Meet Babulwali, a thoughtfully designed matrimonial platform tailored specifically for the Muslim community, where meaningful connections are fostered with cultural sensitivity and respect. The app offers a distinct experience for both male and female users, featuring gender-specific interfaces and carefully curated interaction protocols that align with Islamic values. Premium members enjoy enhanced features like detailed profile analytics and expanded messaging capabilities, while the robust matching system ensures meaningful connections through comprehensive profiles that go beyond the surface. With built-in support systems, secure verification processes, and privacy controls, Babulwali creates a safe and trustworthy space for Muslims to find their life partners. Whether users are ready to begin their journey to marriage or explore potential matches, this platform provides the perfect blend of modern technology and traditional values.

Building Babulwali came with its fair share of headaches, especially when creating different experiences for men and women. We initially tried maintaining separate UI components, but that quickly became a maintenance nightmare. Eventually, we cracked it by building a flexible theme system that adapts everything from colors to feature access based on the user's gender - much cleaner and easier to maintain.

Then came the matching system, which depended on the user being subscribed and then gave them a counter(the number of requests they can send in a month). Using Revenuecat webhooks, we were able to maintain a record of who was subscribed and who wasn't at any particular time; even if they canceled their subscriptions, we would be informed about it. We didn't keep a record of the counter but rather queried the db about the matching requests sent/accepted. This way, we didn't have to worry about resetting the counter each month for every user, giving us a robust and efficient system.

Security is a first-class citizen in our development phase; without security, we don't deploy any apps, and this Babulwali wasn't any different. We used RLS to secure our database and any service that required using third-party APIs we kept those on our server away from the front end, such as Twilio. To prevent spa,m we added phone verification, though it was only for verification; hence couldn't use Supabase phone authentication. We had to come up with our system of securing the user's data and preventing spam.

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