How to make an app for a guest house

A guest house is often run by the owner and one helper. Who is in room 6, has the family in room 3 paid for this week, which company's guests are billed at month-end, and how much cash came in today: an app on the owner's phone replaces the guest register and the bill book.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually just the owner, or the owner and a helper at the desk. On one phone the data stays on it and works offline. If the helper uses a second phone, connect your own Supabase database so both see the same rooms.

The screens a guest house app needs

Rooms today: Each room as free, occupied or to clean, with the guest's name and check-out date
Guest register: Name, phone, address, number of guests, ID type noted and a photo of the ID if you choose, with check-in and check-out times
Bills: Room nights, extra mattress, laundry and meals on order, with a bill as a PDF
Long stays: Guests staying a week or more, the weekly amount, paid up to which date and the next due date
Company accounts: Guests sent by a company, their nights this month and the monthly bill to the company
Cash book: Money in by cash and UPI each day, and small expenses like laundry and repairs

Features worth asking for

A long-stay list that shows whose week runs out tomorrow
A monthly bill PDF for each company that sends guests
A UPI QR code and 'Pay via UPI' button on the bill screen
A WhatsApp message with the address, a map link and check-in time, sent to a guest before arrival
A daily cash book that adds up cash, UPI and expenses
A search by name or phone across past stays, for guests who come back
Hindi labels for the helper at the desk

Where the data lives

If only you use the app on one phone, the data stays on it and works offline. If a helper uses another phone, connect your own Supabase database. ID photos are personal data, so keep the app behind sign-in if more than one person uses it.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Rooms today, Guest register, Bills, Long stays, Company accounts.
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 guest house, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my guest house, Shanti Guest House in Lucknow, with 14 rooms. Screens: rooms today, guest register, bills, long stays, company accounts and cash book. The register has name, phone, address, guests, ID type and a photo of the ID. Bills add room nights, extra mattress at ₹200, laundry and meals. Long stays pay weekly; show whose week ends tomorrow. Two companies send guests and are billed monthly; make their bill as a PDF. A daily cash book for cash, UPI and expenses. Hindi and English labels. Cream and maroon.

Tips for a guest house app

Start with rooms today, the guest register and bills. Add company accounts when the next month begins.
Write your ID and check-in rules into the request, so the register asks for what you need at the desk.
Keep guests' ID photos private and delete old ones you no longer need, following the rules that apply in your area.
Ask for the weekly long-stay rule exactly as you charge it, such as six nights' price for seven.
Try the app for a few days next to the paper register before you stop writing in the book.

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 online travel sites, card machines or billing printers, and it doesn't send messages by itself. You tap the WhatsApp button and send each message.
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 guest house app keep a guest register with ID details?

Yes. Each check-in notes the guest's details and ID type, and you can attach a photo of the ID. Keep the app behind sign-in if others use it.

Can the app handle guests who pay by the week?

Yes. Ask for long stays with a weekly amount; the app shows who has paid up to which date and whose week ends tomorrow.

Can I bill a company for its guests at month-end?

Yes. Mark stays under a company account, and the app makes a monthly bill PDF with each guest, room and the nights stayed.

Will the app work without internet?

Yes, if only one phone uses it, because the data stays on that phone. With a shared database, the phones need internet to see each other's changes.

Can guests book rooms from their own phones?

Yes, with your own Supabase database so the app knows which rooms are free. For a small guest house, many owners keep bookings on WhatsApp instead.

Do I need Google Play for a guest house app?

No. For your own use, install it from the QR code or an APK file. Google Play matters only if guests should download it.

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