WibeChek is an MVP social-presence app built around a simple observation:
friends constantly ping each other for small, everyday plans — a weekend badminton game, a quick chai break, or the start of a trip.
Instead of endless “what’s up?” messages, WibeChek lets you instantly share your current vibe (mood or activity) with your close groups in real time.
It was conceived, scoped, and delivered as a rapid experiment to validate whether lightweight, real-time status sharing can reduce coordination friction and increase social connection.
Target User: Young professionals or college friends who want a quick way to know what friends are up to without DMing or scrolling through noisy feeds.
Key Pain Points:
- High friction to check friend availability.
- Existing social media is noisy and not real-time.
- No lightweight group coordination.
Our Hypothesis: Providing a simple, real-time “vibe” grid inside small groups will increase feelings of connection and reduce coordination friction.
Give people a simple, joyful way to broadcast what they’re up to and see what their friends are doing — instantly and without the clutter of traditional social feeds.
| Area | Feature (MVP) | MoSCoW Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | Google sign-in via Firebase Auth | Must-have |
| Home | Real-time vibe grid showing friend counts | Must-have |
| Home | Create custom vibes (emoji + text) | Must-have |
| Home | Availability toggle (Available/Busy) | Wont-have |
| Home | Group Dropdowns containing vibe cards | Must-have |
| Home | Edit menu for vibe cards | Should-have |
| Home | Group Dropdowns containing vibe cards | Must-have |
| Home | Google Map abiltiy for venue field in Vibe cards | could-have |
| Home | Notification toggle for vibe cards | could-have |
| Settings | Create new group (Group name input + Create) | Must-have |
| Settings | Join existing group (Group code input + Join) | Must-have |
| Settings | List of user’s groups with member count & shareable group codes | Must-have |
| Settings | Sign Out | Must-have |
| Settings | Edit Group Details Menu | Should-have |
| Settings | Leave Group | Could-have |
| Settings | Group Members Details | Could-have |
| Settings | Group Notifications toggle | Could-have |
| Messaging | Direct messages between friends (future) | Won’t-have (v1) |
| Friends | List of all users with live status | Won’t-have (v1) |
| Friends | Filter by shared vibes (future) | Won’t-have (v1) |
- Login – Fast Google sign-in, frictionless onboarding.
- Home – Browse or create vibes for your different groups; see all details with how many friends are "in" for each vibe.
- Image/Name – Edit you name and profile image quickly by one click.
- Settings Menu Page – Quickly create/ join groups and see all of your groups, with sign out option.
- Conducted wireframing and clickable prototypes to test flows with early users.
- Used MoSCoW prioritization to decide MVP features vs. backlog.
- Applied a mobile-first design system: bright gradients, emoji-first UI, and touch-friendly interactions based on feedback.
- <30-second onboarding (login + first vibe).
- Real-time updates under 1 second.
- ≥80% of testers rated UI as “fun” or “joyful.”
The MVP is currently live with a small group of early adopters.
Over the next few weeks we’ll be measuring:
- Coordination friction: Time it takes for friends to agree on small plans (chai break, badminton, etc.) compared to chat apps.
- Awareness: How often participants check the app vs. messaging directly.
- Sentiment: Whether users perceive the experience as more joyful and less cluttered than traditional feeds.
These metrics will help validate (or invalidate) the core hypothesis and shape the roadmap.
Future enhancements planned for WibeChek:
- Filter friends by shared vibes
- Direct messaging
- Notifications of vibe changes
- Improved analytics dashboard
- Live site: https://wibe-chek.vercel.app/login
- GitHub repo: https://github.com/PranavSingh21/WibeChek
React (Vite) • TypeScript • Firebase Auth • Cloud Firestore • Tailwind CSS
This repo contains only the lightweight implementation needed to validate the MVP.
Developer setup:npm install→npm run dev(seesrc/firebase/config.tsfor configuration).
© 2025 Pranav Anand Singh