How to make an app for a psychologist

A psychologist's practice needs a diary of sessions, a short private record for each client, and a note of fees paid. These are among the most sensitive records anyone keeps, so the first question for your app is where the data lives and who can open it.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually only you. Then the data can stay on your own phone, which keeps it private and works offline. If a receptionist manages your diary, or clients should see their own appointments, connect your own Supabase database and turn on sign-in, and keep session notes visible only to you.

The screens a psychologist app needs

Today: The day's sessions with the time, in person or online, and the client's first name or initials
Clients: Each client with contact details, a code instead of a full name if you prefer, and session count
Session notes: Your private notes after each session, seen only by you
Appointments: Book, move or cancel a session, with a WhatsApp message to confirm the time
Fees: Sessions paid and due, late-cancellation charges and receipts as PDFs
Settings: Your hours, session length, fee and a backup of the data

Features worth asking for

Client codes or initials in place of full names on the daily list
Private session notes that no other user of the app can open
A WhatsApp confirmation for each appointment, with nothing about the reason for the visit
Late-cancellation charges added to the client's dues
Receipts as PDFs that show only the session date and fee
Separate in-person and online session types with the video call link stored for online ones
Session payment through your own Razorpay account, if you want it

Where the data lives

Kept on your own phone, the data is only as reachable as the phone itself, so use a screen lock. If you add a receptionist or online payments, connect your own Supabase database with sign-in, and your own Razorpay account for fees; keep notes visible only to you.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Today, Clients, Session notes, Appointments, Fees.
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 psychologist, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my psychology practice, Ananya Kulkarni, in Pune. Only I use it, on my phone. Screens: today, clients, session notes, appointments, fees and settings. Sessions are 50 minutes, in person or online; store the video call link for online ones. Show clients by initials on the daily list. Session notes are private. Add a WhatsApp button to confirm a time that says only the date and time, nothing else. Fee ₹1,500 per session; late cancellations are charged. PDF receipts with only the date and fee. Soft blue and grey colours. Keep all data on the phone.

Tips for a psychologist app

Follow your professional body's code of ethics and the law on clients' data: record only what you need and keep it private.
Keep the data on your phone unless someone else truly needs it; that is the simplest way to keep it private.
Lock your phone with a screen lock and keep a backup somewhere only you can open.
Make WhatsApp confirmations and receipts neutral: date, time and fee, with no word about therapy or the concern.
Never put real client details into the app while you are testing it; use made-up names first.

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 run video sessions, give diagnoses, message clients by itself or connect to hospital records; the installed app can show you a reminder on your own phone at a set time. It is a private diary and record for your practice; use your usual video call tool for online sessions.
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

Where are my clients' session notes stored?

By default only on the phone the app runs on. If you connect a database, it sits in your own Supabase project, and you can ask that notes are visible only to your login.

Can a receptionist manage my appointments without seeing notes?

Yes, with sign-in on: the receptionist sees the diary and fees, while session notes open only for you.

Can the app send appointment reminders to clients?

Not by itself. A button opens WhatsApp with a neutral message giving only the date and time, and you or your receptionist sends it.

Can clients pay for sessions in the app?

Yes, with a pay button using your own Razorpay account; connect Razorpay and Supabase from the chat first. The money goes to you, not to AppCub.

Can the app run online therapy sessions?

No. It stores the video call link for each online session; the session itself happens on your usual video call tool.

Should I put my practice app on Google Play?

Only if clients need to install it. If only you use it, install it from the QR code or an APK on your phone and keep it private.

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