Services · Mobile app development · Perfume apps
Codeeo provides perfume app development Manchester fragrance sellers use to win repeat customers from department store counters and marketplaces. We build iOS and Android apps for small-batch perfumers in the Northern Quarter, premium boutiques around King Street and Spinningfields, multi-store retailers with units at the Trafford Centre and online brands growing through creators. Authenticity details, limited drops, honest reviews, refills and pay-by-bank checkout are the features we usually plan first, because they answer the doubts Manchester buyers bring to a fragrance purchase.
We do not have a Manchester office. Our team of 80+ works remotely with clients in Greater Manchester, holding discovery and reviews over video. Across the UAE and the US we have delivered 200+ projects, and clients rate us 4.7 from 23 Google reviews. Read on for the features, the businesses they suit, how a build runs and answers to common questions.
200+ companies servedFrom a first store to an ADX listed developer
Features we build
Manchester shoppers have plenty of choice. Selfridges and Harvey Nichols face each other near Exchange Square, the Arndale and the Trafford Centre carry the big chains, and the Northern Quarter has its own independent makers. With that much choice, buyers are cautious about where they spend on a bottle, particularly online, and they want proof that what arrives is genuine and fairly reviewed. The city's large student population, spread across the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan and Salford, buys differently again: smaller sizes, discovery sets and recommendations from creators they follow. Perfume shopping app development Manchester retailers ask for therefore starts with trust and discovery, and the list below reflects that order.
Each product page can show where you source the fragrance, its batch code format and how customers can check a code with the brand. We only display claims you can support, such as buying direct from a house or its authorised distributor, so the reassurance is honest rather than a badge.
Cautious buyers commit to a full bottle with confidence.
A short set of questions about scents a customer already likes, when they wear fragrance and how strong they want it. Answers map to your catalogue using rules your staff write, not a black box, and the results page offers samples first. Staff can adjust the rules after launch as they learn which answers lead to purchases that stick.
First-time buyers reach a shortlist quickly, without help.
Small-batch releases open at a set time, with waitlist sign-ups, push alerts and a per-customer quantity limit. The checkout holds stock for a few minutes while someone pays, so nobody is charged for a bottle that has already gone. Waitlist members can be given a head start before the public release if you want to reward your earliest followers.
Launch days sell out fairly, without overselling.
Creators, many of them working out of MediaCity in Salford, get their own codes and links. The dashboard tracks orders per creator, and the app reminds partners that paid posts must be labelled as advertising under the CAP Code. Codes can be time limited, tied to a single product or capped at a number of uses.
You see which creators actually drive sales.
Only customers who bought a product can review it, reviews show the size and date bought, and negative reviews are published under the same rules as positive ones. That follows the ban on fake and selectively edited reviews in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. Customers can filter reviews by longevity or projection.
Reviews customers believe, and that stand up to scrutiny.
For refillable fragrances, customers order refills, book a refill at your shop or send back empties through a returns scheme you run. The app records each refill so loyalty points and reminders follow automatically. Customers can also see how many refills they have made, which many find motivating.
Sustainability becomes a reason to stay with your shop.
Apple Pay, Google Pay and cards, with Open Banking pay by bank available through your payment provider where it is supported. Buy now pay later providers can be added if you choose, with their terms shown clearly before the customer commits. Saved payment details make the second order much quicker than the first.
Checkout suits students and higher spenders alike.
If your studio runs perfume-making classes, the app sells places, collects any allergy notes, sends reminders and offers the finished formula as a reorderable product afterwards. Group bookings for birthdays and hen parties have their own flow. Tutors see the class list and notes on a tablet at the studio.
Classes fill up and graduates become repeat customers.
Screens meet WCAG 2.2 AA, with readable contrast, screen reader labels on every product image and controls large enough to tap. The Equality Act expects reasonable adjustments, and accessible apps also convert better for everyone. We test with VoiceOver on iPhone and TalkBack on Android before release.
Customers with sight loss can shop without help.
One dashboard for shop stock, warehouse stock and stock taken to markets and events, with sales from each channel deducted in real time. Managers see best sellers by channel and where to send replenishment. Low stock alerts go to the person who reorders for each location. Event stock is checked back in at the end of the day.
No more selling online what went to a market stall.
Is this you?
Greater Manchester's fragrance sellers range from one-person studios to retailers with several units across the region. Perfume store app development Manchester businesses come to us for usually falls into one of four situations, and each one needs a different first release. We say so early, because building the wrong first version costs more than building a smaller right one. Where a business spans two of these, we take the parts of each that fit and plan the rest for later releases.
You make fragrance in small runs, sell from a studio or a shared shop and rely on loyal followers who wait for new releases. Your app needs drops, waitlists, a story behind each scent and classes if you run them. We keep the build compact so it fits a small team, and we connect it to the shop system you already use rather than adding another login to manage. Customers who meet you at a market can sign up there and receive their first sample offer the same day.
Drops and community matter more than catalogue size.
Your customers work in the nearby offices and expect service that matches the price of what you sell. The app offers consultations, reserve to try, gift wrapping and early access to launches. Lunchtime is short, so collection is quick: a customer reserves on the tram and the bag is ready at the counter when they arrive.
You run shops in the city centre, at the Trafford Centre and in surrounding towns such as Stockport or Altrincham. The app needs shop-level stock, a store finder, a single loyalty account across every unit and head office reporting. We plan the integrations with your EPOS and ecommerce systems first, because everything else depends on them. Customers in Bolton or Wigan see whether their nearest unit holds a fragrance before they travel.
Most of your customers found you through a video, and a good share are students on a budget. The app focuses on sample sets, the fragrance finder, creator codes and push alerts that respect consent. Because you sell nationally, the delivery options and courier rules come from your carrier, not a fixed list. Student customers can verify their status once and keep any offer you choose to run.
Retention without paying for every order through ads.
How engagements work
A fixed scope project suits most Manchester fragrance sellers starting out: a defined first release with agreed screens and integrations. A monthly retainer keeps the app updated for new drops, seasonal campaigns and operating system changes. A dedicated team suits a regional retailer with a long programme of work. For perfume ecommerce app development Manchester sellers commission, cost depends on the integrations required, whether drops need extra load testing, how many features such as classes, refills and creator tracking go into the first release and how much product content needs preparing. Whatever the arrangement, you get a shared backlog you can see at any time and a demo at the end of every sprint.
A defined build with a deadline
We agree what the product has to do, write it down with a price and a date, and build exactly that. Changes are priced before they are made, not discovered on the invoice.
A product that keeps evolving
Named engineers who work your hours, join your standups and stay on the codebase. You direct the backlog; we own the quality of what ships.
Something live that needs looking after
A monthly block of hours for improvements, fixes and the small requests that otherwise wait months. Unused hours carry for a quarter.
Technology
We pick a cross platform framework when it fits, so iOS and Android share most code, and connect to your commerce platform through its API. Where drops bring heavy traffic, we add queueing and caching so the app stays responsive under pressure. Accounts for hosting, analytics and push messaging are opened in your name, so the app is yours to keep whoever maintains it.
01Mobile
02Data and cloud
03Marketing and tracking
It depends on scope, and we explain every driver before you commit.
We do not publish fixed prices because two fragrance apps rarely share the same scope. The main drivers are the number of systems the app connects to, such as EPOS, ecommerce, couriers and creator tracking, the features in the first release, whether limited drops need load testing and how much catalogue content needs structuring. After discovery calls you receive a written scope and estimate, with options to reduce it.
Schedule a free consultation and get a written recommendation, with costs, before you commit to anything.
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