How to make an app for a dog trainer

A dog trainer drives from home to home, and each dog is at a different point: one is learning sit and stay, another is working on loose-leash walking past other dogs. An app keeps each dog's programme, sessions left, notes after every visit and the owner's homework, so the next session starts where the last one ended.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually just the trainer. If an assistant trainer takes some dogs, or owners should see their dog's homework and sessions left, connect your own Supabase database.

The screens a dog trainer app needs

Today: The day's home sessions in order, with the area, dog, session number and a Google Maps button
Dogs: Each dog's name, breed, age, owner, programme, triggers (other dogs, bikes, doorbell) and what the owner told you about health
Session notes: After each visit: what was practised, how it went and the owner's homework
Skills: A checklist per dog, such as sit, down, stay, recall, loose leash and calm greeting, with a level for each
Group classes: Sunday park classes, who is coming, and attendance
Payments: Programme fees, sessions used and left, group class fees, paid and due

Features worth asking for

Sessions left in each programme shown on every appointment
Homework sent to the owner on WhatsApp after each visit, the text ready from your notes
Skills checklist with levels, to show an owner progress over the programme
Triggers and safety notes shown at the top of a dog's page before you ring the bell
Day plan grouped by area to cut driving between homes
A programme summary as a PDF at the end, with skills practised and homework to keep going

Where the data lives

If only you use the app, the data stays on your phone and works offline between homes. If an assistant trainer uses it too, or owners sign in to see homework and sessions left, connect your own Supabase database; to sell programmes 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: Today, Dogs, Session notes, Skills, Group classes.
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 dog trainer, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my dog training work, Good Boy Dog Training in Gurugram. Screens: today, dogs, session notes, skills, group classes and payments. Each dog has name, breed, age, owner's name and phone, address, programme, sessions bought and used, and triggers. After each session I write what we practised, how it went and homework; a WhatsApp button sends the homework to the owner. Skills checklist: sit, down, stay, recall, loose leash, calm greeting, each with a level from 1 to 3. Today's sessions grouped by area with Google Maps. Sunday group class attendance. End-of-programme summary as PDF. Brown and cream colours.

Tips for a dog trainer app

Write session notes in the car straight after each visit, while you remember the details.
Keep homework to two or three things the owner can practise daily; it reads well on WhatsApp.
Record health information only as the owner tells it, and leave medical questions to their vet.
Use the same skill levels for every dog, so progress means the same thing across clients.
Start with today, dogs and session notes; add the skills checklist once the routine settles.

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 GPS collars, cameras or clickers, doesn't host training videos and sends nothing by itself. Homework and reminders go out when you tap the WhatsApp button, and videos are shared from your phone.
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 track how many sessions a dog has left?

Yes. Each programme has sessions bought and used, and every appointment shows the number left.

Can I send homework to the owner after each session?

Yes. Your session notes fill a WhatsApp message with the homework, and you tap send. Videos you share from your phone separately.

Can the app show a dog's progress over the programme?

Yes. Ask for a skills checklist with levels, and an end-of-programme PDF that shows where each skill started and ended.

Can I plan my day's home visits in the app?

Yes. Ask for today's sessions grouped by area, each with a Google Maps button to the address.

Can I run my park group class from the same app?

Yes. Ask for a group classes screen with sign-ups, attendance and fees, kept apart from home programmes.

Can owners book their next session in the app?

Yes, if you connect an online database. Owners see your free times and the booking shows on your day plan.

Make your dog trainer app

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