How to make an app for a cyber cafe

In the form season a cyber cafe juggles ten computers on timers, students waiting with half-filled forms, and printouts charged page by page. An app keeps each form job with its last date and status, each computer's start time, and the day's earnings, so nothing slips when the shop is full.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner and counter staff. Data can stay on the counter phone. If two people at different counters bill on their own phones, connect your own Supabase database so both see the same jobs and totals.

The screens a cyber cafe app needs

Computers: Each computer as a tile: available or in use, start time, minutes used and the amount so far
Form jobs: Applicant name, form, last date, documents received, status: waiting, filled, applicant checked, submitted, printed
Counter bill: Printouts, photocopies, scans, lamination and photos added by count, with the total
Customers: Regular students and offices with past jobs and any amount on credit
Last dates: Forms closing in the next few days, so pending jobs are done first
Day total: Earnings by computer use, forms and printing, cash and UPI

Features worth asking for

A timer for each computer that shows the amount due when stopped, at your rate per hour
Form jobs sorted by last date, with a WhatsApp button to ask the applicant for a missing document
A 'checked by applicant' tick before a form can be marked submitted
Counter billing by tapping printout, photocopy or scan and the number of pages
Credit for regular offices with a monthly PDF statement
A UPI QR code on the bill screen so customers can pay by scanning

Where the data lives

With one counter phone, data can stay on it. If a second counter or your helper bills on another phone, connect your own Supabase database so both see the same computers, jobs and totals.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Computers, Form jobs, Counter bill, Customers, Last dates.
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 cyber cafe, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my cyber cafe, Raj Cyber Point in Bhagalpur. Screens: computers, form jobs, counter bill, customers, last dates and day total. Eight computers, each with a start and stop timer at ₹30 an hour. Form jobs have applicant name, phone, form name, last date, documents received and status: waiting, filled, applicant checked, submitted, printed. Counter bill: printout ₹3, colour ₹10, photocopy ₹2, scan ₹10, lamination ₹20. Show my UPI QR on the bill. Regular offices get credit and a monthly PDF. Day total by cash and UPI. Blue colours.

Tips for a cyber cafe app

Never save applicants' passwords or OTPs in the app; keep only their name, phone, form and status.
Delete or archive old form jobs after the result season, so applicants' details aren't kept longer than needed.
Enter the rates you actually charge per page and per hour before testing the counter bill.
Number the computers in the app the same way as the stickers on the machines.
Ask for Hindi labels if your helper is more at ease with 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 exam or government websites, printers or the computers themselves; the timer is started and stopped by the counter. Applicants are told about missing documents when staff tap 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 lock or unlock the cafe computers?

No. The app runs a timer for each computer that the counter starts and stops; it doesn't control the computers.

Can the app remind me of forms closing soon?

Yes. A last dates screen lists pending form jobs closing in the next few days, and the installed app can show a reminder on the counter phone each morning.

Should I store applicants' login passwords in the app?

No. Keep only the form name, status and contact; the applicant enters passwords and OTPs on the form site themselves.

Can the app bill printouts and photocopies quickly?

Yes. Ask for big buttons for each service with a page count, so a bill is made in a few taps.

Can students pay by UPI from the bill?

Yes. The bill screen can show your UPI QR code, or a 'Pay via UPI' button that opens a UPI app.

Can I see how much each computer earned this month?

Yes. Ask for a monthly summary by computer from the timer records you save.

Make your cyber cafe app

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