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SearchParty: a GPS tracking app for festival-goers
Australia
Social media
June 2020 - December 2022
Create your own in-app party, invite friends with Facebook or Messenger. Group chat. Find friends with live GPS location tracking. Alert button for instant help. With SearchParty you’ll never lose your friends in the crowd again.
Screens from app
Services
Mobile development
iOS
Android
Technologies:
Kotlin
Swift
Stripe Payments
Web Sockets
Serverless
Map clustering
Real-time messaging
Team composition:
1 iOS developer
1 Android developer
1 Front-end developer
1 Back-end developer
1 QA engineer
1 Delivery
1 Project manager
1 Fractional CTO
The Challenge
High-volume data processing
SearchParty is unique in the way it aggregates users and their personal information. The resulting challenge is that the app often has to transfer and process large chunks of data. This becomes even more difficult as the number of active users increases.
Dealing with restricted network coverage
Since the main features of SearchParty are continuous geolocation tracking and instant live chat, we had to ensure that the app would function in all locations. This was difficult because event locations vary and include remote places with limited internet access and poor coverage.
Resource allocation
As SearchParty is mostly an event-focused app, it needs to be able to accommodate surges in usage from zero to sometimes 50,000 active users. The challenge was to implement reliable resource and cost allocation in order to minimize expenses at low app usage times.
The Solutions:
- Rapid data. We used the MongoDB database management solution to ensure smooth information processing and avoid data congestion. This allowed us to speed up database operations and reduce delays. Additionally, we used Pusher to create a scalable WebSocket infrastructure. The integration as a whole enabled us to deliver live data to users faster.
- An offline-compatible app. We made the app offline-compatible to address the problems of poor internet connection, limited coverage, and network outages. This allows users to continue using the app even when they have no network connection.
- A serverless architecture. To reduce unnecessary infrastructure usage and keep maintenance costs at a minimum, NERDZ LAB implemented an AWS Lambda serverless solution. This helped us build a scalable HTTP infrastructure that can cope with large fluctuations in resource requirements.
The results
Application has 100% crash-free users & perfect performance.
Smooth and fast working in the worst possible environments.
Application has 100,000 registered users and works smoothly even when 50,000 users are using the app at the same time.
Top 10 social application in Australia.
Work on this project is currently on hold due to COVID-19-related social distancing restrictions.
TESTIMONIAL
Jade Mulholland
SearchParty
Jade Mulholland
SearchParty
