How to make an app for a toy shop

A toy shop sells in waves: birthdays all year, then Diwali, Christmas and the summer holidays all at once. An app can let parents browse toys by age and send a full order on WhatsApp, and helps you remember each child's birthday and keep enough stock for the season.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

A customer app with a catalogue and cart needs your own Supabase database so the toys and prices you add show on every parent's phone. A shop-only app for stock, orders and birthdays can keep its data on your phone.

The screens a toy shop app needs

Catalogue: Toys with photos and prices, filtered by age group, type and budget
Cart: Chosen toys, quantity and gift wrap; 'Order on WhatsApp' sends the full list and total to the shop
Return gift orders: Party orders with the pack, quantity, party date, advance and balance
Kids' birthdays: Children of regular customers with their birthday and age, listed when the month comes round
Stock: Toys by type with quantity, items running low and items for the next festival
Sales: Sales by day and by age group, so you know what to reorder

Features worth asking for

Age and budget filters in the catalogue
A cart that opens WhatsApp with the toys, quantities and total typed out
A birthday list for the month with a WhatsApp greeting and a gift idea for the child's age
Return gift orders with advance, balance and a pickup reminder on WhatsApp
A low-stock list to share with your supplier on WhatsApp before festivals
Online payment with your own Razorpay account, if you want it

Where the data lives

The customer catalogue needs your own Supabase database, connected from the chat, so new toys reach every parent's phone. To take payments in the app, connect your Razorpay account as well; the money goes to you.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Catalogue, Cart, Return gift orders, Kids' birthdays, 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 toy shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my toy shop, Mitti Toy House in Ahmedabad. Customer side: a catalogue of toys with photos and prices, filtered by age (under 2, 2 to 4, 5 to 8, 9 and above) and budget, and a cart that sends the order with gift wrap to my WhatsApp. Shop side: return gift orders with pack, quantity, party date, advance and balance; kids' birthdays of regular customers with a monthly list and a WhatsApp greeting; stock with a low-stock list for my supplier; sales by age group. Blue and yellow colours.

Tips for a toy shop app

Start with the catalogue and WhatsApp cart for your 50 most asked-about toys, not the whole shop.
Ask parents for the child's birthday only if they are happy to share it, and use it only for your greeting.
Tag every toy with an age group, the same groups you use on the shelves.
Before Diwali, add festival stock in the app first, then into the catalogue when it arrives.
Share the catalogue as a web link in your WhatsApp status; parents can open it without installing anything.

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 barcode scanners or billing machines, and doesn't send birthday greetings by itself. The birthday list shows when you open the app and you tap to send each message.
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 parents browse toys by age in the app?

Yes. Ask for a catalogue with age group filters, and each toy tagged with its age group.

Can the app send birthday wishes to my customers' children?

It lists the month's birthdays when you open it, and a button opens WhatsApp with the greeting ready. You send each one.

Can parents pay for toys in the app?

Yes, with a pay button using your own Razorpay account; connect Razorpay and Supabase from the chat first.

Can I track return gift orders for parties?

Yes. Each order keeps the pack, quantity, party date, advance and balance, with a pickup reminder on WhatsApp.

Can the app tell me what to reorder before Diwali?

It shows sales by age group and a low-stock list. You decide the quantities and share the list with your supplier on WhatsApp.

Do parents need to install the app?

No. You can share it as a web link that opens in any phone browser, or as an APK file or on Google Play.

Make your toy shop app

Seeing the plan is free. Building starts with a 2-day trial for ₹99.

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