Case study 08 / 08Mobile
Package Delivery App
A package delivery app with real-time orders and live rider tracking
Real-time orders, live rider location, chat and push notifications, designed and built end to end.
- Role
- Full stack developer
- Industry
- Logistics / last-mile delivery
- Stack
- React Native · Node.js · MongoDB
- Live
- Private build
Overview
This package delivery app lets customers place orders and follow them in real time, including the rider's live location, with live chat and push notifications along the way. I designed the UI/UX myself and built it in React Native on a Node.js and MongoDB back-end.
The challenge
Delivery customers expect to know where their parcel is right now. Riders need clear jobs on the move. Both sides need to talk without phone tag. That means data moving in real time between several parties on mobile networks.
The solution
I designed and built a React Native app with real-time order updates and live rider tracking, backed by Node.js and MongoDB. Live chat and push notifications keep customers and riders in sync at every step.
Key features
Real-time orders
Order status updates instantly for all parties.
Live tracking and rider location
Customers follow the rider's live position.
Live chat
Customers and riders message inside the app.
Push notifications
Status changes and messages reach users even when the app is closed.
Self-designed UI/UX
I designed the interface end to end.
How it fits together
From the people using it to where it runs: the main parts of Package Delivery App and how they connect.
- Users01Customers & ridersOrder, track and chat
- App02React NativeLive map, orders and notifications
- API03Node.jsReal-time order status and rider location
- Data04MongoDBOrders, messages and tracking events
Tech stack and why
- React Native
- One codebase for Android and iOS, with access to location services and notifications.
- Node.js
- Its event-driven runtime suits streaming location updates and chat.
- MongoDB
- Flexible documents fit orders, chats and location events that change shape as features grow.
Architecture
- Real-time channel between customer app, rider and back-end for order status and location.
- Push notification pipeline for off-app updates.
- Document data model for orders, messages and tracking events.
Process
Designed the UI/UX for customer and rider flows.
Built the React Native app and Node.js/MongoDB back-end.
Integrated real-time tracking, chat and notifications.
Outcomes
- Customers see order progress and rider location without calling support.
- Chat and notifications replace phone tag between customers and riders.
Gallery
Screen illustrations, not screenshots
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