How to create an app like Sam's Club

You'll be taken to the Swipecart dashboard. Click on "Layouts" in the left menu.

Click on the "Create Layout" icon to create a new layout.

A popup opens. Name the layout "Sam's Club". Click on "Create".

The next task is choosing a Sam's Club app layout. Since we have to customize the theme, let's go with a blank layout. Click on "Create Layout". A layout is now created. For more details on creating layouts in Swipecart, click here.

In Sam's club app layout dashboard, the default tab is “Theme Settings” and the sub-tab is "App Bar Settings". It has multiple options to set branding elements for your app.

App Bar Settings: Here, we set some of the customization elements in the app bar such as visibility of search, cart, favorite, and notification icons. We also set the app bar and font color. For more details on app bar settings, click here.

Swipecart allows you to choose one from among the style variants for the side menu, bottom bar, profile page, and input style. Save them to the app.

Theme Style Settings: In this section, you make changes to the theme settings to make it resemble the original Sam's Club app. The changes in the theme are reflected throughout the app. Click here for information on theme style settings on Swipecart.

Here's the mobile preview of Sam's Club app with the customized app bar and bottom bar.

Click on the "Home" tab. A blank home screen layout with only the app bar and bottom bar is displayed. Let's now start filling the contents inside it.

You have to drag and drop the pre-coded UI components called widgets into the home screen layout. The widget list is accessed from a drop-down box located next to the home screen layout. For more details on widgets, click here.

Carousel Banner: Let's start by adding a carousel banner to the home screen. You can highlight discounts and sales on products and collection categories through the carousel banners.

Click on "Carousel Banner" from the drop-down widget list. From among the different style variants displayed, select one and place it on the home screen layout below the app bar.

Click here for details on carousel banners.

To add images to the carousel banner and link it to relevant products or collection categories, click on the "Add/Edit Content" option got when you hover over the dropped carousel banner widget.

Click here for details on how to add content or edit them in widgets.

To customize the styling elements of the carousel banner, hover over it again and select the "Edit Style" option. Here, you can set the styling elements to make it look like the Sam's Club app.

Click here for information on styling widgets on Swipecart.

Here's the preview of Sam's Club app with the carousel banner added to it.

Single Banner: We now add a single banner below the carousel banner. A single banner is best when you need to highlight important information to your customer like a new product launch, discount, or sale.

Select "Single Banner" from the drop-down widget list. Select one from among the style variants and place it on the home screen layout.

Click here for more information on single banners.

Click on "Add/Edit Content" to add an image to the single banner and internally link it to a specific product, collection category, any other app page, or an external URL link.

Edit the styling components of the single banner widget to make it sync with the theme of your app.

Your Sam's Club app will now look like the preview below.

Product Slider: The product slider works best when you want to showcase the best products on the home page of your app.

Click on "Product Slider" on the drop-down widget list. From among the different style options displayed below the drop-down box, select one and place it below the single banner on the app screen.

Click here for details about product sliders on Swipecart.

Click on "Add/Edit Content" to start adding specific products from the product list to the slider. Save and update when you are done.

Select "Edit Style" to customize the style of the product slider. You can opt to display its title, price, and even the cart and favorite icons.

Look below to get a preview of how the product slider looks on the home screen.

Repeat adding more single banners and product sliders to the app's home screen layout.

Here's the mobile preview of Sam's Club app with the added widgets. For more details about app design on Swipecart, click here.

Banner Grid: Instead of a sliding format, let us place banners in a grid style inside the home screen layout.

Select "Banner Grid" from the widget list. Select the style variant you want from the displayed banner grid styles and place it inside the home screen.

For details about banner grids on Swipecart, click here.

Add images to the banner grid and link them to relevant collection categories by clicking on "Add/Edit Content". Similarly, customize the style of the banner grid through the "Edit Style" option.

Have a look at the preview here of the Sam's Club app with the added banner grid.