SWITCH FROM GOODBARBER
GoodBarber 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 GoodBarber
- 16 In both
- 3 Only in GoodBarber
| 19 features | Calisto Apps | GoodBarber |
|---|---|---|
| Templates | ||
| Starter Apps by IndustryCalisto: a business starts from a template for its industry in one of 48 themes, from a theme alone, or from a first draft built from what it already has in Calisto.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Build | ||
| Brand Design ControlsCalisto: a brand studio sets colors, fonts, icon and navigation, and every section follows it.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Code SectionsCalisto: custom CSS, a widget library and an extensions marketplace extend the section builder.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Publish | ||
| Progressive Web AppCalisto: the app installs to the home screen as a PWA with offline pages, a launch screen and an icon.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Custom DomainCalisto: the app publishes to a calistoapps.com subdomain and can move to the business's own domain.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Native | ||
| Native iOS and Android AppsCalisto: Calisto builds the iOS and Android store apps and submits them under the business's own developer accounts.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Store Submission Under Your Own AccountCalisto: store listing, releases and test distribution run from the app, under the business's own Apple and Google accounts.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Engage | ||
| Push NotificationsCalisto: pushes carry a title, body and image, go now or on a schedule to a tagged audience, open a chosen screen and report send stats.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Loyalty CardCalisto: a signed-in customer sees their own loyalty points and rewards in the app, with Registry.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| AI ChatbotCalisto: an AI chat assistant answers visitors' questions inside the app.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Data | ||
| Appointment BookingCalisto: a live booking section shows real availability and books straight into the business's calendar, with Bookings.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Articles and BlogCalisto: a blog section publishes the business's posts in the app.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Forms With ResponsesCalisto: form sections collect answers, and the business reads every response.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Members | ||
| Member Sign-InCalisto: customers are invited by email and sign in with a one-time code to see their own bookings, orders and messages.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| User GroupsCalisto: members are tagged so pushes and in-app messages reach the right group.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Analytics | ||
| App StatisticsCalisto: analytics count installs, sessions, screen views, traffic and visitors, with previews counted apart.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Geofencing NotificationsGoodBarber sends a notification automatically when a user enters or leaves a geographic area the business draws.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Ad MonetizationGoodBarber places banner, interstitial and native ads in the app through Google AdMob, with Meta Audience Network mediation.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Live Radio StreamingGoodBarber streams a live radio broadcast in a built-in player that keeps playing in the background during set listening hours.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from GoodBarber
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 GoodBarber and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from GoodBarber can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from GoodBarber
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.