- Yes, VendBuddy works as an app on your phone — it installs straight from your browser. No App Store download, nothing to update, and it opens full-screen with your account signed in.
- Android: open vendbuddy.io/get-app in Chrome and tap one button.
- iPhone: Safari → Share → scroll down → Add to Home Screen.
- Missing the option? You are probably in an in-app browser — fix below.
Short answer: yes. VendBuddy is built as a modern web app, which means the same product you use at vendbuddy.io/app installs onto your phone’s home screen directly from the browser — a real icon, full-screen, one tap from your pocket to your route toolkit. Here is exactly how to do it on every phone, including the two traps that make people think the option does not exist.
iPhone (Safari or Chrome)
- Open vendbuddy.io in Safari or Chrome.
- Tap the Share button — the square with the arrow (bottom center in Safari, top right in Chrome).
- Scroll DOWN the share sheet, past the app icons and the first actions like Copy and Add to Reading List. This is the step everyone misses — Add to Home Screen sits below the fold.
- Tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.
That’s it — the VendBuddy icon is on your home screen and opens full-screen like any app.
Android (Chrome, Edge, Samsung Internet, Firefox)
- Chrome / Edge: open vendbuddy.io/get-app and tap the Add to home screen button — the browser shows a one-tap Install prompt. Or use menu ⋮ → Add to Home screen.
- Samsung Internet: menu ≡ → Add page to → Home screen.
- Firefox: menu ⋮ → Add to Home screen (newer versions say Install).
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Start building free →“I don’t see Add to Home Screen anywhere”
Two causes cover nearly every case:
- You are inside another app’s built-in browser. If you opened VendBuddy from a link in Gmail, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger, or Yandex, you are in that app’s webview — and webviews hide the install option entirely. Tap the ⋮ or … menu and choose Open in Safari or Open in Chrome, then follow the steps above.
- You did not scroll far enough. In Safari’s share sheet the option sits below Copy, Add to Reading List, and several other actions. Swipe the action list upward. (If it is genuinely gone, scroll to the bottom of the share sheet, tap Edit Actions, and re-enable it.)
Why we built it this way (and what about the App Store?)
Installing from the browser means you always run the latest version — no update downloads, no version drift, and every feature ships to your phone the moment we release it. An App Store listing is on the roadmap; the home-screen install is the same product with the same features, available today.
Open this on your phone and the page detects your browser and walks you through it — or fires the one-tap install if your browser supports it.
Get VendBuddy on your phone →FAQ
Is there a VendBuddy app for iPhone?
Yes — install it from Safari or Chrome via Share → Add to Home Screen. It opens full-screen with your account signed in.
Is there a VendBuddy app for Android?
Yes — Chrome, Edge, and Samsung Internet offer a one-tap install; Firefox installs from the browser menu.
Is VendBuddy in the App Store or Google Play?
Not yet — a store listing is on the roadmap. The home-screen install is the same product, available today, and always up to date.
Does the home-screen version have all the features?
Yes. It is the full VendBuddy — Lead Finder, Pipeline, Contracts, ROI tools, and the Growth Coach — not a cut-down companion app.
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