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Problem: 

How can we help students save and maintain their budgets and allocate savings for food options?

Solution:

A mobile application that views food options around the campus and expense tracker.

Duration:

1 week UX Research Case

Role:

UX Researcher & UI/UX Designer

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Project Overview

iTipid is an expense tracker mobile application

 

The user has all the control to utilize the application. users input the desired amount in the application and the area he or she is in. The application will look into the database which is centered in the four corners of the University which are España, Lacson, Dapitan, and P.Noval.

 

The user will be prompted to different food stalls and has the availability to access the information about the different food stalls that are categorized in different categories for the user to choose such as burgers, rice meals, and different food categories for the user to choose from.

 

The user can also view the directions pointing into the food stall starting from where he or she is at the moment. The application’s database is frequently updated for the user’s convenience if the store has changed the name, the pricing of the menu, and or if the stall has closed or changed its location.

Problem Statement

  • Students are struggling to maintain their budgets and allocate savings with the lack of awareness of the available within-budget food option available on campus as well as awareness of their overall spending

Challenges

  • The app needs to be simple and easy to use to decrease the inconvenience of students inputting expenses or to help encourage them to use the app, especially on their busy schedule

  • With the variety of mobile phones owned by the students, the application must be responsive and must be able to work with varying mobile phone hardware specification availability.

  • Given that food stalls are typically small and positioned relatively close to each other, another challenge is to be able to provide accurate and descriptive directions to the students.

  • For the app’s food navigation function to remain relevant and optimal, it must have a user-friendly interface that allows either vendors, moderators, or student volunteers to update the food stall information such as prices, new menus, and new stalls.

Objectives

  • To help the target market which is the students, staff, and educators to help cope up with their own running budget

  • To make the user’s experience a lot easier in picking meals.

  • To reach the budget inputted by the user and translate it into different food stalls, which have the kind of meals that the user wants.

Features

  • The user can input the different amounts of money into the application, and the user will be prompt to a screen with different food stalls for his or her liking.

  • The user can choose different food stalls and access the contact information of the stall of his or her liking.

  • The user can add the food stall to his or her favorites.

  • The user can view the directions pointing to the food stall he or she selected.

  • The user can view the menu and the prices that he or she selected.

Quantitative Research

  • User interviews to determine and gain a basic understanding of our users and to know what do they really want. About 5 responses were recorded and based on the responses here are the key insights presented below

    • The survey confirmed that 80% of the interviewees has difficulty in thinking of a place to eat on a budget.

      • Students think that application could be very useful when looking for locations that could help you save money and spend it efficiently.

    • Interviewees suggest that additional features to increase the utility of the application, such recommendations would include locations such as restaurants, bookstores, and stores that could maximize the budget of the user

    • 40% of the interviewees suggests having a comparison system could help improve the application. The presence of a review system when searching for food stalls and eateries can be of use to the students as a way of filtering their interests.

    • 40% of the interviewees thinks that the application can be convenient to students to maximize their allowance and track their spending habits

      • Adding a GPS system similar to Grab and Uber applications, adding such features would enable students navigate easily to get to their destination.

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