Mobile application
Pop-up Challenge
View on the App StorePop-up Challenge turns Alpine exploration into a game: participants discover destinations, take on challenges and earn points. A dedicated management interface helps organisers build routes and run seasonal competitions.
Project contributors
- Aurélien
- Aymeric Sarrasin
- Several colleagues
- Client
- Pop-up Challenge
- Delivery
- Delivered in 2023
- Development duration
- 1 year
Technologies
React Native
Next.js
Firebase
AWS
The challenge
Connect the discovery of Alpine destinations with challenges on the ground, while giving organisers tools to manage points of interest, validate routes and run competitions.
The solution
Aurélien, Aymeric and several colleagues developed the mobile application and its management interface over one year. A QR code at the destination validates each route; results feed into the database, and a participant ranking supports the distribution of rewards.
Challenges experienced on the ground
The application lets participants choose a destination and activate its challenges. A QR code at the destination connects the physical route with its validation in the application.
Results feed into the database and contribute to participant rankings. This gives organisers a basis for running competitions and assigning rewards.
The organisers’ tools behind the application
A management interface complements the mobile experience, allowing organisers to create challenges and manage points of interest. The project combines React Native, Next.js, Firebase and AWS.
Aurélien, Aymeric and several colleagues worked on the project for one year. Delivered in 2023, the application is available on the App Store and has also been featured in regional media.
Key figures
- users
- 1,000+
- partner venues
- 100+
Source: internal data provided by the client, cumulative since launch.
Pop-up Challenge in the press
The project through the voices of its founders and the people using it outdoors.
The challenge through a participant’s eyes
Le Nouvelliste looks at a participant’s experience and the Pop-up Challenge routes across the Alpine regions.
An outdoor game for winter too
On Rhône FM, the founders introduce the winter edition of Pop-up Challenge and the application that accompanies these outings.
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