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The AppMachine White-Label Scope Trap

Symptom: Clients complain that the app builder interface still shows AppMachine branding or mentions third-party tools. Root cause: AppMachine's Agency plan ($159/mo) caps resellers at 5 apps, making it impossible to scale beyond a handful of clients without paying for multiple subscriptions.

By InnovaAI ResearchPublished Updated

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How do you recognize it?
  • •Clients complain that the app builder interface still shows AppMachine branding or mentions third-party tools.
  • •Agency cannot remove AppMachine attribution from the app store listing or splash screen.
  • •Client apps are limited to 5 total, forcing the agency to upgrade or drop clients.
  • •Push notification campaigns fail because the client CMS lacks granular user segmentation.
  • •Data import from Google Sheets breaks when the sheet exceeds 500 rows on the Instant plan.
Why does it happen?
  • •AppMachine's Agency plan ($159/mo) caps resellers at 5 apps, making it impossible to scale beyond a handful of clients without paying for multiple subscriptions.
  • •White-label branding is limited to the builder interface and does not extend to the app store metadata, push notification sender name, or in-app splash screens.
  • •The platform's data integration relies on flat spreadsheets (Google Sheets/CSV) with row limits (500 on Instant, 1,000 on Professional), causing data truncation for larger catalogs.
  • •Push notifications are sent from AppMachine's infrastructure, not the agency's own server, so the sender name defaults to AppMachine unless manually overridden per app.
How do you fix it?
  • •In the AppMachine admin panel, navigate to 'Branding' and upload a custom splash screen logo and app icon to override default assets.
  • •For each client app, go to 'Settings > Push Notifications' and change the sender name to the client's business name to remove AppMachine references.
  • •Upgrade to the Agency plan and immediately create all 5 app slots; if more are needed, contact support to request a custom plan or purchase a second Agency subscription.
  • •Switch data sources from Google Sheets to CSV files with row counts under the plan limit, or split large datasets into multiple sheets linked to separate app sections.
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