How to make an app for an appliance repair shop

An appliance repair business juggles two kinds of work: technicians at homes fixing fridges and washing machines, and a workshop full of microwaves and mixers waiting for parts. An app keeps both in one place, with every appliance's history, the parts used and what each customer owes.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner, the person taking calls, the technicians and the workshop. If technicians and the workshop update jobs on their own phones, connect a Supabase database so everyone sees the same status. A small setup can keep the data on one phone.

The screens an appliance repair shop app needs

Complaints: Home visit jobs by date: customer, locality, appliance, make and model, fault and technician
Workshop: Appliances picked up: who it belongs to, condition photos, fault, status and the promised return date
Job card: Fault found, parts used, labour, photos you attach and the bill, for home and workshop jobs
Customers: Search by phone; every appliance the family owns and every repair done on each
Parts: Motors, PCBs, thermostats, magnetrons, heating elements and belts by appliance type, with stock
Payments: Cash and UPI received per job, and the day's collection by technician
Map: Pins for today's home visits, so technicians are given jobs in nearby localities

Features worth asking for

A pickup slip PDF when an appliance leaves the house, with its condition and the expected return date
Fault checklists per appliance type, so a fridge job card asks different questions from a washing machine
A reminder on your phone at a set time for workshop items due back today (installed app)
A WhatsApp message ready for 'your microwave is repaired, delivery this evening'
Scan the barcode on a spare part's packet to find it in stock (installed Android app)
Repeat-fault check: earlier repairs on the same appliance shown before you quote

Where the data lives

If one phone takes calls and records jobs, the data can stay on it. If technicians and the workshop each use their own phones, connect your own Supabase database from the chat; add Razorpay only if customers should pay online, with the money going to you.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Complaints, Workshop, Job card, Customers, Parts.
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 appliance repair shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my appliance repair business, Mehta Home Appliance Care in Bhopal. Screens: complaints, workshop, job card, customers, parts, payments and a map of today's visits. A complaint has the customer, address with map pin, appliance (fridge, washing machine, microwave, geyser, chimney), make, model, fault and technician. Workshop items have condition photos, status and promised return date, with a pickup slip PDF and a phone reminder on the due day. Job cards record parts and labour and make a bill PDF. Customers can have several appliances, each with its history. Parts stock by appliance type. Teal and white.

Tips for an appliance repair shop app

Start with complaints and job cards. Add the workshop screen once home visits are logged every day.
Give AppCub your list of appliances and the faults you see most for each; the job card will be quicker to fill at the door.
Take condition photos before an appliance leaves the customer's home; they protect you if a dent is noticed later.
Keep parts stock grouped by appliance type, since a washing machine motor and a mixer motor are not interchangeable.
Try a week of real jobs with the team before entering old customers.

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 read error codes from appliances, track technicians live or send SMS by itself. Technicians open addresses in Google Maps, and customers are updated when someone taps 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 the app keep home visits and workshop repairs apart?

Yes. Ask for a complaints screen for home visits and a workshop screen for appliances picked up, both feeding the same job card and bill.

Can I give the customer a slip when I take an appliance away?

Yes. Ask for a pickup slip PDF with the appliance, its condition, the fault and the expected return date, shared on WhatsApp.

Can the app show me a family's earlier repairs?

Yes. Each customer can have several appliances, and every job is saved against the appliance, so repeat faults show up before you quote.

Will the app remind me when a workshop job is due back?

The installed app can show a reminder on your phone at a time you set, though it may arrive a few minutes late. Customers are told with a WhatsApp button.

Can technicians see today's visits on a map?

Yes, as pins on a map so you can give each technician jobs in nearby areas. There is no live tracking; a Google Maps link opens the way.

Can I keep separate parts stock for each appliance?

Yes. Ask for parts grouped by appliance type, with stock going down when a part is added to a job card.

Make your appliance repair shop app

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