How to add apps to a whop

If you use Whop, you will already know that whops are a collection of apps. As such, apps are the very things that define a whop and create the community experience.

Based on the apps that you add to your whop, it can become any platform you can imagine, from an online course platform to a sports betting community. Adding apps to a whop is easy and free - it just takes a few clicks to do so.

In this guide, we’re going to remember what a whop is and learn what Whop apps are, how you can add them to your own whop, and how you can remove them if needed.

Jump straight to our guide on installing Whop apps.

What is a whop?

A whop can simply be explained as an “internet hub” - but it’s actually much more than that.

Think of your favorite digital platform: Instagram, Discord, Coursera, Reddit, or any other. They all have unique features that they offer, but since each platform is tailored for a specific purpose, they might not be the best fit for your dream platform.

Let’s think of features of the digital platforms as modules - Discord has the text channel module, one of the strongest features of the platform, and Coursera has comprehensive online courses.

It would be so cool to merge the two platforms, wouldn’t it?

Well, you can do that in a whop.

A whop is a modular platform where you pick which features it has. Do you want to create a course platform that also has chat rooms, Twitter feeds, forums, video calls, and even embedded websites? That’s a whop.

We’ve been mentioning features as “modules” - those are called “apps” on Whop. Each app serves a different purpose, and they will transform your whop into your dream platform.

After adding the apps your platform needs, you can create pricing options so that people can obtain memberships and get access to your whop - you can even make them free if you want to.

Your whop will be your very own internet hub with features that you want, and you can sell access to.

Read this guide for further explanation on what a whop is.

Let’s learn a bit more about apps on Whop.

What are Whop apps?

As we mentioned, a whop is a modular hub, and you should think of Whop apps as its “modules” or "features".

There are many apps on Whop that allow you to do all kinds of things. Let’s take the Chat app, for example - as its name suggests, it’s basically a chat room where the members of your whop can communicate with each other.

Then there's the Links app to create your link board, the Guess The Score app for score-guessing competitions, and the Job Board app to help you recruit for roles. Or the Files app, which lets you create a file directory from which your members can access and download files. There's also the Calendar app for taking bookings.

Of course, we’re just scratching at the surface of Whop apps with these examples - there are many more apps with much cooler stuff.

All apps can be added to your whop for free, and you can even add multiple instances of the same app and create mirror instances of the same app in multiple whops (under the same organization.)

This allows you to create multiple chat rooms, courses, forums, link directories, embedded websites, or even sell access to your software with automatic license key generation.

Some of the most popular apps on Whop are:

Courses - this app allows you to create comprehensive courses within your whop. It supports classic video lessons, text pages, files, graded and non-graded quizzes, and more.
Chat - as its name suggests, this app allows you to create a chat room within your whop. You can determine who can chat and who can react, as well as the username colors, banned words, and more.
Files - this app allows you to create a file directory within your whop, allowing you to easily share files with the members of your whop.
Content - this app can simply be explained as an online PDF file. You can use powerful formatting to create text pages for your members to see.
Affiliate Links - this app allows you to create a directory of affiliate links to create a link directory - you can even location gate the links so that only users that are in the location that you select will be able to use the link.

Now that you know what apps are, let's take a look at how you can add apps to a whop.

Adding apps to a whop

Adding apps to a whop is super easy, but first, you must have a whop. If you don’t already have one, take a look at our How to create your own whop guide to get started.

Create your own whop

If you got your whop ready to go, let’s move on adding apps to it, starting with the desktop app.

Adding apps to a whop on desktop

To add an app to your whop on a desktop, you should first click on the Manage apps button in the Your apps section of your whop. This is going to display the Edit apps popup on the right side of your screen.

The Edit apps popup is going to list all the apps in your whop, if you have any. Additionally, it's going to display two options at the top:

New app - allows you to add a new app to your whop
Link existing app - allows you to create a mirror instance of an app from another whop in the same organization. This option will only appear if you have more than one whop under the same organization

Let's click on the New app button to proceed.

The New app button is going to display the available apps list, where you can select which app you want to add. As an example, we're going to click on the Chat app.

After you click on an app, you're going to see the visibility popup appearing on your screen with two options:

Draft (hidden) - selecting this option will add the app to your whop as a hidden draft. This is the option to go with if you're adding an app that requires heavy setup, like Content or Courses. You can change its visibility to Visible later.
Visible - selecting this option will add the app to your whop, and all of your members will be able to see it instantly. This is ideal for apps that don't require any setup, like Chat and Whop Wheel.

After you make your selection, click the Add app to add the app to your whop.

Once you add the app to your whop, you can see it in the Your apps section on the left side of your screen. This section will list all the apps in your whop.

The Chat app in a whop's Your apps section

Once you add an app to your whop, you can access its settings using its settings button (cogwheel icon). After clicking the App settings button, you're going to see the App settings popup on your screen.

The App settings popup has five settings:

App icon: You can change the app's icon to an emoji or a custom image by clicking on the edit icon button at the top left of the popup.
Name: You can change the app's name to fit its intention. For example, if you're going to use a Chat app for networking purposes, you might want to name it "Networking Chat."
Description: Apps don't have descriptions by default. By adding a description to an app, you can change how it looks on your store page. The description field has a character limit of 90.
Visibility: The best practice in some apps like Courses and Guides is adding content to it before making it visible to your members. If you select Draft (hidden) in the visibility popup while adding the app to your whop, you can change this setting later on by selecting the Visible option in this field.
Delete app: Let's say you want to remove a duplicate app or an app doesn't fit the idea you had when you created your whop. By clicking the red Delete button in this section, you can remove them from your whop. Keep in mind that once you confirm the deletion, you won't be able to revert this action.

Steps of viewing an app's settings on Whop

How to remove an app from a whop on desktop

As you might've seen in the settings of an app, the popup also has the Deletebutton. Clicking on it with display the Delete app confirmation window, and clicking the Delete app button there is going to permanently remove the app from your whop.

Keep in mind that this action is irreversible.

Adding apps to a whop on mobile

Adding apps to a whop on the Whop mobile app follows the same principles.

First, let's press the blue Add App button at the bottom right of your screen. This is going to display the Manage Apps popup.

In the popup, you're going to see the Add New App button, which will display the list of the available apps. If you have at least two whops under the same organization, you're also going to see the Link Existing App button, which lets you create mirror instances of the same app between two whops, as well.

Let's press on the Add New App button to see the available apps list popup and select the app you want to add to the list. We're going to select the Files app as an example.

Steps of adding an app to a whop in the Whop mobile app

After adding the app to your whop, you'll be able to see it listed on the top navigation bar of your whop.

If you press on the context menu button of the app (cogwheel icon), you're going to see a bunch of options like Manage app and Edit app details.

Let's press the Manage app button in the context menu to see the settings of the app. These settings are app-specific, so depending on which app you've added to your whop, the settings you see will differ.

Steps of adjusting the settings of an app in the Whop mobile app

If you press the Edit app details button instead, you're going to see a popup with the icon, name, description, and visibility settings of the app. This is where you can customize the appearance of your app.

Steps of adjusting the details of an app in the Whop mobile app

How to remove an app from a whop on mobile

If you ever want to remove an app for any reason, you can do it via the context menu button of the app.

Once you press the red Remove app button in the context menu of an app, you're going to see a confirmation message asking if you want to remove the app - confirming it will remove the app from your whop with all of its content.

Keep in mind that this action is irreversible.