How to make an app for a drawing class

A drawing class has small batches, monthly fees and children moving from crayons to watercolour at their own pace. An app keeps each child's level, attendance, fees and photos of their artworks together, so you can show a parent a term's progress in a minute.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually just the teacher, on one phone. If an assistant teacher also marks attendance, or parents should see their child's attendance, level and fees, connect your own Supabase database.

The screens a drawing class app needs

Batches: Each batch by age, days, timing and the students in it
Students: Search by name; age, batch, current level, parent's phone and fee status
Attendance: Tick present for today's batch; missed classes shown per child
Portfolio: Photos of a child's artworks with the date and the skill practised, such as shading or colour mixing
Fees: Monthly fees paid and due, workshop fees and a receipt as a PDF
Materials: Kits and sheets you sell to students, with what each child has bought and owes

Features worth asking for

Levels per child (for example colouring, shading, pastels, watercolour) with the date they moved up
Artwork photos saved by date, to show progress at parent meetings
A WhatsApp button to send the parent this month's attendance and fee due
Workshop sign-ups kept apart from regular batches
Materials kit sales added to the month's bill
A term report as a PDF with attendance, level and a teacher's note

Where the data lives

If only you use the app, the data and artwork photos stay on your phone and work offline. If parents should see attendance and fees on their own phones, connect your own Supabase database from the chat; for fees online, connect your Razorpay account too.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Batches, Students, Attendance, Portfolio, 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 drawing class, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my drawing class, Chitra Art Class in Lucknow. Screens: batches, students, attendance, portfolio, fees and materials. Three batches by age with days and timings. Each student has age, batch, level (colouring, shading, pastels, watercolour, sketching), parent's name and phone. Portfolio: I attach photos of each artwork with a date and the skill practised. Monthly fee ₹1,200; adults ₹1,800. Materials kits are added to the month's bill. Add a WhatsApp button to send attendance and fee due to the parent, and a term report as a PDF. Bright yellow and blue colours.

Tips for a drawing class app

Photograph each artwork on a plain table in daylight; the portfolio looks better and the photos stay small.
Decide your levels before you build, so every child's progress is measured the same way.
Keep children's details private; if parents sign in, each should see only their own child.
Start with attendance and fees. Add the portfolio once the daily routine works.
Try a term report PDF with one child before you make it for the whole batch.

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 printers or online class video, and nothing is sent by itself: you tap a WhatsApp button to send each message. Photos of artworks can't be attached to a click-to-chat message; share them from your gallery.
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 I keep photos of each child's artworks in the app?

Yes. You attach photos to the child's portfolio with a date and the skill, and they stay in order to show progress.

Can parents check attendance and fees from home?

Yes, with an online database and sign-in. Each parent sees only their own child's attendance, level and fees; artwork photos you share from your phone on WhatsApp.

Can the app track which level a child is at?

Yes. Give AppCub your levels and each child gets a current level with the date they moved up.

Can I make a term report for parents?

Yes. Ask for a PDF with attendance, level, a few artwork photos and your note, to share or print.

Can the app handle summer workshop students who don't join the regular batch?

Yes. Ask for workshops as a separate list with their own fee, so they don't mix with monthly students.

Can I add materials kits to the fee?

Yes. Ask for a materials screen; each kit sold is added to that child's bill for the month.

Make your drawing class app

Seeing the plan is free. Building starts with a 2-day trial for ₹99.

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