Overheard

an app where people can dump the tee that they listen in different places and can dump that to the app and it will show it according to their locations

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🧾 Product Requirements Document (PRD) 📌 App Name: Overheard

  1. 🧠 Problem Statement People constantly overhear funny, strange, or chaotic things in public spaces — but there's no real-time platform to share or discover them by location. "Overheard" turns this social phenomenon into a real-time, geo-tagged stream of quotes.

  2. 🎯 Goal Create an app where users can:

Anonymously post overheard quotes

See a live feed of quotes by location

Engage with the weirdness around them

  1. 🧩 Core Features 3.1 📍 Live Location-Based Feed Infinite scroll of recent posts nearby.

Sorted by "Nearby" and "Trending."

Time-stamped + location-tagged (but not pinpoint-accurate).

3.2 ✍️ Post an Overheard Quote Input: Text (280 chars max).

Optional: Add tags (e.g., #metro, #college, #gym).

Auto-attaches city + rough location (e.g., “Near Connaught Place, Delhi”).

3.3 🤐 Anonymous Posting No names, no accounts needed.

Device-based ID to prevent spam (can be rate-limited).

Optional sign-in for saving favorites or voting.

3.4 🔥 Trending Locations Shows heatmap of where the most posts are coming from.

Badges like “Most Unhinged Spot Today: IIT Canteen 💀”

3.5 😂 "This You?" Feature People can tag or claim quotes jokingly.

Pop-up: “Were you the guy who said this?”

  1. ⚙️ Technical Requirements 4.1 Frontend React Native for iOS + Android.

Real-time feed with virtualized list for performance.

Offline-first posting (queue then sync).

4.2 Backend Firebase Firestore for real-time data.

Firebase Auth (anonymous mode + optional login).

GeoHashing for location-based feeds.

4.3 APIs Google Maps API for rough location tagging.

Optional: Whisper API or built-in speech-to-text for voice entry.

  1. 🎨 Design Brief Dark mode default (Gen Z lives here).

Minimalist feed-first layout.

Bold, meme-ready fonts for quotes.

Microinteractions: animated upvotes, "hearts", flame icon for viral.

  1. 🛡️ Moderation + Abuse Handling Rate limiting based on device ID.

AI-based moderation (e.g., OpenAI’s moderation API).

Community flagging system.

Ban list for repeat spammers.

  1. 🧪 MVP Scope (Month 1) Post quote anonymously.

See live feed by city.

Location tagging.

Basic flag/report system.

Trending heatmap view.

  1. 💸 Monetization (Post-MVP) Sponsored trending locations (Starbucks, universities, etc.).

Freemium features: save quotes, custom tags, “Overheard+”.

Merch & viral quote generator.

  1. 🚀 Launch Strategy Launch in 1 college city (e.g., Pune, Delhi, Bangalore).

Partner with meme pages & college influencers.

TikTok-style UGC: “Post what you heard in class today.”

Weekly “Top 5 Overheards” leaderboard on IG.

  1. 📅 Timeline (Aggressive MVP Plan) Week Deliverables 1 UI mockups + Firebase setup 2 Posting + Feed working 3 Location filter + trending 4 Polish UI + basic moderation 5 Test + soft launch in one city

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