You'll see the phrase headless software all over App Orca. Here's what it means, without the jargon.
The engine and the screen
Most software comes in two parts. There's the engine: the part that stores your customers, sends the email, books the call. And there's the screen: the buttons and pages you click on.
Traditional software glues the two together. You get the engine and the vendor's screen, take it or leave it.
Headless software ships the engine on its own. You can put any screen you like on top of it: your website, your booking form, a chat window, even another app.
Why a small business should care
- Your customer sees your brand, not the vendor's. The booking form lives on your site, in your colors.
- You can swap the screen without losing the data. Redesign your site and your customer list stays put.
- Your apps can talk to each other. Because the engine isn't locked behind one screen, a tool like Make can pass information from one app to the next.
When it's not the right fit
Headless setups take more pieces to connect. If you just need one app that works out of the box, an all-in-one tool may be simpler. Every card on App Orca says whether you need a developer, so you can tell before you buy.
Where to start
Start with the problem, not the software. Pick the one that sounds like you on the App Orca homepage, and we'll show you what fixes it.