PHOTO COPY

  • Location-based
  • Social-networking
  • Tourism

One-of-a-kind app that takes you on a journey of beautiful photos, starting from picking a location, to building beautiful photo compositions, planning your next trip according to breathtaking places and creating your very own photo history travel map!

  • End-to-end product development
  • Discovery phase
  • UI/UX design
  • App Analytics

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Introduction

The client came up with the startup idea to create a mobile application, which will allow users to find beautiful spots on the map and take cool shots there. One of the challenges was to create a user-friendly and reliable map function that could contain up to 5000 pins on the map. Having deep expertise in map and navigation functions, we proposed using Google products with caching to solve the problem.

Introduction

The client came up with the startup idea to create a mobile application, which will allow users to find beautiful spots on the map and take cool shots there. One of the challenges was to create a user-friendly and reliable map function that could contain up to 5000 pins on the map. Having deep expertise in map and navigation functions, we proposed using Google products with caching to solve the problem.

We performed a Discovery phase to make application and backend architecture in a way to allow easily maintain, autoscale and supports a decent amount of users and even more API calls. We agreed that the most suitable option would be utilizing the Reactive programming to the full extent with Routers and MVVM architecture. For the backend, we decided to use Parse, since it has autoscaling, no need for DevOps and it’s easy to moderate.

  • Development time: 1 year
  • Team: 6 members
  • Framework: Scrum
  • Development time: 1 year
  • Team: 6 members
  • Framework: Scrum
  • Databases
  • MongoDB
  • Realm for iOS
  • Room for Android
  • Languages
  • Swift for iOS
  • Node.Js for backend
  • Kotlin for Android
  • Parse
  • Platforms
  • Android
  • iOS

Databases

  • MongoDB
  • Realm for iOS
  • Room for Android

Languages

  • Swift for iOS
  • Node.Js for backend
  • Kotlin for Android
  • Parse

Platforms

  • Android
  • iOS

Product concept

A hand holding a smartphone displaying a travel app with a map of Europe, showing photo locations marked by images of landmarks in France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany, and Iceland. User profile is visible at the top.
A smartphone screen displays the message, Contact local photographers for best photoshots, over a blurred, neutral background.
A smartphone screen displays an app showing a map with photo spots near the Eiffel Tower. The background features the Eiffel Tower at dusk. Buttons for Log in and Register appear at the bottom.
Two smartphones display an app with a map showing photo spots near the Eiffel Tower, with the text “Find amazing photospots on the map near you” above a register and log in button.
A hand holding a smartphone displaying a travel app with a map of Europe, showing photo locations marked by images of landmarks in France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany, and Iceland. User profile is visible at the top.

How it works

A smartphone screen displays an augmented reality view of the Eiffel Tower, showing location tags and user profiles over the landmark, with a map in the bottom right corner and people walking nearby.
A dark map of Europe shows five numbered photo thumbnails: a lakeside dock in northern Italy (99), an old stone ruin in Ireland (12), a forest path in southern Germany (56), a modern white building in Ukraine (34), and a lighthouse by the coast in Spain (45).

Find the best photo locations based on the preferences of thousands of users all over the world

Smartphone screen showing a photo filter menu with options for type (All photos, Professional), device (Phone, Camera, Drone), and season (Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring) over a blurred map background.

Build photo compositions based on professional photos, or connect with professional photographers to create your masterpieces for you

A smartphone screen displays a map with a location pin and coordinates, while another screen shows a list of iPhone models to choose from. A button reads Pick the most accurate location.

Share your favorite photo spots

Black rectangular Get it on Google Play button with the Google Play triangle logo on the left and white text on the right, indicating an app is available for download on the Google Play Store.

Plan your trip according to beautiful photo places

Create your very own photo history travel map!

How it works

Find the best photo locations based on the preferences of thousands of users all over the world

Build photo compositions based on professional photos, or connect with professional photographers to create your masterpieces for you

Share your favorite photo spots

Plan your trip according to beautiful photo places

Create your very own photo history travel map!