Measure first
Every change starts with data: speed, analytics or what customers actually do.
Built on curiosity. Designed for what's next.
Ionia is where, in cities like Miletus, people first tried to explain the world by looking closely and asking why. We bring the same habit to Shopify stores: look at the data, understand the cause, then change things.
How we think
Talk to the builders
You talk directly to whoever does the work.
Try it on ourselves
We run our own apps on the App Store, so we test ideas on our own products first.
Why Ionia Studio
Ionia Studio grew out of years of building Shopify stores for other people. Working on Shopify Plus stores, we kept seeing the same things: stores slowed down by apps nobody used any more, themes edited until nobody dared touch them, and simple questions that took weeks to answer.
So we started building tools for those problems, and three of them are now apps on the Shopify App Store. We also run a Shopify store of our own, so we see the merchant side of Shopify every day.
Ionia Studio puts all of that in one place: stores, apps and the care after launch, done by the people who actually build them.
What we bring
Experience from agency work on Shopify Plus brands, and from building and running our own apps.
- Nearly 7
- years building on Shopify
- 3
- public apps on the App Store
- Plus
- multi-market storefronts
Brands we have worked on
- Alpine
- Voldt
- Interior Icons
- Nuncas
- The Perimeter
- The Galleria
- Manor London
- Kiss the Hippo
- KolayOto
Some through partner agencies, some directly.
What to expect
Only Shopify
We don't build on other platforms, so all our time goes into knowing Shopify well.
A quote first
Scope and price in writing before any work starts.
Weekly updates
You see the work on a preview theme every week.
Yours to keep
Code, themes and accounts belong to you. No lock-in.
Berk Belcioglu Founder
Started Ionia Studio after years of building Shopify Plus stores and apps for agencies and brands.
Let's talk about your store.
The first call is free, and there is no sales pressure.
A 30-minute call with the developer who does the work. We reply within one working day.