Privacy-Friendly Baby Tracking App (iOS)

This project aims to develop a native iOS application that serves as a comprehensive baby and child tracker. Inspired by leading apps like Huckleberry (sleep focus), Baby Tracker, Glow Baby, Nanni AI, Baby Daybook, and Nara Baby, the application prioritizes user privacy, offering end-to-end encryption and open export formats for data portability. The app will allow users to track diapers, sleep, feedings, solids, medicine, symptoms, growth, and other activities, while providing guidance in terms of sleep and feeds. It will feature intuitive design, personalized insights (stretch goal), and secure data management (stretch goal), ensuring that sensitive health information remains private and secure.

You need macOS and iOS devices to work on this project. If not possible, we can consider using Flutter or react-native.

Read more about existing trackers here: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewParents/comments/1b81jnd/comparing_all_the_baby_trackers_and_routine_log/

Objectives


A user-friendly, private-by-design, and published iOS app that allows users to track sleep, diapers, food intake, medicine, growth metrics, temperature, and activities for their child(ren).

Stretch goals:

  • App provides personalized insights (starting with sleep)
  • App stores the data in encrypted format
  • Data can be backed up automatically, ideally encrypted (iCloud Drive or similar)
  • Data can be exported in open formats
  • User can opt-in to authorize anonymized data collection 

Motivations


Most apps today are collecting a lot of identifiable data, used for marketing or profiling purposes. We believe all humans have a right to privacy in that regard. 

In general, it is also very helpful to collect information about a young child to help with pediatrician's Wellness visit, help with growth tracking, identify concerns, and maximize sleep for health and development.

Qualifications


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Mobile app development
  • User research/testing
  • UX/UI design
  • Database design
  • macOS device with Xcode (you can’t work on the project if you don’t have access to Xcode)
  • iOS device for testing

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Swift/iOS experience


Details


Project Partner:

Alexander Ulbrich

NDA/IPA:

No Agreement Required

Number Groups:

1

Project Status:

Accepting Applicants

Keywords:
DatabaseMobileiOSHCI / UX / UINew Product or Game
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