How to make an app for a lawyer

An advocate's day depends on the cause list: which matters are listed today, in which court, and what the next date is after an adjournment. An app for your own use keeps every case, its next hearing and the fees received in one place, so the diary is in your pocket in the court corridor.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The advocate, and sometimes a junior or clerk. If only you use it, the data stays private on your phone. If your junior updates next dates from court on their own phone, connect your own Supabase database and add sign-in so only your office can open it.

The screens a lawyer app needs

Today's board: Matters listed today, by court and item number, with the stage and what is needed, such as written statement or evidence
Cases: Search by case number, party name or court; each case with stage, opposite advocate and the history of dates
Next dates: A diary of upcoming hearings by date, so you can see a crowded week before it comes
Clients: Each client with phone, the cases you handle for them, and call and WhatsApp buttons
Documents to collect: Papers still awaited from each client, such as a sale deed copy or affidavit
Fees: Fees agreed per matter, amounts received with dates, and what is pending

Features worth asking for

After each hearing, enter the next date and the stage in one step; the case moves to that day in the diary
A WhatsApp button that opens a ready message to the client with the next date and court
A list of matters with no next date entered, so nothing slips
Fee receipts as PDFs with your name and enrolment number
Photos of orders or documents attached to a case
A weekly cause list of your own matters as a PDF to print or share with your junior

Where the data lives

By default the case diary stays on your phone, private to you. If a junior or clerk needs it too, connect your own Supabase database from the chat with sign-in; the data then sits in your project, not with AppCub. Follow the Bar Council's rules and the law on keeping client information confidential.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Today's board, Cases, Next dates, Clients, Documents to collect.
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 lawyer, and paste it into AppCub:

Make a private app for my law practice, Adv. Meera Kulkarni, Nagpur, for my own use. Screens: today's board, cases, next dates, clients, documents to collect and fees. Each case has case number, court, parties, opposite advocate, stage and a history of hearing dates with notes. After a hearing I enter the next date and stage. Show matters with no next date. WhatsApp button to tell the client the next date. Fees agreed and received per matter, with a receipt as a PDF. A weekly list of my hearings as a PDF. Dark blue and white colours.

Tips for a lawyer app

Start with cases and next dates; that alone replaces the paper diary for most advocates.
Enter case numbers the same way every time, with the court's short name, so search works.
Ask for a backup of the data from settings and take it regularly, since the case diary is hard to rebuild.
Keep client notes short and factual; the app is a diary, not a place for drafts.
Try a week with a few matters before moving your full board in.

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 court websites or e-filing, so cause lists and case status are not fetched automatically. You enter next dates yourself, and messages to clients go out only when you tap the WhatsApp button.
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 fetch case status from the court website?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to court websites or e-filing. You enter the next date and stage after each hearing, which takes a few seconds.

Is client data private in a lawyer's app?

By default it stays on your phone only. If you connect a database for a junior, it sits in your own Supabase project with sign-in, and you control who can open it.

Can my junior update hearing dates from court?

Yes, if you connect a Supabase database and both of you sign in. The junior's update shows on your phone too.

Can the app remind me of tomorrow's hearings?

It shows tomorrow's matters when you open it, and you can share the list as a PDF. If you ask for it, the installed app can also show a reminder on your own phone at a set time; it doesn't message anyone else by itself.

Can I track fees for each case?

Yes. Ask for agreed fees and payments per matter, with a pending list and receipts as PDFs.

Should a lawyer's app be on Google Play?

For your own case diary, no. Install it from the QR code or an APK file and keep it off any public store.

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