Mobile
Flutter
Build Android and iOS apps from one shared codebase, so you launch on both platforms faster with a consistent experience.
Used for
- Mobile apps
- Delivery apps
- E-commerce apps
- Booking apps
On-demand · Home services
Home services app development
Slot booking, skill-based technician assignment, on-site quotes and payouts for repair, cleaning and home-care businesses.
At a glance
The short version
What it is
Customer app, professional app and admin panel for repairs, cleaning, appliance servicing and beauty at home, with slot booking, on-site quotes and payouts.
- What you get
- Customer app
- Professional app
- Admin panel
- How it works
- Customer app or website
- Admin panel
- Professional app
- Customer app
- Runs on
- Website
- Android
- iOS
- Cross-platform
- Admin
- Built with
- and 2 more tools
- Who it's for
- Cost depends on
- Number of service categories
- Assignment logic
- Quotes and spare parts
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How to start
Tell us what you need in your own words. You talk to the developers who would build it and get a written, line-item estimate.
Get a project estimateFrom a phone line to a platform technicians use
Many home services businesses start with a phone number, a WhatsApp group of technicians and a spreadsheet. It works until bookings clash, a technician arrives without the right part, or nobody can say how much cash is sitting with the field team.
A home services app replaces that with structured jobs. Customers pick a service, add-ons and a slot. The system assigns a professional by skill, service area, rating and remaining capacity for the day, and the professional updates status from the doorstep. Where the price depends on what the technician finds, the app supports inspection visits and itemised quotes the customer approves before work begins.
Challenges
Where home services operations break down
Prices that change after inspection
Itemised on-site quotes approved in the app avoid arguments at the door.
Wrong technician for the job
Skill tags and brand expertise, such as split versus window AC, drive assignment, not proximity alone.
Rework and warranty claims
Job history, before-and-after photos and free revisits booked against the original job.
Cash with the field team
Cash collected on site is logged per job and reconciled against each professional's payouts.
What is included
What each side of the platform gets
Platform: Android, iOS and web
Customer app
- Service catalogue with add-ons and fixed or inspection-based pricing
- Slot selection with same-day availability
- Quote approval, UPI or card payment and digital invoice
- Warranty revisits, ratings and annual maintenance plans
Platform: Android
Professional app
- Daily job list in route order with navigation
- Arrived, started and completed statuses with OTP
- Before-and-after photos and parts used
- Earnings, cash in hand and payouts
Platform: Web
Admin panel
- Catalogue, city-wise pricing and slot capacity
- Assignment rules with manual override
- Onboarding, documents and background checks
- Complaints, refunds and service-level reports
How it works
How a home service booking reaches the right technician
From slot booking to payout, every job follows the same trackable path.
- Customer app or website
Step 1: Customer books a slot
They choose a service such as AC servicing, add-ons and an address, then pick a slot that still has technician capacity.
- Admin panel
Step 2: Job is assigned
The system suggests a technician by skill, area, rating and remaining capacity; a dispatcher can override with one click.
- Professional app
Step 3: Technician arrives
The job appears in the technician's route-ordered list; they navigate to the address and mark arrival with the customer's OTP.
- Professional app
Step 4: On-site quote
If the price depends on inspection, the technician adds parts and labour, and the customer approves the itemised quote in the app.
- Customer app
Step 5: Work done and paid
Before-and-after photos are saved, the customer pays by UPI, card or cash, and a digital invoice is sent.
- Admin panel
Step 6: Rating, warranty and payout
The rating and warranty period are recorded against the job, and the technician's earnings are paid out after cash dues are adjusted.
Platforms
Apps for customers, technicians and dispatchers
Customers can book on the website or apps, technicians use a phone app, and your team works in a web admin panel.
- Web
Website
Marketing and content websites: fast, search-friendly pages with a CMS your team can update without a developer.
- Mobile
Android app
Apps for Android phones and tablets, tested on budget and mid-range devices and published on Google Play or privately.
- Mobile
iOS app
Apps for iPhone and iPad, built to Apple's guidelines and released through TestFlight and the App Store.
- Mobile
Cross-platform mobile app
One Flutter or React Native codebase for Android and iOS, with native modules where a feature needs them.
- Back office
Admin dashboard
Back-office panels for operations, support and finance teams: orders, users, content, reports and permissions.
Technology
Technology that keeps slots and technicians in sync
These tools keep bookable slots, technician locations and payments accurate as bookings grow.
Mobile
React Native
Build Android and iOS apps in the same language as a React website, so one team can share code and skills across web and mobile.
Used for
- Mobile apps
- Shopping apps
- Staff and field apps
- Mobile apps for SaaS
Backend
Node.js
Runs the server side of apps: fast, scalable back ends that power your app, website and integrations.
Used for
- App back ends
- Live order tracking
- Chat and notifications
- Payment processing
Data
PostgreSQL
A reliable database for the records your business runs on: orders, payments, bookings and stock, kept accurate and easy to report on.
Used for
- Orders and customers
- Payments and ledgers
- Stock and inventory
- Bookings
Data
Redis
Keeps frequently used data in fast memory, so apps stay quick on busy days and live features like order tracking feel instant.
Used for
- Faster apps
- Live order status
- Shopping carts
- Job queues and alerts
Payments & maps
Google Maps Platform
Adds maps, address search, live tracking and travel-time estimates to delivery, ride and field apps, so orders reach the right door.
Used for
- Live delivery tracking
- Address search
- Store locator
- Distance-based fees
Payments & maps
Razorpay
Lets customers in India pay by UPI, cards, netbanking or wallets, and handles subscriptions, refunds and payouts to sellers or partners.
Used for
- UPI payments
- Cards and netbanking
- Subscriptions
- Payment links
Cloud & DevOps
Firebase
Ready-made building blocks for mobile apps, such as push notifications, phone OTP login and crash reports, so you launch sooner.
Used for
- Push notifications
- Phone OTP login
- Crash reports
- Real-time updates
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Integrations
Integrations for home services
Maps
Google Maps Platform
Address autocomplete and travel-time estimates between consecutive jobs.
Payments
Razorpay or PhonePe payment gateway
UPI, cards and payment links sent after an on-site quote.
Subscriptions
UPI AutoPay
Recurring mandates for maintenance contracts and cleaning plans.
Payouts
Cashfree or RazorpayX Payouts
Scheduled transfers to professionals after cash dues are adjusted.
Verification
Background verification vendors
Identity, address and criminal record checks through providers such as AuthBridge or IDfy.
Calling
Exotel
Masked calls between customers and professionals.
Plain-English glossary
Home services terms, in plain English
- Slot capacity
- How many jobs of a given length your technicians can take in a time window. It stops the app selling more bookings than your team can actually reach.
- Skill-based assignment
- Matching a job to a technician with the right skill tags, such as split AC or RO repair, rather than simply the nearest person. Fewer wrong visits mean fewer repeat trips.
- Inspection-based pricing
- For jobs whose cost is only known on site, the booking starts with a visit charge and the technician raises an itemised quote in the app for the customer to approve.
- Cash reconciliation
- Matching cash collected by technicians against their jobs and deducting it from their payouts, so you always know how much money sits with the field team.
- AMC (annual maintenance contract)
- A prepaid plan for a set number of services a year. The app schedules the visits and reminds customers, which builds repeat revenue.
Product preview
Customer app, technician app and admin panel
Customer app. Customers pick a service window that has real technician capacity behind it, so fewer bookings need to be rescheduled. 
Technician app. Technicians see their day in route order with addresses and prices, and update each job's status from the customer's door. 
Customer app. When a repair needs parts, the customer approves an itemised quote in the app before work starts, which avoids arguments at the door. 
Admin panel. Dispatchers see jobs without a technician, with suggested matches by skill and area, and can assign or override in one click.
Illustrative preview
Sample screens: names, prices and figures are examples, not client data.
Industries
Home and local service segments
Cost drivers
Cost drivers for a home services platform
Number of service categories
Each category brings its own catalogue, pricing and skills; one category is much lighter.
Assignment logic
Dispatcher-led assignment is simple; automatic matching by skill, distance and capacity takes more design and testing.
Quotes and spare parts
On-site quoting with a parts catalogue and technician stock adds screens across both apps.
Plans and business accounts
Maintenance subscriptions and consolidated billing for housing societies or offices add their own rules.
Estimates are written from your scope, with the effort and assumptions behind each line item.
How pricing worksServices
Services involved
The disciplines a project like this draws on.
Mobile app development
Native and cross-platform Android and iOS apps, from first release through regular store updates, built by our in-house designers and engineers.
Flutter development
Android and iOS apps from one Dart codebase, built by engineers who know when Flutter is the right call and when native code is needed.
React Native development
Android and iOS apps in React Native and TypeScript, suited to teams that already use React on the web and want shared logic across products.
Admin panel development
Back-office dashboards built around your team's daily tasks: order queues, approvals, catalogue management, payouts, reports and audit logs.
API development
Secure, documented REST and GraphQL APIs, plus integrations that connect your apps to payment, logistics, GST, messaging and business systems.
UI/UX design
Product design for web and mobile apps: research, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and design systems that engineers can build from.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can our own technicians and third-party partners work on the same app?
Yes. Professionals are set up as employees or partners with different payout rules: employees have jobs tracked for performance and incentives, while partners earn per job after commission. Assignment can offer jobs to employees first and release them to partners when capacity runs out. Both use the same app, so customers get a consistent experience, and the admin panel reports on each group separately.
How does slot capacity work when jobs run longer than planned?
Each service carries an estimated duration plus a travel buffer, and each professional has a daily capacity. When a job overruns, the next booking is flagged as at risk on the dispatcher's board, and they can reassign it or warn the customer through WhatsApp. Actual job durations recorded in the app then help you correct the estimates over time.
Do customers have to install a home services app, or can they book on the website?
Many first-time customers find a home service through search and will not install an app for a one-off repair. We usually build a fast booking website on the same backend as the apps, so customers can book, pay and track without installing anything. The app then serves repeat customers, maintenance plan holders and anyone who wants saved addresses and quicker rebooking.
How are service professionals onboarded and verified?
Professionals sign up in the app, add identity and bank details, and can share documents through DigiLocker with their consent, which avoids handling raw Aadhaar copies. Background checks run through a verification vendor, skills are assessed by test or trial job, and an admin approves the profile before any job is offered. Expiring documents are tracked so lapsed profiles pause automatically.
Next step
Moving your service business onto an app?
Tell us your categories, cities and how technicians work today. We will map the flows and send a line-item estimate.