How to make an app for a makeup artist

In the wedding season a makeup artist can have three functions in a day in different towns, each with its own advance, trial, venue and reference looks. An app keeps every booked date, what has been paid, and what each bride wants in one place on your phone.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually just you. The data can stay on your phone. If your assistants should see the dates they are working, or a manager takes bookings, connect your own Supabase database so everyone sees the same calendar.

The screens a makeup artist app needs

Calendar: Booked and enquired dates by month, with the function, venue and getting-ready time
Bookings: Each bride: functions booked, package, total, advance paid and balance
Bride notes: Skin type, allergies she told you about, outfit colours, reference photos and the trial notes
Enquiries: Dates people asked about, the quote sent and a reminder to follow up
Team: Assistants, which dates they are working and what they are paid
Earnings: Advances and balances received by month and the money still to come

Features worth asking for

Warning when a new booking clashes with a date already taken
A quotation as a PDF with packages, travel and advance terms, sent on WhatsApp
Reference photos and outfit pictures attached to each bride
Getting-ready time and venue with a Google Maps button for the day
Balance reminder on WhatsApp a few days before the function
Travel charges added when the venue is outside your city

Where the data lives

On your own phone the data stays there and works without internet, which helps at venues with poor signal. If assistants or a manager need the same calendar, connect your own Supabase database; to take the advance 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: Calendar, Bookings, Bride notes, Enquiries, Team.
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 makeup artist, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my bridal makeup work, Makeup by Simran in Ludhiana. Screens: calendar, bookings, bride notes, enquiries, team and earnings. A booking has the bride's name, phone, functions with date, venue and getting-ready time, package, travel charges, total, advance and balance. Warn me if a new booking clashes with a date I already have. Bride notes hold skin type, allergies, outfit colours, reference photos and trial notes. Make a quotation PDF to send on WhatsApp. Two assistants with the dates they work. Add a balance reminder button and a Google Maps button for the venue. Blush pink colours.

Tips for a makeup artist app

Put in next season's bookings first, then past ones only if you need them for earnings.
Note allergies only as the bride told you, and ask before you save her photos in the app.
Keep a backup or an online database before the busy season; your calendar is your business.
Use the enquiry list honestly: mark dates as booked only once the advance is paid.
Ask for the quotation PDF to carry your logo and your Instagram handle.

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 Instagram or Google Calendar, and it doesn't send SMS by itself. Reminders and quotes go out on WhatsApp when you tap the 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 stop me double-booking a wedding date?

Yes. Ask for a clash warning: when you add a function on a date and time you already have, the app tells you before saving.

Can I send a quotation from the app?

Yes. The app makes a quotation PDF with the packages, travel charges and advance, and you send it on WhatsApp.

Can brides pay the advance through the app?

Yes, with a payment button that uses your own Razorpay account after you connect Razorpay and Supabase in the chat. The money goes to you.

Can I keep reference photos for each bride?

Yes. Attach photos of her outfit, jewellery and looks she likes to her booking, so you have them on the day.

Will the app work at a venue with no network?

If the data is on your phone only, yes, it works offline. With an online database, changes made offline need the internet to reach your team.

Can my assistants see only their dates?

Yes, with your own Supabase database and sign-in. Each assistant sees the functions they are working, without the prices.

Make your makeup artist app

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