Are you thinking of using the Appyn theme to make your own APK Downloading sites? Read this Appyn theme review with pros and cons before purchasing the theme.
We have used this theme for more than 2 years on 1 of my sites and have earned more than 800$ in 3 months, and here are my unbiased reviews about Appyn theme details.
What is Appyn Theme actually?
Appyn is a WordPress theme made by Themespixel. The sole purpose of the theme is to make an App Downloading Sites like Apkpure and Apkmirror.
You can publish apps using any Google Play Store links and the theme will import all the details of the apps such as images, size, updated date, version, descriptions, and also the APK itself. However, You can edit these details as per your choice once imported.
You need an API key to get this content extractor to work. You can find this API from your account dashboard.
Just copy your API key and enter it into your WordPress Theme control panel – Appyn – Content-Importer. You also need to enter your website URL in the website section.
Appyn theme once purchased can be used on unlimited sites, whereas the content importer API can
Price of APPYN:
As of now, the APPYN theme can be purchased for $34.99.
The Black Friday deal is currently active on the Appyn theme. You get straight 20% off on the theme.
+ Publish apps using Google Play Store links
Features of Appyn Theme:
Dedicated Theme Panel:
While most of the themes don’t give you a dedicated panel, the Appyn theme provides you with a dedicated option in the WordPress menu bar where you can customize many things.
Dark Mode:
Dark Mode is one of the features everyone looks out for in new themes. Dark Mode helps to keep visitors’ eyes calm and also looks visually good.
Appyn theme comes in inbuilt dark mode. It also allows visitors to decide whether they want a dark mode or use a regular design.
Content Importer:
With this unique feature, you can simply paste any google play store link and the importer will extract all the details of the apps/games including the apk itself.
Though you can change all the settings here. Like the number of images to import, get apk or not, apk file name.
APK Upload:
Users get various options to upload the extracted apps. Theme can upload it on your own server or directly on 3rd party file hosting services like Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, etc.
APK Update:
Since APPYN v2.0.9, users with active licenses have options to directly update the existing apps without making a new post. You can simply go Appyn-Apps to update to find the list of available updates. Users can simply use this panel to one-click update this app.
Theme Speed:
Per their official website, they claim to have a page speed score of 97 for mobile and 100 for desktop. This is true for the new installation with fewer plugins and no Google Adsense ads.
But,
We have used Appyn with Google Adsense ads, and below is the page speed insight pic:
Please note that the below website is hosted on Bluehost Shared Hosting Plan. You can get better results with some premium hosting like Cloudways.
The website runs around 7 plugins including RankMath, Jetpack
The scores are pretty good as running google scripts usually lowers the speed of the site. But appyn is good enough to handle the scripts.
Rich Snippets:
Appyn theme has an inbuilt review schema that helps enhance your search result in Google. Your website search result shows star ratings/reviews on a search engine that helps to make a good impression in front of visitors. See below the search result of one of my websites:
Changelogs:
Edit (18/10/2023):
Appyn Theme version 2.0.14:
A new version was released on 18 October 2023 and has got more than 10 new features into Appyn Theme. Let’s discuss the updates in detail:
- List of MOD apps and bulk import: Now you get a list of the latest available mods from different source websites. You can directly import them. Also now you can bulk import the available mods.
2. Auto send Apks to telegram channels and groups: Now you can direclty send apks files of the post directly to your telegram channels. Though the limit to send file is just 20MB as of now. But we expect this to increase in future.
3. MOD Apps seperate setting area in panel: Since in previous update the normal apps setting and mod post setting were in same option, but now you have different panel for mod apps posts.
Edit (16/06/23):
Appyn Theme version 2.0.13:
A new version was released on 26 May 2023 and has introduced many new features into Appyn Theme. Let’s see the updates in detail:
- Mod Apps Finder (BETA): With this feature in appyn v2.0.13, now you can search modded apps from various websites and extract them to your website. This will extract the modded app description, title, and version, the rest of the data link developer and the icon will be taken from Play Store. Though this doesn’t uploads the mod apps to your server, instead creates a link to download from the same 3rd party website.
- Download link shortener: This might be one of the most requested features. Now you can use URL shorteners directly in the download links. Currently, 5 URL shorter services are i.e Ouo.io, ShrinkEarn.com, Shorte.st, ClicksFly.com and Oke.io.
- Featured posts for Homepage: Now you can select any 5 apps that will stick to only the homepage as featured apps. Check here.
- Delete old files: Now as you update any app, the apk files of the previous version can be deleted automatically from your server.
- Change ribbon colors: Probably the most awaited feature. Now you can change the color of the elements such as ribbons, stars, etc.
Apart from this there are more improvement in this new version. You can read the details about the updates here: Appyn
Appyn Theme version 2.0.12:
The team released a new version on 7 Nov 2022. This new appyn v2.0.12 offers multiple customization options to improve your site. Let’s see the major update in this version:
- Upload files to UptoBox: Now along with google drive, one drive, etc., users can now set the theme to upload files on UptoBox directly.
- Sidebar for all pages: Now you get an option to make a sidebar for the homepage, search page, and archive pages like tags, categories, and more. Also, you can select which categories should be shown in the sidebars.
- Disable sticky headers: Users can now disable the sticky menu.
- Telegram button below download option: Now you can show the telegram joining link just below the download link.
- Rounded corners: Now you can change the layout of apps to round. You can change it from Admin Control Panel- Appyn-General Options-Rounded Version.
- Change number of apps per row: Earlier you were getting 6 apps in a row for desktop and 2 rows for mobile. Now you can change the number of apps in one row. You can set it for both desktop and mobile. As you see above, one row contains 5 apps. To change the settings go to Admin Control Panel- Appyn-General Options-Apps per Row(PC) and Apps per Row(MOBILE).
FAQs
How to download the Appyn theme for free?
Well, many users are searching for a free nulled version of the appyn theme to use appyn without an API key. I would suggest you guys avoid nulled appyn theme. The nulled theme will harm your SEO sooner or later. The nulled theme may contain malicious codes or viruses, that will ultimately make your website vulnerable to hackers.
How to get the Appyn theme API key?
Once purchased, you can find your API key from your profile dashboard under the API key option. You can use this key on 5 websites.
Is the appyn theme compatible with SEO plugins?
Yes, we have tested the APPYN theme with RankMath, and Yoast SEO plugins and didn’t have any compatibility issues with them.
Can I customize the Appyn Theme as per My choice?
Yes, if you have knowledge of PHP you can customize the theme any way you like. You can hire some developers for this. The official support does not help in customization, still, they are helpful with some simple changes like removing some codes or tags.
How many apps can be extracted at one time?
The content extractor can only extract one app detail at a time.
No batch extract or update is available at this time.
How many apps can be extracted using the API key?
One API key can be used to extract data for 5000 apps per month.
Does one API key work for unlimited sites?
No, the API key is used to extract the app’s details from the Google Play Store and can be used on only 5 sites at a time. While you can use the theme on unlimited sites without using an API key.
Is the license for a lifetime?
No, once purchased, the license remains active for one year. You need to renew the license every year to get updates. You can still download the old version that was released when you had an active license.