Skip to main content
← Back to Projects

BabyPool

live

A social web application where friends and family can place predictions on baby birth details like date, time, weight, and other characteristics. Features real-time leaderboards, automated scoring, and shareable results for celebrating the new arrival.

Timeframe

Q2 2025

Status

live

Categories

babypredictionssocialgamificationleaderboardreal-timescoringfamily

About This Project

A social web application where friends and family can place predictions on baby birth details like date, time, weight, and other characteristics. Features real-time leaderboards, automated scoring, and shareable results for celebrating the new arrival.

Tech Stack

TypeScriptPostgreSQLJavaScriptCSS

Why I Built This

Wanted to create a fun, engaging way for friends and family to participate in the pregnancy journey

Existing baby pool tools were outdated or lacked modern features

Build a real-time application with live updates and scoring

Create shareable, memorable experience for the birth announcement

Key Learnings

PostgreSQL database design for handling predictions and scoring logic
Real-time updates enhance user engagement for social prediction games
Dealt with singificant scope creep as new feature ideas kept emerging during development
Wanted to add financial betting component but legal complexities made this unfeasible
Experiemnted with growth marketing tacticcs to build a waitlist and generate buzz prior to launch, but it didn't get traction. Clicks onto page were good but the signups were low

Project Links