Shopify app development by the team behind Backstep
We build public Shopify apps and take them through Shopify App Store review. Backstep, our backup and undo app for Shopify stores, is live on the App Store and free during its beta.
- Shipped
- Backstep on the Shopify App Store
- Covers
- Admin API, webhooks, background jobs
- Privacy
- Data deleted 48 hours after uninstall
What a Shopify app needs to get right
- Reading and writing store data safely. Products, variants, images, collections and pages through the Admin API, with limits respected on large catalogs.
- Webhooks and background work. Changes are recorded as they happen, and long jobs run in the background instead of blocking the merchant.
- Privacy and uninstall. Mandatory privacy webhooks handled, and store data deleted after the app is removed.
- App Store review. Listing, permissions and the review checklist prepared before submission.
What we learned building Backstep
Backstep keeps a daily backup of a store and records every change in batches that can be previewed and undone. It can restore deleted products with their images, and once a month it runs a restore test that rebuilds a hidden draft to prove the backup works.
The listing states plainly what is not covered: orders, customers, inventory, metafields, menus, blogs and discounts. We think a backup app should say what it cannot restore before a merchant needs it.
How we work on a Shopify app
1. Start from the merchant's risk
We define what goes wrong in the store without the app, then build the smallest version that removes that risk.
2. Prove it on a development store
Every feature is tested on a development store with real catalog sizes before it reaches a merchant.
3. Submit and support
We handle the App Store listing and review, then answer merchant email directly.
Planning a Shopify app? Email intelgets@gmail.com.