Marketplace App Development Services
Custom Multi-Vendor Marketplace Apps Built To Scale
A marketplace with plenty of buyers and no sellers, or plenty of sellers and no buyers, isn't a marketplace, it's a half-built idea. LiFet builds marketplace apps designed around solving that real two-sided problem from day one.
Built For Two Kinds Of Builders
Individual Founders
You have a real marketplace idea and need it built around actually solving the chicken-and-egg problem of getting both sides on board.
Growing Businesses
You need a real platform connecting your actual buyers and sellers, built to scale as both sides grow.
Most Marketplaces Fail As A One-Sided Product
A marketplace only works when both sides genuinely find value, buyers need real supply, sellers need real demand, and building for only one side first is how most marketplace ideas stall. LiFet builds marketplace apps with real tools for both sides from the start, listing management for sellers, real search and trust signals for buyers.
Everything Your App Actually Needs
Seller Onboarding And Listings
Real tools for sellers to actually list and manage their products or services.
Buyer Search And Discovery
Real, fast search built around how buyers actually look for what they need.
Secure Split Payments
Real payment processing that correctly splits funds between your platform and your sellers.
Ratings And Trust Signals
Real reviews and ratings that build the trust a marketplace actually depends on.
In-App Messaging
Real communication between buyers and sellers, built directly into the platform.
Admin Dashboard
Real tools for you to manage the platform itself, not just the individual listings.
Ongoing Platform Maintenance
Updated and maintained as your real marketplace grows, not a one time handoff.
Discovery and Risk Assessment
We review your actual marketplace model, both sides of it, and flag real risks before any code gets written.
Scope and Compliance Definition
The exact feature list and any real payment compliance requirements get locked in writing before development begins.
UI/UX Design
A real, high fidelity prototype for both your buyers and sellers you review and approve before the build phase starts.
Technology and Architecture Setup
The real technical foundation gets built first, database, authentication, and core infrastructure, before any screen gets built.
Agile Software Development
Screens and features get built and verified one at a time, tracked against a visible pipeline you can see progress on.
Quality and Security Testing
Your split payment flow is tested against real transaction scenarios before it counts as done, not assumed working.
Deployment and Launch
Your app goes live, App Store and Google Play submission handled end to end.
Continuous Support and Optimization
Real, ongoing updates as your marketplace grows, not a one time handoff.
Built On Proven, Modern Technology
Stripe for real split payments, Algolia for real fast search, Socket.io for real-time messaging, and Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Docker for the backend and infrastructure.
Stripe
Algolia
Socket.io
Node.js
PostgreSQL
DockerWe don't build for one side, we build a real marketplace that works for both.