Mobile App Development
Peanut
Social networking app for mothers with polished React Native UI and Node.js backend.
Industry
Social / Parenting
Platform
Mobile (iOS & Android)
Year
2023
/ Overview
About the project.
Peanut is a social networking app designed to connect mothers, making it easier to find friendship and community during a life stage that can feel isolating. As a Mobile Application Developer, developed mobile screens with React Native and built backend services using Node.js for real-time messaging, user matching, and community features.
Visit live siteFluid
React Native UI
Real-time
Messaging & community
Reliable
User matching backend
Warm
User experience
/ Challenge
The problem we had to solve.
Building a social app in React Native that feels warm, native, and fluid while the Node.js backend reliably handles real-time messaging, user matching algorithms, and community data at scale.
/ Solution
How we turned it into a working product.
Developed React Native screens for community, matching, messaging, and profile features with smooth animations and navigation flows, backed by Node.js APIs handling real-time data, matching logic, and user relationship management.
/ Technology
Stack behind the build.
The tools and platforms used to ship the product, grouped by responsibility.
Mobile
Backend
Node.js/ Team
The delivery team.
3 specialists contributed across delivery, engineering, design, infrastructure, and QA.
/ Goals
Project Goals
Build a social networking experience that feels as polished and native as apps from major platforms — where the UI warmth and responsiveness are as important as the community features they surface.
Polished React Native Screens
Developed community, profile, and messaging screens in React Native with smooth navigation and warm animations — creating an approachable social experience that reflects the brand's supportive identity.
Node.js Community Backend
Built Node.js backend services handling user matching, community data, and real-time messaging — providing the reliable foundation for users to build genuine friendships through the app.