Is there a Whatnot seller app for iPad that tracks sales and prints labels?

Yes. Backstage Live for Whatnot is a native iPad and iPhone app on the App Store. During your show it records every sale by buyer, gives each buyer a numbered bin on their first win, and prints a bin label to a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi label printer the moment an item sells. When you end the show it builds a packing manifest sorted by bin. All of it runs on the iPad, with no computer.

Can I run my whole Whatnot show from an iPad with no computer?

Yes. Most sellers use their phone as the camera and the iPad for everything else. Your Whatnot show opens inside Backstage on the iPad, which captures each sale, sorts buyers into bins, prints labels to a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi label printer and saves the manifest when you end. There is no laptop or desktop anywhere in the live show.

Which label printers work with the Backstage iPad app?

Bluetooth thermal label printers. Backstage has printed from the iPad on the Jadens JD-268BT, the Nelko PL70E and the Rongta RP425. Pair the printer inside the Backstage app, not in the iPad's Bluetooth settings, and for Jadens, Nelko and similar printers set the printer type to TSPL / Generic Label Printer. Since version 1.42 the app can also print over Wi-Fi to Brother QL label printers, like the QL-820NWB, and to Rollo and other AirPrint label printers.

Do I need a label printer?

No. Bins and sales capture work without one, and the manifest is a PDF you can print anywhere. Add a label printer when you want bin labels to print themselves as items sell.

Does it work on iPhone too?

Yes. Backstage is a native iOS app for iPad and iPhone. Most sellers put the phone on the stand as the camera and run Backstage on an iPad, but it runs on whichever Apple device you have.

The iPad app is included in the Plus and Pro plans, with a 7-day free trial. Current prices are on the pricing page.

Whatnot Label Printer App for iPad: Print Labels, Sort Bins and Track Sales With No Computer

Run your whole Whatnot show from an iPad. Backstage Live for Whatnot is a native iPad and iPhone app that records every sale by buyer, sorts each buyer into a numbered bin, and prints a bin label over Bluetooth the second an item sells. No laptop, no desktop, no print server.

You can run your whole Whatnot show from an iPad with Backstage Live for Whatnot. The phone on the stand is the camera. The iPad does everything else: it records every sale by buyer, sorts each buyer into a numbered bin, and prints a bin label the second an item sells. No laptop on the table, no desktop in the back room, no print server to keep awake.

That’s what Backstage Live for Whatnot is: a native iPad and iPhone app built for Whatnot sellers.

What the iPad does during your show

Records every sale as it happens: the buyer, the item, the price and the time, for auctions, Buy It Now and flash sales. Most auction sales get a photo of the item from your stream, so you know exactly what went out; Buy It Now sales keep the listing photo.
Sorts buyers into bins. Each buyer gets a bin number on their first win and keeps it all show. Every later win lands in the same bin, and repeat buyers stay on one card.
Prints a bin label the second an item sells, over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Choose Bin only for one label when a buyer’s bin opens, or Every sale for that plus a label on each item.
Flags the moments you’d miss: raids, giveaway winners, tips, first-time buyers and pending payments, while those people are still in the chat. Giveaway wins never use up a bin number.
Lets a packer follow along on a live board you share by link, on any device, with nothing to install.

The iPad's live feed: every buyer sorted into a bin as they win.

Label printing on the iPad

Backstage prints straight from the iPad, with no computer in the setup.

Labels printed from the iPad app (names made up).

Printers: Bluetooth thermal label printers. Backstage has printed from the iPad on the Jadens JD-268BT, Nelko PL70E and Rongta RP425.
Wi-Fi printers: since version 1.42 the app can also print to Brother QL label printers, like the QL-820NWB, and to Rollo and other AirPrint label printers on the same Wi-Fi. Choose them on the printer setup screen.
Pairing: pair the printer inside Backstage, not in the iPad’s Bluetooth settings. For Jadens, Nelko and similar printers, set the printer type to TSPL / Generic Label Printer.
Label sizes: the classic 2 by 1 bin sticker, 3 by 2 and 4 by 6, plus 2 by 2, 3 by 3, 4 by 2, 4 by 3 and 4 by 4.
What prints: a big, readable bin number and the buyer’s @username, with a star for first-time buyers.
If the printer drops: the app keeps reconnecting, and labels that didn’t print wait and print by themselves when it’s back.
No printer yet? Everything else still works, and your bin labels are available as a PDF to print later.

Printer and label links on this page are affiliate links: as an Amazon Associate, Backstage earns from qualifying purchases.

These are bin labels, for sorting while you sell. Your shipping labels still come from the Shipments page in Whatnot’s Seller Hub, where you can generate them any time after a sale.

When you end the show

Tap End Show and Save Manifest. You get a packing manifest sorted by bin, in pull order, so packing is one pass down the row of bins. Turn on Photos on the sheet in Settings, under Packing, to add item photos. The show also lands in your recap with your real net after Whatnot’s fees, and you get a Show wrapped scorecard and a picture to share.

Before the show: list on the iPad too

Backstage Prep is in the same app. Build a batch of listings with Whatnot’s categories, conditions and shipping profiles as pick lists, apply a saved template to the whole batch, and export a CSV in Whatnot’s bulk-upload format. The upload itself happens in Seller Hub on whatnot.com.

The setup

Your phone on a stand, as the camera. Start the show on it.
An iPad on iPadOS 16 or newer, or an iPhone, running Backstage. Open the same live show inside the app.
Optional: a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi label printer and labels.

The step-by-step iPad show guide walks through going live, the pre-show check and ending the show.

What Backstage on iPad covers

Where it runs: the iPad or iPhone you already have, with no computer during the show.
Every sale recorded by buyer, and buyers sorted into numbered bins automatically.
A bin label as the item sells, over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
A packing manifest sorted by bin, with item photos if you want them.
Listing prep before the show, with Prep in the same app.

Prefer a computer? Backstage Live does the same live capture and label printing in Chrome on Mac or Windows, with the same login. See how label printing works on iPad, Mac and Windows.

Next steps

Get the app: Backstage Live for Whatnot, included in Plus and Pro with a 7-day free trial.
Set up your first show: run a Whatnot show from an iPad.
How bins work: the Whatnot bin system.
What to buy, by job: the Whatnot seller toolkit, from label printers and bins to mailers and lights.