KingPoleApps

    KingPoleApps presents

    Two acts. One big top.

    Focused Shopify apps for merchants who sell with a story, from shoppable lookbooks to high-value rentals.

    Ring One · The SpotlightLookDesigner Pro
    Ring Two · The High WireHireLine

    Tonight's programme

    Built for Shopify. Built for the job.

    Each app does one thing in depth, works inside the store you already run, and bills through Shopify.

    1. 01 Ring One

      LookDesigner Pro

      Design, publish and measure editorial lookbooks that shoppers can buy from.

    2. 02 Ring Two

      HireLine

      Live availability, deposits, contracts, returns and trade invoicing for rental businesses.

    3. 03 The finale

      Better together

      Lookbooks that show hire prices, and the rigging that keeps both apps safe.

    4. 04 Curtain call

      Take your seat

      Where to find both apps, and what happens next.

    Ring One · The Spotlight

    LookDesigner Pro

    Turn every collection into a story shoppers can buy. Design interactive, shoppable lookbooks on a visual canvas, and connect every moment of inspiration to a product.

    • Free plan
    • No code
    • Online Store 2.0
    • Built for Shopify

    The idea

    Editorial storytelling, wired to the cart.

    Lookbooks too often end up as a PDF or a static banner. LookDesigner Pro makes every look clickable, variant-aware and measurable, inside the theme you already have.

    • Fashion, interiors, beauty and beyondSample photography and layouts for nine kinds of store.
    • Your theme stays in placeLookbooks publish through Online Store 2.0 theme blocks. No code, no developer.
    Storefront renderer captures with sample products.

    Design

    Lay it out like a magazine.

    • A real visual canvasImagery, type, video, shapes and hotspots, with layers, masks and blend modes.
    • Responsive by designSeparate layouts for desktop, tablet and mobile, with overrides per breakpoint.
    • A head start, not a straitjacket41 built-in templates and 17 page layouts, all fully editable.
    • Motion that feels editorialA keyframe timeline with easing, page-flip transitions and video, and reduced motion respected.
    Editor illustrated over a storefront capture with sample products.

    Shoppable

    Every look, one tap from the cart.

    • Variant-aware quick viewSize, quantity and add to cart without leaving the story.
    • Shop this lookA bar with Add all, and a product rail joined to each hotspot by connector lines.
    • Never a dead endAuto-substitute a hotspot when its product sells out.
    • Checked before it goes liveHover, hover-and-stick or click modes, with accessibility checks on every hotspot before publishing.
    Storefront renderer captures with sample products.

    Image Studio

    Polish the image. Keep the idea.

    • Edit without leaving the appAdjust colour, crop for the channel and work in layers, then place the artwork straight into a lookbook.
    • Batch StudioBulk-edit a whole collection with reusable recipes. On Pro.
    • Brand presetsSave palettes, type and image recipes, and reuse them across every collection.
    • AI when it's approvedAI features are unavailable on every plan while provider approval is pending. Everything on these slides works without it.
    Image Studio illustrated over a storefront capture with sample products.

    Publish and measure

    Go live in your theme. See what sells.

    • Three theme blocksGrid, slideshow and an app embed, added from the theme editor.
    • Search-readyAn SEO score, structured data, alt text and a sitemap, generated for you.
    • Interaction analyticsLookbook views, hotspot opens and adds to cart on Pro, with A/B variants on Enterprise.
    • Fits your stackScheduled publishing, plus GA4, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Zapier, webhooks and CSV.
    Illustrative funnel. No real data shown.

    Tickets

    Start with the story. Scale when it sells.

    Free

    To get started

    • One lookbook with three pages
    • Three product hotspots per page
    • Visual canvas editing
    • Grid theme block

    Starter

    For solo creatives

    • Unlimited lookbooks and hotspots
    • Image Studio, one image at a time
    • All theme blocks and exports
    • Reusable design presets
    Our pick

    Pro

    For growing brands

    • Batch Studio for bulk editing
    • Scheduling and interaction analytics
    • Comments and version history
    • GA4, Klaviyo and Mailchimp

    Enterprise

    For teams at scale

    • A/B variants
    • Real-time co-editing
    • Agency workspaces
    • Priority support

    Paid plans are billed in USD through Shopify. AI features are unavailable on every plan while provider approval is pending.

    Ring Two · The High Wire

    HireLine

    Run hire like it belongs in Shopify. Live availability, serious rental workflows and Shopify-native money, on one line from first booking to final return.

    • Free Starter plan
    • Any Shopify plan
    • No selling plans
    • UK and EU first

    One booking, end to end

    Book it. Move it. Bring it home.

    A performer crossing a high wire with three stops: book it, move it, bring it home. Book it Move it Bring it home
    Book it

    Real availability and the right rate, with a final check at checkout so two customers can never take the same item.

    Move it

    Contracts, kits, deposits and appointment windows, then scan each unique asset as it leaves.

    Bring it home

    Record the return and any incident, settle the deposit with an audit trail, and turn the asset round for its next job.

    Availability and pricing

    Availability you can stake the job on.

    • Checked on the server, every timeOverlaps, buffers before and after each hire, blackouts and maintenance blocks.
    • Rate cards that fit the tradeDaily, weekend, weekly and monthly rates, longer-is-cheaper tiers and minimum or maximum hire lengths.
    • Pooled stock or unique unitsA separate rental capacity per variant. Shopify sale inventory is never touched.
    • Dates taken? Offer the next bestShoppers see the nearest free time and a ranked substitute.
    Illustrative booking with sample rates.

    Checkout and deposits

    Shopify-native money, on every plan.

    • Draft Order checkoutA custom-priced hire line and a deposit line, as a checkout link or a sent invoice. No selling plans, no Plus requirement.
    • Double-booking guardA Shopify checkout Validation Function rejects carts with missing or tampered reservations.
    • Captured refundable depositsFixed, percentage or per product, refunded in full or in part through Shopify.
    • Exact incident settlementSplit each incident between deposit retained, a supplemental Shopify invoice and an amount waived, with a statement for the customer.
    Illustrative order with sample values.

    Handover and return

    Nothing leaves without a paper trail.

    Contracts with in-app sign-off

    A required contract holds checkout, invoicing or pickup until it is signed, then freezes the signed copy.

    Unique assets and check-in

    Track individual assets across locations, and scan QR or barcode labels with a phone camera or a USB scanner.

    Returns and incidents

    Record condition with private photo evidence, log incidents, and turn the asset round for its next booking.

    • Kits and bundles
    • Multi-location stock
    • Pickup and delivery windows
    • Opening and handover hours

    The whole fleet

    Every asset, at a glance.

    • Bookings timelineA Gantt view of every unit, booking and buffer across the weeks ahead.
    • Drag to rescheduleMoves are validated on the server against availability before they land.
    • Undo, for realEvery move can be reversed on the server, not just on screen.
    • Roles and audit trailShopify staff roles with server-side permissions, and an append-only record of who changed what.
    Illustrative schedule with sample bookings.

    Calendars that agree

    Your diary and your stock, in step.

    • Two-way Microsoft 365 and OutlookBookings go out to a staff calendar or a shared mailbox, with delegated or app-only connections. On Trade.
    • Outlook events become blackoutsOpt in, and time blocked in Outlook removes availability in the shop.
    • Private iCalendar feedsPublish bookings to any calendar app, schedule-only if you prefer no customer names. On Growth.
    • Subscribe the other wayBring in iCal feeds and they become availability blackouts too.
    How calendar sync flows.

    Trade terms and accounting

    Invoices your finance team will like.

    • Plan-aware trade invoicesShopify draft invoices with verified payment terms, PO numbers and company tax context. On Trade.
    • UK and EU firstCards and eligible local checkout methods through Shopify, with a configured manual bank transfer as the fallback.
    • Ledger codes on every money lineStable codes as the SKU, so your existing Shopify accounting connector maps hire income, deposits and recharges to separate accounts.
    • Shopify stays the source of truthNo second financial export to reconcile.
    Ledger codes are an append-only contract: added to, never renamed.

    Customers and connections

    Looked after before, during and after.

    My hires

    A page in Shopify customer accounts to view hires, open contracts and invoices, and request changes for you to review.

    Reminders that go out

    Confirmations, pickup and return reminders and overdue notices by email, plus SMS on Pro.

    Waitlists and quotes

    Shoppers join a waitlist for taken dates, or request a quote for staff to price and approve.

    Hire-package sync

    A signed two-way adapter contract keeps a compatible hire system and HireLine from double-booking the same unit.

    Reports and CSV

    Booked hire value, utilisation, deposit exposure, overdue returns and waitlist conversion, each clearly defined. On Pro.

    Protection add-ons

    Offer damage protection or insurance as a hire extra, taxable or not, as you choose.

    Tickets

    Start with the booking. Scale the operation.

    Starter

    Free

    • Hire storefront and date picker
    • Live availability and rate cards
    • Draft-order checkout
    • Bookings, handovers and returns

    Growth

    For busy shops

    • Captured refundable deposits
    • Protection add-ons
    • Email notifications
    • Private iCalendar feeds
    Our pick

    Pro

    For serious kit

    • Unique assets and locations
    • Contracts with sign-off
    • QR check-in and incidents
    • Quotes, SMS and reports

    Trade

    For B2B hire

    • Two-way Microsoft 365 sync
    • Trade invoices and payment terms
    • Delivery scheduling
    • Multi-user staff roles

    Paid plans are billed in USD through Shopify. Booking limits prompt an upgrade; they never block a booking.

    The finale · Better together

    Lookbooks that rent as well as sell.

    • Sale, hire or bothChoose per lookbook, and override on any hotspot that should read differently.
    • Hire prices in the hover cardRates, longer-period prices and any deposit, with a Hire it button that leads to HireLine's date picker.
    • Nothing to connectLookDesigner Pro reads the rate cards HireLine already publishes on your products.
    • Book the whole lookA curated look can be set up as a HireLine kit, so the set is booked together.
    Storefront capture with sample products; hire card illustrated.

    Behind the scenes

    Rigged with care, because it carries weight.

    Encrypted at rest

    Secrets and keys are sealed with AES-256-GCM, and production servers refuse to start without the key.

    Privacy by design

    Shopify's privacy webhooks, data-subject tooling and consent-aware analytics, and in HireLine, a log of every personal-data transfer.

    Shopify-native

    Theme app blocks, Shopify Functions, customer account extensions and billing through Shopify. No ScriptTags.

    Ready for platform change

    Neither app depends on Shopify Scripts, and HireLine's tests guard it against Shopify's 2026 platform changes.

    Tested on every change

    Thousands of automated tests, with CI gates, dependency audits and security scanning before a release.

    Help where you work

    A searchable help centre, a help drawer that knows which screen you're on, and a support centre with ticket threads.

    By the numbers

    Depth you can count.

    41built-in lookbook templates
    7,600+automated tests passing in a LookDesigner Pro release run
    7ledger codes that map every HireLine money line
    4Shopify extensions, from date picker to checkout guard
    • 9 store types
    • 17 page layouts
    • 3 theme blocks
    • 7 staff roles
    • 2-way Microsoft 365

    Curtain call

    The tent is up. Take your seat.

    Both apps are in their final checks before launch on the Shopify App Store. See the whole family, and get in touch, at kingpoleapps.com.

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