Your existing website, installed as an Android and iOS app
WebView App Development: Turn Your Website Into an App
A webview app turns the website you already have into an installable Android and iOS app — your site inside a native shell with an icon, splash screen, push notifications, and store listings — at a fraction of the cost of a custom build, from the developer who can also fix the website inside it.
- Android and iOS from your existing site
- Push notifications and offline screen included
- Play Store and App Store submission handled
- Direct access to the developer
What this service is
What a webview app is — and what it is not
A webview app is a native Android or iOS app whose main screen is a browser view loading your website. Android's WebView and Apple's WKWebView are the components underneath; the app adds the pieces a website cannot have on its own — a home-screen icon, a splash screen, push notifications, a proper offline message, and a listing in the Play Store and App Store. WebDesignerBD, founded by Selimuzzaman Afridi, builds them for businesses across Bangladesh whose website already does the job and who want the reach of an app without rebuilding everything.
It is not a custom app. The screens are still your web pages, so the app is only as fast and mobile-friendly as the site inside it, and Apple rejects apps that are nothing more than a website in a box. A webview app done properly adds native features around the site and ships a site that is genuinely built for phones — which is why the same developer checks the website before wrapping it.
This page is a service page, not a tutorial: it explains what you get, how the conversion runs, who it suits, what it costs, and what the online maker tools can and cannot do. If you are searching for how to code one yourself, the Android and Apple documentation linked above is the right place; if you want it built, tested, listed, and supported, read on.
At a glance
- InputYour existing website — WordPress, WooCommerce, or custom
- OutputAndroid (Play Store) and iOS (App Store) apps
- AddsIcon, splash, push notifications, offline screen, deep links
- Longest stepUsually the app store review, not the build
- WhereRemote across Bangladesh; in person in Jhikargacha
- Who builds itSelimuzzaman Afridi — no account manager
What's included
What our webview app service includes
Everything between having a website and having an app in the store, done and tested — not a zip file you have to figure out.
Website readiness check
Before wrapping, the site is checked on real phones: speed, mobile layout, tap targets, forms, and login. The app inherits every problem the website has, so small fixes are made first — or a speed job is recommended if the site is far off.
- Mobile layout and speed review
- Small fixes before wrapping
- Honest advice if the site needs more
Android webview app
A native Android shell with your icon, splash screen, colours, and app name; file uploads, camera, and location permissions where the site needs them; external links, phone numbers, and WhatsApp buttons opening the right apps; and a proper offline screen instead of a browser error.
- Icon, splash, and branding
- Permissions, uploads, and deep links
- Offline screen and error handling
iOS webview app
The same on iOS with WKWebView, built to meet Apple's review requirements — native navigation, push, and features beyond a plain wrapper — so the app is accepted rather than rejected as just a website.
- WKWebView shell with native navigation
- Built to pass App Store review
- TestFlight build for you to try
Push notifications
Firebase push set up so you can send offers, notices, and order updates to everyone who installed the app — the single biggest reason to have an app instead of a bookmark.
- Firebase Cloud Messaging setup
- Send from a simple dashboard
- Topic and segment support
Store listing and submission
Play Console and App Store Connect accounts created in your name, listing text and screenshots made, a privacy policy page added to your site, and the apps submitted and followed through review until approved.
- Play Store and App Store submission
- Screenshots, description, privacy policy
- Review follow-up until approved
Handover and updates
Source code, signing keys, and store accounts handed over as yours, with a walkthrough of sending push notifications and publishing an update. The app shows website changes immediately; the shell only needs an update for new OS versions or new features.
- Source, keys, and accounts owned by you
- Push and update walkthrough
- OS-version updates available on request
How it works
How website to Android app conversion works here
Five steps, most of them short. Store review is usually the longest wait.
- 1
Site check and quote
Send the URL. The site is checked on phones, and you get an honest verdict and a fixed quote — or a recommendation to fix speed or layout first.
- 2
Branding and features
Icon, splash screen, colours, app name, which permissions the app needs, and what the push notifications will be used for.
- 3
Build for Android and iOS
Native shells built, the site loaded, links and buttons wired to the right native actions, offline handling and push added.
- 4
Test on real phones
Test builds on your phone and your staff's phones: forms, login, uploads, payments, WhatsApp and call buttons, push, offline.
- 5
Submit, approve, hand over
Listings submitted, review followed through, accounts and source handed over, walkthrough recorded. The developer stays on WhatsApp.
Who this is for
Who a webview app is right for
The right fit is a business whose website already works well on phones and whose customers would use an icon and notifications.
Shops and services with a mobile-friendly site
The site converts on phones already; the app adds the icon and notifications that bring people back.
News portals, blogs, and communities
Readers who open the site daily want an icon and a push when something is published — the classic webview app use case.
Schools, institutes, and organisations
Notices, results, and forms already on the website, delivered to parents and members as push notifications.
WooCommerce stores testing app demand
Ship the wrapped version first, measure installs and orders, and upgrade to a native ecommerce app when the numbers justify it.
Businesses on a tight budget
The cheapest route to the Play Store. Most of the cost of a custom app is screens; a wrapped app reuses the ones you already have.
Portals and dashboards for staff or customers
Internal tools, booking systems, and customer portals that are already web apps, made installable with login kept in place.
Tools
Webview app maker tools: what they do, and where they fall short
Online webview app maker tools take a URL and produce an APK in minutes, and for a personal project that is fine. The limits show up on real business sites: uploads, camera, and location permissions often do not work; external links, phone numbers, and WhatsApp buttons open inside the app instead of the right place; there is no proper offline screen; push is a paid add-on with someone else's branding; and the iOS build is frequently rejected by Apple as a plain wrapper.
The other cost is ownership. With most makers the source, the signing keys, and sometimes the store listing belong to the tool, with a monthly fee to keep the app alive. A webview app built here is code you own, signed with keys you hold, listed on accounts in your name, and supported by the person who also maintains the website inside it — which matters when a plugin update breaks a page and the app shows it to everyone.
Maker tool
Minutes to a build, monthly fee, limited permissions, generic push, shared ownership, iOS rejections common.
Built here
Real-phone testing, native permissions and links, push in your name, store submission handled, source and keys yours.
Custom app
Native screens on your store's API — the upgrade path once a wrapped app has proven demand. See ecommerce mobile app development.
Cost
What a webview app costs, and what it does not
A webview app is priced as a fixed project, not a subscription: the site check and small fixes, the Android and iOS builds, push setup, store listings, and handover. The number moves on whether you need both platforms, how many native features (uploads, location, deep links) the site relies on, and whether the website needs speed or layout work first.
The pricing page publishes a starting price so you can budget before you call. What it does not include, and is stated up front: Google's one-time Play Console fee and Apple's annual developer fee, which are paid to them in your name. There is no monthly fee to us for the app to keep working.
Why WebDesignerBD
Why have WebDesignerBD build your webview app
A wrapped app is only as good as the website inside it and the care taken around it. Here both come from the same developer.
The website and the app from one developer
Selimuzzaman Afridi builds and fixes the WordPress and WooCommerce sites these apps wrap, so the site is made phone-ready before it is wrapped.
Built to pass App Store review
Native navigation, push, and real features around the site — a webview app designed to be accepted, not resubmitted three times.
You own everything
Source code, signing keys, Play and App Store accounts, and the push service — all in your name, with no monthly fee to keep the app alive.
Tested on real phones
Forms, uploads, payments, WhatsApp and call buttons, offline, push — checked on Android and iOS before submission.
Honest about limits
If your site is slow or your customers would not use notifications, you are told an app is not worth it yet.
Remote across Bangladesh, in person in Jhikargacha
Test builds, store accounts, and walkthroughs all work over WhatsApp from anywhere; around Jashore, we meet in person.
Related services
Related app and web services
The site inside the app, the app itself, and the upgrade path are all handled by the same developer.
Part of
App development
The full line: ecommerce apps, webview apps, and custom Android and iOS development from one developer.
Back to the hubAlso see
Ecommerce mobile app
The upgrade: native shopping screens on your WooCommerce or Shopify API, with offline cart and richer push.
Ecommerce mobile appAlso see
Website speed optimization
A webview app inherits the site's speed. Fix Core Web Vitals first if the site is slow.
Website speed optimizationAlso see
Business website design
No mobile-friendly site yet? That comes first — the app wraps it.
Business website designFAQ
Webview app questions, answered honestly
Including the one about whether Apple will approve it.
01Will Apple approve a webview app?
Apple's review guidelines reject apps that are only a repackaged website. A webview app built with native navigation, push notifications, offline handling, and features beyond the browser is routinely approved; a bare wrapper from a maker tool often is not. We build for approval and handle the review.
02Does the app update when I change the website?
Yes. The content is your live site, so every change appears in the app immediately. The shell itself only needs an update for new OS versions, new permissions, or new native features.
03Can I send push notifications myself?
Yes. Push is set up on Firebase in your name with a simple dashboard, and the handover includes a walkthrough of sending to everyone or to a segment.
04Do payments, login, and forms work inside the app?
They work exactly as they do on the site, and they are tested on real phones before submission. Payment gateways such as bKash and Nagad open and return correctly, which is one of the things maker tools usually get wrong.
05Android webview app only, or iOS too?
Either or both. Most Bangladeshi businesses launch Android first because that is where their customers are, and add the iOS webview app later; the quote is per platform.
06How much does a webview app cost?
It is a fixed project, not a subscription. The pricing page publishes a starting price; the quote depends on platforms, native features, and whether the website needs work first — and Google's and Apple's own developer fees are extra and paid to them.
07What if my website is slow?
Then the app will be slow, and we will say so. Website speed optimization first, then the wrap — or, if the site is far off, a lean rebuild. Wrapping a slow site is the most common way a webview app disappoints.
08When should I build a custom app instead?
When you need offline browsing, native performance, hardware features, or screens that differ from the website — or when the wrapped version has proven demand and you are ready to invest. Online stores usually take that path: see ecommerce mobile app development.
A webview app is the cheapest honest route to an icon on your customers' phones — as long as the website inside it is good and the person building it does the native parts properly. Here the site and the app come from the same developer, you own everything, and the store review is handled. Send the URL and get a straight answer on whether it is worth doing.