Toots

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🧠 Toots: Your Student Tutor Matchmaker

Inspiration

We built Toots to bridge this gap:

  • Empower students to earn money or give back by tutoring.
  • Help tutees find instant support from trusted peers.
  • Make study room use smarter and social.

What it does

Toots is a campus-focused web app that allows students to:

  • Act as both a tutor (toot) and a tutee, with an open marketplace for tutoring requests.
  • Post or browse tutoring sessions, choosing whether to offer help for free or for a fee.
  • Book study rooms in campus buildings and see who else is studying there.
  • Join open sessions and collaborate with students studying the same subject.
  • Rate peers after each session with an Uber-style system: reflected as "Toot" (tutor) and "Tootee" scores displayed on user profiles.

How we built it

We used Figma to design and prototype the entire application.

  • Created 30 screens with interactive flows simulating real app functionality.
  • Focused on clean UI/UX to support both first-time and returning users.
  • Crafted role-based navigation to support both tutor and tutee actions seamlessly.

Challenges we ran into

  • Designing for a dual-role experience meant to balance two user journeys while keeping the app intuitive.
  • Limited time required prioritizing features—we had to cut certain ideas to keep the experience fluid.
  • Remote collaboration during the second day made brainstorming and alignment slower, but we adapted quickly.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • Seamless dual-role logic and interface
  • Efficient booking system with group visibility
  • Interactive prototype with full navigation and logic simulated in Figma
  • Profile + rating system to keep users accountable and engaged

What we learned

  • Less is more: simplicity wins in product design.
  • Designing for two personas in one app is challenging—but incredibly rewarding.
  • Collaborative tools like Figma are powerful for early-stage product prototyping.

What's next for Toots

  • Develop a full-stack MVP using React Native or Flutter + Firebase
  • Add AI-powered tutor matching based on learning preferences
  • Expand to more universities and create a verified school login system

Built With

  • adobe
  • figma
  • notion
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