Invitations and app visibility
Public, invite-only or private: what each means for who can open your app and who can sign up, and how invitations work.
Last updated September 17, 2026
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App visibility answers one question: who can open the app once it is published? It is set under Settings › Preferences and again on the Publish panel.
| Visibility | Who can open it | Who can sign up |
|---|---|---|
| Anyone with the link | Everyone | Anyone, if the app has accounts |
| Only people you invite | Invited people, after signing in | Nobody uninvited. Registration is closed. |
| Only you | You | Nobody else, even with an invitation |
Your app's share links reflect the choice: on an invite-only or private app they ask for a sign-in first.
Invitations
An invitation creates the account in invited status and emails the person a set-your-password link from your app's own sender. When they set a password, or sign in with Google using the same address, the account becomes active.
- Sending one: from your app's own admin screens. Ask the builder for a Team or Members page with an invite form; it uses the platform's invite call with the role and an optional message.
- Resending or withdrawing: under Users › Pending invites in the dashboard. Withdrawing stops the link working; the person can still sign up on their own if the app allows it.
Changing visibility later
Change it any time under Settings. Making an app invite-only does not remove existing accounts; it stops new self-registration. Making it private locks everyone but you out until you change it back.