How to make an app for a milk delivery service

A milk delivery business is decided the night before: who paused, who wants an extra packet and a dozen eggs, how much to pick up at 4 AM, and which delivery boy goes where. An app lets customers make tomorrow's changes themselves, works out the pickup sheet and the routes, and keeps each customer's prepaid balance.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Three kinds of users: customers who change their order, delivery boys who follow their route, and the owner who sees everything. All are on their own phones, so connect your own Supabase database with sign-in.

The screens a milk delivery service app needs

Tomorrow: For customers: tomorrow's milk and add-ons, with pause, extra and change buttons until the cut-off time
My balance: For customers: prepaid balance, daily deductions and a top-up button
Pickup sheet: For the owner: total milk and add-ons to collect for the morning, worked out at the cut-off
Routes: Customers grouped into routes by society and tower, assigned to delivery boys
My route: For the delivery boy: flats in order with what to leave and bottles to collect, with a 'done' tick
Customers: Each customer's regular order, rate, balance, bottles out and paused days
Low balance: Prepaid customers whose balance runs out in two days, with a WhatsApp top-up message

Features worth asking for

Changes locked at the cut-off time, so the pickup sheet doesn't change after 9 PM
Prepaid balance reduced each day by what was delivered
Top-ups by UPI or card through your own Razorpay, or a UPI QR
Glass bottles counted out and back for each customer
A phone reminder at 8:30 PM on the customer's phone to check tomorrow's order (installed app only)
A pause for a date range, such as a holiday, set by the customer
Add-ons like bread and eggs priced separately and added for one day only

Where the data lives

Customers, delivery boys and you all need the same orders, so connect your own Supabase database from the chat with sign-in. For prepaid top-ups inside the app, connect your Razorpay account too; the money goes straight to you.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Tomorrow, My balance, Pickup sheet, Routes, My route.
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 milk delivery service, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my milk delivery service, Shubh Doorstep Milk in Pune. Customers: tomorrow's order with pause, extra and change until 9 PM, holiday pause for a date range, prepaid balance with top-up by Razorpay, and a reminder at 8:30 PM. Owner: pickup sheet at 9 PM, routes by society and tower, customers with regular order, balance and bottles out, and a low-balance list with a WhatsApp message. Delivery boy: his route in order with items and bottles to collect, and a done tick. Everyone signs in. White and sky blue colours.

Tips for a milk delivery service app

Pick one cut-off time and never bend it in the app; take late changes on WhatsApp and enter them yourself.
Enter routes in the order the delivery boy actually walks the towers, so his list matches his feet.
Start with prepaid for new customers; it removes month-end collection.
Test the 8:30 PM reminder on a few customers' phones with the installed app; it may arrive a few minutes late and doesn't work in the web link.
Run your own team on the app for a week before inviting customers.

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 apps don't send messages from the customer's phone to yours by themselves, so you see changes when you open the pickup sheet. There is no live tracking of delivery boys, and it doesn't connect to your supplier's systems.
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 customers pause milk for a holiday themselves?

Yes. With your own Supabase database, a customer picks the dates, and those days are left out of the pickup sheet and their route.

Can the app tell me how much milk to pick up in the morning?

Yes. At the cut-off time it adds up every customer's milk and add-ons for the next morning into one pickup sheet.

Can customers top up a prepaid balance in the app?

Yes, through your own Razorpay account once Razorpay and Supabase are connected. Each day's delivery is then taken from the balance.

Can the app remind customers to change tomorrow's order?

Yes, the installed app can show a reminder on the customer's phone at a set time each evening. It may be a few minutes late.

Can I track glass bottles?

Yes. The delivery boy records bottles left and collected, and each customer's screen shows how many are still with them.

How is this different from a dairy app?

A dairy app is built around your own milk and a monthly register. A milk delivery app adds customers changing their own orders, prepaid balances, routes for several delivery boys and a pickup sheet.

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