Connecting Shopify app developers with the merchants they're building for — before a line of code gets written.
The Shopify App Store is full of well-engineered apps that merchants never wanted. Developers spend months building on assumptions about how stores operate — and merchants, the only people who actually know, are never asked. When they are asked, it's in forum threads and surveys that treat their expertise as free.
MAPI fixes both sides of that. Developers get structured, honest feedback from real merchants — filtered by Shopify plan, niche, and industry — before and while they build. Merchants get paid for the knowledge they've been giving away: short questionnaires, screen recordings, and optional calls, on their own schedule, at rates shown upfront.
The result is fewer abandoned apps, fewer wasted months, and tools that fit how stores actually run.
Store owners — get paid for feedback sessions that take as little as ten minutes, with no calls required and no ongoing commitment. Join as a founding merchant.
App developers — validate your roadmap through direct discussions and UX audits with the merchants you're building for. See how it works.
MAPI is independently built and currently in beta — which means the founding merchants and developers joining now are directly shaping how it works.
There's no support black hole here: if you have a question or something's not working, you're emailing me, and I answer.