Deal Finder

Overview

Smart Deal & Loyalty Platform

Deal Finder is a hyperlocal deal and loyalty platform designed to connect local businesses directly with nearby customers.

It consists of two mobile apps — Deal Finder (for users) and Deal Finder Merchant (for business owners) — along with a React.js admin portal powered by a Node.js + MySQL backend.

The platform’s goal was simple: enable merchants to publish offers instantly and let customers discover and redeem those deals in real time, without relying on middlemen or aggregator fees.

The Challenge

Small and mid-sized businesses often struggle to promote offers effectively. Most depend on paid aggregators, which cut into margins, while customers have no single app to view nearby deals.

Deal Finder was built to solve this gap by creating a two-sided marketplace:

For customers: discover local deals instantly using GPS.
For merchants: create, manage, and track offers in real time from a single dashboard.

Local Deals Marketplace

GPS-Based Offer Discovery

Merchant Deal Management

Real-Time Offer Tracking

Nearby Deals App

Two-Sided Marketplace

The platform needed to handle:

1

Live location-based filtering and search

Users must instantly discover nearby deals using accurate GPS-based results.

2

Secure user and merchant authentication

The system must protect accounts with robust login, verification, and access controls.

3

Real-time synchronization between web panel and mobile apps

Any changes made by merchants should reflect instantly across all platforms.

4

Scalable APIs capable of handling high traffic spikes during promotions

The backend must support sudden surges in user activity without performance issues.

Our Approach

We engineered Deal Finder as a modular, multi-platform ecosystem built for scale and future add-ons like loyalty programs and payments.

System Architecture: A dual-app, hyperlocal deal platform powered by a Node.js–MySQL backend and React.js admin portal for real-time offer publishing and discovery.

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Backend

Node.js REST APIs on Express.js

Database

MySQL with optimized indexes for geo-queries

Web Portal

React.js admin and merchant dashboard

Mobile Apps

Flutter-based Android and iOS apps for users and merchants

Cloud Hosting

Dockerized deployment with CI/CD pipeline

Push Notifications

Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for instant engagement

Core Modules & Features

A complete platform enabling customers to find deals, merchants to create and manage offers, and admins to oversee everything in real time. Fast, synced, and seamless for shoppers, businesses, and administrators.

Deal Finder App (Customer)

Browse real-time deals based on location and category
Smart filters: trending, nearby, and expiring soon
Save or redeem deals directly in-store
Personalized notifications for local offers
Smooth, modern UI with Flutter for Android & iOS

Deal Finder Merchant App

Register, verify, and manage your business
Create, edit, and publish deals instantly
Track live analytics: deal views, redemptions, and engagement
Manage branches and staff access
Push notifications for deal approvals and performance updates

Admin & Merchant Panel (React.js + Node.js)

Web-based dashboard for admins and merchants
Approve, suspend, or manage business listings
Access analytics on user engagement, redemptions, and categories
Real-time deal and customer data syncing with apps
Role-based access for sub-admins and moderators

Results & Impact

After launch, Deal Finder created a strong local ecosystem connecting hundreds of businesses with real nearby users — all without heavy ad spending or middlemen.

Real-time deal publishing — visible to users in seconds

Consistent sub-250ms API response times

60% faster merchant onboarding compared to competitors

Strong retention through push and loyalty campaigns

Tech Stack

AI-powered performance and efficiency at scale

Backend

Node.js (Express.js), MySQL

Frontend (Web)

React.js (Merchant & Admin Panel)

Mobile

Flutter (Android & iOS)

Auth

JWT-based authentication

Notifications

Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)

Hosting

Dockerized Node.js environment on cloud

Version Control

GitHub + CI/CD pipeline

Key Takeaway

Deal Finder transforms how small businesses reach local audiences. By combining Flutter mobile apps, React dashboards, and a Node.js API layer, the system delivers a fast, scalable, and data-driven experience for both sides of the marketplace.

It’s a blueprint for next-gen hyperlocal engagement platforms — built to grow with new features like loyalty wallets, payments, and AI-driven personalization.

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Overview

Deal Finder

The Challenge

Local Deals Marketplace

GPS-Based Offer Discovery

Merchant Deal Management

Real-Time Offer Tracking

Nearby Deals App

Two-Sided Marketplace

The platform needed to handle:

1

Live location-based filtering and search

2

Secure user and merchant authentication

3

Real-time synchronization between web panel and mobile apps

4

Scalable APIs capable of handling high traffic spikes during promotions

Our Approach

Backend

Node.js REST APIs on Express.js

Database

MySQL with optimized indexes for geo-queries

Web Portal

React.js admin and merchant dashboard

Mobile Apps

Flutter-based Android and iOS apps for users and merchants

Cloud Hosting

Dockerized deployment with CI/CD pipeline

Push Notifications

Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for instant engagement

Core Modules & Features

Deal Finder App (Customer)

Deal Finder Merchant App

Admin & Merchant Panel (React.js + Node.js)

Results & Impact

Tech Stack

Backend

Node.js (Express.js), MySQL

Frontend (Web)

React.js (Merchant & Admin Panel)

Mobile

Flutter (Android & iOS)

Auth

JWT-based authentication

Notifications

Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)

Hosting

Dockerized Node.js environment on cloud

Version Control

GitHub + CI/CD pipeline

Key Takeaway