How to make an app for a pet shop

Most of a pet shop's steady income is the same food bag bought every three or four weeks by the same owners. An app remembers what each pet eats, reminds you who is due for a reorder, and keeps track of food stock and expiry dates so the bag is on the shelf when they call.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Mostly the owner and counter staff. If pet owners should place reorders from their own phones, or your delivery boy checks the list on his phone, connect your own Supabase database so all of you see the same orders.

The screens a pet shop app needs

Reorders due: Owners whose food bag should be running out this week, worked out from bag size and the last purchase date
Pet owners: Each owner with their pets, the food each pet eats, the bag size and past purchases
Stock: Food by pet and type, bags on the shelf, expiry dates and a low-stock list
Orders: WhatsApp and phone orders with items, delivery address and status
Deliveries: Today's deliveries by area, with call and Google Maps buttons
Aquarium: Tanks and fish in stock, and home tank set-up jobs with dates

Features worth asking for

A reorder date worked out from how many days a bag usually lasts for that owner
A WhatsApp reorder message with the pet's name and usual food filled in
Expiry dates on food stock, with a list of what expires soon
Phone reminders at a set time each morning to check the reorders due list (installed app only)
Barcode scanning with the phone camera to find a food bag in your stock list (installed app only)
A delivery list sorted by area for the delivery boy
UPI QR code and a 'Pay via UPI' button for delivered orders

Where the data lives

If only the shop phone uses the app, the data can stay on it. If the delivery boy uses his own phone, or owners send reorders from theirs, connect your own Supabase database from the chat.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Reorders due, Pet owners, Stock, Orders, Deliveries.
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 pet shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my pet shop, Paws and Fins in Pune. Screens: reorders due, pet owners, stock, orders, deliveries and aquarium. Save each owner's pets, the food each eats and the bag size, and work out when the next bag is due from the last purchase. Add a WhatsApp reorder button with the pet's name and food. Stock has expiry dates and a low-stock list. Deliveries sorted by area with call and map buttons. Show a UPI QR for payment on delivery. A morning reminder on the phone to check reorders. Teal and orange colours.

Tips for a pet shop app

Ask each regular how long a bag lasts them and save that number; the reorder list depends on it.
Start with your 30 most regular pet owners before adding everyone.
Keep notes about the pet practical, such as food and bag size; leave health notes to the vet.
Test barcode scanning and the morning reminder in the installed app on the shop phone, since they don't work in the web preview.
Ask for the reorder message in Hindi or Marathi if your customers prefer it.

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 message owners by itself; a person taps the WhatsApp button. It doesn't connect to billing machines or weighing scales, and it has no live tracking of the delivery boy.
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 tell me when a customer's dog food is about to run out?

Yes. Save the bag size and how many days it lasts for that pet, and the app lists owners due for a reorder each week.

Can pet owners reorder from their phones?

Yes. With your own Supabase database, an owner can open the app, tap their usual food and send the order to your shop.

Can the app track expiry dates of pet food?

Yes. Enter the expiry when stock comes in and the app shows what expires soon, so you sell or return it first.

Can I scan the barcode on food bags?

Yes, with the phone camera in the installed Android app, to find the bag in your stock list. The details come from what you entered.

Can I keep a list of aquarium set-up jobs?

Yes. Ask for an aquarium screen with home tank jobs, the date, the address and what was installed.

Can delivery customers pay by UPI?

Yes. The app can show your UPI QR code or open a UPI payment link; the money goes straight to your account.

Make your pet shop app

Seeing the plan is free. Building starts with a 2-day trial for ₹99.

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