App design concept for a fictional business, created by Alden Chappell as a portfolio sample. Not a real app.

The Biscuit & Bramble app

Owners book grooms, keep vaccine records handy, get a text-style alert when their dog is ready, and see a report card after every visit.

My dogs

Waffle

Mini goldendoodle, 4 years

Mediumsize, 34 lb
Curlycoat
Teddyusual cut

Vaccines on file

  • Rabies3-year shot, given Mar 2025
    Good to Mar 2028
  • Distemper (DHPP)Given Jun 4, 2025
    Good to Jun 2027
  • BordetellaKennel cough, yearly
    Ends Nov 18
Bordetella runs out before Waffle's Dec groom.
My dogsSize, coat and vaccine dates for each dog, with a heads-up before a shot runs out.

Book a groom for Waffle

What does Waffle need?

Pick a day

Drop-off time, Tue Nov 3

Full groom with MarisolPay at pickup

Book a groomPick the service, a day and a drop-off time. Prices match the dog's size and coat.
Biscuit & Bramble now

Waffle is out of the tub and on the dryer table. About 25 minutes to go.

Today, full groom with Marisol

Waffle is drying

Ready around 11:40 am

  1. Checked in
  2. In the tub
  3. Drying
  4. Ready for pickup
Groom statusIn the tub, drying, ready. The owner gets a ping at each step, so no calling to ask.

Report card

After photo, Oct 27

Waffle is fluffy and fresh

Full groom with Marisol, 9:28 to 11:36 am

  • BathOatmeal shampoo
  • Teddy cutHalf inch all over
  • NailsTrimmed and filed
  • EarsLeft one a bit pink

Marisol says

Two small mats behind her ears, so I clipped those short. Wiggly for nails, an angel in the tub. Brush her ears twice a week between visits.

Groom report cardAn after-photo, what was done and a note from the groomer, ready to share.

Keep Waffle on schedule

Rebook every 6 weeks

Curly coats mat fast past 6 weeks.

Oct 27today
Jan 19
Mar 2
Rebook every 6 weeksOne tap after pickup holds the same day and groomer for the next few visits.

What it does

  • Keeps each dog's size, coat and vaccine dates in one place, and flags a shot before it runs out.
  • Books a groom with prices already matched to the dog.
  • Sends a ping at each step of the groom, so owners know when to leave for pickup.
  • Sends a report card after every visit and offers the next spot six weeks out.

Built to stay small

Five screens around the two things owners do over and over: book the next groom and find out when the dog is ready. Payment stays at the counter, and the shop's existing booking and grooming software stays the source of truth. The app reads from it and sends requests to it.

It would ship to iOS and Android from one codebase.