the student life app
UNI-LIFE
We built a lifestyle app designed to enhance the off-campus experiences of college students by offering exclusive deals, discounts, and opportunities.
Concept to Maintenance
We transformed the concept into a fully functional solution, handling everything from design and development to testing, deployment, and long-term maintenance.
A single platform to post tasks as a client and hire agents to complete them, or search for jobs nearby, and earn money part-time as an agent
- Exclusive student discounts
- Events & Community
- Internships & Job Opportunities
From Ideation to Deployment
1. Building Unilife: From Idea to Impact
Unilife was born out of a simple observation: while college students often seek out discounts and budget-friendly deals, there wasn’t a unified, trustworthy platform exclusively serving this demographic in an engaging, student-verified way. The client saw an opportunity to bridge this gap by creating a secure, curated lifestyle app tailored to the off-campus needs of university students.
2. Designing the Core Experience
We centered the app design around simplicity, security, and value.
1. Exclusive Student Discounts: We partnered with over 250 brands across categories like technology, fitness, food, fashion, learning, and entertainment. The deals were curated specifically for student needs, ensuring value in everyday life—from coffee shops to career-building courses.
2. User Experience & Interface: Our product and design teams focused on making registration and deal redemption frictionless: A clean UI with category filters, Location-based curation of offers, Easy redemption with just a few taps, either online or in-store
3. Verification & Security System
- Our UI/UX designers crafted a modern, user-friendly interface, while our development team built the app using scalable technologies. We implemented key features such as:
- User registration & authentication
- Task posting & matching system
- Real-time chat & notifications
- Secure payment gateway
- Review & rating system
4. Building the Events & Community Layer
Unilife was more than just deals—it was about enriching student life.
We developed a dynamic Events & Community Engagement module, allowing students to:
Discover college and local events like fests, workshops, and meetups
Get personalized event suggestions based on interests
Register for events and access student-only ticket offers
This layer soon became a community driver, boosting engagement and daily active usage.
5. Ad Platform for Brands
To support monetization and provide value to vendors, we built a banner ad slot booking system within the app. Brands could book promotional space and run targeted campaigns directly to verified students, driving ROI and enhancing visibility within campuses.
Deployment & Launch
Our engineering team worked in agile sprints, building modularly with a strong focus on data privacy and performance optimization. Notably:
No personal data collection or sharing policies were enforced
The app was fully compliant with data protection regulations
The backend was optimized for scaling to multiple campuses and cities
After internal testing and closed beta with university partners, we officially launched Unilife on Android and iOS. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with thousands of verified users onboarded in the first few weeks.