BeGreen

all done using Swift on Xcode :)

Inspiration

The app came from our desire to help the environment.

What it does

This is essentially a merger between BeReal and Forest. Users are notified once a day to post themselves engaging in environmentally-friendly activities daily, and given select prompt. If they are successful and post on time, their sprout will grow. A streak of five days grows a tree, and users are enticed to build a luscious forest with rewards!

How we built it

We built it using Swift, React.js, NodeJS, MongoDB, and Python (+ turtle).

Challenges we ran into

Two of our team members are new to Swift, so there was a lot of debugging involved. We also faced lots of pressure due to the time constraint. Additionally, one of our team members who was specialized in frontend failed to show up, so we had to improvised.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The BeGreen team is proud of creating a product that not only helps individuals make sustainable choices but also has the potential to make a significant impact on the environment. The team is also proud of creating a product that is engaging and user-friendly, with a strong focus on social connection and community building.

What we learned

During the hackathon, we learned a lot about web and phone app development. We learned to value teamwork through discussions about the projects and working on separate components of the app. The BeGreen team learned a lot during the development process, including the challenges of building a sustainable product, and the power of gamification and social connection in driving behavior change.

What's next for BeGreen

The BeGreen team is committed to continually improving the app and expanding its impact. Plans include adding new challenges and features, expanding the social component, and partnering with organizations to promote sustainable practices on a larger scale. We are planning to expand this into a web application and tune our ML algorithm to recommend personal tasks for a user to accomplish daily.