The Vision

uBeaut

In today's hectic work environment, people who are looking for beauty services experts often find it difficult and time-consuming to find the best one. You need to examine all the options before you decide who will be the best fit for the service you need - especially when there are so many things to consider!

To overcome the above hassles, our partner came up with an idea to build a solution that connects you with beauty experts to get the beauty services easily. The solution should instantly match you with the available beauty experts, and you should be able to compare them and choose the best for your needs.

Using this solution, you can easily find and interact with beauty experts around the world who specialize in makeup, therapy, hairstyles, and more. In addition, beauty experts can earn income simply by receiving requests for services and completing them.

We strongly believed in launching a wonderful digital software solution that removes all the hassles for creative artists so that they can focus on their key skills of being an artist. Let's take a closer look at the handcrafted solution from artists to artists - read more about how we simplified their professional life.

Duration : 6 Months

Collaboration : Fixed price project

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Our Solution

No more waiting for hours to get your makeover done!

With the aim of simplifying the complexity of connecting you with the beauty experts and helping beauty experts get exposure, we split the solution into two apps, uBeaut, and uBeaut Artist. uBeaut App is designed for users, while uBeaut Artists is designed for beauty experts. With the customized user interface, it is easy to find beauticians who can work for amazing clients.

With uBeaut, you can sign in with just one tap using your social login. Find artists worldwide, book them at your time at the best hourly rate, negotiate with them via message, and hire your beauty experts at your convenience. By tapping a few times, you can set up an appointment. UBeaut offers customizable calendar-booking services. You can pay securely using UBeaut and provide service feedback to make the service better.

uBeaut Artist App helps you stand out from the crowd and impress your global audience by creating an artist profile in just a few steps. The app allows you to accept or decline appointments at your convenience. You can easily manage your client's queries, as well as keep track of your earnings. As a bonus uBeaut Artist provides an opportunity for agency creation so that you and agency members work together.

We have brought talented artists together with people in need around the world by developing a meaningful software solution. Find out how we accomplished it!

Key Components

User registration and management

Explore & search artists

Maps and geolocation

Calendar management

Discount code management

Notification alert

Earning analytics

Hired artist management

Tech Stack

Native Development Android (Java), iOS (Swift)

Native App Development is the creation of software programs that run on specific devices and platforms. You can build beautiful native apps for target devices-smartphones.

Back-end framework, Logic, Server

To create the back-end of the uBeaut App, we turned to the framework- core PHP. We used this language because it was powerful and robust. To build our database, we used MySQL database, which is free- open-source, and widely accepted as the most reliable and secure database management server. We have built an API for the back-end logic and call APIs for managing agency data, request handling, assigning work, and order history management data from the server-to-client interface.

Google maps

Google maps APIs SDK has become an enabler for building purposeful, and innovative applications quicker than ever before. We offer integration with map updates that can pinpoint your exact location within seconds! even if it's only 250 feet away from the exact spot.

Google place API

API integrations have been a dominant app development strategy. The Google Places APIs were integrated to view the location of the users and analyze the profile details. We have integrated the Google Places APIs to execute adequate search results for the user within the specified parameters and return the results for each location that appears from the exploration.

Firebase notifications

We have integrated Firebase cloud messaging to send push notifications to our users about offers, appointments, and other information. Additionally, these APIs provide a messaging solution and allow you to receive notifications in the uBeaut Artist App, and make the app more intuitive and user-friendly.

Firebase chat library

Firebase In-App Messaging is a free messaging APIs Chat SDK that allows you to harness real-time performance for instant messages into your app. We have integrated it with both uBeaut's solutions so customers can communicate with their active professional by sending them relevant messages, motivating them even more, and strengthening the relationship they already share as parents.

Stripe and PayPal payment API SDKs

Stripe and PayPal have hundreds of millions of consumers that use PayPal and Stripe to shop & pay virtually. PayPal and Stripe don't need non-public financial details. We have integrated Stripe and PayPal to offer a seamless and quick user experience to pay smoothly. In contrast to being redirected to another site, secure payment gateways allow users to pay securely while staying on the same screen.

Admin panel

The admin panel allows tracking the number of application users engaging with the uBeaut. Bookings can also be accepted or rejected by the admin based on the availability of experts. Furthermore, the admin can manage user requests, feedback, inquiries, and fake profiles. Admins can also check and manage payments received from users and keep track of collected payments.

Main Functionalities

Appointment booking

The uBeaut App is a one-stop online shop for all beauty needs. It has everything from booking appointments with the salon's services to purchasing products. Users can easily add any type of product to their cart and buy those products later. Using the uBeaut App's built-in calendar, users can select the date and time of the service at their convenience. Also, they can request services from all the available dates. Then artists can accept/decline the user request. All the artist appointments are managed in an admin panel.

Geographical location tracking

The uBeaut App allows the user to search artists based on filters such as gender preference, artist preference, radius, and active status. Results are displayed on Google maps accordingly.

Integrating Google maps into the application makes it easy to track the artist's live location. Upon hiring an artist, the location of the user is displayed on the artist's home screen.

Slide navigation

Slide navigation includes the following;

Cart: Adding products to the user's cart will allow them to purchase them later. Discount codes can be applied at the time of payment. If the user is willing to book a service or purchase a product then a discount amount will be deducted from the total payment.

Notification: uBeaut users, artists, and admin will get notifications for various actions performed.

Discount: It automatically calculates and displays the final amount to be paid after applying a discount code.

Payment gateway

uBeaut allows its users to enter their card information for easy future payments. There are four card payment options available for users- Master card, visa card, credit card, debit card. The user just has to add card details once and all the future payment processes will be straightforward and efficient.

uBeaut App users can choose between Stripe and PayPal for payment gateways.

Support and resolution

The ticket management system is a user-friendly interface that allows for the tracking and resolution of tickets. When an artist or user raises a ticket, the admin gets notified. From their dashboard, they can manage issues on the site and resolve them as quickly as possible with minimal disruption for everyone involved! Artists and users are also informed when there is progress towards resolving their problem so that no one is left waiting in suspense. And, when the issue is resolved by the admin, artists and users get notified that the issue has been resolved.

Artist profile creation & verification

Artists can sign-up with the requested credentials such as email address and phone number or log in directly via social media accounts.

The admin receives the request for profile verification after a successful sign-up. A created artist profile can only be accessed by the artist if the admin confirms it. This discourages fake profiles from being created.

The platform allows Artists to manage their profiles and navigate the services quickly and easily. To create a well-listed profile, the artist needs to fill out all mandatory information. To discourage fake profiles from being created, as a solution we created multiple-step registration and verification that only real professionals can work on the platform.

Artists can describe the services they offer and include images of previous work as well as their specialty, name, location, hourly rate, skills, qualifications. If the artist wants to market and sell any product, they can upload it to their profile.

Statistic representation of earnings

The uBeaut Artist App has been a great help to artists in terms of income and job completion ratio. They can see how much They've earned on a daily and weekly basis, and it's easy to compare the earnings with other day's performance.

Artists can accurately monitor their work as it relates to the market and their revenue via data visualization. In this way, artists can see a statistical representation of their income. This is a valuable solution for artists who would like to diversify their income streams.

The data visualization depicts total earnings, net income of a job completed and its ratio, earnings from the request received, and current-day job completion ratio. In this way, artists can easily compare their financial standing on a daily and weekly basis.

Overall, the uBeaut Artist App is an excellent solution for artists who are looking to keep track of their income and earnings. It is easy to use and provides a wealth of information that can help artists to be more successful financially.

Job management

There's no need to carry around bulky appointment books or create multiple versions of schedules. Instead, stylists can use the uBeaut Artist App through which they can easily access the schedule and notes. It also makes lives easier for both the artists, as well as the customer who has clear information on when they are available.

The uBeaut software solution allows users to manage their schedules online. Users can access it through any device at any time, so they will always have the schedule at hand.

The app will notify users about the changes and users can easily update the schedule. So, no matter where they are, they can always manage their appointments. So, don't have to worry about forgetting an appointment or double booking anymore.

With this app, users can see all their booking history in one place and easily make changes or communicate directly with customers. Upon receiving an appointment request from customers, the artist can accept or decline it at their convenience. Artists can also view the customer details.

The uBeaut solution makes user's life easier and helps them stay organized!

Agency feature invite member

The uBeaut Artist App has a unique feature that allows artists to create their own agency. By adding images for their agency header, name, a gallery of images, and a description of the agency. Artists can earn more money by inviting their employees to join their teams. The more jobs are completed, the more money both parties can earn.

They can also add other artists they wish to become part of their agency or team. When an artist is hired as part of the team, both parties benefit from the deal. The artist can generate more income, and the employer can complete more jobs and earn more money.

The uBeaut Artist App will also keep track and notify upcoming appointments to your calendar, so artists know where they need to be and when. View reviews are written by the customers, so artists have an idea of what they can expect at each and every appointment with regards to customer satisfaction.

Biggest challenge and our journey of overcoming

The main challenge we faced was the long development process of the uBeaut App. We wanted to make sure we were fulfilling all of the requirements and not overcomplicating anything.

We received many requests from our clients in regards to what they would like to see in an app in terms of functionality, so to complete the project in a timely manner in addition to maintaining high-quality results, We consulted them not to put in all features at first instead focus on core features to make sure our clients' product has an accessible point of entry into the market that allows users as much flexibility possible without being too complicated or overwhelming!

To overcome this challenge, we evaluated the features with our client and prioritized them into sensible roadmaps that allow for a timely and meaningful launch. However, we also had to consider the interaction between two applications and determine the core features accordingly. The initial release should never be crowded, as the outcome of the app's appeal to users is usually unclear. The focus should be on the core function to make users easily use the business model and then grow together with the user base. So, to begin the establishment of the minimum viable product (MVP), we took some core features at initial. As experts and consultants we decided to start with core functions of the application like; Registration and login, Search and filter artists, Artist Management, messenger, Payment services, Rate, and feedbacks. Through close communication with our client and clear prioritization, we were able to develop important and unique ideas that positively contributed to our project goals.

Most special moment in our journey

In the uBeaut App, booking artist appointments is the most prominent functionality. Create a user account in seconds and search for nearby artists on the map, with filtering options including gender preference, preferences for the artist such as professional vs self-taught, distance from you, like 100, 200, or 500 miles, and whether they activated their profile today, yesterday, or 2 weeks ago. They can check the artist profile details like the artist job completed ratio, hourly rate, and rating & feedback.

In the uBeaut Artist App, the earning analytics functionality was particularly interesting to us, since uBeaut Artist keeps track of users' appointments and how much money they owe to artists. Artist receives money for service based on their hourly rate. Job time counting starts when an artist starts the work. After completion of work, the artist submits the job finish request, and it initiates the payment request to the user. According to the job time counts, a payable amount request is sent to the user. Artist receives payment after successful payment from the user. uBeaut Artist calculates how much an artist earned and displays that information in their earnings history section.

This is definitely something different than other scheduling apps out there!

Collaboration with our partner was also very special to us. We were able to achieve the ideal result for the end-users through very close communication, regular reviews, and coordination of the next steps.

Use the app, Enjoy the beauty and feel pampered in just a few clicks. We look forward to having many more successful collaborations. Let's work together to develop beautiful digital products. We'd love to hear your thoughts below.

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