How to make an app for a church

A parish office keeps a family register, a calendar of services and ceremonies, the lists of each parish group and a record of offerings and pledges. An app keeps these together, so the priest, the secretary and the treasurer look at the same records.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The parish office: the priest, the secretary and the treasurer. If they use it on their own phones, or parishioners should see timings and give offerings, connect your own Supabase database and turn on sign-in, so only the office sees the family register and offerings.

The screens a church app needs

Families: Each family in the parish with members, ward or zone, and contact, searchable by name
Timings: Weekly services by language and special timings for feasts, which parishioners can open
Ceremonies: Baptisms, weddings and funerals by date, with the family and the priest assigned
Groups: Choir, youth, Sunday school and other groups with members and meeting days
Offerings: Offerings and pledges by family or fund, with a PDF receipt
Notices: Parish notices with a button to share each one on WhatsApp

Features worth asking for

A family register grouped by ward, zone or prayer unit
A ceremony calendar so two weddings are not fixed for the same slot
Offerings by fund, such as building fund or charity, with PDF receipts
An offering button through the church's own Razorpay account, if the church wants it
Group member lists with a WhatsApp message to the whole list ready to send
Sunday school class lists with the children's classes and teachers

Where the data lives

If only the office phone uses it, the data can stay on that phone. If the priest, secretary and treasurer use it on their own phones, or parishioners give offerings in the app, connect your own Supabase database from the chat, and connect the church's own Razorpay account for offerings; the money goes to the church.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Families, Timings, Ceremonies, Groups, Offerings.
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 church, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for the parish office of St. Thomas Church, Kochi. Screens: families (members, ward, phone), timings, ceremonies, groups, offerings and notices. Families are grouped into 12 wards. The ceremonies calendar shows baptisms, weddings and funerals with the priest assigned and stops two weddings in the same slot. Offerings are recorded by family and fund (building fund, charity) with a PDF receipt. Groups: choir, youth, Sunday school, women's fellowship, each with members and a WhatsApp button. Only office staff sign in to see families and offerings. White and deep blue colours.

Tips for a church app

Start with the family register and the ceremony calendar, which the office uses daily; add offerings once the treasurer agrees on the format.
Parishioners' details are private: keep the family register behind sign-in and share it only with those who need it.
Ask for receipts in the same wording your parish uses today, with the fund name on each.
Load the existing family register ward by ward rather than all at once, and check each ward with its leader.
Ask for labels in Malayalam, Tamil or Hindi if your office staff prefer them.

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 stream services, send automatic messages or connect to a diocese's records. Notices go out when someone taps the WhatsApp button, and parishioners see timings when they open the app.
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 parishioners give offerings in the church app?

Yes, with a button that uses the church's own Razorpay account; connect Razorpay and Supabase from the chat first. The money goes to the church, not to AppCub.

Can the app keep a parish family register?

Yes. Each family has its members, ward and contact, and only office staff who sign in can see it.

Can the app stop two ceremonies being fixed at the same time?

Yes. Ask for a ceremony calendar that warns when a slot is already taken for a wedding or baptism.

Can the app stream Sunday service?

No. It can keep the link to your live stream on another platform and share it on WhatsApp, but AppCub doesn't stream video.

Can the treasurer see offerings by fund?

Yes. Record each offering against a fund, and the app shows totals by fund and by month, with PDF receipts.

How do parishioners get the church app?

Share it as a web link in the parish WhatsApp group, as an APK file, or on Google Play from the church's own developer account with a paid AppCub plan.

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