A Houzez app for every client site
If you build Houzez websites for clients, you can order the official Houzez app for each of them. Every order is its own app, rebranded for that client and published under that client's own App Store and Google Play accounts. Order them all with the same email and they sit side by side in one client portal.
How does ordering for several clients work?
- Order one app per client site from the pricing section, using the same email address each time.
- Each order becomes its own app in your portal, with its own App Settings page for that client's name, icon, colours, store text and key files.
- Your client opens their developer accounts with Apple and Google, in their company's name, and invites us. The setup guide is public, so you can send it straight to them.
- We build, test and take each app through review. Your client tries the test build first, and the final release is the account holder's click.
Why can't all the apps go under one developer account?
Because the stores require an app to be published by the business it represents, and Apple's App Review guidelines reject near-identical apps published by one developer. A rebranded app is exactly that shape, so each client's app goes out under that client's own accounts. It also means your client owns their app outright, along with its reviews and users.
Who does what
| Task | Who |
|---|---|
| Order and pay for each app | You, with the same email for every client |
| Apple and Google developer accounts | Your client, in their company's name |
| Install the two WordPress plugins | Whoever manages the site, often you |
| Logo, icon, colours and store text | Added in the portal, on that app's page |
| Rebranding, building, signing and store review | Our team |
| Pressing release | Your client, as the account holder |
What does each app cost?
The same as any order: $1,499 for iPhone + Android, or $999 for one platform, paid once per app with the first year of updates included. Apple ($99 a year) and Google ($25 once) charge your client directly for their developer accounts.
What does the client's website need?
Houzez 2.x or newer on WordPress 6.0 or newer, PHP 8.0 or newer, a valid HTTPS certificate, and any permalink setting except “Plain”. No redesign and no new theme: just the two plugins we send. The website requirements page has the details, including the firewall exception security plugins need.