Hello all,
I am looking someone who can build a simple software and/or app for me. Of course not for free, I will pay.
Right now, these are the things that I want.
check in system - an app where clients can check in from the tablet and the employees can see the list of these clients from the pc
customers information - where customers can provide email and phone number and it will be saved in the cloud or networked pc

right now I am using free system which you can see in signinsheets.org. It is perfect but I don't want my information to be controlled by some other companies. It would be great if I can find some freelancers and I can control my datas, let me know sajhaities
thanks

I can do it. PM me. I can do it for you at very low cost (no professional fees, but professional work).

When you say app, what mobile OS you are targeting? is it Android or IOS or both. Are you planning to target the tablets too ? Regarding software it is always best to have a web interface to fetch the client data, means, a website. Of course you will need internet connection to make use of app and website.

So here is the breakdown

1) Mobile app - IOS / Android / Add any other Mobile OS platform / Tablets
2) A Website (just like signinsheet.org) that can be used to administrate the data.

How much you are willing to spend ? Cost is great factor, because these days even though something looks very simple, as a matter of fact it isn't.

Hello Raj ji, please check your inbox
mero_naam_ho : I am planning to use the android tablet, alternative might be the pc too, just to have clients to check in into the office when they come in for their service.It does not have to be an application for android, can be any software that I can install into a pc. I think web interface would be great, affordable then having an app, of course I have internet for that.
As for cost , I want it to be as cheap as I can ...lol....
I had some entry level experience in PHP where you can enter some databases and it will be saved in your hosting environment which you can later access it. I am not a pro but I think it might be done in Php too, lets keep it going, thanks again

@aaulukojhol

yup it can be done in php. As a matter of fact it can be done via any programming language. These days android app even doesn't have to be a native app and simple HTML, CSS and JavaScript can be used to make an app.

Good luck with your venture.

Raajj- haven't got reply from you :-(
mero_naam_ho : Good to know it can be done in several ways, thanks . Can you do it in some easier way in a simple format ?
I am also thinking of using Google drive ;-) asking clients to put their info in a Google sheet thru Google drive from one PC and accessing it via another PC, problem is you have to refresh every time and it doesn't look cool :-(

Aalukojhol ji,
Sorry I thought I did sent you my email address. Check now.

@aalukojhol

I really don't know what do you mean by "simple format". Just for a proof of concept it can be done via following:

Server Side:

1) Write a Rest PHP API that will do crud for customer data (i.e add , edit, update or delete). This will not be visible to clients (customer or admin who is using the app).

Client Side:

2) Use HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP to consume Rest API you wrote in PHP. Of course, instead of writing a separate rest API you can include all the logic here too. But its always good to have Separation of concerns ( If you don't know what SoC is , I believe you will find some info about it through google, by the way it is an abstract term and not related with any specific technology or programming language).

- To write the above client web application (I call it web application because, users will access the web application via a browser in similar way they access any other web pages). This is the simplest of all and supports every device (PC / Mobile / Tablet, well I know this is just a web browsing :) ) . To provide a good look and feel based on the device user is using, you can use bootstrap. Bootstrap supports PC, mobile and tablets. Please remember bootstrap is just for look and feel.

Alternate option for client side: (costs $)

Use phone gap - A framework that can be used to develop native app for Android and IOS. I think it supports other mobile OS too but can't remember on top of my head now. This will give your client a flexibility to install your app on their mobile/tablet via play store or IOS play store. (lol, i don't use IOS so dont' know what they call their market place). This app will consume rest API you have developed for server side and communicate with the sever.

Alternate option for client side: (costs $$$$$)

Develop native apps for android and IOS - This approach will be the most time consuming and resource taking as this involves developing separate app for anrdoi and IOS. Android app can be developed in any PC that supports java where as app for IOS needs Mac.

Based on the way signinsheets.org works, Your best option would be either

1) replicate what they are doing

or

2) go for server side rest api and then for client use PhoneGap.


Of course you will need a domain and hosting provider and you will be spending on that too...

mero_naam_ho :
I really appreciate your posting and it enlighten me, I will use my weekend to research on those. I know I can do it in Php for sure because I have done it couple of years ago something similar to that and then never have to use Php. I know basic HTML, CSS , Javascript and its doable, its just I have to invest some free time, thanks again, I will post it here on how it goes
Signinsheet is great and perfect . Its just because couple of time, they were offline and we have to go back to paper and pen, and also if I can create something similar to that on my own, why not ...? Another thing I dont like about signinsheet is that clients can sign in only thru tablet or phones, not thru pc. I would like to make a sign in station where a pc can be used

Good luck aalukojhol. your name is funny btw.