Australia
Country
3 years
Project Duration
12 specialists
Team
The hospitality sector thrives on authentic customer experiences. For businesses, reviews directly impact reputation and foot traffic. For customers, trust is everything. That’s why this project wasn’t about building “another review app.”
The core idea was to combine our expertise in social entertainment products with our experience in the HoReCa market to design a platform that people and businesses could genuinely rely on.
Complex animations often stutter on less powerful phones, which makes an app feel unresponsive and cheap.
Users need to upload photos and videos quickly, even on a poor connection, without the transfer failing or draining their battery.
Managing dynamic navigation in React Native is challenging. The app needs to remember where you were and seamlessly take you to specific screens, whether you tap a notification or just open the app normally.
It was crucial to implement an optical character reader that would convert images of bills into typed text. Users need to take a picture of the restaurant bill to prove they actually visited it.
We wanted custom, branded icons with smooth color blends, but most standard tools only offer flat colors.
Maps are resource-heavy. We needed them to load fast, animate smoothly, and not slow down the rest of the app on any device.
Providing real-time data updates in React Native requires bidirectional communication between clients and servers, ensuring consistent data across devices, and managing connection reliability.
The app needed to feel instant. This means making sure the updates are shown right away when users interact with the app. Also, it means checking that any changes made through API calls are successful and displayed correctly, and adding an offline mode to keep data consistent and in sync across different devices and sessions.
We leveraged React Native's Reanimated library for declarative APIs and efficient gesture handling. This enhanced performance and user experience.
Implemented chunked video uploading and background tasks using React Native libraries and APIs to enhance reliability and user experience during media file transfers.
Used React Navigation to handle complex route changes and state persistence, integrating smoothly with other functionalities.
Employed icon fonts to reduce app size and manage icons flexibly across various platforms.
We were using React Native SVG for customizable vector graphics that support gradients and integrate seamlessly with app styling.
Utilized Mapbox for customizable maps, real-time data updates, and support for various map styles to enhance user experience.
Integrated Socketlo library that facilitates real-time, event-based communication over WebSocket connections. This helped us enable seamless updates and synchronization of data between server and client applications in real-time scenarios such as chat applications or live data feeds.
Used AsyncStorage for local data storage and Rematch for centralized state management to maintain consistent and synchronized counter values across the application.
These are the wireframes we’ve designed for the project:
This is a personalized dashboard where users can track their achievements and earned rewards for completing specific in-app activities and contributions.
On the Home page, a user can view the latest posts, go to the leaderboard, add a review, and view their quests.
Before adding a realview, a user must provide proof that they have actually visited the venue. For that, they need to record a short video and publish it. Once the video is published, they will have the option to leave a review.
A dedicated portal for business owners to promote their locations, monitor and analyze customer feedback, and leverage verified reviews to attract new customers.
A search and recommendation tool that helps users find ideal places based on their personalized preferences, including atmosphere, user ratings, and location.
An in-app social space where users can connect, ask for recommendations, and share real-time updates with the broader community.
React Native
Firebase
Typescript
Nest.js
Node.js
React.js
Mobile App Development
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UX/UI Design
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Learn more Our goal in this restaurant app development project was to build a platform where reviews could truly be trusted.
In the HoReCa industry, customer feedback is a driving force behind growth, but it only works when people can trust it. Our experience in hospitality software development has shown how damaging fake reviews and unreliable ratings can be for both restaurants and their customers.
At the same time, our background in building social and entertainment products gave us the tools to tackle this challenge. We know how to design systems that encourage authentic engagement, motivate users to contribute, and keep them coming back. From gamified interactions to community-driven spaces, we understand what makes people participate actively and honestly.
In this project, we’ve brought these two perspectives together: HoReCa expertise and social app development know-how.
The result is a solution where businesses gain real insights, and customers feel their voices genuinely matter.
