Unihomie

Project Overview

The Challenge: Students often struggle to build meaningful connections when starting university or moving to a new environment. They face difficulties in finding friends with similar interests, staying socially engaged, and getting quick guidance or support in one accessible place. Communication is often scattered across different platforms, making it harder to stay connected and informed.

Our Solution: Unihomie solves this by offering a single student-focused platform where users can connect, share posts, follow others, send requests, chat in real time, and receive AI-powered guidance. It brings together social interaction, communication, discovery, and support in one easy-to-use system designed specifically for students.

The Result: As a result, students can engage more easily with their community, build stronger peer connections, and access support without switching between multiple apps. The platform creates a more interactive, connected, and supportive student experience through social feed features, messaging, notifications, and intelligent assistance

Scope of Work

Comprehensive development approach from design to deployment

User connections

Implemented follow/follow-request flow, suggested friends, accept/decline requests, and public/private account privacy controls.

Real-time messaging

Developed 1:1 chat with text, media, file sharing, message reactions, post sharing in chat, and unread message tracking.

Homie AI assistant

Integrated AI chatbot (full-page + floating widget) with chat history and course/coach recommendation support via backend API.

Authentication & security

Set up email/phone/Google login, signup, password reset, and two-step verification (email + SMS OTP).

Technologies Used

Cutting-edge tools and frameworks for optimal performance

Key Features & Highlights

Innovative solutions that set this project apart

Social Feed

TikTok-style vertical feed where students browse, like, comment on, and share posts in real time.

Post Creation

Create text, image, and video posts with image filters, user tagging, and global community publishing.

User Profiles

Personal profiles with posts and tagged tabs, follow/unfollow, and public or private account settings.

Follow & Connection Requests

Discover suggested friends, send follow requests, and accept or decline them from notifications.

Real-Time Chat

1:1 messaging with text, images, video, audio, files, reactions, and in-chat post sharing.

Homie AI

Built-in AI assistant with chat history for student guidance, course suggestions, and coach recommendations.