StarApps, a bootstrapped developer of product merchandising apps for Shopify, acquired AppMaker, a platform that builds native mobile apps for e-commerce brands, in an all-cash deal for an undisclosed amount. StarApps has run without outside funding since 2016 and reports more than $6M in ARR, with its apps installed by over 30,000 merchants including 2,500-plus Shopify Plus stores. AppMaker counts upward of 200 enterprise brands that move over $100M in annual GMV through their apps, and its open architecture allows in-house developers or a brand's Shopify agency to build custom features on the platform rather than queue for the vendor to do it. AppMaker will keep serving its current customers and partners, now with access to StarApps' distribution across Shopify.
