SWITCH FROM APPMACHINE
AppMachine to Calisto Apps
Apps builds a business's own mobile app from its industry's design: live screens over its menu, services, bookings and orders, published as an installable app the same day and as a store app under its own developer accounts, with push, in-app messages, members, store reviews and crash reports.
Feature by feature
Calisto Apps beside AppMachine
- 15 In both
- 3 Only in AppMachine
| 18 features | Calisto Apps | AppMachine |
|---|---|---|
| Build | ||
| Drag-and-Drop Screen EditorCalisto: a section-based visual builder opens at phone width, and each screen gets its own tab-bar icon and label.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Theme StylingCalisto: the brand studio's theme styles every screen at once.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Custom CodeCalisto: custom CSS, a widget library and an extensions marketplace add what the stock sections do not.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Live PreviewCalisto: the builder previews the app at phone width before publishing, and preview visits are counted apart from real traffic.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Templates | ||
| App TemplatesCalisto: templates pair a design for the business's industry with one of 48 themes, and a marketplace sells more.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Publish | ||
| Progressive Web AppCalisto: the app is a PWA that installs to the home screen and keeps offline pages.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Custom DomainCalisto: the business connects its own domain in place of the calistoapps.com subdomain.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Native | ||
| Native iOS and Android AppsCalisto: Calisto builds the store apps, and one publish updates every install.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Test Builds Before ReleaseCalisto: store builds go to testers before release.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Engage | ||
| Push NotificationsCalisto: pushes are sent now or scheduled, reach a tagged audience and open a chosen screen.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| CouponsCalisto: offers and referral programs run inside the app.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Data | ||
| Custom FormsCalisto: form sections collect answers that the business reads as responses.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Events ListCalisto: an events section reads the business's own events live from Calisto.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Product ListCalisto: product, menu and service sections read the business's own catalog live, and items can be sold through the app with Orderflow.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Members | ||
| User LoginCalisto: customers are invited by email and sign in with a one-time code.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Google Sheets SyncAppMachine keeps an app's data in two-way sync with a Google Sheet the business already manages.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| External Web Service DataAppMachine reads, creates, updates and deletes records in any JSON web service, authenticated by API key, bearer token or basic auth.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Internet Radio PlayerAppMachine opens a music player linked to an internet radio stream.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from AppMachine
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from AppMachine and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from AppMachine can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from AppMachine
Questions about switching
Do we rebuild our menu, services and events inside the app?
No. The app reads the records the business already keeps in Calisto, so an item turned on for the app shows there as soon as it is saved.
Do we need a store listing to start?
No. The app publishes to its own address and installs from a link or a QR code. A store build is added when a listing matters, under the business's own developer accounts.
Is the app the same thing as our website?
Yes. The app and the website are one record: build the phone screens in Apps and continue to the desktop site in Sites, with one theme and one publish.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.