Agora vs SADDL

Build an Amazon Affiliates store on Shopify

Agora is a Shopify app that makes it easy to add Amazon Affiliate products to your Shopify store. Products imported into your store via Agora are imported as native Shopify products, but instead of checking out like normal, customers are redirected to the Amazon product with your Associate ID, so you collect your affiliate commission when a customer makes a purchase. This is a great place to start for someone interested in starting an eCommerce store, as you can learn the ropes without having to purchase and manage stock. As you learn the skills needed to run an online store, the fact that you're already on Shopify means it's super simple to eventually switch to your very own products!

Location: Melbourne, Australia

SADDL is a mobile application that combines fitness and skill-based gaming

SADDL is a mobile fitness application that combines the world of skill-based gaming with stationary exercise bikes—users can win prize money while getting fit. The application collects data from the bike via Bluetooth (power, cadence) and translates it to a racing environment on screen where users compete with one another from their respective locations. As fitness equipment has developed to become compatible with apps, the evolution of “connected” exercise experiences—to hardware and to community—has become possible. Initially available on the Keiser M3i and Echelon Smart Connect bike platforms, SADDL provides the users with a multitude of racing options: public racing competition, challenges with friends, and a training feature. In both challenges and public events, SADDL operates as an asynchronous racing platform to accommodate different time zones and varying fitness schedules.

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada