/projects/junkmatch
Allegory of Trade by John Theodore Heins, 1743

JunkMatch

A student marketplace app with a dating app-inspired UI.

FlutterFirebase

Allegory of Trade by John Theodore Heins, 1743

Demo

Challenges & Solutions

  • Designing a UI targeted for college students and easy product previewUsing dating app UI for familiar and intuitive user experience
  • Implementing real-time listing updates and instant messagingFirebase Firestore for real-time listing updates and messaging
  • Delivering to both Android and iOS platformsFlutter for cross-platform development

Technical Details

Firebase Authentication was used to manage user accounts, messaging was handled by another group member

Learnings

  • Reflection on user experience on mobile market apps
  • reflection on the dating app UI design
  • Firebase experience

Future Plans

  • Adding community features like reviews and ratings
  • Implementing a more robust search and filter system