A mini app is a bundle of pages and scripts that the Shoppingate shell loads on demand. You write the UI; the shell provides a signed-in user, device access, payments, and a bridge to your backend.
Open SG Studio and hit Create A Project. Two choices decide the shape of the code you write: Type — mini-program (a mini app) or a mini game — and, for mini-programs, a starting Template. The type is set once; the template only seeds the initial files.
Pick the shape of runtime you're building for. Templates below update to match.
Every template compiles to the same runtime package — the choice only seeds the initial project layout. Pick by the toolchain you want to work in.