The Favorite
Organization app for co-parents
Build a full app in two weeks with a squad of 4 junior developers, despite losing one third of the team at kickoff.
80% of testers expressed interest in downloading as a native app. 55% said they were ready to pay for the service.
Context
Parents who share responsibility for children — whether in a couple or separated — face doubled mental load and relationship tensions caused by disorganized task sharing.
Solution
An interface to centralize and better distribute tasks, with humor and fun. “The Favorite” offers a humorous take on the burden of parenthood — parents work as a real team while competing against each other.
Methodology
Design Thinking for product ideation. Scrum for development. Atomic Design to align front-end architecture and UI design.
Process
Epic/User Stories drove back-end developments. Atomic Design allowed alignment of front-end architecture and UI design. Prioritization based on user tests conducted on a functional prototype.
The Favorite app: Figma Prototype
Main learning
Taking a little time to reduce uncertainty in specs means saving a lot of time in development.