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Tempies / LevMaps | Social Pet Walking, Discovery & Location App
Flutter • Firebase • Shopify • Google Maps • iOS & Android
Built a full-featured cross-platform mobile app that brings pet discovery, real-world exploration, social interaction, and commerce into one experience.
Tempies / LevMaps lets pet owners discover nearby pets and places, connect with the community, track walks and journeys in real time, and access an integrated shopping experience, all from a single mobile app.
I worked across the complete product lifecycle, from application architecture and complex mobile interactions to backend integrations and production deployment across iOS and Android.
The app includes real-time GPS tracking and route visualization, interactive maps, user and pet profiles, social feeds, authentication, media and data management, and a Shopify-powered commerce layer. Firebase powers authentication, application services, analytics, performance monitoring, and crash reporting, while the mobile experience is built in Flutter for a consistent native experience across platforms.
One of the more technically interesting parts was building the location experience beyond a basic map integration. The app handles live movement tracking, route plotting, distance calculation, journey state, and location permissions, including the additional native considerations required when tracking continues outside the foreground app experience.
What we built: Cross-platform iOS + Android app • Real-time GPS & journey tracking • Interactive maps & route visualization • Social/community experience • Pet & user profiles • Authentication • Shopify commerce integration • Firebase backend & services • Crashlytics & performance monitoring • Native mobile permissions & integrations • TestFlight & Google Play deployment
Tech stack: Flutter, Firebase, Shopify, Google Maps APIs, native iOS/Android integrations
From product UI to real-time location infrastructure to App Store deployment, this was a proper end-to-end mobile build rather than a dressed-up web app in a mobile shell.
Built for the real world. Literally.
http://levmaps.com./
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