How to make an app for a T-shirt printing business

A T-shirt order is never just a number: 120 pieces, 30 in M and 45 in L, black and white, names on the back, approved design version 3. An app keeps the size breakup, the approved design and the stage of each order, so the right shirts are printed and packed.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner and the print floor. If the person printing and the person taking orders use different phones, connect your own Supabase database. For clubs or companies to submit names and sizes themselves, the app needs that database too.

The screens a T-shirt printing business app needs

Orders: Each order with customer, method, fabric, colours, total pieces, due date and stage
Size breakup: Pieces by size and colour, and the name and number list for jerseys
Designs: Mock-up photos for each order, the version number, and approved or changes asked
Production: Orders by stage: blanks ready, printing, curing or pressing, packing, ready
Blank stock: Plain T-shirts by fabric, colour and size, with what is reserved for orders
Payments: Advance, balance and payment mode for each order, with a WhatsApp reminder

Features worth asking for

Size and colour breakup that adds up to the order total and checks against blank stock
A name-and-number list for jerseys, printable as a PDF for the press
Design versions with a WhatsApp button to send the mock-up for approval
A production board by stage and due date
Blanks reserved for an order, so stock shows what is really free
A price worked out from quantity, method and extras like back print
A 'ready for pickup' WhatsApp message with the balance due

Where the data lives

If only the owner's phone is used, the data stays on it. If the print floor updates stages, or a club captain fills in the name list from his phone, connect your own Supabase database. For online advance payments, connect your Razorpay account too.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Orders, Size breakup, Designs, Production, Blank stock.
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 T-shirt printing business, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my T-shirt printing business, Inkline Prints in Kochi. Screens: orders, size breakup, designs, production, blank stock and payments. Orders have customer, method (screen, DTF, sublimation), fabric, colours, due date and stage. Size breakup by size and colour must add up to the total. Jerseys have a name and number list printable as a PDF. Designs have versions with photos and approved or not. Blank stock by fabric, colour and size, reserved per order. Price by quantity slab plus extras. Advance and balance with WhatsApp reminders. Black and orange colours.

Tips for a T-shirt printing business app

Start with orders, size breakup and payments; add blank stock once orders are flowing through the app.
Never print without a marked 'approved' design version; ask AppCub to block the printing stage until then.
Enter your price slabs exactly as on your rate list, so the app's price matches what you quote.
Count your blank stock once by size and colour before relying on the reserved numbers.
Ask for a big-text production screen for the print floor.

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 design artwork, prepare print files or connect to DTF printers, heat presses or design software. Designs are photos or files you attach; the printing happens on your machines.
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 a club enter its players' names and sizes in the app?

Yes, with an online database. Share a web link with the captain; he fills in names, numbers and sizes, and the list appears on the order.

Can the app stop printing before the design is approved?

Yes. Ask for the production stage to stay locked until the order's design version is marked approved.

Can the app send the design to my DTF printer?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to printers or design software. The app keeps the approved mock-up so the print floor works from the right version.

Can I track blank T-shirts by size and colour?

Yes. Blank stock is kept by fabric, colour and size, and each order reserves what it needs.

Can the app work out the price per piece?

Yes. Give AppCub your quantity slabs and extras, such as back print or names, and the order shows the price and total.

Can a college or company pay the order advance in the app?

Yes, through your own Razorpay account once it is connected with Supabase, or a 'Pay via UPI' button. The money goes to you.

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