Whitelabel App

Launch your own branded mobile app with Simplero — your brand, your icon, your name in the App Store and Google Play. Before we dive in, let's clarify what you're building and how it relates to the Simplero Mobile App. The Simplero Mobile App The Simplero Mobile App is the free app available to all Simplero customers and their members. It's published under the Simplero brand and gives your members access to: Courses and lessons Favorites, Playlists, Bookmarks Transcripts and Private Notes Forum and Feed Site pages, Calendar, and Sales pages Quizzes Your members download the Simplero app, log in, and see all the sites they have access to — across all Simplero creators. Your Whitelabel (Branded) App A Whitelabel App is your own app — published under your brand name with your icon in the App Store and Google Play. Your members download your app instead of the Simplero app. They only see your content. Same powerful features, fully branded experience. Key differences: Simplero Mobile App Whitelabel App Brand Simplero Your brand App Store listing Simplero's Yours Icon & splash screen Simplero's Yours Content visible All creators the member follows Only your content Developer accounts needed None Apple + Google Cost Included in your plan Requires your own Developer accounts ($99/yr Apple, $25 one-time Google). +$99/month on Skyrocket. +$199/month on Starter and Scale. What you'll need before starting Setting up a branded app involves a few external accounts and configurations. Here's the high-level process: Get a D.U.N.S. number — A free unique business identifier required by both Apple and Google. This can take a few weeks, so start here first. Set up your Apple Developer Account (for iOS) Set up your Google Developer Account (for Android) — including Google Cloud Console and Firebase Add your Branded App in Simplero — Upload your assets (icons, splash screens, screenshots) and app details Pay the branded app add-on — Once you’ve created the App in your Simplero account, click on +Buy now to activate your branded mobile app. Complete the Branded App Checklist (see below) Each of these steps has its own dedicated lesson in this course. Ready? Start with the next lesson: D.U.N.S. number — especially if you don't have one yet, since it's the longest wait in the process. Let's get your app out there. 🚀

A DUNS number (short for Data Universal Numbering System) is a unique 9-digit identifier assigned to businesses by the company Dun & Bradstreet. Learn more about on their official site. You’ll need a D.U.N.S. number BEFORE signing up for a Google and Apple Developer Accounts. It can take a few weeks to get it set up so we highly recommend requesting your D.U.N.S. if you don’t have one yet, before starting the Simplero Whitelabel App process. For the D-U-N-S application, you will need: The legal name of your business. Your business address (If you have multiple locations, you will need to apply for a separate D-U-N-S Number for each location). Contact information for your business including a main telephone number. The name of the business owner, president, or CEO. The legal structure of your business. The year your business was created. The primary business industry. The total number of full- and part-time employees. Obtaining a D-U-N-S Number is free. To begin the application process visit https://www.dnb.com/duns/get-a-duns.html. Note: If your company is based outside of the US, you can still register through the same website. Just be sure to select the country that your business is based out of.

Create an Apple Developer Account Go to Developer Account programs Click Enroll and sign in with your Apple ID (or create one) Enroll as an Organization — $99/year Apple reviews the enrollment — this can take 24–48 hours In your App Store Connect > Users and Access, add Lis Alvarez, appmanager@simplero.com Make sure you give Admin permissions. Go to App Store Connect Keys and Request access

Create a Google Play Organizational Developer Account To create your account: Navigate to: https://play.google.com/apps/publish/signup Sign into your Google account. (Or create a Google account if you don’t already have one). Review the information on the next screen and click Continue. Enter a publicly visible Developer name. This can be any name you want. For example, “[My Business Name] Developer Account.” Click Next. Next, click Create or select payments profile to link a Google payments profile to your account. If you already have an existing payments profile, you’ll be asked to choose between using your existing profile or creating a new one. Next, enter or confirm your name and address. When you’re done setting up your payments profile, click Next. Enter a Developer email address for your public developer profile. We strongly recommend using a business email address that is different from your personal email address. Then, click Verify email address and follow the verification steps. Finally, check the checkbox to give your consent for Google to show your information in your public developer profile and click Next. Complete the on-screen instructions provided by Google to finish creating your Google Developer account. After creating a Google Developer Account, you must verify your Google Play Console. Look for an email sent from Google and follow the instructions provided. Go to Users and permissions and Invite new users > appmanager@simplero.com and select Admin (all permissions). Google Cloud Console Create a new project Go to https://console.cloud.google.com In the top left corner, click the dropdown menu to Select a Project. When the next dialog box appears, select New Project. Enter your Project name (your App Name) and click Create. Switch to the Project created for your branded app. In the left sidebar, go to: IAM & Admin → IAM • Click “Grant Access” (or “+ Add”) • Email: appmanager@simplero.com Role: Owner Click Save Enable the API Navigate to the Google Publisher API Settings. Ensure that you are logged into the correct account as the account owner Click Enable Enable Firebase Navigate to the Firebase Management API - Google Cloud Console. Ensure that you are logged into the correct account as the account owner. Click Enable. Create a Firebase Project Go to Firebase Console Click Add project and follow the wizard Click the Settings icon, then select Permissions. On the Permissions page, click Add member. In the dialog, enter the user (appmanager@simplero.com) Select the Owner role for the new member, then click Add.

Go to Simplero Mobile Apps page. Click on Create Mobile App. When Adding your branded App in Simplero you’ll need to provide: Name Description for the App: Detailed description for app stores (max 4000 characters) Short description: Brief description for app listings (max 80 characters) Keywords: Comma-separated keywords for app store search (max 100 characters) Category (see options on the image attached) Support url: URL for customer support Privacy policy url: URL to your privacy policy Light Mode Icon JPG or PNG 1024 x 1024px Must not have transparent pixels https://developer.apple.com/design/resources/ Dark Mode Icon Same specs as above Light mode splash screen Light background + dark logo Base design: PNG 2732 × 2732 px (safe for all devices) Recommended: Keep logo centered Leave padding (avoid edges) Dark mode splash screen Dark background + light logo Same specs as above For Apple (specs here) iPhone 6.9" Display Up to 10 screenshots for iPhone 6.9" (1320 x 2868 pixels) iPad 13" Display Up to 10 screenshots for iPad 13" Display (2064 x 2752 pixels) Copyright The name of the person or entity that owns the exclusive rights to your app, preceded by the year the rights were obtained (for example, "2008 Acme Inc."). Do not provide a URL. For Android (specs here) Feature graphic PNG or JPEG, up to 15 MB and 1,024 px by 500 px Phone screenshots Upload 2–8 phone screenshots. Screenshots must be PNG or JPEG, up to 8 MB each, 16:9 or 9:16 aspect ratio, with each side between 320 px and 3,840 px 7-inch tablet screenshots Upload up to eight 7-inch tablet screenshots. Screenshots must be PNG or JPEG, up to 8 MB each, 16:9 or 9:16 aspect ratio, with each side between 320 px and 3,840 px 10-inch tablet screenshots Upload up to eight 10-inch tablet screenshots. Screenshots must be PNG or JPEG, up to 8 MB each, 16:9 or 9:16 aspect ratio, with each side between 1,080 px and 7,680 px You can use tools like Screenshots generator to get these done: https://shipmobilefast.com/asset-generator

Click on +Buy now to activate the mobile app in your Simplero Account > mobile apps page. The branded app subscription fee is not refundable. If you terminate or fail to pay for your subscription Simplero will stop serving the app. Subscription prices for the branded mobile app are: +$99/month on Skyrocket. +$199/month on Starter and Scale.