Mobile App Development for Cleaning Service
A cleaning service is a classic service marketplace: the customer wants cleaning at a specific time, the executor must receive the job with address and instructions, the dispatcher must see who is where and if everything is going according to plan. Three interfaces, one matching and tracking logic.
Architecture: Three Apps or One
For a cleaning business, optimal is — one Flutter app with three roles: client, executor, administrator. Role is determined during authorization, the interface changes completely. This is cheaper to maintain than three separate apps, while UI requirements differ significantly between roles.
Client: select cleaning type (standard, deep, post-renovation, windows), specify area, select slot, add instructions and photos of problem areas, pay. Cleaning status and executor tracking.
Executor: weekly schedule, current job details with address and checklist, navigation, photo report after cleaning, arrival/start/completion statuses.
Administrator: assign executors to jobs, map with current cleanings, statistics, service catalog management.
Dynamic Pricing and Online Calculation
Cleaning cost — function of multiple variables: cleaning type, area, additional services (oven cleaning, refrigerator, pets present), urgency. Order form shows total in real time as parameters change.
On backend — pricing table with base rates and multipliers. Administrator changes prices in panel, formula recalculates automatically. No hardcoded prices in the app.
Executor Assignment
Two modes:
Automatic assignment: algorithm finds available executor in delivery zone for needed slot (PostGIS, executor geo-zones), with rating above threshold, without schedule conflicts. Assigns → push to executor → accept or decline.
Manual assignment: dispatcher sees list of available executors for needed slot and assigns manually. For non-standard situations.
Executor rating — average customer score for last N cleanings, accounting for punctuality (over 30 min late — automatic rating penalty).
Photo Report and Work Acceptance
Executor takes photos before and after cleaning — via camera directly in app, photos attached to job with timestamp and GPS-tag. Customer sees photo report in app and confirms work completion or leaves a claim.
This reduces disputes: there is documentary proof of object condition before and after.
Recurring Orders
"Cleaning every 2 weeks on Fridays" — recurring job automatically creates new requests by schedule. Payment — charge on linked card via YooKassa recurring or manual payment each time. Notification 2 days before cleaning with option to reschedule or skip.
Tech Stack: Flutter 3.x + Bloc, Laravel 10 + PostgreSQL + PostGIS, FCM, YooKassa (including recurring), S3 for photo reports, Yandex MapKit for map and navigation.
Timeline
MVP (client + executor app, assignment, tracking, payment) — 14 to 18 weeks. With recurring orders, auto-assignment, and advanced analytics — from 22 weeks.
Cost is calculated individually after requirements analysis.