Chip-In

Provides a platform to help make donating viral!

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Inspiration

We noticed a recent trend of donations going viral on the internet. So, we decided to provide to give a platform to encourage donations for you and your friends!

What it does

The app allows users to donate to verified charities, organizations and companies within a matter of seconds. Users are given a platform in a social media-oriented framework where users and share and comment on donations.

How I built it

  • A lot of research
  • Reading documentation
  • Hourly stand-ups
  • Setting goals
  • Using Android Studio and APIs

Challenges I ran into

  • Synchronization of local data with the Database
  • Piecing different aspect of the projects together
  • Not enough sleep

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

  • Build a complete Android application from the ground-up.
  • Used industry-standard design and coding methodologies.
  • The Google-database backend interface with the Android app

What I learned

  • Google cloud
  • Working in teams
  • Having fun

What's next for Chip-In

  • More polishing and testing for the app
  • Publish it as an opensource project
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