How long should visitor data be kept?

Make the retention period a setting with a sensible default, such as 90 days, and delete photos first. Visitor records are personal data, and the ability to show a short retention policy is often what gets the app approved by a company’s privacy lead.

Does the kiosk need to work if the Wi-Fi drops?

Yes. Reception Wi-Fi is unreliable and a visitor cannot wait. Queue check-ins and notifications locally and send them when the connection returns, and show the kiosk a small offline indicator so staff know why a host has not been pinged yet.

How to Build an Office Visitor Sign-In App with AI (2026)

What a office visitor sign-in app needs

Tablet kiosk mode: name, company, host, photo, agreement tick
Host notification by push, email, or SMS on arrival
Pre-registered visitors with a QR code for fast check-in
Sign-out and a live list of who is currently on site
Searchable visitor log with export for compliance

The screens

Screen	What it does
Kiosk	Welcome screen, check in or check out, large touch targets
Check In	Name, company, choose host, optional photo, accept terms
Pass	Confirmation with badge details or QR, host is on their way
On Site	Admin view of everyone currently signed in, with sign-out
Log	Visit history, search by name or date, export CSV

The data model

Location: name, address, agreementText
Host: locationId, name, email, phone, pushToken
Visitor: name, company, email, phone, photoUri
Visit: visitorId, hostId, locationId, checkedInAt, checkedOutAt, purpose, agreementAcceptedAt, preRegistered
Invite: hostId, visitorName, visitorEmail, expectedAt, qrToken

The build prompt (copy this)

Paste this into ShipNative and it becomes a working React Native app with these screens, navigable in a live preview, in about two minutes:

“An office visitor sign-in app that runs in kiosk mode on a tablet at reception. Kiosk shows a welcome screen with two large buttons, Check In and Check Out, and returns to it automatically after a minute of inactivity. Check In asks for name, company, and purpose, lets the visitor pick their host from a searchable list, optionally takes a photo with the front camera, and shows the site agreement with a tick box to accept; if the visitor has a QR invite they scan it and the form is prefilled. Pass confirms the check-in, tells the visitor their host has been notified, and shows a simple badge with name, company, host, and time. The host receives a push notification and an email with the visitor’s name and photo. On Site, behind an admin PIN, lists everyone currently signed in with a one-tap sign-out and a count for fire-safety roll calls. Log keeps every visit with search by name and date range and an export to CSV. Hosts can create invites from their own phone which generates a QR code to email the visitor. Screens: Kiosk, Check In, Pass, On Site, Log.”

Then iterate with small, screen-specific prompts (“make the primary button bigger”, “add an empty state”), preview on your own phone, and export the full Expo project whenever you want. The full method: how to build an app with AI.

How it makes money

A monthly subscription per location, priced by expected visitor volume, with a free tier for very small offices. Buyers are office managers and facilities teams who will pay for the compliance log and the host notifications; the kiosk itself is table stakes. Multi-location companies are the upsell.

Implementation and the revenue math for every model: how to make money from an app. When you’re ready to ship: App Store and Google Play publishing guides.

Build it now

The prompt above is free to run at shipnative.dev — working office visitor sign-in app on your phone today, full code export.

How to Build an Office Visitor Sign-In App with AI