Proof first: we ship our own Shopify app
LensPath is NKM Studio's own product — a lens-customisation platform for optical retailers on Shopify, built and launched in 2026. Prescription capture, lens option logic, and pricing flows that standard Shopify product pages can't express. It exists because we ran into the limits of off-the-shelf apps while operating a real UAE optical store — so we built the missing piece.
That changes what you get as a client: we've dealt with Shopify's app review, API rate limits, billing APIs, webhooks at production scale, and the difference between a demo and something merchants rely on daily.
What we build
- Private apps for your operations — connect Shopify to your ERP, POS, or warehouse; automate order routing, inventory sync, and reporting that Flow can't handle.
- Custom storefront functionality — product configurators, prescription/measurement capture, bundles and subscriptions logic, B2B pricing.
- Shopify Functions — discount, shipping, and payment logic at platform level (the successor to checkout scripts), written in Rust for production reliability.
- Admin embedded apps — internal dashboards and tools your team uses inside Shopify admin, built on the App Bridge and Polaris patterns Shopify expects.
- Public app development — from concept through App Store review, billing, and launch.
How app projects run
- Scoping. We define the jobs the app must do, what stays in existing apps, and the smallest version worth shipping. Fixed quote follows.
- Build. Modern Shopify stack — Remix app template, GraphQL Admin API, webhooks, and CI. Staged on a development store you can click through.
- Ship and run. Deployment, monitoring, and an agreed support window. For public apps: App Store listing, review handling, and billing setup.
When a custom app is the wrong answer
If an existing app covers 90% of the need at AED 30/month, buy it — we'll tell you so in scoping. Custom development earns its cost when the workflow is your competitive edge, when app-stacking creates conflicts and speed problems, or when you're paying for five apps to do one job badly. That's the honest math, and it's where a development partner beats a vendor.