Citara
Booking management platform for service providers with automated scheduling and client notifications.
⚡ 25 days📊 Web PlatformWeb
Booking App Development Agency
Appointments, availability, deposits, and reminders — for services Calendly cannot model.
Calendly is perfect until you have staff, locations, resources, or prices that change by duration. That is when you need a booking product, not another scheduling link.
We build customer booking flows and provider calendars with timezone-safe slots and Stripe deposits. SMS reminders when they are in scope — they are usually worth more than a third theme.
Timeline: 3 weeksPrice: From $3,460Fixed price — no hourly billing
Why booking app development is easy to get wrong
Calendly breaks on multi-staff, rooms, or custom pricing
Timezone bugs create double bookings
No-shows without deposits
What we build
Customer booking
Pick service, person, slot, pay deposit if required.
Provider calendar
Working hours, buffers, blocks, and Google Calendar sync when in v1.
Admin
Locations, staff, services, and refunds.
Notifications
Confirmations and reminders. SMS quoted if you need Twilio.
Typical features in v1
Deposits
Stripe holds a cut of no-show risk.
Rules engine
Duration, padding, and who can take which service.
Development process
1
Scoping call
30 minutes. We lock the v1 loop, platforms, and a fixed price.
2
Design sprint
Days 1–5. Core screens and data model. You approve before heavy build.
3
Build sprint
Days 6–18. Daily Slack updates. Scope cuts happen in the open.
4
Launch & handoff
QA, deploy or store submission, repo access, two weeks of fixes.
Recommended stack
- Next.js — Booking site and admin
- React Native — Optional customer or provider app
- Stripe — Deposits and remaining balance
- Supabase — Slots and appointments
What you get
- → Customer booking flow
- → Provider dashboard
- → Stripe payments
- → Reminders
- → Admin panel
Relevant work — booking app development
Production products we shipped. Metrics come from those projects — we do not invent case studies for this page.
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AI-powered service booking platform connecting users with service providers.
⚡ 24 days📊 200+ PartnersWebiOSAndroid
Planning resources
FAQ
How much does booking app development cost?
Core booking MVP from $3,460. Multi-location with team scheduling typically $5K–$10K fixed.
Google Calendar?
Two-way sync is a common v1 item for providers. We confirm it on scope.
Is this a Calendly alternative?
For a branded, multi-resource product, yes. For a single consultant with one meeting type, keep Calendly.
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