A school's mobile app — the message reaches the parent on its own

The problem

Communication between the school and parents was spread across Telegram groups: an important announcement sinks under hundreds of messages, and there's no way to tell who read it. Posting to the website doesn't solve it either — a parent has to go and check, so the message only reaches whoever was already looking for it.

The approach

We reversed the direction: instead of the parent looking for information, the information arrives. A push notification appears on the phone's screen with no app to open. We built it on React Native + Expo, because one codebase ships to both platforms — for a school that means avoiding double development and double maintenance. Firebase is the backend: real-time updates and push infrastructure come ready-made, so the school needs neither a server of its own nor someone to run it.

What shipped

• A single React Native codebase for iOS and Android
• Push notifications — announcements land directly on the phone screen
• Content updated in real time through Firebase — no new release required
• Published on the App Store and Google Play, through both stores' review
• A TypeScript-typed codebase

Technologies