Play supports private apps for managed accounts.
What Twinr covers: builds for public or private distribution under your own developer accounts.
Business purchases don't use in-app purchase
Physical goods and services bought by businesses are exempt from Apple in-app purchase, so your existing checkout, invoicing and payment terms stay as they are.
What Twinr covers: the app renders your live checkout, so net terms, purchase orders and saved cards keep working.
Apple guideline 4.2.6 on templated apps
Apple rejects apps built from a commercialized template or app generation service unless the content owner submits them, and 4.2 asks for more than a repackaged website.
What Twinr covers: native navigation, push, permissions and app-only screens, which is what review looks for.
Examples
Business apps built with Twinr
Healthcare / Medical Media
SheniEkimi
35% Increase in daily content engagement
App Store Google Play Read the case study → Equipment Rentals / MarketplaceRentu
2X Higher retention for app users
Read the case study → Community / Local ServicesThree Village Local
40% More Engagement
App Store Google Play Read the case study →Build options
Ways to get a business app, compared
Included Partial or extra cost Not available
| Capability | Your site + Twinr | B2B commerce app platform | Agency or in-house build | Progressive web app |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical cost | From $25/mo | $200–$1,200/mo | $30k–$150k per platform | Hosting only |
| Time to first release | Days | Weeks | 3–6 months | Immediate |
| Systems to maintain | One, your portal | Two, web and app | Two, web and app | One |
| In the app stores | iOS and Android | |||
| Push notifications on iOS | Built in, unlimited | Built to order | Limited | |
| Account pricing and approvals | As on your site | If supported | Built to order | |
| ERP and inventory connection | Uses your site's | Re-integrate | Re-integrate | |
| Private distribution | Public or private | Varies |
After launch
You run the business. Twinr runs the app.
Your team keeps working exactly as it does today. The app-specific work sits with us.
Your team
Keeps running the business
- Manage catalogue, pricing and accounts in the systems you already use
- Every change on the site shows up in the app automatically
- No second catalogue, no new ERP connection, no app release cycle
- Send push campaigns from the Twinr dashboard when you want to
Twinr
Keeps the app running
- The native iOS and Android builds
- Store submission under your own developer accounts
- OS updates, SDK changes and store policy changes
- Push delivery, analytics and support when you need it
01 How do I turn my business website into a mobile app?
Twinr builds native iOS and Android apps from your live site rather than rebuilding it. Your portal, logins, pricing and checkout keep working as they do today, and Twinr adds native navigation, push notifications, offline browsing and analytics on top.
02 Will customer-specific pricing and approvals work in the app?
Yes. The app renders your live portal, so account pricing, tiered discounts, quotes, approval rules and credit terms behave exactly as they do on the website, with nothing to rebuild.
03 Can I keep the app private to my customers?
Yes. The app can require a login before anything is shown, and you can publish it publicly or privately through Apple Business Manager and managed Google Play.
04 Do I need to connect my ERP to the app?
No. Your website already talks to your ERP, and the app uses your website, so orders, stock and pricing keep flowing the way they do now.
05 Which platforms can be converted?
Any responsive website: Shopify B2B, BigCommerce B2B, Adobe Commerce, WooCommerce B2B, custom portals and headless builds. If it works on a phone, it can be converted.
06 Do I need an Apple or Google developer account?
Yes. The apps are published under your own Apple Developer and Google Play Console accounts, so the listings, reviews and users belong to you.
07 How do push notifications work for B2B?
Push is built into Twinr. Send reorder reminders, order and delivery updates and price changes from the Twinr dashboard, target them by segment, and see the orders each one drives.
08 Can our sales reps use the app too?
Yes. Reps can sign in with their own portal accounts to browse the catalogue, check stock and place orders for customers, including offline catalogue pages on weak connections.
09 How much does a business app cost?
A custom native build typically costs tens of thousands of dollars per platform and takes months. Twinr plans are published and start at $25 per month, with no revenue share and no per-order fee.
10 Can Twinr replace an app we already have?
Usually, yes. If you control the existing store listing, the Twinr app can ship as an update to it, so users keep their install and your ratings stay. Talk to our team first so we can check your setup.
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