How to make an app for a nail studio

A nail studio sells long appointments and repeat refills. An app keeps each technician's bookings without overlap, saves the design and shade a client had, and shows whose refill is due this week, so the chairs stay booked.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually the owner or front desk on one phone. If each technician should see her own appointments on her phone, or clients book themselves, connect your own Supabase database so everyone sees the same book.

The screens a nail studio app needs

Appointments: Each technician's day, with services that block their full time, like 2 hours for a full set
Clients: Search by name or phone; past sets, gel shade numbers, nail shape and length, and design photos
Refills due: Clients whose extensions were done three to four weeks ago and have no refill booked
Services: Price and time for each service and nail art level
Stock: Gel colours, tips, builder gel and removal pads, with a low-stock list you check when you open the app
Bills: The day's bills by cash or UPI, technician earnings, and a PDF bill to share on WhatsApp

Features worth asking for

Appointments that block the real time a service takes, per technician
Shade numbers, shape and length saved per visit, so a client can say 'same as last time'
Design photos attached to each client's visit
A refill-due list with a WhatsApp button and a ready message
A stock list of gel colours with a low-stock mark
Technician commission worked out monthly from her services

Where the data lives

If the front desk phone is the only one using it, the data stays on that phone. For technicians on their own phones or clients booking themselves, connect your own Supabase database; to take a booking deposit 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: Appointments, Clients, Refills due, Services, Stock.
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 nail studio, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my nail studio, Polish Pot Nail Studio in Ahmedabad. Screens: appointments, clients, refills due, services, stock and bills. Three technicians; each service blocks its time, such as gel polish 45 minutes and a full extension set 2 hours. Save each visit's shade numbers, nail shape, length and a design photo. Show clients whose last extensions were 3 weeks ago with a WhatsApp refill reminder. Keep stock of gel colours with a low-stock mark. Technicians get 15% commission. Bills by cash or UPI with a PDF. Lilac and white colours.

Tips for a nail studio app

Start from AppCub's ready-made salon app if your studio also does manicures and pedicures, and change the services in the chat.
Time your real services for a week before you set durations in the app.
Enter shade numbers the way they are printed on your bottles, so anyone can find the same one.
Decide how many weeks counts as 'refill due' for your clients and give AppCub that number.
Add your stock list once, then update only what you open; don't try to count every bottle daily.

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

The app doesn't connect to a card machine or order stock from suppliers, and it sends nothing by itself. Refill reminders 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 two long nail appointments overlapping?

Yes. Each service has its time, so a 2-hour extension booking blocks that technician until it ends.

Can I save the gel shade a client had?

Yes. Each visit keeps the shade numbers, shape, length and a photo, so the next technician can repeat the set.

Can the app remind clients when a refill is due?

It shows a list of clients due for a refill when you open it, each with a WhatsApp button and a ready message that you send.

Can I track my gel colours and tips stock?

Yes. Ask for a stock screen with each item and a low-stock mark, and update it when you open a new bottle or box.

Can clients pick a technician and time from their phone?

Yes, with an online database. Share the app as a web link or APK, and clients see free times for the technician they choose.

Can I see which services earn the most each month?

Yes. Ask for a monthly report of bills by service, such as gel polish, extensions, refills and nail art, so you can see what keeps the chairs busy.

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