How to make an app for an organic farm

An organic farm with a box scheme juggles subscribers who pause for holidays, a packing list that changes with the harvest, and a field diary of what went into each plot. An app keeps the box list, the packing and the diary in one place.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The farm team, and often the subscribers. If subscribers should pause their box or sign up for a visit themselves, or two people pack and deliver, connect your own Supabase database. For subscribers to pay in the app, connect Razorpay as well.

The screens an organic farm app needs

Subscribers: Each family's box size, delivery day, drop point, paused weeks and payment status
This week's box: What goes into each box size this week, and the total to harvest of each crop
Packing and delivery: Boxes to pack by drop point, ticked off when packed and handed over
Field diary: For each plot: what was sown, compost and sprays applied with dates, and harvests
Visits: Visit days with the families who signed up and how many people are coming
Payments: Monthly box payments received and pending, with a WhatsApp reminder

Features worth asking for

Box pauses: a subscriber marks weeks away and the packing list leaves them out
A harvest total for the week worked out from box sizes and the number of boxes
A field diary that keeps every input by plot and date, useful when a certifier or buyer asks
Visit sign-ups with a limit on the number of people per day
Monthly box payment through your own Razorpay, or a 'Pay via UPI' button
A WhatsApp message with this week's box list, ready to send to a subscriber

Where the data lives

Subscribers pausing boxes or signing up for visits need a shared online database, so connect your own Supabase database. For box payments in the app, connect your Razorpay account as well; the money goes to your account.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Subscribers, This week's box, Packing and delivery, Field diary, Visits.
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 organic farm, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for our farm, Vasundhara Farm near Nashik, which runs a weekly vegetable box. Screens: subscribers, this week's box, packing and delivery, field diary, visits and payments. Boxes come in 4 kg and 7 kg. Subscribers can pause weeks. Each week I set the box contents, and the app shows the total to harvest and boxes to pack by drop point. The field diary keeps sowing, compost and sprays by plot and date. Visits on the first Sunday, maximum 30 people. Monthly payments through Razorpay. Earthy green colours.

Tips for an organic farm app

Start with subscribers and the weekly packing list; add the field diary once the box runs smoothly.
Keep the field diary honest and complete; it is your own record of how each plot was grown.
Set a cut-off for pauses, such as Tuesday night for a Thursday box, and ask AppCub to show it.
Use the crop names your pickers use, so the harvest list makes sense in the field.
Run one week with family and friends as test subscribers before inviting everyone.

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 gives no farming or pest advice and is not a certification system; the field diary is your own record. It doesn't send messages by itself, and it doesn't connect to weighing scales.
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 subscribers pause their vegetable box in the app?

Yes, with an online database. Subscribers mark the weeks they are away, and the packing list for those weeks leaves them out.

Can the app help with my organic certification paperwork?

It keeps a dated diary of what was sown and applied on each plot, which you can show or print as a PDF. It is not a certification system and doesn't decide what is allowed.

Can the app tell me how much to harvest each week?

Yes. Set what goes in each box size, and the app multiplies by the number of boxes to give the total of each crop.

Can subscribers pay monthly through the app?

Yes, through your own Razorpay account once Razorpay and Supabase are connected. The money goes to you, not AppCub.

Can families sign up for a farm visit in the app?

Yes. Ask for a visits screen with a limit per day; families sign up with the number of people, and you see the list.

Does the app work at the farm without network?

If only one phone uses it, yes. With subscribers on a shared database, changes need internet to reach other phones.

Make your organic farm app

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

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