Progressive Web Apps for Retail & E-Commerce
EVOTECH builds progressive web apps for retail & e-commerce — shaped around this industry's real priorities, designed and built by a Houston team, and yours to keep.
App-like experiences that live on the web — installable from the browser, no app store gatekeeping, and updated instantly for everyone.
What you get
A progressive web app (PWA) is a website built to behave like an app. People visit a link, and on their phone or computer they can install it to their home screen — no App Store, no Google Play, no download queue. It opens full-screen and works like an app because, to them, it is one.
This is a fast, cost-effective way to reach everyone at once. One build serves iPhone, Android, and desktop, and because it lives on the web, every update is live the moment you publish it — no waiting on store review, no chasing users to update.
- Installs to the home screen straight from a browser link
- One build that works on iPhone, Android, and desktop
- No app store fees, review delays, or approval gatekeeping
- Updates go live instantly for everyone — no forced re-download
- Works offline or on bad connections with smart caching
- Shareable by a plain link, so it's easy to hand to a customer
progressive web apps gaps we fix for retail & e-commerce
Retail lives or dies on how smoothly someone can find a product, trust it, and check out. Whether you're moving an existing shop online or scaling a store you already run, the site has to load fast, work flawlessly on a phone, show products with photography that sells, and take payment in a few taps. Every extra second of load time and every confusing step in checkout is a cart someone abandons.
- High cart abandonment caused by a slow site or a clunky mobile checkout
- Products that never show up in Google or Google Shopping
- Inventory that drifts out of sync between the website, the storefront, and marketplaces
- Total dependence on Amazon or Etsy fees with no owned customer list
- No system to win the repeat purchase, so every sale stays a one-off
- Payment security and PCI compliance handled ad hoc
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Frequently asked questions
I sell fine on Amazon and Etsy. Is my own store worth the trouble?
Marketplaces are great for reach, but they take a cut of every sale, control your customer relationship, and can change the rules overnight. Your own store lets you keep more margin, build an email and SMS list you actually own, and present your brand your way, while you keep selling on the marketplaces too. The right mix depends on your products and volume, which we're happy to walk through in a free consultation.
How is a progressive web app different from a normal website?
A PWA is a website engineered to act like an app — it can be installed to the home screen, open full-screen without browser bars, work offline through caching, and load fast. A normal site just opens in a browser tab. Same web foundation, a much more app-like experience.
Do users have to download it from an app store?
No — that's a big part of the appeal. People install it straight from a browser link, so there's no store account, no download wait, and no approval process. If you later want it in the app stores too, a PWA can often be packaged for them; we'll walk through whether that's worth it.