SWITCH FROM APPY PIE
Appy Pie 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 Appy Pie
- 15 In both
- 3 Only in Appy Pie
| 18 features | Calisto Apps | Appy Pie |
|---|---|---|
| Build | ||
| Generated First DraftCalisto: Build it for me drafts the app from what the business already has configured in Calisto.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Visual Design EditorCalisto: a section-based builder and brand studio edit colors, fonts, icons, layouts and content.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Live Device PreviewCalisto: an install link and QR open the app on a real phone, with previews counted apart from real traffic.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Templates | ||
| Industry TemplatesCalisto: templates pair a design for the business's industry with one of 48 themes.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Native | ||
| Native iOS and Android BuildsCalisto: Calisto builds signed iOS and Android store apps for the business's own developer accounts.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Content Updates Without Store ReviewCalisto: the store app loads the published app, so one publish updates every install.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Closed TestingCalisto: store builds go to testers before release.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Engage | ||
| Push NotificationsCalisto: pushes go to everyone or a tagged audience, now or on a schedule.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Punch Cards and PointsCalisto: a signed-in customer sees their own loyalty points and rewards, with Registry.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Referral RewardsCalisto: referral programs run inside the app.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Members | ||
| User AccountsCalisto: customers are invited by email and sign in with a one-time code.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Analytics | ||
| Usage AnalyticsCalisto: analytics count installs, sessions, screen views, traffic and visitors.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Operate | ||
| In-App PaymentsCalisto: payments and orders run through Calisto's other apps, with Orderflow.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Admin PanelCalisto: the business manages content, members, pushes and settings from one place, with collaborators and publishing approvals.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Data | ||
| Restaurant OrderingCalisto: a live menu section takes orders from the business's own menu, with Orderflow.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Geofenced PushAppy Pie sends push notifications to everyone inside a location or geofence.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| AI Generated Icons and Splash ScreensAppy Pie's AI generates the app icon, splash screens, color schemes and onboarding illustrations.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Version History With RollbackAppy Pie keeps every version of the app and rolls back to any earlier state in one click.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Appy Pie
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 Appy Pie and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Appy Pie can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Appy Pie
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.