How to make an app for a placement agency

A placement agency works between two lists: hundreds of candidates and a few dozen open requirements. An app for your recruiters keeps both, matches candidates to openings by role, area and salary, and tracks every interview until the candidate joins and the employer pays.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner and recruiters inside the agency, not candidates or employers. With more than one recruiter, connect your own Supabase database with sign-in; candidates' phone numbers and CVs are private and stay within your team.

The screens a placement agency app needs

Openings: Each employer requirement with role, number of posts, salary range, location, timings and status
Candidates: Search by role, area, experience or expected salary; each with phone, skills, last job and notes
Matches: For an opening, candidates who fit by role, area and salary, and who has been sent already
Interviews: Interviews by date, with candidate, employer, time and the result
Joinings: Candidates who joined, joining date, salary, and the replacement period if you give one
Fees: Fee due per joining, invoiced, received, and overdue employers

Features worth asking for

A WhatsApp button that sends the candidate the interview address, time and contact person
Matching candidates to openings by role, area, experience and salary
A record of which candidate was sent to which employer, to avoid sending twice
A follow-up list of candidates who joined, to check after the first month
Fee invoices as PDFs and an overdue list by employer
Sign-in for recruiters, with the owner seeing every recruiter's work

Where the data lives

With more than one recruiter, connect your own Supabase database from the chat with sign-in so candidates and openings are shared inside your team only. A one-person agency can keep the data on one phone with regular backups.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Openings, Candidates, Matches, Interviews, Joinings.
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 placement agency, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my placement agency, Grewal Placement Services in Ludhiana. Screens: openings, candidates, matches, interviews, joinings and fees. Openings have employer, role, posts, salary range, location and status. Candidates have name, phone, role wanted, area, experience, expected salary, last job and notes. Matches show candidates fitting an opening and who was already sent. Interviews with date, time and result, and a WhatsApp button with the interview details. Joinings with date and salary. Fees per joining with invoice PDF. Recruiters sign in. Blue and orange colours.

Tips for a placement agency app

Use the same role names everywhere, such as 'machine operator' not five spellings, so matching works.
Note why a candidate wasn't selected; it helps the next match.
Keep candidates' data private: share CVs with an employer only for the opening they applied for.
Remove or archive candidates who have asked you to stop contacting them.
Record the joining date as soon as the employer confirms it, so fee follow-ups start on time.

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 job portals or read CVs automatically; you enter candidates and openings. Messages to candidates go out when a recruiter taps WhatsApp, and nothing is sent in bulk by itself.
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 match candidates to openings?

Yes. Ask for matching by role, area, experience and salary, and the app lists candidates who fit each opening.

Can the app import candidates from job portals?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to job portals. Candidates are added by your recruiters, and CVs can be attached to a candidate.

Can recruiters see only their own candidates?

Yes, with sign-in on your own Supabase database. Ask for each recruiter to see their own work and the owner to see everything.

Can the app send interview details to the candidate?

A button opens WhatsApp with the address, time and contact person ready, and the recruiter sends it.

Can the app track the replacement period after joining?

Yes. Ask for a replacement period on each joining and a list of candidates still inside it.

Can candidates apply for jobs in my agency's app?

This app is for your team. A candidate-facing app needs an online database and more care with privacy; describe it in the chat and AppCub shows a plan first.

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