BuddyBoss App

Having a community or a course on WordPress and watching your members open it on their phones, with slow-loading tabs and no notifications, is frustrating. An app of your own, with your icon on the home screen, solves part of that, but publishing it in the stores is work that hardly anyone in the sector knows how to do.

The hard part of an app isn't building it, it's keeping it alive

BuddyBoss App lets you create a branded mobile app for iOS and Android (React Native), designed for courses and communities. The real work starts after launch. Operating systems change, the stores modify their rules, and an unattended app falls behind until it no longer resembles what you bought. Plan for that maintenance from the start, not just for launch day.

BuddyBoss App features and what it needs to work

• White-label app: no third-party branding, with your icon, your launch screen and your login screen.
• Publishing in your own accounts: the app is published in your own Apple App Store and Google Play developer account, not someone else's.
• Course and community features: the app works for both training and member networks, with groups, forums and direct messages.
• Integration with course systems: there are integrations with LearnDash, Lifter LMS and Tutor LMS.

Keep in mind what it is not: it is not a plugin you activate and the app just appears in the stores. You need your own Apple and Google developer accounts, which are the ones that publish the app. Icon and screenshot designs must meet the stores' strict rules, and an app rejected for breaking them delays the launch.

Frequently asked questions about BuddyBoss App

Does it work for a community without courses?

Yes. It is designed for both courses and communities: social networks, associations, clubs or member groups.

Does it publish the app in my account or another company's?

In your own Apple and Google developer accounts. The app is yours, with no third-party branding.

Can I use it with my course plugin?

There are integrations with LearnDash, Lifter LMS and Tutor LMS. If you use another one, check before you build everything.

Do I do it myself or does someone do it for me?

You can set up the app yourself, or hire the managed service in which the BuddyBoss team builds it, publishes it and maintains it. In that case you only answer questionnaires.

What a well-planned community app looks like

The examples of use include a social network for women entrepreneurs with a member directory, events and workshops, a free platform for nurses with accredited courses, groups, forums and direct messages, and a training and internal communication app for employees, partners and customers of a multinational. They all share one thing: the app does not replace the content, it puts it within reach of a finger.

The icon and screenshots are prepared before publishing

Before sending anything to the stores you need to have the icon, the launch screen, the login screen and the screenshots ready. The icon must stand out in the store, on the iOS home screen and in the Android app drawer. The screenshots must explain what the app does and what the person installing it gains. If you do it yourself, set aside time for rejections and corrections. If you would rather not, the managed service takes care of the design and publishing, and a team with a project manager, designer and technical implementer makes sure everything meets Apple and Google guidelines.