Pet Grooming Scheduler for Android Phones: Groomer Listings, Service Packages and Appointment Reminders

The Pet Grooming Scheduler for Android phones is an Android app that helps pet owners find local groomers, compare service packages with clear prices, and book grooming appointments with automatic reminders. Instead of juggling phone calls, chat messages and paper notes, owners keep every pet, groomer and appointment in one place. Many owners delay grooming because booking feels uncertain: prices stay hidden until the visit, slots are unclear, and nobody reminds them when the next bath is due. Groomers face the mirror problem: bookings scattered across calls and messages, double-booked slots, and no-shows that waste a working day. One shared schedule solves both sides: owners see listings, packages and open slots, while groomers publish services, set hours and confirm bookings in the same system. Builder note from the demo build: the booking calendar blocks a slot the moment it is selected, so two owners cannot confirm the same groomer at the same time.

The Pet Grooming Scheduler for Android phones works as one shared booking flow between two roles: the pet owner who books, and the groomer who offers services. An owner first creates pet profiles, then searches groomer listings by area or service and compares packages with prices. Choosing a package opens the groomer's calendar, where only genuinely open slots can be selected, and confirming the booking writes one record that both sides can see. The groomer confirms the request, and the app immediately schedules the two reminders for that appointment. If the groomer reschedules or declines, the booking status updates for the owner and the old reminders are replaced, so neither side works from stale information. Past visits remain in history with notes, which makes the next booking faster and keeps the whole journey explainable from sign-in to reminder.

1. The owner signs in and creates a pet profile with name, breed, coat type and grooming notes, or picks an existing profile for the booking.
2. The owner searches groomer listings by area or service and filters by rating, distance or home-visit availability.
3. The owner opens a groomer profile, compares service packages with prices, and selects one package for the chosen pet.
4. The owner picks a date on the booking calendar and selects one open time slot; the slot is blocked immediately to prevent double-booking.
5. The booking is saved as one shared record, visible to both the owner and the groomer, with pet, package, date, time and price attached.
6. The groomer confirms, reschedules or declines the request, and the booking status updates for the owner at once.
7. The app schedules reminders at 24 hours and at 2 hours before the appointment, and replaces them automatically if the booking changes.

Tech stack:

• Kotlin
• Android Jetpack · Compose
• Material 3 design
• Room local database
• Firebase Authentication
• Cloud Firestore · booking sync
• WorkManager · reminders
• Git

The Pet Grooming Scheduler for Android phones is built around four capabilities that carry the whole booking journey: searchable groomer listings with ratings and distance, service packages that show prices before booking, pet profiles that carry breed and coat details into every appointment, and a booking calendar paired with automatic reminders. An owner opens the app, finds a groomer nearby, picks a package that fits the pet and the budget, chooses a date and time slot, and then receives reminders before the visit without having to track anything manually. Groomers, on the other side, publish their services once, manage their working hours and confirm or decline requests from the same booking list. Together these four capabilities turn a scattered phone-and-message booking habit into one clear, repeatable flow that both sides can trust and explain in a viva.

• [Groomer listings with ratings and distance] Search groomers by area or service, compare ratings, review counts and distance, and open a groomer profile showing services, working hours and contact details.
• [Service packages with clear prices] Each groomer lists packages such as Bath & Blow-dry, Haircut and Full Grooming with a price shown before booking, so owners compare cost without calling first.
• [Pet profiles] Owners create a profile per pet with name, breed, coat type, age and grooming notes, and the profile is attached automatically to every booking for that pet.
• [Booking calendar and slot picker] Owners pick a date on the calendar and choose from the groomer's open time slots; a selected slot is blocked immediately so it cannot be double-booked.
• [Appointment reminders] The app schedules two reminders for every confirmed booking, at 24 hours and at 2 hours before the appointment, delivered as local notifications on the phone.
• [Groomer booking management] Groomers add or edit packages, set working hours and available slots, and confirm, reschedule or decline booking requests from one booking list.
• [Booking history and groomer notes] Past visits stay visible with date, package, price and the groomer's notes, so owners can repeat a package that worked well for their pet.

Optional customisation (not in the base build): online payment for bookings, in-app chat between owner and groomer, and multi-language screens. Future scope: repeat-booking suggestions based on grooming interval, and a groomer-side earnings summary.

• Complete Android app source code in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose screens
• Groomer listings, service packages, pet profiles, booking calendar and reminder logic
• Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore booking sync with Room local storage
• Demo build with sample groomers, packages and appointments for testing
• Project report PDF (background, problem, design, implementation, testing, limitations)
• PPT presentation for final review
• Viva Q&A preparation document (Android architecture, Room, Firestore, WorkManager, booking logic)
• Setup and demo guide for running the app on an Android phone or emulator