Industry solution

A ready-made mobile app for a building materials store

An app for a building materials retailer: pricing per unit, metre or pack, spec sheets on the product page and a store locator. Live in 7 days.

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What MobiusApp is

A platform of ready-made native apps for online stores. We launch under your brand on the App Store and Google Play in 7 days — on your own back office, or with no website at all.

How it works

What you get

What the solution includes

A ready-made mobile app for a building materials store: selling by the unit, the metre or the pack, with documents and instructions on the product page.

Units of measure

Price per unit, metre or pack.

Spec sheets

Documents and specifications on the product page.

Stores

A list and a map of retail locations.

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Why it matters

The maths has to work the way a foreman does it

Building materials are almost never sold as "one item, one price". Tile is bought by the square metre but sold by the pack; cable comes by the metre off a reel; mortar comes in bags but is calculated by area. A generic online store breaks here.

For the buyer

An honest total before the cart, not after a call from a salesperson
Certificates and instructions on the product page
A list and map of locations: collect today rather than wait for delivery
Reorder the last basket — crews buy in cycles

For the store

Fewer walk-aways: "the site said one price, the invoice says another" is the biggest source of loss in this niche
Less salesperson time spent on repeat orders
A back-in-stock push brings the buyer back with no ad spend
Points hold the customers who would otherwise leave over a rounding error

What this niche needs

What works differently here

A large share of orders are repeats from the same people: crews buy in cycles as a project progresses.

Units of measure

Price per unit, metre, m² or pack — and the total for the quantity needed, right on the page.

Documents

Certificates, data sheets and coverage per m² — where people look for them: on the product page.

Retail locations

A list and a map of stores: here, collection often matters more than delivery.

Data

Where the range and prices come from

Product range, prices, units of measure and stock come from your back office or from a catalogue export. We handle publishing to the App Store and Google Play, and a typical launch takes 7 days. You can check it on your own range before paying: a demo in 1 day. The subscription is on the pricing page.

WooCommerce

All integrations

See also: Pricing App without a website Triggered push

FAQ

Common questions about a building materials app

Can we sell by the metre, the m² or the pack?

Yes. The price is set per the unit you actually sell in, and the app shows both that price and the total for the quantity required. The buyer sees an honest number before checkout.

Where will the buyer find certificates and instructions?

On the product page: documents, data sheets and specifications are attached to the item rather than hidden in a separate section.

Can we show our retail locations?

Yes, as a list and a map with opening hours. In this niche collection often matters more than delivery — people want it today.

Is there a reorder function?

Yes. Order history and basket reordering are exactly what saves time for crews buying in cycles as a project progresses.

Where do the range and stock come from?

From WooCommerce through the plugin, or from a catalogue export — YML or CSV on a schedule. For a bespoke back office there is the Merchant API.

How much does a building materials app cost?

The subscription starts at $199 per month and a typical launch takes 7 days. We build a demo on your own range in one day, before you pay.

We will show you your app tomorrow

Send us a request and we will build a demo on your catalogue
in one day, with no access to your website.