How to make an app for a unisex salon

A neighbourhood unisex salon sees families, not single clients: one phone number for a father, mother and two children, often in one visit. An app that keeps a family account, two queues for the men's and women's sections, and family packages makes the counter faster on a busy Sunday.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually the owner on the counter phone, with the data kept on that phone. If the women's cabin has its own phone or tablet for its queue, connect your own Supabase database so both sections see the same records.

The screens a unisex salon app needs

Queue: Two lists, men's section and women's cabin, with walk-ins and the few WhatsApp bookings in order
Families: Search by phone; one family with each member, their usual service and last visit
Rates: Men's, women's and kids' services with price and time taken
Family packages: Pre-paid packages shared by a family, with haircuts used and left
Staff: Barbers and beauticians, the section each works in and services done today
Day total: Bills by cash and UPI, split by men's and women's sections

Features worth asking for

A family account under one phone number, with each member's own history
Separate queues for the men's section and the women's cabin
Family packages that any member can use, counted down at each visit
One bill for the whole family, as a PDF on WhatsApp
Kids' haircut dates, with a list of children due for a trim before school reopens
Day and month totals split by section, to see which side earns what

Where the data lives

If one counter phone runs both queues, the data stays on it and works without internet. If the women's cabin uses its own phone, or families check their package balance themselves, connect your own Supabase database.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Queue, Families, Rates, Family 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 unisex salon, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my neighbourhood unisex salon, Family Cuts in Kochi. Screens: queue, families, rates, family packages, staff and day total. Keep families under one phone number, with each member's name, age group, usual service and visits. Two queues: men's section and women's cabin. Family packages, such as 8 haircuts for ₹1,800, used by any member. One bill for the whole family with a PDF to share on WhatsApp. Show children who haven't had a haircut in 6 weeks. Totals by cash and UPI, split by section. Teal and white colours.

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

Tips for a unisex salon app

Start from AppCub's ready-made salon app, then ask for family accounts and two queues in the chat.
Use the parent's phone number as the family key; children rarely have their own.
Decide if a family package can be used by anyone in the family or only named members, and tell AppCub.
Keep women clients' notes visible only in the women's cabin if they prefer privacy; ask AppCub for a sign-in per section if you use an online database.
Test a crowded Sunday with made-up families before moving your real register in.

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

The app doesn't connect to a card machine or send messages by itself. Bills and reminders open in WhatsApp and the counter sends them.
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 one family share an account in the salon app?

Yes. Ask for families under one phone number, with each member's own visits and usual service, so the counter finds everyone in one search.

Can the app run separate queues for men and women?

Yes. Ask for two queues, and each walk-in is added to the men's section or the women's cabin.

Can a family package be used by different members?

Yes. The package belongs to the family, and each haircut is ticked off whoever uses it.

Can I make one bill for a family that came together?

Yes. Add each member's services to one bill, and share it as a PDF on WhatsApp.

Can the app show which section earns more?

Yes. The day and month totals can be split by men's section and women's cabin.

Can I use the app on two phones, one per section?

Yes, with your own Supabase database, so both phones show the same families and queues.

Make your unisex salon app

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

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