How to make an app for a carpenter

A carpenter's money is in made-to-fit orders: a wardrobe measured on Monday, cut in the workshop for two weeks, fitted the next. An app keeps each order's measurements, the plywood and finish chosen, the advance taken and the stage it is at, so you can answer "when will it come?" without going to the workshop.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner, and maybe the workshop head. If both should see orders on their own phones, connect your own Supabase database; if only you use the app, the data stays on your phone.

The screens a carpenter app needs

Orders: Each order with the customer, the pieces, the fitting date promised and the stage: measured, cutting, laminate, ready, fitted
Measurement: Width, height and depth for each piece, with a sketch photo you attach; square feet worked out
Quote: Pieces, sq ft, rate by plywood and finish, hardware and labour, made into a PDF
Workshop: What each karigar is working on this week and which orders are waiting for material
Payments: Advance, second payment at delivery of material, balance at fitting, and what is due
Repairs: Small repair calls with address, problem, visit charge and whether done

Features worth asking for

Square feet worked out from the measurements for each piece
A quote PDF with each piece, finish, plywood grade and total
Order stages from measurement to fitting, with a reference photo or design picture attached
A list of orders whose fitting date is this week
Advance and balance per order with a WhatsApp reminder button
A phone reminder on the day to go back and adjust doors a month after fitting (installed app)

Where the data lives

If only you use the app, the data stays on your phone. If your workshop head updates stages on his phone, connect your own Supabase database so you both see the same orders.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Orders, Measurement, Quote, Workshop, Payments.
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 carpenter, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my carpentry workshop, Gurpreet Woodworks in Ludhiana. Screens: orders, measurement, quote, workshop, payments and repairs. An order has the customer, address, pieces like wardrobe, bed and TV unit, plywood grade, laminate or veneer, the promised fitting date and a stage: measured, cutting, laminate, ready, fitted. Measurements in feet and inches give square feet per piece. Quote at ₹1,350 per sq ft for laminate wardrobes, kitchens ₹1,600, as a PDF. Show which karigar is on which order. Track advance, part payment and balance with a WhatsApp reminder. Brown colours.

Tips for a carpenter app

Enter measurements in the same unit you use on site, feet and inches, and tell AppCub how you round them.
Attach the customer's design photo to the order; karigars can check it before cutting.
Write the stage names your workshop already uses, so everyone reads the app the same way.
Keep repair calls in their own list, so small jobs don't crowd the big orders.
Ask for Hindi labels for workshop staff if they will use it.

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

AppCub doesn't draw 3D designs or cutting sheets and doesn't connect to any workshop machines. It keeps orders, measurements, quotes and money; drawings stay with you.
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 the app work out square feet from my measurements?

Yes. Enter width and height for each piece and the app works out square feet, then multiplies by the rate for that finish.

Can I make a quote for a full flat of furniture?

Yes. Add each piece with its size and finish; the quote adds them and becomes a PDF you share on WhatsApp.

Can I see which orders are stuck at the workshop?

Yes. Each order has a stage, and the workshop screen lists orders waiting for material or a karigar.

Can the app track each customer's advance?

Yes. Record advance, part payments and balance per order; the app shows what is due and has a WhatsApp reminder button.

Can I attach a design photo to an order?

Yes, from the gallery or the camera. If many photos or a second person should see them, connect a Supabase database.

Can karigars see their own work on their phones?

Yes, with your own Supabase database connected and the app installed on their phones.

Make your carpenter app

Seeing the plan is free. Building starts with a 2-day trial for ₹99.

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