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Social2026

AskOut

Social connection app

AskOut is a playful little app for breaking the ice. If you spot someone you’d like to meet, you set up a quick profile and it hands you a QR code and a link — show the QR or send the link, they answer a few questions and share how to reach them, and you watch their responses land live on your dashboard. Simple, fun, and private by design.

RoleSolo product — design & build
Timeline2026
PlatformWeb app · mobile-first
ReactTypeScriptSupabaseRealtimeQR CodeFramer Motion
01 — The idea

Make the first move less terrifying

The idea was simple and a little cheeky: give someone an easy, low-pressure way to ask another person out — or just open a conversation — without the awkward cold approach.

It’s intentionally not a heavy platform. It’s a fun, simple tool for a single moment of courage.

02 — How it works

A QR you can just show

The whole flow is built so it works whether you can send a link or you just have to hold up your phone.

  • Set up a quick profile with photos, your WhatsApp / socials, and a few dating-app-style questions
  • Get a unique QR code and a shareable URL — copy the link, or just show the QR in person
  • They scan or open it, answer, and share how to reach them
  • Responses stream into your dashboard live — and one code can collect multiple responses
03 — Design & experience

Light, warm, mobile-first

The whole thing is mobile-first and built to feel warm and fun rather than clinical — smooth animations, a friendly interface, and a live dashboard that updates the moment someone replies.

04 — Privacy by design

Yours, briefly

Because it involves personal contact details, privacy was a first-class concern, not an afterthought. Details are encrypted, no accounts are required — everything is linked by a private URL — and entries auto-erase from the database after seven days.

You share what you need for the moment, and then it’s gone.

05 — Build

Small, fast, real-time

React + TypeScript with Supabase for storage and real-time updates, QR generation, and a deliberately lightweight, static-first deploy.

It’s a small project — but a complete, working one, and honestly a fun one to build.

// the result
Scan or sendQR + shareable link
LiveResponses on your dashboard
7 daysThen auto-erased

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