How to make an app for an architect

An architect's practice runs on several projects at once, each with its own drawings, site visits, approvals and fee stages. An app for your office keeps every project's status, what was sent to whom and which fee is still due in one place, on your phone at the site.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually the architect and the office team: assistants and the site supervisor. If only you use it, the data can stay on your phone. If the team updates projects from their own phones, connect a Supabase database so everyone sees the same list.

The screens an architect app needs

Projects: Every project with the client, site location, building type and current stage, such as concept, working drawings or construction
Project detail: Plot size, floors, the client's brief, photos you attach and a list of drawings issued with their dates
Site visits: Visits by date with notes and photos from the site, and points the contractor must fix
Fees: The fee stages agreed for each project, what has been paid and the next stage due
Clients: Search by name or phone; call or open WhatsApp from the client's card
Settings: Practice name, logo, registration number for PDFs, and a backup of the data

Features worth asking for

A drawing register: which sheet went to the client or contractor, which revision and on what date
Fee stages per project, for example on concept, on approval drawings and on slab casting
A site visit note with photos that you can share as a PDF with the client and contractor
A fee request PDF with your practice name and registration number
A WhatsApp button with a ready message to tell the client that drawings are ready
A Google Maps link to each site for the supervisor

Where the data lives

If only the architect uses it, the data can stay on that phone and works at sites with weak network. If assistants and the site supervisor update projects from their own phones, connect your own Supabase database from the chat; its free plan is enough to start.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Projects, Project detail, Site visits, Fees, Clients.
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 architect, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my architecture office, Kulkarni Design Studio in Pune. Screens: projects, project detail, site visits, fees, clients and settings. Each project has a client, site address with a Google Maps link, plot size, floors and a stage: concept, working drawings, approval, construction or handed over. Keep a drawing register with sheet name, revision and date sent. Fees are paid in stages that I set for each project. Site visits have notes and photos and can be shared as a PDF. Add a WhatsApp button to message the client. Grey and white colours.

Tips for an architect app

Write down the stages you already use for a project and the fee split you agree with clients, and give AppCub the same.
Start with projects, site visits and fees. Add the drawing register once the team is used to the app.
Keep the large drawing files in the software you draw in; the app tracks what was issued, not the files themselves.
Ask for the site visit PDF to carry your logo and the project name so it can go straight to the contractor.
Try it on one running project for a week before you add the rest.

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 open or edit CAD or BIM files and doesn't connect to drawing software. It tracks projects, visits and fees, and shares notes and photos as PDFs or on 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 store my drawings?

You can attach photos or images, such as a photo of a drawing sheet. Full CAD files stay in your drawing software; the app keeps a register of what was issued and when.

Can my site supervisor add visit notes from the site?

Yes, if the app is connected to your Supabase database so the office and the supervisor share the same data. Without it, notes stay on the phone where they were added.

Can clients see their project's progress in the app?

It can be built, but it needs an online database and sign-in so each client sees only their own project. Many architects share the site visit PDF on WhatsApp instead.

Can the app work out my fee from the construction cost?

Yes. Ask for a fee as a percentage of the estimated cost, split into the stages you agree with the client, and the app shows what is due at each stage.

Can clients pay fees through the app?

Yes, with a payment button on your own Razorpay account, after you connect Razorpay and Supabase in the chat. The money goes to you, not AppCub.

Can I track building approvals for each project?

Yes. Ask for an approval step with the date the file went to the municipal office, any queries raised and the date of sanction, plus a list of projects still waiting.

Make your architect app

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