Apti
The neighbourhood marketplace

One app for the shops near you and the people who shop there.

Shop owners list their shops and run them from the app or a browser. Customers find the shops near them, ask before they buy, and order in the chat. Shops build the market together; customers never pay.

Customers

Find the shops near you. Ask before you buy. Free, always.

  • Shops by distance from you, and which of them deliver
  • Chat or call the shop, order in the chat, pay the shop directly by UPI
  • Your number stays private; no other shop or customer sees you
More for customers

Coming soon to Google Play

Shop and service owners

List your shop. Build the market with the shops around you.

  • Customers near you find you on the map and in their list
  • Chat, calls, orders and payment requests in one thread, answered by your whole team
  • Free for now, no commission ever; plans for shops from 1 January 2027

In the app or on the web. One account for both.

How it works

Joining takes a minute. There is no form and no password.

Customers

  1. Get the appInstall Apti on your Android phone from Google Play.
  2. Your mobile numberEnter it and type the OTP we send by SMS, or continue with Google.
  3. Your name and PIN codeThe shops near you show up. No shop near you yet? We tell you when one opens.

Shop owners

  1. List your shopOn the web or in the app, with your mobile number and an OTP.
  2. Fill in your shopName, kind, address and hours. The app can read them from a photo of your business card.
  3. Set up while we checkYour shop is ready at once: add products, offers and your team, and serve customers who come through your own QR. Customers find it in search and on the map once Apti's team approves it.
For everyone on Apti

A market, not a listing and not a broadcast list.

A business chat number ties a shop to one phone. A directory gets a shop found and stops there. A delivery platform keeps the customer. On Apti the shops and their customers deal with each other directly, and the market belongs to the neighbourhood.

Nobody's personal numberCustomers and shops talk in the app. No number is shown or handed over, on either side.
Money goes straight to the shopCustomers pay the shop by UPI or cash. Apti never holds the money and takes no commission.
Offers stay in their placeA shop's offers show on the Offers page and on Home, where customers look when they choose. Nothing is pushed into chats or calls.
Gold and SilverBring a shop or a person to Apti and you earn Gold or Silver, with levels, badges and a district leaderboard that never shows a person's name.
English and HindiThe app and this site are in English and Hindi.
Health data handled as suchChemists, clinics and labs appear only once licensed, and a customer's chat with them is treated as health data with a consent step.
Questions

Asked before joining.

Customers ask

Do I pay anything?

No. Browsing, chatting, calling and ordering are free, for every shop, for as long as you like. You pay the shop for what you buy, directly, and Apti adds nothing on top.

How do I sign up?

Get the Apti app, enter your mobile number and the OTP we send by SMS, or continue with Google. Then give your name and your area's PIN code. Next time you sign in with the same number and a new OTP.

Will shops get my number?

No. Shops reach you only in the app, and no other shop or customer can see you. You can leave or block a shop whenever you like.

There is no shop near me yet. Can I still join?

Yes. Your Shops tab says so and lets you suggest a shop you know. We tell you when a shop opens near your PIN code, and you earn Gold when a shop you suggested is approved.

Shop owners ask

How do I list my shop?

Tap List your shop here or in the app, sign in with your mobile number and an OTP, and fill in your shop. It is set up at once; you can add products, offers and your team while Apti's team checks it. Customers find it in search and on the map once it is approved, and we tell you in the app and on the web.

Does Apti take a cut of my sales?

No. Payments go from the customer to your own UPI account. Apti is free for shops for now, with nothing per order, and the plans from 2027 are flat monthly prices.

I run a pharmacy. Can I list?

Yes, after the licence check. Chemists, clinics and labs appear to customers only once licensed. Customer chats with a pharmacy are treated as health data with a consent step.

Who sees my address?

Customers who have joined your shop, and anyone browsing the map if your spot is shown. Services that come to the customer can hide their spot and show a radius instead.

Why would I invite the shop next door?

Because a market with more shops brings more customers than one shop alone. Every customer a neighbouring shop brings in sees the whole market, including you. And you earn Gold when a shop you invited is approved.

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