Onboarding live apps without owner questions for what the stores and the code prove: storebound onboard imports the live products and subscriptions with USD / base prices (catalog diff clean), contact values, the App Review contact and demo account (credentials.json, masked), sign-in for review from Apple's review detail and auth code, and the account deletion page from the app's site; App Store keywords count characters (live fields up to 265 bytes accepted); validate accepts the 6.5-inch iPhone set and Play's default-language graphics fallback; Play Reporting API off gives the project's enable link and apps list falls back to local apps; accounts default <profile>; store-only apps (apps add --store --app-id) shown read-only in the desktop (pitfalls 43-52)

apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands.rs

@@ -1091,9 +1091,21 @@ pub async fn store_apps_refresh(window: WebviewWindow, app: AppHandle, state: St
     let value = r.call_job("apps.list", json!({ "credentials": creds, "args": { "icons": icons } }), job.as_deref()).await?;
     let at = store::now_iso();
     state.cache.put(&format!("acct:{id}"), "apps.list", &json!({}), &value, &at).map_err(Fail::host)?;
+    let st = saved(&state)?;
+    let value = match st.accounts.iter().find(|a| a.id == id) {
+        Some(a) => store_only_into(&st.accounts, a, Some(value.clone()), &registry::read_store_apps(&state.registry), &at).unwrap_or(value),
+        None => value,
+    };
     Ok(Entry { value, at })
 }
 
+/// One account's app list with the machine's store-only apps of its credential profile added (registry.rs).
+fn store_only_into(all: &[Account], a: &Account, list: Option<Value>, apps: &[registry::StoreOnly], at: &str) -> Option<Value> {
+    let store = match a.kind { AccountKind::Apple => "apple", AccountKind::Play => "play" };
+    let only = all.iter().filter(|x| x.kind == a.kind).count() == 1;
+    registry::with_store_only(list, store, a.profile.as_deref(), only, apps, at)
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 pub struct AccountApps {
     account: String,
@@ -1104,11 +1116,19 @@ pub struct AccountApps {
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn store_apps_cached(window: WebviewWindow, state: State<'_, AppState>) -> Res<Vec<AccountApps>> {
     guard(&window)?;
-    let ids: Vec<String> = saved(&state)?.accounts.iter().map(|a| a.id.clone()).collect();
-    ids.into_iter()
-        .map(|account| {
-            let entry = state.cache.get(&format!("acct:{account}"), "apps.list", &json!({})).map_err(Fail::host)?;
-            Ok(AccountApps { account, entry })
+    let accounts = saved(&state)?.accounts.clone();
+    let store_only = registry::read_store_apps(&state.registry);
+    accounts
+        .iter()
+        .map(|a| {
+            let entry = state.cache.get(&format!("acct:{}", a.id), "apps.list", &json!({})).map_err(Fail::host)?;
+            // apps live on a store with no project on this machine (`storebound apps add --store … --app-id …`)
+            let at = entry.as_ref().map(|e| e.at.clone()).unwrap_or_else(store::now_iso);
+            let entry = match store_only_into(&accounts, a, entry.as_ref().map(|e| e.value.clone()), &store_only, &at) {
+                Some(value) => Some(Entry { value, at }),
+                None => entry,
+            };
+            Ok(AccountApps { account: a.id.clone(), entry })
         })
         .collect()
 }

apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/registry.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 //! in state.json under the same id. `sync` runs at start, when the list is shown and before a deep link is handled;
 //! adding, removing and locating a folder in the app write the registry too. The first start with a registry missing
 //! writes the app's own list into it.
-//!   { "version": 1, "projects": [{ "id": "<16 hex>", "path": "/abs/folder", "name": "Star Dash", "added": "<iso>" }] }
+//!   { "version": 1, "projects": [{ "id": "<16 hex>", "path": "/abs/folder", "name": "Star Dash", "added": "<iso>" }],
+//!     "storeApps": [{ "id": "<16 hex>", "store": "apple", "appId": "6400000000", "account": "<profile>", "name": "…" }] }
+//! `storeApps` (written by `storebound apps add --store … --app-id …`) are apps live on a store with no project on this
+//! machine: they join the app list of the account with that credential profile (`store_apps_cached`), so the
+//! portfolio shows them read-only ("store only"). Writing the folder list keeps them.
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
@@ -69,12 +73,87 @@ pub fn write(file: &Path, entries: &[Entry]) -> Result<(), String> {
     if let Some(d) = file.parent() {
         fs::create_dir_all(d).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     }
-    let text = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&serde_json::json!({ "version": 1, "projects": entries })).map_err(|e| e.to_string())? + "\n";
+    // the store-only entries the CLI wrote stay as they are
+    let keep = fs::read_to_string(file).ok().and_then(|t| serde_json::from_str::<Value>(&t).ok()).and_then(|v| v.get("storeApps").cloned()).filter(|s| s.as_array().is_some_and(|a| !a.is_empty()));
+    let mut doc = serde_json::json!({ "version": 1, "projects": entries });
+    if let Some(s) = keep {
+        doc["storeApps"] = s;
+    }
+    let text = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&doc).map_err(|e| e.to_string())? + "\n";
     let tmp = file.with_extension(format!("tmp-{}", std::process::id()));
     fs::write(&tmp, text).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     fs::rename(&tmp, file).map_err(|e| e.to_string())
 }
 
+/// An app that is live on a store with no project on this machine (cli/lib/registry.ts StoreOnlyApp).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct StoreOnly {
+    pub id: String,
+    /// "apple" | "play"
+    pub store: String,
+    /// Apple: the numeric app id; Play: the package name.
+    pub app_id: String,
+    /// The credential profile that reads it; None = the account of that store when there is only one.
+    pub account: Option<String>,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub bundle_id: Option<String>,
+}
+
+/// The store-only entries of the file's text (pure): malformed ones are dropped.
+pub fn parse_store_apps(text: &str) -> Vec<StoreOnly> {
+    let Ok(v) = serde_json::from_str::<Value>(text) else { return vec![] };
+    let mut out: Vec<StoreOnly> = vec![];
+    for x in v.get("storeApps").and_then(Value::as_array).into_iter().flatten() {
+        let s = |k: &str| x.get(k).and_then(Value::as_str).map(str::trim).filter(|s| !s.is_empty()).map(str::to_string);
+        let (Some(store), Some(app_id)) = (s("store"), s("appId")) else { continue };
+        let ok = match store.as_str() {
+            "apple" => app_id.len() >= 6 && app_id.len() <= 12 && app_id.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_digit()),
+            "play" => app_id.contains('.') && app_id.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '.' || c == '_'),
+            _ => false,
+        };
+        if !ok || out.iter().any(|o| o.store == store && o.app_id == app_id) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let id: String = Sha256::digest(format!("store:{store}:{app_id}").as_bytes()).iter().take(8).map(|b| format!("{b:02x}")).collect();
+        let bundle_id = s("bundleId").or_else(|| (store == "play").then(|| app_id.clone()));
+        out.push(StoreOnly { id, name: s("name").unwrap_or_else(|| app_id.clone()), account: s("account"), bundle_id, store, app_id });
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+pub fn read_store_apps(file: &Path) -> Vec<StoreOnly> {
+    fs::read_to_string(file).map(|t| parse_store_apps(&t)).unwrap_or_default()
+}
+
+/// One account's app list (`apps.list` JSON, or None when never read) with the store-only entries of its profile
+/// added (pure). `store` is "apple" | "play"; `only` = this is the only account of that store (entries that name no
+/// profile go to it). The entries already in the list (same id) are left as the store reported them.
+pub fn with_store_only(list: Option<Value>, store: &str, profile: Option<&str>, only: bool, apps: &[StoreOnly], at: &str) -> Option<Value> {
+    let mine: Vec<&StoreOnly> = apps.iter().filter(|a| a.store == store && (a.account.as_deref().is_some_and(|p| Some(p) == profile) || (a.account.is_none() && only))).collect();
+    if mine.is_empty() {
+        return list;
+    }
+    let ios = store == "apple";
+    let mut v = list.unwrap_or_else(|| serde_json::json!({ "store": if ios { "ios" } else { "android" }, "apps": [], "warnings": [], "at": at }));
+    if !v.get("apps").is_some_and(Value::is_array) {
+        v["apps"] = serde_json::json!([]);
+    }
+    let have: Vec<String> = v["apps"].as_array().map(|a| a.iter().filter_map(|x| x.get("id").and_then(Value::as_str).map(str::to_string)).collect()).unwrap_or_default();
+    for a in mine {
+        if have.contains(&a.app_id) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let app = serde_json::json!({
+            "store": if ios { "ios" } else { "android" }, "id": a.app_id, "bundleId": a.bundle_id.clone().unwrap_or_default(), "name": a.name,
+            "platforms": [if ios { "IOS" } else { "ANDROID" }], "sku": null, "primaryLocale": null, "latest": null, "icon": null, "registered": true,
+        });
+        if let Some(list) = v["apps"].as_array_mut() {
+            list.push(app);
+        }
+    }
+    Some(v)
+}
+
 fn entry_of(p: &Project) -> Entry {
     Entry { id: p.id.clone(), path: p.path.clone(), name: p.name.clone(), added: p.added.clone() }
 }

apps/desktop/src-tauri/tests/machine.rs

@@ -160,6 +160,40 @@ fn the_folder_list_is_the_machines() {
     assert_eq!(registry::parse(r#"{"projects":[{"path":"rel"},{"path":"/a","id":"XYZ"},{"path":"/a"}]}"#).iter().map(|e| e.id.clone()).collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec![registry::folder_id("/a")]);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn store_only_apps_join_their_profiles_account_and_survive_folder_writes() {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let file = dir.path().join("projects.json");
+    // as `storebound apps add --store apple --app-id 6400000999 --account teamA` and a Play one without a profile wrote it
+    std::fs::write(&file, r#"{"version":1,"projects":[],"storeApps":[
+      {"id":"x","store":"apple","appId":"6400000999","account":"teamA","name":"Example Aquarium","bundleId":"com.example.aquarium","added":"t"},
+      {"store":"play","appId":"com.example.legacy","name":"Legacy"},
+      {"store":"apple","appId":"not-a-number"}]}"#).unwrap();
+    let apps = registry::read_store_apps(&file);
+    assert_eq!(apps.iter().map(|a| a.app_id.as_str()).collect::<Vec<_>>(), vec!["6400000999", "com.example.legacy"]);
+    assert_eq!(apps[1].bundle_id.as_deref(), Some("com.example.legacy"));
+    // the app writes its folder list: the store-only entries stay
+    let mut st = State { projects: vec![project("aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", "/w/Star Dash", None)], ..State::default() };
+    registry::publish(&st, &file, &[]).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(registry::read_store_apps(&file).len(), 2);
+    assert!(registry::sync(&mut st, &file).is_ok());
+    assert_eq!(registry::read_store_apps(&file).len(), 2);
+    // an account of profile teamA that never listed its apps: the entry shows as its app, read-only, no folder
+    let v = registry::with_store_only(None, "apple", Some("teamA"), false, &apps, "t").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(v["store"], "ios");
+    assert_eq!(v["apps"][0]["id"], "6400000999");
+    assert_eq!(v["apps"][0]["bundleId"], "com.example.aquarium");
+    assert_eq!(v["apps"][0]["registered"], true);
+    // an account of another profile gets nothing; the list the store returned is kept, the entry not doubled
+    assert_eq!(registry::with_store_only(None, "apple", Some("teamB"), false, &apps, "t"), None);
+    let listed = serde_json::json!({ "store": "ios", "apps": [{ "id": "6400000999", "name": "From the store" }], "warnings": [], "at": "t" });
+    assert_eq!(registry::with_store_only(Some(listed.clone()), "apple", Some("teamA"), false, &apps, "t"), Some(listed));
+    // no profile named: the only Play account takes it
+    let p = registry::with_store_only(None, "play", Some("any"), true, &apps, "t").unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(p["apps"][0]["name"], "Legacy");
+    assert_eq!(registry::with_store_only(None, "play", Some("any"), false, &apps, "t"), None);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn a_folder_that_pins_another_storebound_says_so() {
     let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();

apps/desktop/src-tauri/tests/state.rs

@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ fn log_entries_are_one_block_and_rotate() {
 /// next to it as `<name>.host.json`, after the start-up sync with the machine's shared stores: D1 keeps its accounts in a
 /// keychain that has no entries (the keys were never added: the accounts stay without a profile), D3's keychain has
 /// them (they move into credential profiles), and shared-profiles is the 0.8 format whose apple account comes from a
-/// profile the CLI wrote, with a folder that pins storebound 0.6.0. tools/desktop-boot-check.ts boots the built window on exactly these answers.
+/// profile the CLI wrote, with a folder that pins storebound 0.6.0 and a store-only app of that profile (`storebound
+/// apps add --store apple --app-id … --account default`: store_apps_cached lists it under the apple account).
+/// tools/desktop-boot-check.ts boots the built window on exactly these answers.
 /// After a change to the state format: STOREBOUND_UPDATE_FIXTURES=1 cargo test --test state
 #[test]
 fn host_answers_for_the_fixtures_are_current() {
@@ -240,9 +242,22 @@ fn host_answers_for_the_fixtures_are_current() {
             let pin = project_view(&p).storebound_pin.expect("0.6.0 is not this app");
             projects[0]["storeboundPin"] = json!(pin);
         }
+        // store_apps_cached before any store read: only the machine's store-only entries (registry.rs)
+        let store_only = if name == "shared-profiles" {
+            registry::parse_store_apps(r#"{"storeApps":[{"store":"apple","appId":"6400000999","account":"default","name":"Example Aquarium","bundleId":"com.example.aquarium"}]}"#)
+        } else {
+            vec![]
+        };
+        let cached: Vec<serde_json::Value> = st.accounts.iter().map(|a| {
+            let store = match a.kind { AccountKind::Apple => "apple", AccountKind::Play => "play" };
+            let only = st.accounts.iter().filter(|x| x.kind == a.kind).count() == 1;
+            let entry = registry::with_store_only(None, store, a.profile.as_deref(), only, &store_only, "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z").map(|value| json!({ "value": value, "at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z" }));
+            json!({ "account": a.id, "entry": entry })
+        }).collect();
         let host = json!({
             "projects_list": projects,
             "accounts_list": st.accounts,
+            "store_apps_cached": cached,
             "workspace_get": { "studios": st.studios, "overrides": st.overrides, "settings": st.settings },
         });
         let want = format!("{}\n", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&host).unwrap());

apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts

@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ export const en = {
   'action.importApps': 'Import apps',
   'action.importAppsHint': 'Read-only: every app each store account can see, from App Store Connect and Google Play',
   'apps.storeOnly': 'Store only',
-  'apps.storeOnlyHint': 'On a store account, no app folder yet: store data only (read-only)',
+  'apps.storeOnlyHint': 'On a store account, no local project (no app folder on this machine): store data only (read-only)',
   'common.save': 'Save',
   'studio.studio': 'Studio',
   'studio.none': 'No studio',

apps/desktop/tests/fixtures/state/d1-missing-folders.host.json

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
       "playAccount": null
     }
   ],
+  "store_apps_cached": [],
   "workspace_get": {
     "overrides": {
       "appStudio": [],

apps/desktop/tests/fixtures/state/d3-full.host.json

@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@
       "playAccount": "0123456789abcdef"
     }
   ],
+  "store_apps_cached": [
+    {
+      "account": "0123456789abcdef",
+      "entry": null
+    },
+    {
+      "account": "fedcba9876543210",
+      "entry": null
+    },
+    {
+      "account": "00112233445566ff",
+      "entry": null
+    }
+  ],
   "workspace_get": {
     "overrides": {
       "appStudio": [

apps/desktop/tests/fixtures/state/empty.host.json

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "accounts_list": [],
   "projects_list": [],
+  "store_apps_cached": [],
   "workspace_get": {
     "overrides": {
       "appStudio": [],

apps/desktop/tests/fixtures/state/shared-profiles.host.json

@@ -28,6 +28,39 @@
       "storeboundPin": "0.6.0"
     }
   ],
+  "store_apps_cached": [
+    {
+      "account": "82a8c2561d950999",
+      "entry": null
+    },
+    {
+      "account": "8e4050ce9325b4da",
+      "entry": {
+        "at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z",
+        "value": {
+          "apps": [
+            {
+              "bundleId": "com.example.aquarium",
+              "icon": null,
+              "id": "6400000999",
+              "latest": null,
+              "name": "Example Aquarium",
+              "platforms": [
+                "IOS"
+              ],
+              "primaryLocale": null,
+              "registered": true,
+              "sku": null,
+              "store": "ios"
+            }
+          ],
+          "at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00Z",
+          "store": "ios",
+          "warnings": []
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
   "workspace_get": {
     "overrides": {
       "appStudio": [],