KIT: an app to help you keep in touch
context
As a solo developer, I launched an iOS app to help people keep in touch with the friends and family they care about the most. The app reminds you when you haven't talked to someone in a while, and you can call or text directly from the app. I designed and developed KIT from scratch in 2017.
reflections and learnings
Creating it was such an adventure! I loved building something from scratch and filling in the gaps of my product, design, and development knowledge.
I started with user research and basic wireframe flows, then iterated, iterated, and iterated, with some usability testing. Here are a few of the questions I faced and answered along the way.
- product: who are my different personas? what does my MVP look like and what's my timeline? what metrics do I track?
- design: what are best practices for designing a mobile-first experience? how do I account for multiple screen sizes? what is my color palette? how do I make an app icon and splash screen?
- development: how do I ensure performance for users with 1000+ contacts? how do I implement push notifications? how the heck do I deploy this to the iOS app store?
responsibilities
Solo Mobile App Designer and Developer
key technologies used
React Native, RealmJS, Moment.js
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