SocialQuest

We realized that everyone wants to grow — become more confident, communicate better, feel less shy, or simply have more meaningful days — but no app helps people practice real‑life behavior in a structured, fun way. Self‑help is passive, habit trackers don’t guide action, and social apps keep us scrolling instead of improving. We wanted to build something that makes small real‑world courage simple, safe, and social. SocialQuest gives each user one small real‑world quest every day, tailored to their comfort level and personal goals. After a short personality quiz, the app builds a gentle growth path: tiny challenges like greeting someone, making eye contact, or asking a simple question. Users complete the quest, reflect briefly, and their “ember” mascot strengthens as they grow. Friends can send quests, verify actions, and support each other with light reactions — no pressure, no feeds. We built the entire MVP using Google Gemini 3 Pro, which generated the codebase, UI, logic, and flows. Gemini helped us implement daily quests, friend-sent challenges, reflections, verification, streaks, XP, and the progression system — all running inside the hackathon environment with no external tools. We focused on emotional safety, simplicity, and making the daily action flow seamless.Designing growth without pressure or anxiety Avoiding “gamification overload” while still making it fun Keeping friends supportive without turning the app into a social feed Creating a mascot that encourages rather than distracts Making the Home screen motivating, not overwhelming Defining a journey that feels personal but not clinical Building a fully working MVP from scratch in a short time Designing a unique emotional experience (gentle, warm, human) Creating a clean 3‑page structure: Home, Friends, My Journey Building a pressure‑reducing mascot that reflects internal growth Making real‑life behavior change feel simple and safe Turning abstract self‑improvement into clear, actionable steps What we learned Real‑world behavior change happens in tiny actions, not motivation Users need emotional safety more than features Personalization must be gentle, never intrusive Social accountability works best when low‑pressure A simple daily quest beats complex systems Visual identity (colors + mascot) shapes user emotions more than we expected What’s next for SocialQuest Adding optional city‑context quests (e.g., café, park — not GPS heavy) Introducing sponsored real‑life challenges with local businesses Expanding the personality quiz and pathways More milestone animations and subtle mascot evolution Building campus and group challenge features Creating “growth circles” for small, private communities Refining personalization using reflection patterns (safely and ethically)

Built With

• google