Powerful Programmers - Wander

Wander is an app built for anyone who has wanted to explore new areas but has been scared of walking into dangerous scenarios. Wander... Into Safety.

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Inspiration

We wanted to create this app because we saw a huge gap in the market for in person security apps. Most apps allow you to press a button that either makes a loud noise or calls 911 which is very restricting. Others ask you to check in when you reach a destination or after a specific amount of time. This is hard to keep track of for users, and leads to many false alarms. Our app has a friendly interface and a versatile range of actions depending on the situation and its severity.

What it does

Our app is built so that people can explore new areas safely. It allows you to set a radius to explore in, and the app will notify you if you are outside that radius. When you exit the radius, you are presented with five options: viewing self defense guides, notifying your emergency contacts, circling back to the original destination, extending your radius, and calling 911.

How I built it

We built Wander using the IDE, Xcode and wrote the code in Swift. We also used UI kits and APIs to build our user interface.

Challenges I ran into

We found it very challenging to understand classes as well as the user interface of Xcode. It took a lot of reading Swift documentation, watching tutorials, and going to the office hours, to finally be able to use the Xcode environment proficiently!

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

We are really proud that we were able to build an app from scratch in one day, all by ourselves. Wander turned out just like we imagined, from the features to the user interface. We are proud of ourselves for learning a new language in one day!

What I learned

We learned so much in just one day! From a completely new programming language to building our own app! This experience has been extremely rewarding in terms of learning, gaining experience, and understanding our capabilities.

What's next for Powerful Programmers - Wander

We want to take data about crimes from police stations across the globe, to bring more data and usability into our app. We would also like to make the app’s interface more user-friendly and appealing. Along with that, we would like to add “Sign In” and “Log In” buttons, so that we can store the user’s data for their emergency contacts. As we roll out our app, we will also take user reviews into account when suggesting which areas are dangerous.

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