# Preview your app, then publish it

> See the app in a phone frame, then switch it from Draft to Published once the readiness checks pass.

- URL: https://skinclub.io/docs/en/getting-started/preview-and-publish
- Language: en
- Collection: Getting started
- Last updated: 2026-11-01

## Preview

Open **Account menu > Live preview** to see your patient app in a phone frame, even while it is still a draft.

- The **Home**, **Shop**, **Membership** and **Rewards** tabs open that screen.
- **Device** changes the format: **iPhone**, **Android** or **Small**.
- **Reload** restarts the preview after a save. **Open in a new tab** opens the preview in a browser tab.

Shortcuts also exist on **Patient app > Appearance > Home screen** (**Open full preview**), on **Sales > Memberships** and on **Offers & rewards > Rewards** (**Preview in the app**).

The preview shows the last saved version. Unsaved edits do not appear until you save. The menu entry is disabled while the active clinic has no location code.

## Publish

Only owners and admins can publish.

1. Go to **Patient app > Appearance > Brand & settings**.
2. In **Patient app status**, switch from **Draft** to **Published**.
3. Save.

Publishing runs readiness checks first. The app needs:

- an app name;
- the patient app module enabled for your clinic;
- at least one published treatment;
- at least one published membership plan;
- at least one active, approved offer.

If a check fails, the message tells you what is missing. If no logo is saved, a dialog warns you: choose **Add a logo** or **Publish anyway**. Without a logo, patients see the clinic name.

To take the app offline, switch back to **Draft** and save.

![Brand & settings: patient app status and theme, with the live preview](https://admin.skinclub.io/help-media/en/app-builder.webp)

## About the Blocked status

**Blocked** is set by SkinClub and cannot be chosen from this screen. If your app is blocked, contact SkinClub support.

## Limits

- While the app is not published, patients cannot open it: the clinic code, QR codes and links do not find it, and nobody can start a membership.
- Publishing the app does not connect payments. Connect Stripe separately (see the Payments articles).

## Related articles

- [Create your app and review the draft](https://skinclub.io/docs/en/getting-started/create-your-app)
- [Review imported treatments](https://skinclub.io/docs/en/getting-started/review-imported-treatments)
- [Set your clinic profile and booking link](https://skinclub.io/docs/en/getting-started/clinic-profile-and-booking-link)