Board Me App: A Mobile Application for Finding Boarding Houses in University Belt

摘要

University Belt in the Philippines is known for the clusters of universities and colleges found in most streets of the area where boarding houses located. Boarding houses or dormitories considered as the second home of the students and tenants who are looking for comfort and house-like accommodation. Most hostels found in this area. And because of this, many boarders especially students are confused about what boarding house is right for them. Board Me App is a mobile application that helps the users to find the nearest boarding houses available in Sampaloc, Manila. The only app that caters boarding house locator for the users to search all the closest dormitories using the Global Positioning System or GPS, display their geographical information, show the available facilities and services such as bathrooms, gender-specific rooms, with a security guard and provision for pets. It also includes directory lists of boarding houses where they can search the contact information. The mobility of this application makes it more user-friendly and not time-consuming. Hence, it helps the users to be more productive and cautious at the same time in finding the right place for them.