A mobile marketplace for travellers and locals to find rentals, events, activities and services nearby. In six months, revenue grew by 38% and listings by 57%.
Client: Local experiences marketplace
Industry: Travel, Local Experiences & Marketplaces
Platforms: iOS, Android
Team: 4 specialists
Technology: Flutter, Firebase, Google Maps
Our role: Technical leadership and mobile app development
Result: +38% revenue in 6 months
+38% - total platform revenue
+57% - more listings on the marketplace
+46% - more engagement with local experiences
+41% - more events discovered through categories
+33% - longer sessions
26% fewer - users leaving while browsing listings
Travellers and locals use one app for apartments, another for events and yet another for fitness classes or restaurants. Comparing options is hard, and many great local experiences go unnoticed.
Local businesses face the same problem from the other side: they need a simple way to show what they offer and reach new customers.
Too many apps. Rentals, events, wellness and activities lived on different platforms.
Hard to compare. Users couldn’t easily see options side by side.
What’s nearby? People wanted to explore experiences based on where they are.
Reaching customers. Local providers needed a place to showcase their offers.
Organised everything into clear categories. Apartments, fitness, food and drink, and events are easy to browse in one app.
Made search fast and simple. Users find rentals, services and events by keyword or category in seconds.
Designed detailed listings. Every listing shows photos, a description, category tags and prices, so users can decide with confidence.
Added map-based discovery. With Google Maps, users see rentals, activities and experiences around them.
Added favourites. Users save listings they like and come back to them later.
Built one app for iOS and Android. A shared Flutter codebase delivers consistent navigation and fast, responsive screens on every phone.
Led the technical direction. Our team set the architecture and development approach, built to grow with the marketplace.
In the first six months, the marketplace became a single place to discover what’s happening nearby, and the business grew with it.
This local experiences marketplace connects travellers and local residents with nearby rentals, events, activities and services, and gives local businesses a channel to reach new customers. Time2Launch led the technical direction and delivered the iOS and Android app with a team of four: a mobile developer, a backend developer, a UI/UX designer and a QA engineer.
The app is built with Flutter, uses Firebase and a REST API for backend services, and integrates Google Maps for location-based discovery. Key features include category browsing, keyword search, detailed listings with pricing, map exploration and favourites.
The project reflects our experience in Flutter app development for marketplace products. Building a marketplace, travel or booking app? See our cross-platform app development and mobile app development services.
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