# How to turn a Supabase web app into a mobile app Source: https://webnativeapp.com/supabase-mobile-app Description: Build a mobile app around your Supabase-powered web app without rewriting the product, including auth, deep links, and native feature considerations. A Supabase-powered web app can become an iOS and Android app by keeping Supabase as the backend and packaging the web frontend inside a native shell. The important work is making auth, redirects, storage, realtime updates, and mobile navigation behave correctly inside the app. ## The practical answer A Supabase-powered web app can become an iOS and Android app by keeping Supabase as the backend and packaging the web frontend inside a native shell. The important work is making auth, redirects, storage, realtime updates, and mobile navigation behave correctly inside the app. ### Keep the web product Your Supabase app stays the product users interact with. Do not rebuild it in native code unless the product truly needs native screens. ### Add the mobile shell The shell provides the installable app, launch screen, app identity, native bridge, and store-ready project structure. ### Submit like a real app Apple and Google review the final mobile experience, so metadata, privacy, support, and mobile quality all matter. ## What you would do by hand. Supabase is not the mobile app itself. It is the backend. The mobile app needs a frontend shell, store-ready native projects, and careful handling of auth sessions and links. 1. **Audit Supabase auth:** Check email links, OAuth redirects, magic links, session refresh, and password reset flows in a mobile web view. 2. **Confirm data and storage flows:** Test uploads, signed URLs, realtime channels, RLS policies, and offline or poor-network behavior. 3. **Create mobile shells:** Set up iOS and Android projects, app IDs, icons, splash screens, status bar, and web app loading strategy. 4. **Wire native capabilities:** Map push tokens, camera uploads, biometric unlock, or file access to real Supabase-backed workflows. 5. **Release through the stores:** Handle signing, privacy disclosures, screenshots, support links, review credentials, and production monitoring. ## What changes with Supabase. ### Auth redirects are the key detail OAuth and magic link flows need proper return URLs and deep link handling so users land back in the app. ### RLS still protects the data The app shell does not replace Supabase security rules. Keep policies tight and test with real mobile sessions. ### Push is possible but not automatic Supabase can store device tokens, but native push delivery needs mobile-side setup. ## The shorter route: package the web app you already have. WebNativeApp is for builders who already have a working web app and want the mobile release without learning every native build detail first. You keep the source, keep your web workflow, and avoid renting a closed converter dashboard. 1. **Use your deployed Supabase web app:** Start from the frontend that already talks to Supabase. 2. **Generate iOS and Android shells:** WebNativeApp packages the mobile layer while Supabase stays your backend. 3. **Add native features where useful:** Camera uploads, biometrics, and push can be layered onto the same product flow. ## What to prepare before store submission. ### Before packaging - A public production URL that works well on a phone-sized viewport. - A clear app name, square icon, splash screen color, and support contact. - Login, payment, and account flows tested inside mobile Safari and Chrome. - A short privacy policy and support URL ready for App Store Connect or Google Play. ### Native upgrades worth considering - Push notifications for product updates, reminders, bookings, or status changes. - Native navigation, splash screen, and haptics so the app feels intentional on a phone. - In-app reviews once users complete a successful action. - Optional Face ID, camera, document scanning, or social login when the workflow needs it. ## Supabase mobile app questions ### Can Supabase build mobile apps? Supabase is a backend platform. You still need a mobile frontend or native app shell. ### Can I keep Supabase auth? Yes. You need to test redirects, sessions, and OAuth providers carefully inside the mobile app. ### Does this require React Native? Not necessarily. If your web app works well on mobile, a Capacitor-style shell can be enough. ### Can I use push notifications with Supabase? Yes, but you need native push setup and a place to store and target device tokens. ## More ways to ship a web app to mobile. [Firebase mobile app](https://webnativeapp.com/firebase-mobile-app) [Web to iOS](https://webnativeapp.com/web-to-ios) [Replit to mobile app](https://webnativeapp.com/replit-to-mobile-app) [Cursor to mobile app](https://webnativeapp.com/cursor-to-mobile-app) ## Turn your Supabase app into a mobile app. Paste your production URL and start the mobile packaging flow. Keep your web app, get the app project, and ship without a native rebuild.