How to make an app for a de-addiction centre

A de-addiction centre keeps track of many things at once: who was admitted when, each resident's counselling sessions, the doctor's visits, family visits and monthly fees. A private app for your staff keeps those records together, behind sign-in, instead of in loose registers.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Only your staff: the manager, counsellors, the visiting doctor and the accounts person. Several people on their own phones means connecting your own Supabase database with sign-in, with roles so counsellors' notes are not visible to everyone. Residents and families don't use this app.

The screens a de-addiction centre app needs

Residents: Current residents with room, admission date, family contact and the counsellor assigned
Resident file: Admission details, counselling sessions by date, the doctor's visit notes and family meetings
Daily routine: The day's schedule and attendance at yoga, group meetings and sessions
Family visits: Visits planned for Sunday, who is coming, and family counselling dates
Fees: Monthly fees and instalments by resident, receipts and balances due
Staff and roles: Who can open which screens: manager, counsellor, doctor, accounts

Features worth asking for

Sign-in with roles, so counselling notes are seen only by counsellors and the manager
A WhatsApp button for staff to send a family the visit time or a fee reminder, worded discreetly
Fee receipts as PDFs to share or print
Attendance at daily activities marked by staff on a phone
A list of residents due for a family meeting or a doctor's visit this week
Discharge date and follow-up calls noted after a resident leaves

Where the data lives

Connect your own Supabase database with sign-in from the chat, so the records sit in your own project and only signed-in staff can open them. For fees paid online, connect your own Razorpay account; the money goes to the centre.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Residents, Resident file, Daily routine, Family visits, 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 de-addiction centre, and paste it into AppCub:

Make a private staff app for Navjeevan De-addiction Centre, Ludhiana. Screens: residents, resident file, daily routine, family visits, fees, staff and roles. Each resident has a room, admission date, family contact and an assigned counsellor. The resident file holds counselling sessions by date, the doctor's visit notes and family meetings. Staff mark attendance at daily activities. Family visits list who is coming on Sunday. Fees track monthly instalments with PDF receipts. Sign-in with roles: manager, counsellor, doctor, accounts; only counsellors and the manager see session notes. Discreet WhatsApp messages to families. Green and off-white colours.

Tips for a de-addiction centre app

Decide who may see counselling notes before you start, and give AppCub that list of roles.
Keep WhatsApp wording discreet, such as 'Sunday visit at 11 AM confirmed', with no mention of treatment.
Residents' records are highly sensitive. Use sign-in, keep phones locked, and follow the rules that apply to such centres on records and privacy.
Start with residents, family visits and fees; add the daily routine and attendance once staff are comfortable.
Test with made-up residents for a week before entering anyone real.

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 CCTV, attendance machines or medical equipment, and it doesn't send messages by itself. It records what staff enter and isn't a medical records system.
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

Who uses a de-addiction centre's app?

Only staff, behind sign-in: the manager, counsellors, the visiting doctor and accounts. Families are updated by phone or WhatsApp.

Can counselling notes be kept private from other staff?

Yes. Ask for roles, and say that only counsellors and the manager can open session notes.

Can the app track fee instalments?

Yes. Ask for monthly fees with payments against them, PDF receipts and a list of balances due.

Can families see progress in the app?

Keep this app for staff. Counsellors can update families by phone or at family sessions, which keeps residents' records private.

Can we note follow-up calls after discharge?

Yes. Ask for a discharge date and a follow-up list, so staff remember to call the family on the dates you choose.

Where is residents' data stored?

In your own Supabase project, connected from the chat, not with AppCub. Only signed-in staff can open it.

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