How to make an app for a barber shop

A barber shop runs on a queue, not appointments: men walk in, wait, and get the next free chair. An app with a token list, each barber's cuts and the day's cash and UPI total replaces the notebook at the counter.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner at the counter, usually on one phone, so the data can stay there. If customers should see the queue on their own phones, or each barber marks his own cuts, connect your own Supabase database so every phone shows the same tokens.

The screens a barber shop app needs

Queue: Today's tokens in order: name, service and which chair; mark started and done with one tap
Chairs: Each barber's chair, the customer on it now and his cuts so far today
Regulars: Search by name or phone; the usual style, clipper guard number and last visit
Rates: Services with price and the usual time taken, used to guess the wait
Shave cards: Monthly cards, such as 4 shaves for a fixed price, with visits used and left
Day total: Cash and UPI received, each barber's count and his share for the day

Features worth asking for

A token number for each walk-in and an estimated wait from the services ahead of him
A WhatsApp button that tells a waiting customer his turn is close, so he can step out for tea
Saved style notes per regular, such as 'number 2 on the sides, scissors on top'
Each barber's daily count and his percentage or fixed share worked out
Monthly shave cards ticked off at each visit
A daily total of cash and UPI to match the drawer at closing

Where the data lives

With one counter phone, the data stays on it and the queue works without internet. If customers check the queue from home, or barbers mark their own cuts on their phones, connect your own Supabase database.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Queue, Chairs, Regulars, Rates, Shave cards.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your barber shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my men's barber shop, Raju Hair Cutting Saloon in Nashik. Screens: queue, chairs, regulars, rates, shave cards and day total. Four chairs. Every walk-in gets a token number with his name, phone and service; show the estimated wait from the services ahead. Add a WhatsApp button to tell him his turn is next. Save each regular's style and clipper number. Monthly shave cards of 4 shaves. Each barber gets 40% of his services; show the day's share. Cash and UPI totals at closing. Black and red colours, Hindi labels.

Tips for a barber shop app

Give AppCub your real time per service, such as 20 minutes for a haircut and 10 for a shave, so the wait estimate is close.
Keep the token screen simple and large; the counter is busy and someone will tap it with wet hands.
Agree with your barbers how their share is counted before you ask for it in the app.
Use the regulars list for men who come every month, not every walk-in.
Try a busy Sunday morning on the app alongside the notebook before you drop the notebook.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

The app doesn't print token slips or connect to a display screen, and it doesn't send messages on its own. The counter taps the WhatsApp button to call a customer back.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can a barber shop app run a token queue?

Yes. Each walk-in gets the next token, the list shows who is on which chair, and the counter marks each one done.

Can customers see their place in the queue from home?

Yes, if the app uses an online database. Share the app as a web link, and a customer can open it to see how many tokens are ahead of him.

Can the app work out each barber's share?

Yes. Give AppCub your rule, such as 40% of his services or a fixed amount per haircut, and the day total shows each barber's share.

Can I save a regular customer's haircut style?

Yes. Each regular has notes such as the clipper number and how he likes the beard, so any barber can repeat it.

Can the app print a token slip?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to printers. The token number shows on the screen, or the counter sends it on WhatsApp.

Do I need internet for the queue?

Not if only the counter phone uses it. With an online database, the shop phone needs internet to share the queue.

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