How to make an app for a salon

A salon's day depends on chairs and stylists: who is free at 4, which shade a client had last time, how many sessions are left on a hair-spa package. An app for the counter keeps the appointment book, client history and staff earnings together.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner and the counter. If stylists should see their own appointments on their phones, or clients book themselves, connect your own Supabase database so everyone sees the same appointment book.

The screens a salon app needs

Appointments: Today's bookings by stylist and time, walk-ins added in between
Clients: Search by name or phone; past services, colour shade and developer used, notes like sensitive scalp
Services: The rate card with price and time taken for each service
Packages: Pre-paid packages, like 6 hair spas, with sessions used and left
Staff: Each stylist's services done, sales and commission for the month
Billing: The day's bills by cash, UPI or card, with a bill as a PDF on WhatsApp

Features worth asking for

Colour shade and formula saved on the client, so any stylist can repeat it
Stylist-wise appointment book that blocks the time each service takes
Commission worked out per stylist by service or by sales
Packages counted down after each visit
Reminder on WhatsApp the day before an appointment
A 'haven't visited in 60 days' list with a WhatsApp offer message

Where the data lives

If only the counter phone uses the app, data can stay on it. If stylists check their own bookings on their phones or clients book themselves, connect your own Supabase database; to sell packages online, connect your Razorpay account too.

An example design AppCub drew for a salon app — An example design from a request like the one below. Your app follows your own words, colours and details.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Appointments, Clients, Services, Packages, Staff.
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 salon, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my unisex salon, Studio Mehak in Noida. Screens: appointments, clients, services, packages, staff and billing. Six stylists; each appointment blocks the time the service takes. Save each client's past services, colour shade and notes. Packages like 6 hair spas count down after each visit. Stylists earn 10% commission on services; show it monthly. Bills by cash, UPI or card, with a PDF bill to send on WhatsApp. Add a reminder button for tomorrow's appointments and a list of clients who haven't come in 60 days. Black and rose gold colours.

AppCub has a ready-made app you can start from: see it here.

Tips for a salon app

Start from AppCub's ready-made salon app if it is close to how you work, then change it in the chat.
Enter how long each service takes; the appointment book is only as good as those times.
Agree on the commission rule with your staff first and give AppCub the exact rule, so the monthly figure matches what you pay.
Save the colour formula after every colour service; it is what clients come back for.
Ask for Hindi labels if your counter staff prefer them.

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 card machines or salon billing software, and it doesn't send SMS by itself. Reminders go out on WhatsApp when the counter taps 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

Is there a ready-made salon app?

Yes. AppCub's ready-made salon app starts free; you change it to your services, stylists and colours in the chat.

Can the app calculate my stylists' commission?

Yes. Tell AppCub your rule, such as 10% of services or a fixed amount per haircut, and the staff screen shows each stylist's monthly total.

Can I save a client's hair colour formula?

Yes. Ask for the shade, developer and notes to be saved with each colour visit, so the next stylist can repeat it.

Can clients book a stylist from their phone?

Yes, with an online database. Clients see free times for the stylist they choose, and the booking appears on the counter's appointment book.

Can the app remind clients who haven't come for a while?

Yes. Ask for a list of clients who haven't visited in, say, 60 days, with a WhatsApp button and a ready message.

Can I run two salon branches on one app?

Yes, with your own Supabase database. Each appointment and bill gets a branch, and the owner can see both.

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