How to make an app for a college

A college keeps registers by course, year and subject: lecture attendance, internal test marks, fee instalments and notices about exams and forms. An app keeps these in one place, and with an online database, each student can see their own attendance and fee status on their phone.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The office and the teachers use it to record attendance, marks and fees. If students should log in and see their own records, the data must be online: connect your own Supabase database and turn on sign-in, so each student sees only their own details.

The screens a college app needs

Students: Search by name, roll number or enrolment number; each student's course, year, subjects and contact
Lecture attendance: Pick the course, year, subject and date, and mark present or absent for that lecture
Attendance short list: Students below your attendance cut-off in each subject, with a WhatsApp message to the student filled in
Internal marks: Marks for each internal test or assignment by subject, and a total per student
Fees: Fee instalments due by semester or year, what has been paid, receipts as PDFs and the pending list
Notices: Exam form dates, timetables and holidays, with a button to share each one on WhatsApp
Student home: After sign-in, a student sees their own attendance per subject, marks, fees and notices

Features worth asking for

Attendance by lecture and subject, with the percentage for each student
A list of students short of attendance before exam forms are due
Internal marks entered by the subject teacher and seen by the office
Fee instalments by semester with a PDF receipt to share or print
Student sign-in, so each student sees only their own records
Online fee payment through the college's own Razorpay account, if you want it

Where the data lives

Teachers, the office and students all use it on their own phones, so connect your own Supabase database from the chat and turn on sign-in. If students should pay fees in the app, connect your Razorpay account too; the money goes to the college's account.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Students, Lecture attendance, Attendance short list, Internal marks, Fees.
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 college, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my college, Kashi Vidyapeeth Degree College in Varanasi. Courses BA, BCom and BCA, three years each, two semesters a year. Teachers mark attendance for each lecture by subject and enter internal test marks. Show each student's attendance percentage per subject and a list of students below 75 percent with a WhatsApp message. The office records fees in two instalments a year, makes PDF receipts and sees pending fees. Add notices for exam forms and timetables with a WhatsApp share button. Students log in and see only their own attendance, marks, fees and notices. Maroon and cream colours.

Tips for a college app

Start with one course and one year for a semester before moving every class to the app.
Give AppCub your exact attendance cut-off and how you count it, by lecture or by day, so the percentage matches your register.
Keep marks and attendance visible only to the student themselves and the staff who need them; use sign-in and follow the law on students' data.
Ask for a simple export of marks as a PDF, so the office can print it for the file.
Load the student list from your admission register in one go rather than typing it twice.

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 connect to the university's portal, a college ERP or biometric attendance machines, and it doesn't send automatic SMS. Exam forms are still filled on the university's site; notices go out when someone taps the WhatsApp button.
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 teachers mark attendance for each lecture?

Yes. Ask for attendance by course, year, subject and date, and each teacher marks their own lecture on their phone once the online database is connected.

Can the app show who is short of attendance before exams?

Yes. It works out each student's percentage per subject and lists those below your cut-off when you open the screen, with a WhatsApp button to tell the student.

Can students see their internal marks in the app?

Yes, after they sign in, and only their own. The subject teacher enters the marks, and the office sees all of them.

Can the college app fill university exam forms?

No. It doesn't connect to the university's portal. It can keep the form dates as notices and list students who still need to fill them.

Can fees be paid in instalments in the app?

Yes. Ask for instalments by semester; each shows paid or due, with a PDF receipt. Online payment uses your own Razorpay account.

How do students get the college app?

Share it as a web link that opens in any phone browser, as an APK file, or on Google Play from the college's own developer account with a paid AppCub plan.

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