diff --git a/src/nomad_catalysis/apps/__init__.py b/src/nomad_catalysis/apps/__init__.py
index cfbc588..55d6456 100644
--- a/src/nomad_catalysis/apps/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nomad_catalysis/apps/__init__.py
@@ -1,24 +1,11 @@
 from nomad.config.models.plugins import AppEntryPoint
-from nomad.config.models.ui import App, Column, Columns, FilterMenu, FilterMenus
 
+from nomad_catalysis.apps.heterogeneous_catalysis_app import heterogeneous_catalysis_app
 
 myapp = AppEntryPoint(
-    name='MyApp',
-    description='App defined using the new plugin mechanism.',
-    app=App(
-        label='MyApp',
-        path='myapp',
-        category='simulation',
-        columns=Columns(
-            selected=['entry_id'],
-            options={
-                'entry_id': Column(),
-            },
-        ),
-        filter_menus=FilterMenus(
-            options={
-                'material': FilterMenu(label='Material'),
-            }
-        ),
-    ),
+    name='Catalysis App',
+    description="""
+    This app allows you to search **heterogeneous catalysis data** within NOMAD.
+    """,
+    app=heterogeneous_catalysis_app
 )
diff --git a/src/nomad_catalysis/apps/heterogeneous_catalysis_app.py b/src/nomad_catalysis/apps/heterogeneous_catalysis_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed25998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nomad_catalysis/apps/heterogeneous_catalysis_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+import yaml
+
+heterogeneous_catalysis_app = yaml.safe_load(
+    """
+        label: Heterogeneous Catalysis
+        path: heterogeneouscatalyst
+        category: Use Cases
+        description: Search heterogeneous catalysts
+        readme: 'This page allows you to search **catalyst and catalysis data**
+          within NOMAD. The filter menu on the left and the shown
+          default columns are specifically designed for Heterogeneous Catalyst
+          exploration. The dashboard directly shows useful
+          interactive statistics about the data.'
+        filters:
+          exclude:
+          - mainfile
+          - entry_name
+          - combine
+        filters_locked:
+          quantities: results.properties.catalytic
+        search_syntaxes:
+          exclude:
+          - free_text
+        columns:
+          selected:
+          - entry_name
+          - results.properties.catalytic.reaction.name
+          - results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.catalyst_type
+          - results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.preparation_method
+          - results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.surface_area
+          options:
+            results.material.elements: {}
+            results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.catalyst_type: {}
+            results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.catalyst_name: {}
+            results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.preparation_method: {
+              label: Preparation}
+            results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.surface_area:
+              format:
+                decimals: 2
+                mode: standard
+              label: Surface area (m^2/g)
+            results.properties.catalytic.reaction.name: {label: Reaction name}
+            results.properties.catalytic.reaction.type: {label: Reaction class}
+            results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reactants.name: {label: Reactants}
+            results.properties.catalytic.reaction.products.name: {label: Products}
+            references: {}
+            results.material.chemical_formula_hill: {label: Formula}
+            results.material.structural_type: {}
+            results.eln.lab_ids: {}
+            results.eln.sections: {}
+            results.eln.methods: {}
+            results.eln.tags: {}
+            results.eln.instruments: {}
+            entry_name: {label: Name}
+            entry_type: {}
+            mainfile: {}
+            upload_create_time: {label: Upload time}
+            authors: {}
+            comment: {}
+            datasets: {}
+            published: {label: Access}
+        filter_menus:
+          options:
+            material:
+              label: Catalyst Material
+            elements:
+              label: Elements / Formula
+              level: 1
+              size: xl
+            structure:
+              label: Structure / Symmetry
+              level: 1
+            heterogeneouscatalyst:
+              label: Catalytic Properties
+            eln:
+              label: Electronic Lab Notebook
+            custom_quantities:
+              label: User Defined Quantities
+              size: l
+            author:
+              label: Author / Origin / Dataset
+              size: m
+            metadata:
+              label: Visibility / IDs / Schema
+            optimade:
+              label: Optimade
+              size: m
+        dashboard:
+          widgets:
+          - layout:
+              lg: {h: 10, minH: 8, minW: 12, w: 16, x: 0, y: 6}
+              md: {h: 8, minH: 8, minW: 12, w: 12, x: 0, y: 5}
+              sm: {h: 8, minH: 8, minW: 12, w: 12, x: 0, y: 4}
+              xl: {h: 10, minH: 8, minW: 12, w: 16, x: 0, y: 6}
+              xxl: {h: 10, minH: 8, minW: 12, w: 16, x: 0, y: 6}
+            quantity: results.material.elements
+            scale: linear
+            type: periodictable
+          - layout:
+              lg: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 8, y: 0}
+              md: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 6, y: 0}
+              sm: {h: 4, minH: 4, minW: 3, w: 4, x: 4, y: 0}
+              xl: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 8, y: 0}
+              xxl: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 8, y: 0}
+            title: 'Reactants'
+            quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reactants.name
+            scale: linear
+            showinput: true
+            type: terms
+          - layout:
+              lg: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 0, y: 0}
+              md: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 0, y: 0}
+              sm: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 4, x: 0, y: 0}
+              xl: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 0, y: 0}
+              xxl: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 0, y: 0}
+            title: 'Reaction Name'
+            quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.name
+            scale: linear
+            showinput: true
+            type: terms
+          - layout:
+              lg: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 16, y: 0}
+              md: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 12, y: 0}
+              sm: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 4, x: 8, y: 0}
+              xl: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 16, y: 0}
+              xxl: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 16, y: 0}
+            title: 'Products'
+            quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.products.name
+            scale: linear
+            showinput: true
+            type: terms
+          - layout:
+              lg: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 16, y: 6}
+              md: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 12, y: 5}
+              sm: {h: 3, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 0, y: 12}
+              xl: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 16, y: 6}
+              xxl: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 16, y: 6}
+            quantity: results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.preparation_method
+            scale: linear
+            showinput: true
+            type: terms
+          - layout:
+              lg: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 16, y: 11}
+              md: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 12, y: 9}
+              sm: {h: 3, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 6, y: 12}
+              xl: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 16, y: 11}
+              xxl: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 16, y: 11}
+            quantity: results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.catalyst_type
+            scale: linear
+            showinput: true
+            type: terms
+          - autorange: false
+            layout:
+              lg: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 12, y: 21}
+              md: {h: 3, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 9, x: 9, y: 16}
+              sm: {h: 3, minH: 3, minW: 6, w: 6, x: 6, y: 18}
+              xl: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 12, y: 20}
+              xxl: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 12, y: 20}
+            nbins: 30
+            x:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reaction_conditions.weight_hourly_space_velocity
+              unit: 'ml/(g*s)'
+            title: 'Reaction Weight Hourly Space Velocity'
+            scale: linear
+            showinput: false
+            type: histogram
+          - autorange: true
+            layout:
+              lg: {h: 10, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 0, y: 16}
+              md: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 9, x: 0, y: 13}
+              sm: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 6, w: 6, x: 0, y: 15}
+              xl: {h: 8, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 0, y: 16}
+              xxl: {h: 8, minH: 6, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 0, y: 16}
+            markers:
+              color:
+                quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reactants[*].name
+            size: 1000
+            x:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reactants[*].gas_concentration_in
+              title: 'gas concentration (%)'
+            y:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reaction_conditions.temperature
+            title: 'Reactant feed concentration vs. Temperature'
+            type: scatterplot
+          - autorange: false
+            layout:
+              lg: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 12, y: 16}
+              md: {h: 3, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 9, x: 9, y: 13}
+              sm: {h: 3, minH: 3, minW: 6, w: 6, x: 6, y: 15}
+              xl: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 12, y: 16}
+              xxl: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 12, y: 16}
+            nbins: 30
+            x:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reaction_conditions.pressure
+              unit: 'bar'
+            title: 'Reaction Pressure'
+            scale: linear
+            showinput: false
+            type: histogram
+          - autorange: true
+            layout:
+              lg: {h: 8, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 0, y: 26}
+              md: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 9, x: 0, y: 19}
+              sm: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 0, y: 21}
+              xl: {h: 9, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 0, y: 24}
+              xxl: {h: 9, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 0, y: 24}
+            markers:
+              color:
+                quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reactants[*].name
+            size: 1000
+            title: 'Temperature vs. Conversion'
+            type: scatterplot
+            x:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reaction_conditions.temperature
+            y:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reactants[*].conversion
+              title: 'Conversion (%)'
+          - autorange: true
+            layout:
+              lg: {h: 8, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 12, y: 26}
+              md: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 9, x: 9, y: 19}
+              sm: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 6, y: 21}
+              xl: {h: 9, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 12, y: 24}
+              xxl: {h: 9, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 12, y: 24}
+            markers:
+              color:
+                quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.products[*].name
+            size: 1000
+            title: 'Temperature vs. Selectivity'
+            type: scatterplot
+            x:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reaction_conditions.temperature
+            y:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.products[*].selectivity
+              title: 'Selectivity (%)'
+          - autorange: true
+            layout:
+              lg: {h: 8, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 0, y: 34}
+              md: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 9, x: 0, y: 25}
+              sm: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 0, y: 26}
+              xl: {h: 9, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 0, y: 33}
+              xxl: {h: 9, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 0, y: 33}
+            markers:
+              color:
+                quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.name
+            size: 1000
+            type: scatterplot
+            x:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reactants[? name=='molecular oxygen'].conversion
+              title: 'Oxygen Conversion (%)'
+            y:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.products[? name=='acetic acid'].selectivity
+              title: 'Acetic Acid Selectivity (%)'
+          - autorange: true
+            layout:
+              lg: {h: 8, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 12, y: 34}
+              md: {h: 6, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 9, x: 9, y: 25}
+              sm: {h: 5, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 6, x: 6, y: 26}
+              xl: {h: 9, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 12, y: 33}
+              xxl: {h: 9, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 12, y: 33}
+            markers:
+              color:
+                quantity: results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.preparation_method
+            size: 1000
+            type: scatterplot
+            x:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.reactants[? name=='carbon monoxide'].conversion
+              title: 'Carbon Monoxide Conversion (%)'
+            y:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.reaction.products[? name=='ethanol'].selectivity
+              title: 'Ethanol Selectivity (%)'
+          - autorange: false
+            layout:
+              lg: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 0, y: 42}
+              md: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 9, x: 0, y: 31}
+              sm: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 8, x: 0, y: 31}
+              xl: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 0, y: 42}
+              xxl: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 8, w: 12, x: 0, y: 42}
+            nbins: 30
+            x:
+              quantity: results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.surface_area
+              unit: 'm^2/g'
+            title: 'Catalyst Surface Area'
+            scale: 1/4
+            showinput: false
+            type: histogram
+          - layout:
+              lg: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 12, y: 42}
+              md: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 9, x: 9, y: 31}
+              sm: {h: 4, minH: 4, minW: 3, w: 8, x: 8, y: 31}
+              xl: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 12, y: 42}
+              xxl: {h: 4, minH: 3, minW: 3, w: 12, x: 12, y: 42}
+            quantity: results.properties.catalytic.catalyst.characterization_methods
+            scale: linear
+            showinput: true
+            type: terms
+"""  # noqa: E501
+)
diff --git a/tests/apps/test_app.py b/tests/apps/test_app.py
index 5fbe765..afdacc6 100644
--- a/tests/apps/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/apps/test_app.py
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ def test_importing_app():
     # this will raise an exception if pydantic model validation fails for th app
     from nomad_catalysis.apps import myapp
 
-    assert myapp.app.label == 'MyApp'
+    assert myapp.app.label == 'Heterogeneous Catalysis'