Navo

Navo is the mobile search app that truly finds what you’re looking for. Discover real opinions, trends, and answers from AI, TikTok, and Reddit—the smarter way to search and find what you need.

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Inspiration

I built Navo because I realized I basically live in three apps whenever I’m trying to figure something out:

  • Google (or Gemini AI snippets) for quick facts and general info
  • TikTok for how-tos, recipes, and seeing how things actually work
  • Reddit for real, unfiltered opinions from people who’ve been there

Every time I wanted to know anything, I’d end up bouncing between all these apps, searching the same thing three times. It felt messy, slow, and way too manual for 2025.

I thought: why isn’t there one app that just pulls all this together?

So I decided to build it.

Why Mobile

I made Navo mobile-first because search happens when life happens—in line at the grocery store, while cooking, or in the middle of a group chat debate. I wanted the experience to feel natural, fast, and easy to reach for with one hand.

Basically: I wanted Navo to feel like the search app I’d actually use on my phone.

How I Built It

I built Navo with Expo and React Native because I wanted to ship fast and support both iOS and Android.

Under the hood:

  • Gemini’s API powers smart, instant answers (so you don’t have to read five blog posts for a simple question).
  • TikTok embeds bring in trending videos tied to your search.
  • Reddit’s API shows what real people are saying in threads and comments.

Design-wise, I took a ton of inspiration from the team at Arc Browser. I love how Arc makes the web feel playful and fresh rather than just another grid of links.

Challenges & What I Learned

  • Wrangling APIs — TikTok, Reddit, and AI all speak different languages. Getting them to play nicely in a single feed was a mini diplomatic mission.
  • Performance — Loading videos, Reddit threads, and AI results without melting your phone? Not trivial. I learned a lot about lazy loading and caching.
  • Design Consistency — Each source looks different. It took serious design exploration to blend TikTok’s energy, Reddit’s text-heavy vibe, and the clean simplicity of an AI answer into one unified look.

Despite the challenges, I’m proud that Navo finally exists. It’s the app I’ve wished for every time I’ve typed the same question into three different apps.

I hope it makes your searches smarter, faster, and a whole lot more fun.

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