How to make an app for a gas agency

The oil company's system takes the bookings, but the agency still has to plan which delivery man takes which area today, how many full cylinders go out on each vehicle, how many empties come back, and which addresses are hard to find. An app for your office and delivery staff keeps that daily work in one place.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The office and the delivery staff. Since delivery staff work on their own phones, connect your own Supabase database with sign-in, so each delivery man sees only his own list and the office sees all of them. Customers don't use this app; they book on the oil company's system.

The screens a gas agency app needs

Today's deliveries: Deliveries copied in from the day's booking list, grouped by area and assigned to a delivery man
My list: For the delivery man: his addresses with a call button, a map link and a 'delivered' or 'not at home' tick
Vehicle sheet: Full cylinders loaded on each vehicle, delivered, and empties brought back at the end of the day
Customers: Consumer number, name, address, landmark, floor and notes like 'call before coming'
Office sales: Stoves, pipes, regulators and other items sold at the office, with bills as PDF
Staff: Delivery staff with their areas, deliveries per day and the month's count

Features worth asking for

Deliveries grouped by area, so each delivery man gets a sensible round
A landmark and notes on each customer, saved once and seen on every delivery
Full and empty cylinder counts per vehicle, so the godown count matches at day end
A 'not at home' reason with a WhatsApp message to the customer to fix a time
A map with pins for the day's addresses (OpenStreetMap), and a Google Maps link for each
A delivery count per staff member for the month
Stove and accessory bills as PDF to share on WhatsApp or print

Where the data lives

Delivery staff and the office use different phones, so connect your own Supabase database from the chat with sign-in for each staff member. Keep only what you need about customers: consumer number, address and phone.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Today's deliveries, My list, Vehicle sheet, Customers, Office sales.
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 gas agency, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my LPG gas agency office, Shree Om Gas Agency in Pune. Bookings come from the oil company's system; we type or paste the day's list in. Screens: today's deliveries grouped by area and assigned to a delivery man; my list for each delivery man with call and map buttons and delivered or not-at-home ticks; vehicle sheet with full cylinders out and empties back; customers with consumer number, address, landmark and notes; office sales of stoves and regulators with PDF bills; and staff with monthly delivery counts. Delivery staff sign in and see only their list. Blue and orange colours.

Tips for a gas agency app

Agree with your office how the day's bookings come into the app, such as pasting a list each morning, before you start; the app can't pull them from the oil company's system.
Begin with the delivery list and the vehicle sheet; add office sales once the delivery side runs smoothly.
Save landmarks and floor numbers on the first delivery; new delivery staff will thank you.
Don't store Aadhaar or bank details in the app; the oil company's system already holds what it needs.
Test with one delivery man and one area for a week before giving it to all staff.

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 the oil company's booking or distributor systems, so the app can't receive bookings or update delivery status there; keep doing that as the company asks. There is no live tracking of delivery vehicles.
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 take refill bookings from customers?

No. Refills are booked on your oil company's system, and AppCub doesn't connect to it. The app is for your agency's own delivery lists, staff and records.

How do the day's bookings get into the app?

The office enters or pastes the day's list each morning. Ask AppCub for a quick entry screen that matches the list you get.

Can delivery staff mark cylinders delivered on their phones?

Yes. With your own Supabase database and sign-in, each delivery man ticks delivered or not at home, and the office sees it at once.

Can the app count empty cylinders returned?

Yes. The vehicle sheet records full cylinders loaded, delivered and empties brought back, so the godown count matches.

Can I track where my delivery vehicles are?

No, the app has no live tracking. Delivery staff tick each address as they finish, so you can see progress on the list.

Can I record stove and regulator sales in the same app?

Yes. Ask for an office sales screen with items, prices and a PDF bill.

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