Apps
How to build a mobile app with E‑STAGE Genesis and publish it to the App Store and Google Play
Last reviewed: By Cluesfinders Editorial Team
E-STAGE Genesis can build real mobile apps for iPhone and Android, plus web apps and desktop apps, from a plain description. This guide shows how to start an app project, when to begin from a Marketplace template, how to shape the app by asking Genesis, and what you need to publish it to the App Store and Google Play.
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Which kind of project fits your idea?
| You want… | Choose | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pages people visit, a funnel or a hub | Website or Hub | A complete site you publish to your domain |
| A tool people log in to and use in the browser | Web app | An application with its own screens, like a client portal |
| An app people install on iPhone or Android | Mobile app | A React Native app with tabs, screens and navigation |
| An app that runs in its own window on the computer | Desktop app | Added from inside an existing Genesis project |
From E-STAGE Genesis, October 9, 2026. One project can hold a website, a web app, a mobile app and a desktop app together.
What you can build
Mobile apps in Genesis are React Native apps: they have tab bars, screens and navigation like the apps already on your phone. The Genesis Marketplace groups its mobile templates into Utilities, Productivity, Health & Fitness, Social & Community, Shopping and Education.
A few real examples from the Marketplace: a pilates and yoga studio app with class packs and bookings, a language course, a members community, a workout tracker, a festival guide, a grocery list, a book club, a vehicle service log, a private journal and a quote and invoice app.
Step 1: start an app project
- Open E-STAGE Genesis and click New project.
- The chooser asks what you are building. Pick Mobile app for iPhone and Android, or Web app for an app that opens in the browser.
- Need a desktop app too? Add it from inside the project. The same project can also hold your website.
Step 2: describe it, or start from a template
You can describe the app from scratch, or begin with a template and change it. Templates save time when one is close to your idea.
- Open Marketplace in the Genesis menu and look under Mobile apps, Web apps or Desktop apps.
- Open a template to see its description, the list of screens it includes and a Preview app button.
- Install it to a project, or import only the screens you need into a project you already have.
Step 3: shape it by asking Genesis
Describe the result you want in plain words. For example:
- “Build a booking app for my yoga studio with class packs, a schedule and check-in.”
- “Add a tab with my courses, and show each member their progress.”
- “Use my brand colors and logo on every screen.”
- “Add a screen where people can save their favorite events.”
Step 4: publish it to the stores
Mobile apps reach phones through the App Store and Google Play. To publish there you use your own Apple Developer account and Google Play developer account, the same accounts any app studio uses.
Apple and Google review each app before it appears in their stores, so plan time for that review. Web apps, by contrast, are published to your domain and open in any browser.
When your app needs to save data
If the app has to remember things for many users, like accounts, bookings or progress, it needs a backend. E-STAGE offers Dedicated Cloud Services as an optional add-on for that, or you can connect a Supabase or Firebase project you already run in Project Settings → Connectors.
See real apps built with Genesis
Ten mobile apps plus web and desktop apps, all from the Genesis Marketplace.
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Frequently asked questions
Are Genesis mobile apps real apps?
Yes. Mobile projects are React Native apps for iPhone and Android, with their own screens and navigation, not a website inside a frame.
Do I need an Apple or Google developer account?
Yes, to publish in the stores. The App Store needs an Apple Developer account and Google Play needs a Google Play developer account, both in your name or your company’s.
Do I need to code?
No. You describe what the app should do and Genesis builds it, and you keep changing it by asking in the chat.
Can my app and my website live together?
Yes. One Genesis project can hold a website, a web app, a mobile app and a desktop app.
Where are the app templates?
In Genesis, open Marketplace and look under Mobile apps, Web apps or Desktop apps.