How to create an app like QVC

Install Swipecart to start using it. It is available on the Shopify app store and WordPress plugin center. You'll be taken to the dashboard after signing up for Swipecart.

Click on "Layouts" in the left menu of your Swipecart dashboard.

Click on the “Create Layout” icon to create a new layout for the QVC app.

Clicking on “Create Layout” will open a popup. Type the layout name "QVC" and click on "Create".

Here, Swipecart allows you to choose between pre-made layout templates and a blank layout. Since we need to design an app like QVC, we choose "Blank Layout". Now, click "Create Layout."

A blank layout with the name QVC is formed. For more details about creating layouts on Swipecart, click here.

You'll be taken to the QVC layout dashboard with the default tab as "Theme Settings" and the sub-tab as "App Bar Settings". Basically, the theme settings allow you to set the theme and customize it for your brand.

App Bar Settings: Set your branding element on the app bar or the action bar because it stays on the top throughout all pages of your app. Here, we upload the QVC logo to customize the app bar. For more details on app bar settings, click here.

We then go to Side Menu Settings, Bottom Bar Settings, Profile Page Settings, and Input Style Settings. Here, we select our choice from the style variants and save it to the app.

Theme Style Settings: In this section, we set the theme for the app. The changes made here are reflected throughout the app.

Change some of the styling parameters for the app's theme such as app background color and font style & color.

Click here to learn more about theme style settings on Swipecart.

Here's the draft app with theme customizations completed to match the QVC app.

Next, we move on to designing the QVC app home screen. Click on the "Home" tab. A blank home screen is displayed with only the app bar and bottom bar.

We add content to the home screen by dragging and dropping style variants of widgets. These are accessible in the drop-down box panel at the right section of your screen.

Click here for more information about widgets on Swipecart.

Search Bar: We start with the search bar. Select "Search" from the drop-down widget list. Drag and drop the search bar displayed below the box inside the home screen.

Hover over the search bar and click on the "Edit Style" option. In the popup that opens, customize the styling parameters for the search bar.

Click here for information on the search bar widget.

Have a look at the QVC app's home screen with the search bar on it.

Single Banner: We start populating the QVC app home screen with a single banner. It is used to highlight attractive schemes like discounts, sales, new product launches, or flash deals on the app.

Select "Single Banner" from the widget list. Place a variant on the app's home screen.

Click here for detailed information on single banners.

To add an image, hover over the single banner and click on "Add/Edit Content". In the popup that opens, add an image and link it to the relevant product, collection category, any other app page, or an external website link.

Click here for details about adding and editing content on widgets.

To set the styling for the single banner, hover again over it and click on "Edit Style". In the popup that opens, set the styling parameters to suit the brand.

Click here for details on styling widgets.

Here's the mobile preview of the draft QVC app with the single banner just below the search bar on the home screen.

Banner Slider: It is a collection of banners displayed in a slider format.

Select "Banner Slider" from the drop-down widget list. Place a rectangular banner slider inside the home screen of the QVC layout.

Click here to learn more about banner sliders on Swipecart.

Adding images to the banner slider through the "Add/Edit Content" is similar to that of a single banner. Link them to relevant products or collection categories.

Customize the banner slider through the "Edit Style" option to suit the app theme.

Here's the banner slider added to the draft QVC app.

Add another banner slider to the QVC app layout. Repeat the process as mentioned above.

Product Grid: We now start displaying or highlighting some products on the home page in a grid format. Customers can easily click on these products without having to navigate to the collection category and then to the specific product.

Select "Product Grid" from the widget list. Place one among the style variants inside the home screen layout.

For more details on the product grid, click here.

To add content to the product grid, click on "Add/Edit Content". In the opened popup, add all relevant products from the product list to the grid. Don't forget to add an attractive title to the product grid widget.

Set the styling elements for the product grid through the "Edit Style" option. You can preview the changes in the popup itself.

Have a look at the products displayed on the home screen in a grid format through the product grid widget.

Collection Slider: Now, let's start displaying the collection categories in a slider format on the app's home screen.

Select "Collection Slider" from the widget list. Place a square collection slider inside the home screen layout.

For more details on the collection slider, click here.

To add content to the collection slider, click on "Add/Edit Content". In the opened popup, add all relevant categories from the collection list to the slider.

Set the styling elements for the collection slider through the "Edit Style" option.

Here's the app preview of the collection slider on the QVC app.

We have completed populating the QVC app's home screen with banners, products, and collection categories. Similarly, on the app, you can try other widgets such as the banner grid, carousel banner, collection grid, product list, product slider, and timer.

Have a look at the final QVC app designed on the no-code app builder Swipecart.