How to make an app for a watch shop

At a watch shop the drawer of repair envelopes is where things go wrong: whose watch, what was wrong, what was promised and when. An app gives each repair a token number and a status, keeps sale warranties on record, and can show customers your watches with a cart that sends the order on WhatsApp.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Mostly the owner and the repair counter. A shop-only app can keep its data on the counter phone. If the repairer uses his own phone, or customers browse a catalogue, connect your own Supabase database.

The screens a watch shop app needs

Repair jobs: Each job with a token number, customer, phone, watch, the fault, estimate, advance and status: received, in repair, ready, delivered
New job: Customer, watch details, fault, estimate and promised date, with a WhatsApp message to the customer with the token number
Catalogue: Watches with photos, price and type, filtered by men's, women's, kids' and smart
Cart: Chosen watches and quantity; 'Order on WhatsApp' sends the list to the shop
Warranty: Watches sold with the customer, date and warranty period, searchable by phone number
Stock and sales: Watches, straps and batteries in stock, and sales by day

Features worth asking for

Token numbers for repair jobs, searchable by number or phone
A 'your watch is ready' WhatsApp message in one tap
A repair receipt as a PDF to share on WhatsApp or print from the phone
Jobs not collected after 30 days, listed when you open the app
Warranty lookup by the customer's phone number
Low-stock list for batteries by size and popular straps

Where the data lives

If only the counter phone uses the app, the data stays on that phone. A customer catalogue, or a repairer on another phone, needs your own Supabase database; to take payments 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: Repair jobs, New job, Catalogue, Cart, Warranty.
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 watch shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my watch shop, Sri Lakshmi Watch Co. in Vijayawada. Screens: repair jobs, new job, catalogue, cart, warranty, and stock and sales. Each repair job gets a token number, customer, phone, watch, fault, estimate, advance, promised date and status. Send the token on WhatsApp when the job is taken and a 'ready' message when done; make a PDF receipt. List jobs not collected after 30 days. Warranty: watch sold, date, period, searchable by phone. Customer catalogue with a cart that sends the order to my WhatsApp. Low-stock list for battery sizes. Navy and silver colours.

Tips for a watch shop app

Start with repair jobs only. Once tokens and 'ready' messages work, add warranty and the catalogue.
Use the same token number on the paper envelope and in the app, so the drawer and the screen match.
Note the watch's condition at drop-off, such as a scratched glass, and attach a photo to the job.
Keep battery stock by cell size, the way your repairer asks for them.
Ask customers for their phone number at every sale; it is how you will find their warranty later.

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, billing machines or label printers, and doesn't send messages by itself. Token and 'ready' messages go out when you tap the WhatsApp button.
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 watch shop app track repairs with token numbers?

Yes. Each job gets a token number, a status and a promised date, and you can search by token or phone number.

Can the app tell customers their watch is ready?

It opens WhatsApp with a ready message and the token number filled in; you tap send.

Can I look up a warranty when a customer comes back?

Yes. Search the warranty screen by the customer's phone number to see the watch, the date sold and the warranty period.

Can customers see my watches in the app?

Yes. A catalogue with photos and a cart sends their order to your WhatsApp; it needs your own Supabase database.

Can I attach a photo of the watch to a repair job?

Yes. Photos can be attached to a job, which helps when a customer asks about a scratch later.

Can I list repairs nobody has collected?

Yes. Ask for a list of jobs marked ready but not delivered after a number of days you choose; it shows when you open the app.

Make your watch shop app

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