Building on any blockchain means solving the same infrastructure problems before you can focus on your actual product. Wallet connections, transaction handling, asset management, DeFi interactions. On TON, every team has been rebuilding these from scratch. That's weeks of work before a single line of product code.
That cost adds up across the ecosystem. When every team spends weeks on the same plumbing, fewer apps ship, and the ones that do take longer to reach users. Reducing that overhead means more teams building, faster iteration, and better products for TON users.
Today we're announcing an alpha version of AppKit to solve that problem.
What AppKit Does
AppKit packages the most common infrastructure app developers need on TON into one stack: embedded wallets, asset management, payments, gas sponsorship, DeFi interactions, and UI components. Instead of stitching together multiple libraries and custom integrations, you pull in AppKit and start building your actual product.
AppKit is also LLM-friendly. You can describe an app idea to your favorite LLM and produce a working prototype in minutes. Come up with a concept, let AI build it, and share it with friends on Telegram. This makes it practical to test MVPs daily and find your niche fast.
Since we're building it in public, the alpha available today covers core functionality. Additional features are rolling out ahead of the Gateway event (May 1-2), where everything will be on display.
How We Got Here: WalletKit
Before AppKit, we built WalletKit, a separate product focused on wallet developers, already production-ready for iOS, Android, React Native, and Web.
WalletKit significantly reduced integration time for wallet developers by handling the wallet layer:
- Integrate existing wallets or build custom ones with native TON and TON Connect support
- Send transactions for TON and tokens
- Manage digital assets
- Connect to DeFi protocols for swaps and staking
It works for small wallet apps and large cross-chain platforms alike. Documentation is here.
WalletKit solved the problem for wallet developers. AppKit does the same for app developers. Better developer experience leads to better UX, and better UX is how TON attracts and retains users at scale.
AppKit Alpha: What You Can Use Today
The AppKit alpha provides app developers with essential building blocks:
- Wallet management interfaces with simple APIs for connections, balance checks, and sending TON, tokens, and USDT
- DeFi protocol integration with a standardized interface. Any provider can plug in, giving developers unified flows for swapping and staking out of the box
- Customizable UI components you can match to your brand (design refinements coming in future updates)
- TypeScript and React support for modern frontend development
- TON Connect integration built in from the start
Since this is in alpha stage, new features and upgrades are ongoing.
Coming at Gateway
These features are under active development. All of them ship by Gateway time.
- On-Ramp Integration: Users buy crypto with cards directly inside your app.
- Cross-Chain On-Ramp: Deposits from other chains, starting with Solana USDC.
- Gas Bank: Sponsor transaction fees for users or simplify gas management.
- Intent Transactions: Wallet connection and transaction signing in a single action.
- Embedded Wallets: In-app wallets users can fund and use without leaving your app.
- Enhanced Developer Experience: MCP support, LLM-friendly integrations, and better tooling.
We'll demo AppKit at Gateway, so join us there on May 1 and 2 in Dubai.
Start Building
WalletKit is production-ready. AppKit alpha is live. Docs and integration guides are here:
- AppKit: docs.ton.org/ecosystem/ton-connect/appkit/overview
- WalletKit: docs.ton.org/ecosystem/ton-connect/walletkit/overview
- Start building on TON: ton.org/en/build
AppKit is in alpha. Feature timelines may shift as we refine the developer experience. Additional features will be available at Gateway.
