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mobilepublished · 2023-2024

Pro Rently

Rental platform for Kigali covering apartments, offices, and property sales. Verified listings, 4-language voice translation, real-time chat, Google Maps with Street View, and mobile money monetization via MTN MoMo and Airtel Money.

Rental flow

Search, inspect, message, and convert from one mobile journey.

01

Map search

02

Listing detail

03

Realtime chat

04

Payment access

2

Stores

4

Languages

58.9 MB

Size

Problem

Rental discovery in Kigali is fragmented across calls, social posts, and agents. Language barriers and payment friction slow down trust and conversion.

Solution

A mobile-first rental flow with verified listings, multilingual voice translation (EN/FR/Kinyarwanda/Swahili), real-time chat, map discovery, and pay-once access via mobile money.

Impact

Published on App Store (v6.1.0, April 2025) and Google Play. Flagship case study for mobile architecture and African market product work.

Features

  • Verified landlord KYC
  • Realtime messaging and visit scheduling
  • Voice translation across 4 languages
  • Google Maps, Street View, radius search
  • MTN MoMo and Airtel Money payments
  • Supabase RLS data isolation
  • Freemium by neighborhood (5,000 RWF unlock)

Decisions

  • Expo kept iOS and Android delivery inside one codebase.
  • Supabase handled auth, realtime, storage, and RLS policies.
  • The data model separates listings, messages, profiles, and subscription access.
  • Payments designed around local mobile money habits, not card-first assumptions.

Next improvements

  • Add saved searches and listing alerts
  • Expand to more Kigali districts
  • Add property sale closing workflows