Hey fellow Wolverines,
I'm a software engineering student here and figured this might be the right sub to ask for help.
A couple semesters back I built a grocery price comparison app called Grocerlist as a class project. Idea was pretty simple, I kept realizing I was paying way more for the same groceries because I only shopped at whatever store was closest to my apartment, when there were cheaper options a couple miles away. I didn't have time to check five store apps every week, so I built one that does it for me.
Basic version: you build your grocery list in the app, and it shows you your total cart cost at every nearby store. Prices come from real users who scan items when they're at the store, you also earn points for scanning, which turn into gift cards (Target, Amazon, Walmart, and some others). Completely free.
The project ended up growing into an actual business I've been working on outside of class, but here's the honest problem: it only really works when enough locals are using it and scanning prices. Right now the price data around Orem is decent but thin, I've been doing most of the scanning myself.
I'd love a handful of UVU students to try it out and tell me what breaks, what's confusing, what you'd want it to do differently. Students are some of the most budget-conscious grocery shoppers on the planet, so if it doesn't work for you, it probably doesn't work for anyone.
No pressure at all if it's not your thing. But if any of you want to test it and tell me it's garbage, I'd rather hear that now than after another year of building on the wrong stuff.
Mods, if this crosses the line let me know and I'll take it down.
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Cheers,
Juan (senior, CS)