iFoundIt - Smart Home Inventory Mobile App

iFoundIt Mobile App

Smart Home Inventory App

Snap it. Tag it. Find it.

Role

Product Designer (UX Research, IA, UI/UX, Interaction Design)

Timeline

4 Weeks (Design → Development → Testing → Launch)

Tools

Figma, Notion, Play Console, App Store Connect, Bolt.New, Supabase,Expo

Deliverables

User Research, user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity UI, prototypes, usability testing report

Project Overview

iFoundIt is a smart home inventory app that helps users remember where they store their household items using photos, tags, and categories. The goal of the project was to design and launch a simple, visual-first system that eliminates the frustration of forgetting where items were kept.

This case study outlines the end‑to‑end product design process: from the problem definition to research, user flows, interface design, testing, and launch.

Problem Statements

People frequently misplace household items because they lack a structured system for organizing and recalling where things were kept. Existing inventory tools are often too complex, text-heavy, or built for businesses rather than everyday home use.

Key Challenges

Users forget where they stored items.
Traditional inventory apps feel overwhelming.
Lack of visual cues makes recollection harder.
Users want speed, simplicity, and minimal typing.

Goals & Objectives (SMART)

Goal and Objectives

Reduce item‑search time by 60% for users within the first month.
Enable users to add items in under 10 seconds, using photos and auto‑tags.
Launch MVP on App Store and Play Store within 3 months.
Achieve 40% returning users in the first 8 weeks post‑launch.

Our Target Users

Busy professionals

People working 9 - 5 and often forget where they keep documents, accessories, or seasonal items.

Students in shared apartments

Students living together and needs a simple inventory tool to avoid losing personal items and study materials and kitchen items.

Families with lots of home items

People who live with extended family and needs an easy way to keep their home organized

Design Process

User Research

Conducted competitve analysis, user interviews, surveys to validate the idea

User Flow

Focused on a simplified user journey for smaller screens.

Wireframes

Low-fidelity wireframes were created to test the basic screens: Add item, item list, items details and profile screen.

UI Design

Adopted responsive design principles with a clean, intuitive layout.

Testing

Usability tests ensured smooth navigation and functionality on mobile devices.

Competitive Analysis

1. Competitor Analysis: I evaluated 6 leading tools (Sortly, Notion, Google Keep, photo apps, inventory trackers, and home-organizing apps). The analysis focused on:

Onboarding and Cognitive Friction
Visual hierarchy and Navigation
Entry speed and Visual Recall

This helped identify gaps such as: overly complex onboarding, heavy reliance on text, and lack of simple visual recall.

2. User Interviews 8 participants were interviewed across three lifestyle groups: working professionals, families, and students. Key areas explored:

Their current method for remembering item locations
Emotional consequences (stress, wasted time)
Expectations from an inventory helper tool

Interviews revealed behavioral patterns such as reliance on WhatsApp-to-self photos or mental memory alone.

Personas

Maya

Occupation: Accountant

Age: 28

Goals: Stay organized with minimal effort, quickly recall item locations, reduce time wasted searching.

Pain Points: Frequently forgets where items are placed, finds existing apps too slow or complex.

David

Occupation: Family man

Age: 34

Goals: Keep the home organized, manage shared family items, track kids’ belongings.

Pain Points: Items frequently get moved by family members; difficulty maintaining a consistent system.

Stella

Occupation: Student

Age: 22

Goals: Track belongings easily, avoid misplacing items in shared spaces, maintain personal order.

Pain Points: Shared spaces cause confusion, easily forgets where small items are stored.

Key Insights

Users prefer images over text; this strongly supports Maya (Busy Professional), who needs fast visual recall due to tight schedules.
Speed is crucial; apps that require too many fields discourage use directly tied to Kemi (Student), who needs quick, low-effort item entry in shared spaces.
Categories improve findability, especially helpful for David (Family Man), managing kids’ items and home supplies.

User Flows

I created a user flow to map out the app structure.

Wireframes

I created some low-fidelity wireframes to map out the core screen, test structure, and define layout priorities, before diving into visual design.

High Fidelity Design Solutions

The final iFoundIt mobile app outcome focused on making it more intuitive, personalised, and visually engaging. Users can now add items and search for items easily.

Sign up

An easy screen that allows users to get a shipping price estimate and timeline.