How to make an app for a used car dealer

A used car dealer has money tied up in every car on the yard: what you paid, what you spent to get it ready, and who has asked about it. An app keeps each car's cost, papers and enquiries together, and shows the margin once it is sold.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner and the sales staff. If staff note enquiries and test drives on their own phones, connect your own Supabase database so the stock list is the same for everyone and a sold car disappears for all.

The screens a used car dealer app needs

Stock: Every car with stock number, photo, year, km, asking price and days in the yard
Car details: Bought from, buying price, repair and paint spends, papers received and the lowest price you will take
Enquiries: Buyers by car, phone, budget, follow-up date and status
Test drives: Date, buyer, car, staff who went along, and the buyer's licence noted
Papers and RC: For each sold car: papers handed over and the RC transfer step it is at
Sold: Sold cars with sale price, total cost and margin, by month

Features worth asking for

Margin per car worked out from buying price, repair spends and sale price
A list of cars over 45 days in the yard, so you know what to reprice
Follow-up list of buyers to call today, with a WhatsApp button
A car sheet PDF with photos, details and price to send to a buyer
A papers checklist for each car: RC, insurance, PUC, service book, keys
Token received against a car, which marks it reserved for everyone
Scan a QR sticker on the windscreen to open that car's record

Where the data lives

If only you use it on your phone, the data can stay there. If sales staff use their own phones, connect your own Supabase database from the chat; to take token amounts by card or UPI in the app, 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: Stock, Car details, Enquiries, Test drives, Papers and RC.
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 used car dealer, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my used car dealership, Sai Pre-Owned Cars in Nashik. Screens: stock, car details, enquiries, test drives, papers and RC, and sold. Each car has a stock number, photos, year, km, fuel, owners, buying price, repair spends, asking price and lowest price. Enquiries have buyer, phone, car, budget and follow-up date. When a car is sold, note sale price and margin, and track RC transfer steps. Show cars over 45 days in stock. Add a car sheet PDF and a WhatsApp follow-up button. Navy and silver colours.

Tips for a used car dealer app

Keep buying price and lowest price on a screen only you can open; ask for sign-in if staff use the app.
Enter every repair spend the day you pay it, or the margin will look better than it is.
Buyers' and sellers' ID and RC copies are private; attach only what you need and keep the data in your own database.
Start with stock and enquiries, then add test drives and RC steps once the team uses it.
Stick a QR sticker with the stock number on each car, so staff on the yard open the right record by scanning it.

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 transport office systems, insurers, lenders or vehicle history services. RC transfer steps are entered by your staff, and buyer messages go out when someone taps WhatsApp.
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 the app show my margin on each car?

Yes. Enter the buying price and every repair or paint spend, and when the car is sold the app shows the margin.

Can the app check a car's history or challans?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to transport office or history services. You can note what you checked and attach photos of the papers.

Can staff mark a car as reserved?

Yes. When a token is entered the car shows as reserved, and with a Supabase database every staff phone sees it.

Can I keep track of RC transfer for sold cars?

Yes. Make a list of the steps you follow, and each sold car shows which step it is at and what papers were handed over.

Can I send a car's details to a buyer from the app?

Yes. The app makes a PDF with the photos, details and price, and a WhatsApp button opens a chat with the buyer so you can send it.

Can I scan a car in the yard to open its record?

Yes. In the installed Android app the camera can scan a QR sticker you put on each car and open its details.

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