GiftSwapr

Inspiration

This app is inspired by the popular and super fun game Secret Santa that we have all played during Christmas. Except, with a twist... This game runs all year long, and gives celebrating birthdays an element of surprise.

What it does

Giftswapr is a mobile app that allows you to create wish lists for your birthday, and anonymously gift your friends stuff on their wish-list. It is a fun app that gamifies the process of celebrating birthdays! You can search for you friends' username and claim items on their wish-list, as well as customize and create your own wish-list for your friends to see.

How we built it

• Figma for design.
• React-native for front-end.
• Flask python for back-end server.
• MongoDb for storing user data.
• Gcloud for web hosting.

Challenges we ran into

• We decided to participate when there were only four hrs left for submission (lol) so we had major time constraints.
• Getting the react native to work fast.
• Web hosting

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Pulling off a fully functional mobile app in such less time.
• Creating a responsive and clean UI.
• Setting up a functional backend server and db.

What we learned

• How to use React Native.
• MongoDb.
• Gcloud hosting.

What's next for GiftSwapr

• We want to make the login system more sophisticated, with password reset.
• Notifications for friends' birthdays, and integration with calendar.
• Sophisticated search engine using elastic

Built With

• appengine
• flask
• gcp
• mongodb
• python
• react-native