How to create an app like The Souled Store

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 Souled Store app.

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

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

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

You'll be taken to the app layout dashboard with the default tab as "Theme Settings" and the sub-tab as "App Bar Settings". 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 Souled Store 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.

Here, 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 Souled Store app.

Next, we move on to designing the app's 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 screen's drop-down box panel in the right section.

Click here for more information about widgets on Swipecart.

Carousel Banner: We start populating the home screen with banners in rotating or slideshow format. You can add diverse information in them ranging from offers, product-specific discounts, new launches, and many more.

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

For more details on carousel banners, click here.

To add images to the carousel banner widget, hover over it and click on "Add/Edit Content". In the popup that opens, add images and link them to relevant products, collection categories, other app pages, or external website links.

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

To set the styling for the carousel 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.

Have a look at The Souled Store app preview with a carousel banner on it.

Banner Slider: Somewhat similar to the carousel banner, the banner slider widget can be used to highlight offers on products or collections in a slider format.

Click on "Banner Slider" from the drop-down widget list. Place a square banner variant on the home screen.

For information on the banner slider, click here.

Add images to the banner slider and link them to collection categories or products through the "Add/Edit Content" option. Set an attractive title for the widget.

Set the styling elements for the banner through the "Edit Style" option. You can preview the changes you make during the editing on the "Edit Style" popup itself.

Here's the app preview with the banner slider on it.

We keep adding banner sliders to the app home screen, repeating the method mentioned above.

Product Slider: To display specific products on the home screen, select "Product Slider" from the widget list. Place one among the style variants inside the home screen.

Click here for information about product sliders on Swipecart.

To add content to the product slider, click on "Add/Edit Content". Add all relevant products from the product list to the slider in the opened popup.

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

Design your app on Swipecart because it is easy and simple to use. You can create apps without having to code.

Have a look at the product slider added to The Souled Store app.

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 and place one variant on the app's home screen.

Click here for detailed information on single banners.

Add an image to the banner and link it to a relevant product through the "Add/Edit Content" option. Style it through the "Edit Style" option.

Here's the preview of the added single banner on the app's home screen.

We are done designing The Souled Store App. Wasn't it super-easy and fun creating this app on Swipecart without having to write even a single line of code?

Explore other widgets to add to the layout such as the search bar, banner grid, collection grid, collection slider, product grid, product list, and timer.

Here is the final app design preview of The Souled Store.