Tapcart alternative: Why are Tapcart customers switching to Tapday

Tapcart alternative - Pricing

If it comes down to one point only, it will be price and commission. 

At $1299, Tapcart was already the most expensive app builder for Shopify stores. But it increased its prices by more than 150%, and now its Enterprise package costs $2850. And if you want to use AI features, you need to pay an additional $250. This brings the total cost to $3100. This price is equivalent to outsourcing app development to an agency or an in-house app development team. For a no-code app builder, paying this much doesn’t make sense. 

Tapday’s Enterprise package – on the other hand – costs just $599. It includes unlimited push notifications, Tapday Clips, drops, and the AI builder. There are no additional or hidden charges whatsoever. You pay what you see on our pricing page. 

Likewise, Tapcart’s Scale package carries a price tag of $1250 vs Tapday’s $399, making Tapcart 4x more expensive for fewer features. 

Tapcart’s basic package starts at $500, whereas Tapday’s starts at just $99. By adding just another $99 to Tapcart’s basic package, you can get Tapday’s Enterprise. So, the math tilts heavily in favor of Tapday.

Tapcart alternative - Commission on sales 

Tapcart charges commission on sales. 

• 2.5% on basic. 
• 2.5% on growth. 
• 1.75% on Enterprise. 

Tapday doesn’t charge commission on sales. Why? Because you are already paying us for the apps. 

Also, we are service providers, not your business partners. All the money you make through selling products through our apps stays with you. So, you get flexibility to allocate the same amount elsewhere, such as updating your inventory or allocating more budget to acquiring new customers to bring your average CAC down. 

Let’s help you understand the gravity of a commission-based pricing model with an example.

Suppose you make $100,000 through mobile apps. If you are using Tapcart, you will pay an additional $2750 for the Scale package and $$1750 for the Enterprise package. This will bring your monthly cost for the Scale package to $4000 and $4600 for the Enterprise package. The more you make, the more Tapcart takes from you. 

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Now, if you make $100000 with Tapday apps, you keep all that to yourself. You’ll pay us just $399 for Premium and $599 for Enterprise. 

Tapcart alternative - Multi store or Mega app 

Tapcart does not support mega-app. So, if you are running a Shopify store and have a presence in multiple countries, you need a separate app for each. 

It means your customer who lives in Australia and goes to the UK, he needs to download an app for that region. 

This is not the case with Tapday. Tapday's Mega App fixes that. One app, multiple stores linked behind it. Customers pick their region or store inside the app, and it loads the right storefront: right prices, right stock, right currency. No extra downloads, no separate app icons piling up on a customer's phone.

Tapcart alternative - AI features 

Tapcart treats AI features as an add-on. You pay an additional $250 per month to unlock it, on top of whatever plan you are already on. 

Tapday builds AI into the Enterprise package at no extra cost, and it does more with it. 

The AI App Builder lets you describe what you want and it builds the section for you, no manual tweaking needed. It can match your brand style automatically, rewrite copy on command, and restyle a widget from a single instruction like "make it feel luxurious." 

On the marketing side, AI writes full push notification copy for you, adjusts tone (friendly, bold, minimal, clever), and generates fresh ideas the moment you're not happy with the first batch.

Tapcart's AI is a paid extra. Tapday's AI is the product.

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That flexibility carries through to how the app looks, too. Tell Tapday's AI you want "minimal and luxurious" and it rebuilds the widget to match, no design brief, no back-and-forth with a support team. That's a meaningfully different workflow than paying $250/month for a bolt-on tool.

Tapcart alternative - Custom feature development 

Tapcart does not support custom feature development. 

Tapday does. And again, you won’t be charged anything additional. 

Tapcart alternative - Custom branding

While Tapcart charges you prices almost equivalent to agency fees or in-house teams, it does not give you the flexibility of custom branding. 

Instead, it locks you into templates and that’s why every other Tapcart app looks the same. As one reviewer write on app store reviews:

A great app, and setting up was easy although it's a shame that you can't make many customization's yet as they are very limited. (In terms of my store at least).

Customer support could be better, in terms of responding to emails and customer queries. Takes a while for them to get back to you.

Tapday offers you custom branding because we understand that your app is an extension of your store, and customers should recognize it right after installing it. Tapday also offers custom font updates, colors, and much more. 

Tapcart alternative - Capture Kit

Tapcart does not offer dynamic tools such as Capture Kit. Tapday does. 

Capture Kit are dynamic tools that convert web users into mobile app users without paid ads. A mobile install banner appears on your store, and a desktop widget lets shoppers scan a QR code or grab a direct install link. It's a way to convert traffic you're already paying for into an owned channel, instead of buying installs a second time.

Tapcart alternative - Free Trial

Tapcart only offers a 7-day free trial, and that too with basic features. 

Tapday – on the other hand – offers you a 30-day free trial if you are a newcomer and a 45-day free trial if you are migrating from Tapcart. 

As the co-founder of Tapday Hamza Razaq puts it: 

Tapday is built by the team behind 1000s of Shopify stores. So, we have strong trust in the product we have built for Shopify merchants. With these extended and generous free trials, we want merchants to first try and test every feature and then come on board with us. And we are more than 100% sure that once they use the free trial to launch native iOS and Android apps for their Shopify stores, they will stay with us. And the same is reflected in our retention rate. All merchants who commit to the free trial convert into Tapday users. Therefore, we enjoy 5-star ratings on the Shopify App Store. 

Success story: Chargeasap swwitched from Tapcart

Chargeasap ran into the same wall a lot of merchants hit on Tapcart: commissions eating into revenue on every sale.

After switching to Tapday, they got full ownership of their revenue. No platform cut, no commission taken off the top. Every sale stays theirs.

The move also unlocked more than just pricing. Chargeasap saw:

• 40% increase in retention
• 37% increase in revenue
• 46% 0Increase in AOV

Alongside the revenue win, they got deeper customization and faster-performing native apps, features that were harder to reach on Tapcart. The result: a mobile app they can scale without a commission tax slowing them down.

Start your 45-day free trial today

If you are now ready to migrate to Tapday, book your free consultation with our founders to activate your 45-day free trial. 

The migration will be handled by our development team and will be GDPR-compliant. All of your data and app users will remain intact. 

So, switch to Tapday to save more, sell more, and retain more. 

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