How to make an app for a computer repair shop

Computer repairs take days, not hours: diagnosis, an estimate the customer must approve, a part ordered from the supplier, then testing. An app keeps every laptop's status, what came with it, which estimate is approved and which office clients are due a maintenance visit.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner, the counter person and the technicians. If they work on different phones or someone visits offices, connect a Supabase database so everyone sees the same jobs. A single-person shop can keep the data on one phone.

The screens a computer repair shop app needs

Intake: Customer, machine type and model, serial number, accessories received such as charger and bag, the problem and condition photos
Jobs: Machines by status: diagnosing, estimate sent, approved, waiting for part, ready, delivered
Estimate: Fault found, parts and labour with prices, shared on WhatsApp; mark approved or declined
Parts on order: Parts ordered from suppliers for each job, the supplier and the expected date
Office clients: Offices on AMC, their computers and printers with serial numbers, visits done and the next visit due
Bills: Final bill PDF with parts, labour and warranty days, and payments received

Features worth asking for

An accessories checklist at intake, so the charger and bag go back with the laptop
Scan the serial number barcode on a laptop's label (installed Android app), or type it in
An estimate on WhatsApp with one-tap approved or declined in the job
A list of jobs waiting for parts, by supplier, so you follow up in one call
An asset list for each office client, with every repair saved against the machine
A reminder on your phone at a set time for each office visit due (installed app)

Where the data lives

If the shop runs from one phone, the data can stay there. If technicians, the counter and office visits all update jobs, connect your own Supabase database from the chat; add Razorpay if office clients should pay AMC fees online, with the money going to you.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Intake, Jobs, Estimate, Parts on order, Office clients.
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 repair shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my computer repair shop, Byte Care Computers in Coimbatore. Screens: intake, jobs, estimate, parts on order, office clients and bills. Intake has customer, laptop or desktop, model, serial number (scan the barcode), accessories received, problem and photos. Job statuses: diagnosing, estimate sent, approved, waiting for part, ready, delivered. Estimates list parts and labour and go out on WhatsApp. Parts on order show supplier and expected date. Office clients have their machines with serial numbers and AMC visit dates, with a phone reminder. Bill PDF with warranty days. Grey and green.

Tips for a computer repair shop app

Don't keep customers' Windows or email passwords in the app. Ask them to sign in when needed, or to set a temporary password and change it after.
Enter office clients' machines one office at a time, with serial numbers, before you start logging their repairs.
Record the accessories received on every job; it ends most 'where is my charger' arguments.
Ask for the bill PDF in your existing bill layout, with GST details if you charge GST.
Test serial number scanning on the installed app before relying on it; it doesn't work in the web preview.

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 run diagnostics on computers, doesn't connect to remote-support tools, supplier portals or Tally, and doesn't send messages by itself. Estimates and ready messages 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 customers approve a repair estimate from the app?

The estimate goes to them on WhatsApp, they reply, and you mark it approved or declined in the job. With a Supabase database and a customer screen, they could also approve it there.

Can the app track parts I have ordered from suppliers?

Yes. Ask for a parts-on-order screen with the job, supplier, price and expected date, and a list of everything still not received.

Can I keep a list of an office client's computers?

Yes. Ask for an asset list per client with model, serial number and location, and every visit or repair saved against the machine.

Can the app check a laptop's hardware for faults?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to the computers you repair. Your technician writes the diagnosis in the job, and the app keeps it.

Will the app remind me of office AMC visits?

The installed app can show a reminder on your phone at a time you set, though it may arrive a few minutes late. You then message the office with the WhatsApp button.

Can I send my accountant the month's bills?

Yes. Ask for a monthly bills summary as a PDF to share. AppCub doesn't connect to Tally or other accounting software.

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