Services - Reedys
Shopify app development
stop renting tools. start owning your stack.
Most DTC brands are paying $300-$1,000+ a month for off-the-shelf tools that weren't built for their store. Reedys builds custom Shopify apps that replace them - purpose-built, fully owned, and integrated exactly how your stack needs them to be. Built for brands doing $1M-$20M+ who are ready to stop renting tools and start owning their stack.
what gets built (and what it replaces)
- Custom subscription apps - replace Recharge, Loop or Skio with billing logic, pause/skip/swap flows and a portal built around your brand
- Smart cart drawers - replace Rebuy, CartHook or Slide Cart with upsells, cross-sells, free-gift thresholds and bundle logic built to your exact conversion strategy
- A/B testing & CRO apps - go beyond what Intelligems or Shoplift offer out of the box, with split-testing for pricing, bundles, PDPs and checkout flows piped into your analytics
- Custom analytics dashboards - replace Triplewhale, Northbeam or Elevar with your exact KPIs: ad spend, LTV, subscription churn, AOV and cohorts in one view
- Integrations and automations across orders, inventory and fulfilment that remove manual steps
how it works
- Discovery - map your current tool stack, identify what's costing you the most, scope the build
- Build - developed with Shopify CLI, Polaris and Node.js/React, fully Shopify Partner compliant
- QA & launch - tested across devices and edge cases before going live
- Handoff - full documentation, source code ownership, and an optional support retainer
one developer, not an agency layer
Most Shopify app development companies put an account manager, a project manager and a dev team you never meet between you and the code. Reedys is the opposite shape: the person on the 20-minute call is the person writing the app.
The published habit this grows from: The Protein Pancake's build replaced the Rebuy subscription app with a custom cart drawer - eliminating $200/month in fees. Custom app work is that same trade at app scale: pay once for exactly what you need instead of renting a generic tool forever.
the proof
The published custom-build reference: storefront functionality engineered to replace an app subscription, plus a bundle builder with automatic discounts.
straight answers
- How much does Shopify app development cost?
- It depends entirely on scope, so every project gets a flat, plain-English quote after the 20-minute call. Worth knowing: where a small custom build replaces a monthly app fee, it often pays for itself within months - the published example replaced $200/month with a one-time build.
- What's the difference between a custom app and an App Store app?
- An App Store app is built generic so it can serve thousands of stores - you adapt to it. A custom app is built for your store only: your workflows, your data, your naming, installed privately with no third-party subscription attached.
- Can you replace Rebuy's cart drawer?
- Yes - a fully custom cart drawer with upsells, cross-sells, free-gift thresholds, bundle logic and progress bars, tailored to your brand and conversion strategy, with no ongoing app fee. There's a published example: The Protein Pancake's custom cart drawer replaced Rebuy and eliminated $200/month.
- Can you replace Recharge for subscriptions?
- Yes - a custom subscription app that replicates and extends the core functionality: billing, pause/skip/swap and a customer portal, without the monthly platform fee, and with a checkout experience that doesn't feel bolted on.
- Do I own the app after it's built?
- Fully. You get the source code, documentation and complete ownership - no ongoing licensing fees unless you opt into a support retainer for updates and new features.
- What can a custom Shopify app actually do?
- Anything Shopify's APIs expose: products, orders, customers, inventory, discounts and more - plus talking to the other tools in your stack. If a human currently does it by hand in the admin, an app can probably do it automatically.
- How long does a build take?
- Most projects land between 2 and 4 weeks depending on complexity. A cart drawer or simple subscription app is typically around 2 weeks; a full analytics dashboard with multiple data sources runs closer to 3-4 (often waiting on API access approvals more than the build itself).
- Do you build public App Store apps?
- The focus is custom apps and integrations for your own store - that's where a solo developer beats an agency on speed and fit. If you're planning a public App Store product, bring it to the call and you'll get an honest read on whether Reedys is the right shape for it.
- What stack do you build on?
- Shopify CLI, Polaris and Node.js/React on the app side - fully Shopify Partner compliant - plus Liquid and Shopify's APIs at the platform level. Anything with a standalone interface runs the same modern web stack this site is built on.