Buying app builds by the app, not by the month

Each line on the price list names a number of apps, and that number is the whole unit of purchase. You are not renting access by the month or paying per seat. A store that needs one supplier-facing tool buys one app slot; a store running several separate builds buys the tier whose count matches.

The work behind each slot comes from a written brief. You describe what the tool should do for your supplier and wholesale conversations, and the build follows that description. Data, logins and payments sit inside what gets built, so the tool can hold contact records, let people sign in and take payment without a separate stack.

Because the count is fixed at purchase, the sensible first move is to list the separate tools your store wants. Not features inside one tool, but distinct apps. That list tells you which tier is honest for you, and it stops you buying ten slots when three would cover the store's actual work.

Most single-store operations land on the one app tier, because the immediate need is usually one tool that reaches buyers at brands and distributors. One brief, one build, one slot. That covers the supplier conversation without committing to a count you will not use.

The three app tier suits a store that already knows it needs separate tools, for example one for wholesale outreach and another for something the store runs alongside it. The ten app tier is for a store with a queue of distinct builds already written down, not for a store hoping to find uses later.

Choosing between them is a counting exercise, not a judgement about ambition. Write each separate build on its own line. If the list has three lines, the three app tier is the fit. If it has one, the larger tiers simply hold slots you have paid for and cannot split.

The review step is where a store's timeline can slip. A complex brief does not go straight into a build; it passes through review first. That is a sensible check, but it means a detailed supplier tool may sit before work starts, so a launch date set before you know this can move.

Store rules sit alongside whichever tier you pick. The store where the deals are sold carries its own terms, and those terms apply to what you buy and to the build you request. Read them before paying, because they are not overridden by the tier you choose.

The slot count is the third thing to hold in view. A lifetime slot covers one app. Two separate tools need two slots, and no tier lets you share one slot across two builds. A store that underestimates its build count ends up buying again rather than stretching what it has.

Compare the one app and three app tiers by asking what the second and third slots would hold. If you can name two more distinct tools your store needs for supplier or wholesale work, the three app tier spreads the same kind of build across more of your operation. If you cannot name them, the one app tier is the calmer buy.

Between three apps and ten apps the question changes. Ten slots only make sense when the store has a written queue of separate builds, each with its own brief. A store buying ten to feel covered is paying for slots it will not fill, and each unfilled slot is a build it never described.

Across all three tiers the build process is the same: a written brief, data and logins and payments inside the tool, and review for anything complex. The tier changes only how many separate apps you can request. Decide the count from the store's real list, then pick the tier that matches it.