How to make an app for a computer institute

A computer institute juggles students on different courses that start every month, a lab with a fixed number of seats in each slot, fees in instalments and a certificate at the end. An app keeps admissions, seats, fees and course completion in one place.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner and the front desk, and the teachers if they mark attendance. If more than one phone uses it, or students should log in to see their fees and attendance, connect your own Supabase database.

The screens a computer institute app needs

Admissions: New student with course, start date, batch slot and fees agreed
Lab slots: Each time slot with seats filled out of the computers you have
Students: Search by name or phone; course, batch, fees paid and attendance
Fees: Instalments due this week, paid and pending, with a receipt PDF
Attendance: Mark each slot's students present; days missed per student
Course completion: Practical test marks and a completion certificate as a PDF

Features worth asking for

Seats per lab slot, so you never sell more seats than computers
Fee instalments with due dates and a WhatsApp reminder button
A course-end date worked out from the start date and duration
Your institute's own certificate as a PDF with the student's name, course and dates
A list of students who stopped coming, with a call button
An enquiries list for people who asked but haven't joined yet

Where the data lives

If only the front desk uses it, the data can stay on that phone. If teachers mark attendance on their own phones or students log in, connect your own Supabase database; for fees paid online, connect your Razorpay account as well.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Admissions, Lab slots, Students, Fees, Attendance.
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 computer institute, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my computer institute, Saksham Computer Centre in Indore. Screens: admissions, lab slots, students, fees, attendance, course completion. 24 computers; slots every 2 hours from 8 AM to 8 PM, and the app shouldn't let a slot go over 24 students. Courses have a duration and fee, for example basic computers 3 months ₹3,000. Fees in up to 3 instalments with due dates and a WhatsApp reminder. Mark attendance per slot. At the end, save practical marks and make our institute's certificate as a PDF. Add an enquiries list. Blue and orange colours.

Tips for a computer institute app

Count your working computers first and give AppCub the seats per slot; the slot screen is only as good as that number.
The certificate the app makes is your institute's own. Don't word it as a government or university certificate unless your course has that.
Note how each enquiry heard of you, so you know which notice or banner works.
Try a full month of admissions and fees with test students before moving your register.
Ask for Hindi labels if your front desk prefers 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 connect to biometric attendance machines or lock lab computers, and it doesn't host online classes or tests. Reminders go out when the desk 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 the app stop me overbooking a lab slot?

Yes. Give the number of computers, and the admission screen shows only slots that still have an empty seat.

Can the app make course certificates?

Yes, as a PDF in your institute's name with the student, course and dates. It is your own certificate, not a government one.

Can students pay fee instalments online?

Yes, with your Razorpay account connected along with Supabase. The money goes to your account, not AppCub.

Can students see their attendance and fees in the app?

Yes, if you connect your own Supabase database and turn on student sign-in. Each student sees only their own record.

Can I run online tests in the computer institute app?

Not as an exam system. You can save practical marks after a test in the lab, and the app keeps each student's results.

Can the app connect to our biometric attendance machine?

No. AppCub connects to no hardware; teachers mark attendance on the phone instead.

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