Awais Rasool

Orchid

Mobile App DeveloperCompleted
Orchid preview

Tech Stack

Frontend
TypeScript
Database
Firebase
Mobile & Auth
React Native
PushNotifications

Overview

Orchid is a women's health and pregnancy prediction app designed to support women in their present and future well-being. It provides personalized insights, health recommendations, and access to professional consultations through an intuitive mobile experience.

Problem Solved

Women often lack accessible, personalized tools for tracking reproductive health and receiving early guidance. General health apps are too broad, while clinical tools are often inaccessible or intimidating. Orchid bridges this gap with a user-friendly, privacy-focused mobile solution.

Solution

Orchid uses personalized questionnaires to generate insightful predictions and health recommendations. The app empowers users with valuable guidance for their reproductive and overall health while maintaining strict privacy standards and clear medical boundaries.

Workflow

  1. Onboarding: Complete a confidential health questionnaire with adaptive follow-up questions
  2. Analysis: The app processes responses through a secure recommendation engine
  3. Insights: Receive personalized health predictions, fertility windows, and wellness tips
  4. Tracking: Log daily symptoms, moods, and activities for increasingly accurate insights
  5. Consultation: Book appointments with verified health professionals directly from the app
  6. Reminders: Get daily wellness tips and cycle notifications via push alerts

Technical Highlights

  • Mobile: React Native with TypeScript for iOS and Android
  • Backend: Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Cloud Functions, Cloud Messaging)
  • Security: End-to-end encryption for all health data with user-controlled deletion
  • Analytics: Anonymous engagement tracking for app improvement without compromising privacy
  • Compliance: Clear medical disclaimers and professional consultation pathways

Key Takeaways

Health apps handling sensitive data must earn user trust through transparency and control. Every feature was designed with a privacy-first mindset — from encrypted storage to one-tap deletion. The adaptive questionnaire pattern improved completion rates by 40% compared to static forms.

Features

Personalized health questionnaires

Pregnancy prediction and fertility tracking

Health recommendations based on responses

Reproductive health insights and guidance

Daily wellness reminders and tips

Secure and private health data storage

Consultation booking with health professionals

Architecture

Orchid is a React Native application with a Firebase backend. Firestore stores encrypted user responses and health profiles. Firebase Authentication provides secure access, and Cloud Functions process questionnaire responses to generate personalized recommendations. Push notifications deliver daily wellness reminders.

API & System Flow

User authenticates and completes an onboarding questionnaire → Responses are encrypted and stored in Firestore → Cloud Functions analyze patterns and generate personalized recommendations → Results are displayed with confidence scores and medical disclaimers → Users can book consultations or receive daily tips via push notifications.

Challenges & Solutions

Solution

Created a progressive disclosure pattern where questions adapt based on previous answers, maintaining relevance while respecting user comfort levels.