Multi-purpose trading app
A trading app that lets users create supply and demand ads, showing full information about the item and its owner.
Country
Saudi Arabia
Product State
2017
Industry
Trade
Team
8 members
A trading application that matches people who are buying products with those who are selling them.
Safaqat
Project idea
Help buyers find necessary products by creating demand ads, and help owners sell items fast by making supply ads. For now, the platform covers real estate but will be expanded to global trading next year.
Target audience
People looking for/offering trading options.
Project challenges
- A heavy focus on performance, ensuring that the app runs as fast as possible
- Arabic localization (right-to-left placement of elements)
- System matching system between demand and supply ads
- Sophisticated filtering system
Results
We built iOS and Android apps from scratch, created two separate UI designs for English and Arabic users, developed a complex search and matching system, and built an admin panel to manage users and ads.
The client initially had:
- A mind map
- SWOT analysis within the country
- Vision on the basic features
We did a thorough analysis:
- Dedicated a Business Analyst
- Documented project's requirements
- Selected the tech stack
Our work resulted in:
- Specification
- Wireframes
- Clickable prototype
- Detailed project estimate
Main features of the project
After the planning stage, our developers started working on the features.
Creating supply and demand ads
Buyers create demand ads to find needed products, and sellers make supply ads to sell goods fast. Both parties have to fill in several details: min and max price, amount, type, usage time, and so on. Users manage their advertisements in the ‘My ads’ tab: edit details, activate/deactivate, or share them to feed.
Browsing through in-feed ads
Supply and demand ads appear in users’ feeds, including details like photo, price, size, and address. If a user wants to find out more about the item, they look through the ads page with a photo slider, detailed description, and location shown on the map.
In-depth searching system
There's a comprehensive filtering system helping users narrow down the options and find the most suitable ads. Users can filter advertisements by region or city, price range, area, type, and so on.
Real-time matches between ads
The system compares ads by type, location, and price. If there are similar demand and supply offers, users get a push notification about the match, and it appears in the ‘My ads’ tab.
Arabic localization (right-to-left)
The app was targeted at Arabic users, so we created a separate user interface with the mirrored placement of elements and text inputs, going from right to left. Users can change how elements are displayed in their profiles by switching between English and Arabic languages.
Technology stack
We used the following tools to build iOS and Android apps, backend, and admin panel.
Mobile Architecture
iOS
Swift 5
Android
Kotlin
Tools
AWS SES
bulkSMS
Google Map
Socket.io
Design
InVision
Zeplin
Sketch
Testing
Jira
Firebase
GitLab
Jenkins
Release
AWS
ES2
S3
App Store
Google Play
Client Say
Owner, Safaqat
“It was amazing experience, especially when you deal with a high level of expertise and well-established organization that can deliver a product beyond your expectations. Thanks Valeriia, Andrey, Dimitry, and the rest of the team.“
Project manager
“Thanks to Mohareb for being detailed and scrupulous enough with his initial requirements. From the very beginning, the project didn’t look too complicated; however, we spent much time on making the app run as fast as possible. I think we all did a great job.“