How to make an app for an auto parts shop

In a spare parts shop, the hard part is finding the item and remembering who owes what. An app keeps every part with its number, the vehicles it fits and its rack place, and keeps a running credit account for each mechanic who picks up parts all month.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner and counter staff. For one counter phone, data stays on it. For two counters or a godown, connect your own Supabase database so stock and mechanics' accounts are the same on every phone.

The screens an auto parts shop app needs

Parts: Search by name, part number or vehicle; quantity, rack place, buying and selling price, original or other make
Sale: Parts sold to walk-in buyers or on a mechanic's account, with the bill
Mechanics: Each mechanic's credit account: parts taken, payments, and balance
Low stock: Parts below the minimum you set, grouped by supplier
Purchases: Parts received from suppliers with bill number and amount, and what you owe them
Returns: Parts returned by mechanics, and wrong parts sent back to suppliers

Features worth asking for

Search by part number, name or vehicle type
Scan a barcode on the box with the phone camera to find or sell the part
Rack and shelf place shown for every part
Mechanics' credit with a monthly statement PDF and a WhatsApp reminder
Low-stock list by supplier, to send as an order on WhatsApp
Original or other make shown on the bill
Day's sales split into cash, UPI and credit

Where the data lives

With one counter phone, data stays on that phone and works without internet. With a second counter or a godown, connect your own Supabase database from the chat so stock is shared.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Parts, Sale, Mechanics, Low stock, Purchases.
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 auto parts shop, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my spare parts shop, Jai Motor Spares in Ludhiana. Screens: parts, sale, mechanics, low stock, purchases and returns. A part has name, part number, vehicle type, original or other make, rack place, quantity, minimum, buying and selling price and supplier. Let me scan barcodes to find parts. Sales are walk-in or on a mechanic's account. Mechanics have a credit balance with a monthly statement PDF and WhatsApp reminder. Low stock grouped by supplier. Day's sales by cash, UPI and credit. Red and white colours.

Tips for an auto parts shop app

Start with your fast-moving parts and the mechanics' accounts; add the slow items over a few weeks.
Note the rack place for every part as you enter it; it pays back every day at the counter.
Barcode scanning works in the installed Android app, not in the web preview. Many loose parts have no barcode, so keep the part number search too.
Set the minimum quantity for each fast part; the low-stock list depends on it.
Send each mechanic's statement on the same date every month.

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 suppliers' ordering systems, billing machines, receipt printers or accounting software. Orders and reminders go out on WhatsApp when someone taps the 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 find a part by its part number?

Yes. Search by part number, name or vehicle type, and the app shows quantity, rack place and price.

Can I scan barcodes on parts boxes?

Yes. In the installed Android app, the camera scans the barcode and opens or adds the part. It doesn't work in the web preview.

Can the app keep credit accounts for mechanics?

Yes. Each mechanic has an account with parts taken and payments made, and you can send a statement PDF on WhatsApp.

Can I order from suppliers through the app?

The low-stock list can be sent to a supplier on WhatsApp. AppCub doesn't connect to suppliers' systems.

Can the app tell me which vehicles a part fits?

Only what you enter. Add the vehicle types for each part, and search will find it by vehicle.

Make your auto parts shop app

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

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