Casa vs MobiLoud: Native App vs Webview App for Shopify
Casa builds a native Shopify app; MobiLoud turns your website into an app. Compare speed, features, app review, pricing and who each approach suits.
Casa and MobiLoud take opposite approaches. Casa builds a native app: its own screens for home, collections, products, cart and account, designed in a visual builder. MobiLoud turns your existing website into an app as a done-for-you service: the app shows your mobile site, with native navigation and push notifications added.
Neither is wrong; they suit different stores. We make Casa; MobiLoud's details come from its pricing page.
Casa vs MobiLoud at a glance
| Casa | MobiLoud | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Native app from your Shopify catalog | Your website inside an app (webview) |
| Who builds it | You, in a visual builder; we publish it | MobiLoud's team |
| Price | Free to design; flat monthly plan to publish | From $799/month ($679 billed annually) |
| Pricing grows with | Doesn't | Monthly active users |
| Speed | Native screens, cached images | As fast as your mobile website |
| Website apps and custom code | Through Casa's integrations | Everything on your site works |
| App-specific design | 14 home screen blocks, 4 bottom bar styles | Inherits your theme |
| Checkout | Shopify Checkout Kit (native) | Your web checkout |
| Push notifications | Campaigns, order status, abandoned cart | Yes |
MobiLoud pricing from mobiloud.com/pricing, November 2026.
Where MobiLoud is stronger
- Everything on your website works, including theme customizations and every storefront app, with no integration needed.
- One design to maintain: update your theme and the app follows.
- Fully done for you, if you don't want to touch a builder.
Where Casa is stronger
- Speed and feel. Native screens open instantly instead of loading web pages, which matters most on slow mobile connections.
- A home screen designed for the app, changed any time without a release.
- Native checkout through Shopify Checkout Kit, with Shop Pay and Apple Pay.
- Lower app review risk. Apple's guideline 4.2 targets apps that are "simply a website bundled as an app"; native apps don't face that question.
- Price. A flat plan that doesn't rise as your audience grows, against $799/month and up.
Which should you choose?
Choose Casa if…
- You want a fast, native shopping app
- You want predictable pricing
- Your store runs on standard Shopify features
Choose MobiLoud if…
- Your site relies on custom functionality no native builder supports
- Your mobile site is already very fast
- Budget isn't the main constraint
More on the trade-offs in native vs webview Shopify apps.