To convert a website into an app, paste its URL into a website-to-app builder, add a name, icon and colour, and build. The APK opens your live site full-screen in a WebView, so content updates appear without rebuilding. Use this route for server-rendered sites, logins and checkouts; use HTML or ZIP upload for static content that must work offline.
- WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, Wix, Webflow, Squarespace
- Server-rendered apps: Laravel, Rails, Django, Next.js
- Sites with logins, carts and checkouts
- Content that changes daily
URL or ZIP? The one-question test
Does the site need a server to work? If pages are generated per request — a CMS, a shop, a dashboard behind a login — the app must load the live site: convert the URL. If the site is just files — HTML, CSS, JS, images — you can bundle them: ZIP to APK gives you an app that also works offline.
What the URL app adds on top of your site
- A launcher icon and name, and a status bar in your brand colour.
- A branded offline screen with a retry button, instead of Android's grey error page.
- Pull-to-refresh and a page loader between pages.
- On Pro: splash screen, onboarding slides, native bottom tabs mapped to sections of your site, and push notifications.
Where it is built
URL conversion runs in our free Website to App Android app — the same builds the sister site websitetoapk.dev describes. Paste the address, preview it in the phone frame, brand it and build. HTML files and ZIPs use the HTML & ZIP to APK Builder app instead; both apps share the same account and plans.
Three things to check on your site first
- It works at phone width over HTTPS. The app is Chrome without the address bar; if the site is awkward in mobile Chrome, it is awkward in the app.
- Google sign-in. Google blocks its OAuth page inside WebViews. Offer email login or another provider.
- Embedding headers. Some security plugins send headers that break in-app loading of third-party payment pages; test the checkout end to end.
Website URL to App — questions
Does the app update when I change my website?
Yes, instantly — it loads your live site. You only rebuild when the app shell changes: icon, name, tabs or permissions.
Does a URL app work offline?
It needs a connection to load pages, and shows a branded offline screen when there is none. For offline content, bundle HTML or a ZIP instead.
Which app converts a URL?
The free Website to App app on Google Play. HTML files and ZIPs are converted in the HTML & ZIP to APK Builder app.
Can a URL app go on Google Play?
Yes, with an AAB (Pro) and as long as the app does more than a bookmark would. Push notifications, native tabs or a real app flow help satisfy Play's minimum-functionality policy.