Pro Rently
Rental platform for Kigali covering apartments, offices, and property sales. Verified listings, 4-language voice translation, real-time chat, Google Maps with Street View, and mobile money monetization via MTN MoMo and Airtel Money.
My Role
Product builder, mobile developer, Supabase architect
Year
2023-2024
Timeline
Research, architecture, build, store submission, launch
Rental flow
Search, inspect, message, and convert from one mobile journey.
Map search
Listing detail
Realtime chat
Payment access
2
Stores
4
Languages
58.9 MB
Size
The Need
Rental discovery in Kigali is fragmented across calls, social posts, and agents. Language barriers and payment friction slow down trust and conversion.
The Solution
A mobile-first rental flow with verified listings, multilingual voice translation (EN/FR/Kinyarwanda/Swahili), real-time chat, map discovery, and pay-once access via mobile money.
Impact
Published on App Store (v6.1.0, April 2025) and Google Play. Flagship case study for mobile architecture and African market product work.
Key Features
- Verified landlord KYC
- Realtime messaging and visit scheduling
- Voice translation across 4 languages
- Google Maps, Street View, radius search
- MTN MoMo and Airtel Money payments
- Supabase RLS data isolation
- Freemium by neighborhood (5,000 RWF unlock)
Technical Choices
- Expo kept iOS and Android delivery inside one codebase.
- Supabase handled auth, realtime, storage, and RLS policies.
- The data model separates listings, messages, profiles, and subscription access.
- Payments designed around local mobile money habits, not card-first assumptions.
Future Updates
- Add saved searches and listing alerts
- Expand to more Kigali districts
- Add property sale closing workflows