Transform Any Parking Area Into a Smart System
Amrit Singh
Dec 17, 2025
Introduction
Parking management in many community spaces—like Gurudwaras, Temples, schools, and small offices is still handled through handwritten registers. This leads to human errors, no real-time visibility, and no way to track trends.
With QwikBuild, a parking supervisor at a Gurudwara built a complete, AI-powered Parking Management App simply by chatting with our platform on WhatsApp. No coding, no dashboard, no manual setup.
This tutorial walks you through exactly how it was created.
The Challenge: Before using QwikBuild, security guards at a busy Gurudwara manually recorded vehicle details—number, phone number, entry time, and exit time—across separate entry and exit registers.
This resulted in:
❌ No real-time view of parked vehicles
❌ Entry and exit mismatches
❌ No visibility into daily or weekly trends
❌ High manual effort and frequent human errors
Step 1: Initial Prompt & Requirement Gathering
I want to build a Parking Management Application for a Gurudwara parking area. The app will be used by security guards managing vehicle entry and exit. At entry, the guard should: Take a photo of the vehicle number plate AI should extract the vehicle number from the photo Guard should be able to edit the number if needed Select whether it is a 2-wheeler or 4-wheeler Enter the vehicle owner’s phone number Entry time should be recorded automatically The vehicle should be added to a list of currently parked vehicles and the count should increase. At exit, the guard should: Search the vehicle by number or type Mark the vehicle as exited Exit time should be recorded automatically The parked vehicle count should reduce Please build the first version of this app.
✨ Helpful Tip
You don’t need to think of everything upfront.
Start by building a simple first version of your app (V1).
Once it’s live and being used, you can improve it step by step based on real feedback.
Step 2: Add More Features & Improve Usability - Update the App
Updating your app is as easy as sending a WhatsApp message.
Just describe what you want to change or add, and QwikBuild will update your live app accordingly
🟡 Update Request 1 — Shared Access for Multiple Guards
Request:
This parking is managed by multiple guards.
When different people log in, everyone should see the same list of parked vehicles.
This app is only for one Gurudwara parking, so the data should be shared and visible to all guards.
🛠 Result:
All parked vehicles become public/shared
Entry and exit guards stay in sync
🟡 Update Request 2 — Auto-Fill for Returning Vehicles
Request:
When the same vehicle number enters again, the phone number should be automatically filled from previous data.
The guard should still have the option to edit it.
🛠 Result:
Vehicle lookup added
Phone number auto-filled
Editable field retained
🟡 Update Request 3 — Download & Reports
Request:
I want the option to download parking data, with a option to select the date range for example today's data, weekly data, all data or custom.
The download should include:
Vehicle number
Entry time
Exit time
🛠 Result:
Download button added
Date range selector
CSV export with optional phone numbers
Step 3: Troubleshooting — A Pro Tip
If something doesn’t work exactly the way you expect, don’t worry.
Describe what you see:
Clearly explain what feels wrong or what doesn’t match your requirement (for example, a count not updating or data missing).Take a screenshot:
Share a screenshot of the screen where the issue appears. This helps identify the problem faster.Iterate until resolved:
Share your feedback, and QwikBuild will update the app. Repeat this process until everything works exactly the way you want.
Most apps are perfected through a few quick iterations—and that’s completely normal.
For example: During testing we faced some issues
Problem observed:
While using the app, the user noticed that the exit count was not decreasing correctly and, in some cases, the number of exits for the day was higher than the number of entries.
How it was fixed:
User sent the following message to fix this issue:
I’m noticing that today’s exit count is sometimes higher than today’s entry count.
Exits should be counted based on the actual exit date, not the entry date.
Please fix this so the daily summary shows correct entry and exit numbers
Recap
In this tutorial, we saw how a Gurudwara parking workflow was transformed from handwritten registers into a live, AI-powered Parking Management App. Starting with a simple WhatsApp prompt, the first version of the app was built quickly and then improved through a few clear update requests based on real usage by security guards.
The final app handled vehicle entry and exit, supported multiple guards, reduced manual errors, and provided downloadable reports—all without any coding.
Key Learnings
You can start with a very simple prompt and still build a fully functional app.
Real-world usage helps identify what needs improvement (counts, visibility, reports).
Updates are easiest when you clearly describe the problem you’re seeing.
Screenshots and short explanations speed up fixes.
Apps improve best through small, focused update requests, not big rewrites.
