How to make an app for a saree shop

Your regular customers don't come to the shop every week, but they would look at new sarees on their phone. A saree shop app shows new arrivals by weave, colour and price, lets a customer save the ones she likes and send them to you on WhatsApp, and helps the counter track fall-pico and blouse jobs.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Two sides: customers who browse and send enquiries, and the owner who adds new sarees with photos. For customers to see sarees you add from your phone, the catalogue must be online, so connect your own Supabase database. The stitching-orders screen can be for the shop only, behind a sign-in.

The screens a saree shop app needs

• New arrivals: The latest sarees with a photo, weave, colour and price, newest first
• Browse: Filter by weave, occasion (daily, party, wedding), colour and price range
• Saree details: Two or three photos with the border and pallu, fabric, length with or without blouse piece, price and an 'Ask on WhatsApp' button
• My wishlist: Sarees the customer saved, to send to you together or to show the family
• Stitching orders: Fall-pico and blouse jobs with the customer, measurements, due date and status
• Add saree: For the owner: photos from the camera, weave, colour, price and a 'sold' switch

Features worth asking for

• An 'Ask on WhatsApp' button that sends the saree's code and price to the shop with a ready message
• A 'sold' switch so a saree disappears from the catalogue once it is gone
• A wishlist the customer can send to you in one WhatsApp message before a family visit
• Blouse measurements saved on the customer, so the next order needs no fresh measuring
• A stitching-due list for this week, with a WhatsApp 'your saree is ready' message
• Hindi or regional-language labels if your customers prefer them
• Payment by UPI or card through your own Razorpay, if you want to take an advance online

Where the data lives

Customers can only see sarees you add from your phone if the catalogue is in your own Supabase database, so connect it from the chat. If you take advances in the app, connect your Razorpay account too; the money goes to your account.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

1. Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: New arrivals, Browse, Saree details, My wishlist, Stitching orders.
2. Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
3. 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.
4. Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
5. 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 saree shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Tips for a saree shop app

• Give every saree a short code, like SLK-214, and put the same code on its tag; when a WhatsApp enquiry comes, the counter finds it in seconds.
• Mark sarees sold the same day, or customers will ask for pieces that are gone.
• Start with the catalogue and WhatsApp button; add stitching orders after a few weeks once customers use it.
• Share the app as a web link in your WhatsApp broadcast list first; nobody has to install anything to see new arrivals.
• Photos are what sell a saree: keep the same corner and the same light for every photo.

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 your billing machine or accounting software, and it doesn't message customers by itself about new stock; you share the link or tap the WhatsApp button. Live stock counts across many branches and a full online store with delivery are beyond what it builds.
• 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 customers see new sarees as soon as I add them?

Yes, when the app uses your own Supabase database. You add a saree with photos from your phone and it appears in the new arrivals list for everyone.

How does a customer order a saree from the app?

She taps 'Ask on WhatsApp' and a message with the saree code and price opens to your number. You confirm it is available and arrange payment and pickup or delivery.

Can the app keep blouse measurements?

Yes. Ask for measurements to be saved on each customer, so the next blouse order starts with them filled in.

Can I take an advance for a bridal saree in the app?

Yes, with a payment button through your own Razorpay account once Razorpay and Supabase are connected. The money goes to you, not AppCub.

Can the app tell customers about new stock by itself?

No. Share the app link on WhatsApp or your status when new sarees come; the app doesn't send messages to customers on its own.

Do customers have to download the app from Google Play?

No. You can share it as a web link that opens in any phone browser. Google Play is also possible with a paid plan and your own developer account.

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