How to make an app for a fast food shop

At a fast food counter the evening rush is the whole business: twenty people waiting, each with a token, momos and rolls coming off two stations. An app gives each order a token number, shows the cooks what to make, tells you who is waiting longest, and at closing shows the cash, UPI and raw stock used.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The person at the cash counter, and the cooks if they can see a second phone or tablet. If the counter and the kitchen use different phones, connect your own Supabase database so new orders reach the kitchen.

The screens a fast food shop app needs

Counter: Tap items and plate size, get a token number, mark cash or UPI
Kitchen queue: Orders by token, split by station, momos, rolls or Chinese, and marked ready
Ready board: Token numbers that are ready to collect, to read out or show on a phone facing customers
Parcel orders: WhatsApp and phone orders with pickup time and name
Raw stock: Momo sheets, rolls, buns, oil, paneer and chicken: opening stock, used and left at closing
Closing: The day's sales by item, cash and UPI, and the cash handed over by each shift

Features worth asking for

Token numbers that start again from 1 each day
Orders split by cooking station
A list of tokens waiting longest, so nobody is forgotten
Combos and the student discount applied at the counter
Raw stock used against items sold, to spot waste
A daily closing report as a PDF
Hindi labels for the counter if needed

Where the data lives

If one phone does both counter and kitchen, data can stay on it. If the kitchen has its own phone or tablet, or you want to see the day's sales from home, connect your own Supabase database from the chat.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Counter, Kitchen queue, Ready board, Parcel orders, Raw stock.
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 fast food shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my fast food shop, Thapa Fast Food Corner in Dehradun. Screens: counter, kitchen queue, ready board, parcel orders, raw stock and closing. At the counter, tap items with half or full plate, apply a combo or 10% student discount, give a token number from 1 each day and mark cash or UPI. The kitchen queue shows orders by token, split into momos, rolls and Chinese. The ready board shows tokens ready to collect. Track momo sheets, roll wraps, buns, oil, paneer and chicken: opening, used and left. Closing shows sales, cash and UPI. Yellow and red colours.

Tips for a fast food shop app

Keep the counter screen to your 15 or 20 most-ordered items; put the rest under 'more'.
Decide how you split stations before you build, such as momos on one side and rolls and Chinese on the other.
Count your raw stock at the same time each day, before opening and after closing.
Try the token flow on a quiet afternoon with your staff before using it in an evening rush.
Ask for a plain, high-contrast design; the counter is used under bright lights and in a hurry.

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 token display screens, KOT printers, billing machines or card machines, and it doesn't take Zomato or Swiggy orders. The ready board is a phone or tablet screen you place where customers can see it.
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 a fast food app give token numbers?

Yes. Each order gets the next token number, starting from 1 each day, and the kitchen queue and ready board show it.

Can I show ready tokens to customers?

Yes. Open the ready board on a spare phone or tablet facing the counter. AppCub doesn't connect to separate display screens.

Can the app split orders between the momo and roll counters?

Yes. Tell AppCub which items belong to which station, and each station sees only its part of an order.

Can the app show how many momo sheets I used?

If you tell AppCub how many sheets go into a plate, it can work out sheets used from sales and compare it with your closing count.

Can I see the evening's sales from home?

Yes, with your own Supabase database. The counter records sales, and you see the same totals on your phone.

Does the app work if the internet drops?

With the data on one phone, it works offline. With an online database, keep mobile data on so the kitchen phone gets new orders.

Make your fast food shop app

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