[Archived] - Marketplace app with a dating-app inspired UI for college students to give away or sell their used items to other students on campus. Built using Flutter and Firebase.
Challenges & Solutions
- Designing a UI targeted for college students and easy product preview→ Using dating app UI for familiar and intuitive user experience
- Implementing real-time listing updates and instant messaging→ Firebase Firestore for real-time listing updates and messaging
- Delivering to both Android and iOS platforms→ Flutter 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