Build a mobile marketplace app with the Sharetribe Mobile Template by DevsCrew

The Sharetribe Mobile Template by DevsCrew is a pre-built mobile application for Sharetribe marketplaces. It includes the main screens, marketplace features, and technical connections needed to launch a mobile app without developing the entire mobile frontend from scratch.

The template can be used by founders launching their marketplace on web and mobile at the same time, as well as established Sharetribe marketplaces that want to add iOS and Android apps.

Sharetribe provides the backend for your marketplace. It handles marketplace data and processes such as users, listings, transactions, payments, messages, and reviews.

Your website and mobile app are separate frontends that connect to this shared backend. This means customers can use the same marketplace through a web browser or mobile application, while operators continue managing the marketplace through Sharetribe Console.

A third-party mobile template is a pre-built mobile frontend created by an ecosystem developer. The Mobile App Template by DevsCrew is built by DevsCrew, an independent Sharetribe Expert. You purchase the template and related development, hosting, and support services directly from DevsCrew.

Unlike a mobile wrapper, the DevsCrew template provides a separate mobile app experience instead of displaying your marketplace website inside an app container. It can also be customized with code when your marketplace needs functionality beyond the standard template.

Learn more about the available approaches in How to build a mobile app.

The standard implementation includes the main functionality users expect from a marketplace app:

The AI-assisted listing tools can help sellers create listing information from product photos, improve titles and descriptions, estimate pricing, and clean up listing images. Sellers can review and edit the generated content before publishing.

The exact screens and transaction flows depend on your marketplace model and configuration.

Because the app connects to the same Sharetribe backend as your website, marketplace data such as users, listings, transactions, messages, and reviews remains synchronized across web and mobile.

You continue managing your marketplace through Sharetribe Console. The template is designed to use your marketplace configuration, including listing fields, categories, search filters, user types, and transaction settings.

DevsCrew also configures the app with your marketplace branding, such as its name, logo, colors, typography, icons, onboarding screens, and navigation.

When the standard template is not enough, DevsCrew can add custom functionality.

This may include custom transaction processes, booking flows, user roles, payment integrations, third-party services, analytics, notifications, or other mobile-specific experiences.

If your existing Sharetribe website already contains custom code, DevsCrew will need to review it and determine what can be reused and what must be adapted or rebuilt for the mobile app.

There are different ownership and hosting options depending on your needs, budget, and desired level of control.

You own the customizations DevsCrew develops specifically for your marketplace app. Depending on the option you choose, a minimum support commitment may apply before the codebase and access are handed over for another developer to continue the work.

DevsCrew can also host and maintain the additional services needed to operate the mobile app for an ongoing fee. Alternatively, these services can be deployed to infrastructure owned by your business, giving you direct control over the hosting account and billing.

A DevsCrew-managed setup may be simpler and more cost-effective to launch, while customer-owned hosting and a later code handover provide greater long-term control. Discuss these options with DevsCrew before starting so the implementation matches your budget, internal capabilities, and plans for maintaining the app.

The template may be a good option when:

Another approach may be more suitable when:

For many early-stage marketplaces, a responsive website is enough. A mobile app is most useful when it creates a clear benefit for users or supports an important part of the marketplace experience.

You pay DevsCrew for the template setup, configuration, hosting, support, and ongoing app services.

Pricing starts from $179 per month when billed annually, with a setup fee starting from $299 for a standard branded implementation. More complex marketplaces, integrations, and custom transaction flows require a larger scope.

Review the current pricing on DevsCrew’s website and contact DevsCrew for an offer based on your marketplace.

You should also account for:

You need the Sharetribe Extend plan to connect a custom mobile app to your Live environment. Development and testing can begin before upgrading.

DevsCrew’s service includes shared hosting for the mobile-specific server components used by the template. You also need your own Apple Developer and Google Play accounts so the apps can be published under your business. DevsCrew supports the preparation and submission of the iOS and Android apps. Apple and Google review applications independently and may request changes before approving them.

Visit the Sharetribe Mobile Template by DevsCrew and book a call with the DevsCrew team.

DevsCrew will review your Sharetribe marketplace, transaction process, branding, and existing customizations. Based on that review, they will recommend an implementation scope, provide pricing, configure and test the app, and support submission to the Apple App Store and Google Play.