We design and build a branded app for your PHP Pro Bid website. Bidders can browse, bid, receive push notifications, and pay without leaving the app. Your website and app use the same auction data, and the store listings carry your name.
Request a quoteThe auction house wanted a distinct brand, Dutch price-drop events, and Eway payment. Each choice changed how the app had to work.
The bidder searches the catalog, checks the current price and closing time, then opens the Tintin box set.
The current bid is $200. The bidder enters a $300 proxy maximum and confirms the bid.
The app icon shows one new message. The bidder taps it; only then does the outbid view open.
The bidder taps Pay with Eway. Eway's hosted mobile payment page opens with the invoice total.
For live customer examples, see businesses using PHP Pro Bid.
Your PHP Pro Bid website already works on phones and tablets. You do not need an app simply to let people bid from a mobile device. Choose an app when installed access, push notifications, and your own App Store presence matter to the way you run auctions.
The simplest way to let anyone bid from a phone. There is nothing to install.
An installed, branded route back to regular auctions and bidder accounts.
Start with the website if you are unsure. You can add an app later, once your bidder behaviour and notification needs are clear.
We start with the core bidder journey below. Before we quote, we confirm the final screens, bidding options, payment methods, alerts, and integrations your app needs.
Show featured lots, browse the catalog, search, filter, and move between categories.
Let new bidders create an account, sign in, and recover a forgotten password inside the app.
Give each bidder one place for account details, activity, billing addresses, and delivery addresses.
Place a bid, set a proxy-bid maximum, make an offer, or buy now when those options are enabled.
Show current bids, watched lots, won items, invoice totals, payment links, and payment status.
Save lots to the bidder's account so they remain available between app sessions.
Send outbid and auction-won messages through Firebase, even when the app is closed.
Use PayPal, or scope a regional gateway such as Eway for Australia.
Give members a way to delete their account from the app, as Apple and Google require.
We build the interface with React and Tailwind CSS, package the iOS and Android apps with Capacitor, and use Google Firebase for push notifications. One maintained codebase supports both store builds.
The app does not create a second catalog or administration area. It connects to your live PHP Pro Bid platform through the RESTful API.
A bid placed in the app goes to the same bidding engine as a bid placed on the website. Listings, member accounts, current bids, and invoices come from the same platform. You continue to manage the auction from the administration area you already use.
Because we build the auction software and its API, we can scope the app around the way your PHP Pro Bid site is configured.
The website and app read the same lots, bids, accounts, and invoices through the API.
We prepare and submit the builds through your Apple and Google developer accounts.
Your name, logo, colors, app icon, splash screen, and store copy are part of the design.
Every app has an agreed scope, timeline, and fixed quote. We take it through five clear stages.
You tell us how your auctions work, who bids, and what the app needs to do.
We map the bidder journey and apply your logo, colors, app icon, and splash screen.
We build the agreed screens and connect them to your PHP Pro Bid platform through the API.
We test both apps, prepare the store listings, and submit the builds for Apple and Google review.
We can scope ongoing maintenance for store-rule changes, operating-system updates, and new features.
Send us your auction format, the bidder tasks you want in the app, the alerts that matter, and the payment method you use. We will separate the typical app features from any custom work and send you a scope, timeline, and fixed quote.
Need changes to the website as well? We can include them through our custom development service.
Tell us about your auction business and what you'd want the app to do. We'll get back to you as quickly as possible.