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A real native iPadOS app
A real App Store app — opens fast, runs all show, prints straight to your Bluetooth printer.
Backstage iOS
Everything but the camera,
Everything but the camera,
on your iPad.
Go live from your phone like always — Backstage handles everything else on your iPad: prep before the show, live capture during, and label printing after. The iPad's already on your show stand. Now it does the work too.
Built by a working Whatnot seller — I read every signup personally and reply within 24–48 hours. — Jackie, Backstage Live
Native iPadOS app · installs via TestFlight · free for 7 days
Live
Vintage & Y2K Drop0Sales
$0Revenue
0Buyers
$0Avg
Incoming sales · Live feed 0
NEW BUYER ✨BIN 07#3@virgohippie Rhonda
👀 312 watching
Now sellingSealed Pokémon packAuction · $32
- @kelpsplays A1!!
- @ratking let's gooo 🔥
- @avonlady81 GG
Prep
Vintage tees · drop #43 issues
Sat night dropready
Past shows
37Shows
1.4kItems
$28kLifetime
Vintage & Y2K DropSat, May 25 · 142 items · $1,840
PDFSneaker VaultWed, May 21 · 96 items · $2,210
PDFConsignment
4Consignors
$240Owed
$1.9kPaid out
Dana R.@danathrifts · 60% split
$120 dueMarcus T.@mtvintage · 50% split
$80 dueSettings
Popup styleCardBanner
Capture modeAutoManual
Thermal printerConnected
Tap the sidebar tabs · the Live screen flashes each win as it lands
Running a show today
The fun ends at “End Show.” Then the real work starts.
The sold-pile scramble
The show's over and you're matching a pile of items to buyers from the replay — scrubbing video for who won what, hours after you'd rather be done.
The split math
Consignment means redoing each consignor's cut in a spreadsheet, every week — then trading screenshots back and forth to settle up.
Listing, one item at a time
Building your show on Whatnot's form on a 6-inch screen, app-switching for every photo and title. By item 9 you've lost track.
You go live from your phone. Backstage handles the rest on your iPad — prep before, capture during, and the whole after-show.
What the iPad app does that nothing else does
The only Backstage that lives on the device already on your show stand — and runs the whole arc, prep to payout.
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Prep mode built into the same app
A full Whatnot listing builder inside the app: drag in photos, fill categories, bulk-edit, export the CSV — all before the show.
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It watches your show and captures every sale
Open your live show in the app; Backstage rides along and catches every sale, giveaway, and raid the second it happens.
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Auto-prints labels to Bluetooth thermal printers
The instant a sale fires, the bin label prints — buyer, bin, item — to your paired thermal printer.
* Most thermal printers work; if yours doesn't, we'll ship a fix. The app also works without a printer.
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Consignment splits, manifests, and payouts
Tag each item to a consignor; the split tracks itself, and you get per-consignor manifests + payout sheets after the show.
Run with a helper?
Your packer ships while you sell.
Send whoever's packing one link and your binner board opens right in their browser — nothing to install. Each buyer gets a bin, and every sale they win drops into that same bin in real time, with the item, size, and price. Your packer sorts and packs while the show is still live, so the moment you call “done,” one bin is one buyer's whole order, ready to box. No DMing lot numbers, no waiting on the manifest, no “wait, who got that?”
- 🔗 A live, link-shareable board — your packer just opens the link, nothing to install
- 🗂️ Each buyer gets a bin; their wins stack in it live, so one bin = one whole order
- 📸 Pending items show a photo so your packer can spot exactly which one to pull
- ⭐ First-time buyers and pending payments flagged, so nothing ships early
- ⏱️ Ephemeral — the board clears itself a few hours after the show
Backstage catches everything Whatnot fires
Six event types, six colors. Sales, giveaways, raids, tips, first-time buyers, and returning customers — each pops into the side panel the moment it fires, color-coded so you never miss one mid-show.
Consignment built in
Run consignment shows? It's an add-on, right here.
Turn on Consignment in the iPad app to tag each item to a consignor — Backstage tracks the split, builds per-consignor manifests and payout sheets, and gives your consignors a free web app to watch their cut land live. See how Consignment works →
A $10/mo add-on — or included in Pro.
The pricing
The iPad app comes with Plus and Pro. Start free for 7 days. Your founding rate is locked for life.
iOS
Plus — everywhere
$24 /mo · founding
The native iPad / iPhone app, plus Lite in your browser and Prep for bulk listing. Free for 7 days. Standard $29/mo after.
What's included
- Native iPadOS app (iPad + iPhone)
- Live sale, giveaway & raid capture from inside the app
- Auto-prints bin labels to a paired Bluetooth printer*
- Live per-buyer feed with sequential bin numbers
- End-of-show manifest PDF
- Prep — the bulk Whatnot listing builder
- Lite — capture from your browser too
Step up to Pro — $45/mo
- Everything in Plus, plus the Backstage Print browser add-on.
- Consignment — per-item splits, per-consignor manifests, payout sheets, and the free Backstage Consignor web app for your consignors. (Or add it to Plus for $10/mo.)
* Most thermal printers work; if yours doesn't, we'll ship a fix. The app also works without a printer. The app installs via TestFlight — start your trial above and I'll send your invite.
FAQ
How do I install it? Is it on the App Store?
Not on the public App Store yet. During beta, every install goes through TestFlight — I send you a personal invite link, you tap it, the app installs. Same as any other TestFlight beta. When 1.0 ships, the app moves to a public App Store listing.
What iPad / iPadOS version do I need?
Any iPad running iPadOS 16 or newer will work. The app runs comfortably on older A-series iPads (iPad 8th gen and up), and flies on M1/M2 iPad Air and iPad Pro. The newer chip helps the most when you're scrolling a long Prep batch or rendering manifest PDFs — not when you're running the show.
Which printers does it work with? Does it auto-print?
Yes — Backstage for iOS auto-prints labels the moment a buyer wins, straight to a Bluetooth thermal label printer — no laptop, no print server, all on the iPad. It's verified on the Rongta RP425, and the same path supports other Rongta RP/RPP-series printers plus generic Bluetooth ESC/POS label printers. We're adding support for more Bluetooth printers every day — if yours isn't working yet (or you're not sure), message us and we'll test it and write support for your printer. The app also works fully without a printer — it makes an 8.5×11 PDF manifest you can print anywhere.
How does the Consignor companion app work?
You turn on Consignment in your iPad app. For each consignor, you generate a time-limited pairing code from inside the app and send it to them. They open the free Backstage Consignor web app in any browser, paste the code, and now they see what they've shipped you, what shows their items are scheduled for, what's sold, and what they're owed. They stop DMing you for status. You stay in control of the pairing — you can revoke a code any time.
Can I use Lite alongside the iPad app?
Yes — they're complementary, not redundant, and the Plus plan includes both. Plenty of sellers run Lite on a backup laptop while the iPad is the primary capture device. One Backstage account works across both — when you get your invite I can help you figure out the setup that fits your workflow.
Start your Backstage iOS trial
Pick a plan with the iPad app (Plus or Pro) and start your 7-day free trial. You add a card but aren't charged until day 8 — cancel anytime. The app isn't on the public App Store yet, so once you're in I send your personal TestFlight invite within a day, plus a quick setup hand.
Start your free trial →Got a comp or giveaway code? Redeem it here.