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Padel is fast, social, and fun—booking it shouldn’t feel like extra work. 🎾
For the @Base44 #GiveItAGlow challenge, I picked OASIS Padel & Social Club, a social club that’s built an amazing community around the sport.
The only thing that felt behind? The digital experience.
Right now, court reservations happen through WhatsApp, schedules are managed with Platomic, and shop orders are handled manually. It gets the job done, but it also means more back-and-forth messages, more admin work, and a less seamless experience for members.
So I reimagined what OASIS could look like if everything lived in one place.
What I built
🎾 Smart Court Booking
See live court availability, book in seconds, and get pricing that automatically adjusts based on peak and off-peak hours.
💎 Membership Hub
Join or renew memberships, view your benefits, track free court credits, and manage everything from your account.
🛍️ Pro Shop
Order rackets, balls, apparel, and accessories with the choice of store pickup or home delivery, while earning loyalty points with every purchase.
🏆 Tournaments & Leagues
Register for competitions, follow live leaderboards, and keep up with upcoming matches.
🤖 OASIS Assistant
An AI assistant that’s always available to answer questions, recommend memberships, check court availability, and help members register for events.
📊 Admin Dashboard
A central dashboard for the team to manage bookings, memberships, shop orders, tournaments, customers, and business insights—all without jumping between multiple tools.
✨ The best part? Automation.
Every court booking, membership purchase, shop order, and event registration automatically sends Email & WhatsApp confirmations, schedules reminder notifications, and keeps everything synced with the admin dashboard in real time.
The impact
Instead of switching between WhatsApp, Platomic, and manual processes, the OASIS team can now manage everything from one platform.
Members get a faster, smoother experience—from booking a court to joining tournaments and shopping for gear—while the staff spend less time on repetitive admin and more time growing the community.
This is the kind of project I love building: taking a real business workflow and turning it into something that’s simple, automated, and enjoyable for both the team and their customers.
Built with @Base44 💙
🔗 Live Demo: https://oasis-padel-club.base44.app
#GiveItAGlow
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I have officially submitted my @Base44 challenge! 😊
Just as I expected, immersive experience of the historical rock place place through eyes of someone who really was part of it.
Magnificent! Strong idea, flawless execution. Spot on, Bob!
My submission for the Base44 × Contra Give It a Glow Challenge.
Instead of building a fictional demo, I wanted to solve a real problem for a real small business.
I built this commerce platform for my sister's local clothing store.
Before this, she sold clothes manually from home. Whenever someone wanted to see the latest collection, she had to send photos individually on WhatsApp or invite customers to visit in person. There was no online catalog, no easy way to showcase products, and no central place to manage orders.
With this platform, she now has a fully branded online store that she can share with a single link. Customers can browse the latest collection, view product details, and place orders from anywhere.
On the business side, she can manage products, inventory, customers, and orders from one dashboard without any technical knowledge.
One of her favorite improvements was being able to simply send one website link instead of dozens of product photos.
Her feedback:
"Now I just share one link instead of sending photos one by one on WhatsApp. Customers can see everything themselves, and it makes my business look much more professional."
🌐 Project: https://hissing-biz-connect-flow.base44.app
🛍️ Live Store: https://hissing-biz-connect-flow.base44.app/store/test
This challenge reminded me that the best products aren't built to impress—they're built to solve real problems for real people. Thank you to Base44 and Contra for creating this opportunity. Looking forward to your feedback!
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