Problem
People in Nigerian cities struggle to find good, real places to go out, and to plan with a partner, friends or family.
My role
I am the founder. I handle product design, UI design and the full build using AI coding tools.
What I built
Jaye recommends real places and plans to locals, starting in Ibadan, with Lagos and Abuja next. People can plan alone or link with others to plan together.
Built so far:
- Onboarding and profiles.
- Partner linking between two devices.
- Shared saved plans.
- Budget-based recommendations.
- Explore and Services tabs.
- Photo upload.
- A catalogue of real Ibadan venues with confirmed entry prices.
- Google Maps directions.
- A signed Android test build.
The stack is React Native (Expo), Node.js and Express, PostgreSQL, and Cloudflare R2 for photos.
Key decisions
- I started with a dating-only app, then widened it to friends, family and groups.
- I dropped stranger matching for now in favour of group planning.
- Only real, checked venues are shown.
- Every venue detail is marked confirmed or not.
Status
In development. The product is now named Jaye. The presentation uses the Open Invite identity from the Jaye branding package, with the tagline “Find your next experience.”