Neighborhood safety alerts marketplace for small shop owners

A trusted marketplace connecting small shop owners around neighborhood safety alerts, with verified profiles, reviews, secure payments and dispute handling.

Target audience

Small shop owners

Problem solved

Small shop owners waste hours every week on neighborhood safety alerts due to manual processes and scattered tools.

Solution

Build an MVP with SQLite and Firebase, validate with 20 pilot users, then expand features based on real feedback.

Technologies

SQLite, Firebase, Swift

Monetization

White-label licensing; Affiliate offers

Challenges

User retention after install; Android device fragmentation

Improvements

Introduce tiered pricing with a free starter plan to lower adoption friction.; Add a mobile app with offline mode for low-connectivity users.