Berry

Berry transforms your cycle into a self-care ritual. Nurture an AI garden that syncs with your body, and receive personalized affirmations and wellness tips to improve your health.

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Inspiration

For the millions of women who track their cycle, the experience is often negative, clinical, and tedious. A study showed that were often designed to help users keep track of their current health rather than improve it (National Library of Medicine, 2023). On top of that, we learned that up to 90% of women experience mood-related PMS symptoms, creating a clear need for better mental wellness tools. A pivotal Oxford University study showed that simple, engaging games can be beneficial for well-being. This was our lightbulb moment: we could combine the utility of a tracker with the gentle, rewarding nature of an idle game to create an experience that was genuinely positive and affirming.

What it does

Berry is an AI-powered digital garden that reframes your menstrual cycle as a journey of self-care. Nurture a personal plant that grows and rests in sync with your body's natural rhythm.

How it works:

  • Log Your Feelings: Each day, you can log your mood and symptoms with a simple interface.

  • Nurture Your Plant: Your daily check-in acts as a way to "water" or tend to your plant, creating a positive feedback loop. The plant's visual stage, from a new sprout to a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, reflects your current cycle phase.

  • Receive AI-Powered Empathy: Using the Google Gemini API, Berry generates personalized, empathetic affirmations and wellness tips based on your cycle phase and logged feelings. It also features a reliable AI chatbot for any questions, providing supportive and gentle guidance.

We turned a data-heavy interface into a soothing, gamified ritual designed to empower women and de-stigmatize the menstrual cycle.

How we built it

We built Berry in under 48 hours thanks to the help of vibe coding (<3 Cursor and Co-pilot)

Frontend: HTML and CSS Backend: Javascript paired with Gemini API.

Challenges we ran into

Our chatbot feature using Gemini API would not work. Turns out it was because we were hitting the rate limit, so we implemented backup code to work around this issue.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are incredibly proud that our application works! And being able to shifting the entire paradigm of period tracking, from a tedious chore to a positive ritual of self-acceptance.

What we learned

During this hackathon we were able to leverage AI to work quickly and develop our lovely application.

What's next for Berry

We believe Berry has the potential to genuinely help millions of women build a better relationship with their bodies. Our next steps would be to:

  • Expand the gamification elements with more customizable plants, pots, and garden backgrounds.
  • Build a "Community Garden" feature for anonymous, shared support.
  • Partner with women's health experts to build a library of trusted, AI-powered educational content.

Berry awesome right?!

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