👋 Hi everyone! I'm a high school student and the developer behind QuietHaven.
I built QuietHaven after running into the same problem over and over again: finding a good place to study. I'd head to a library or coffee shop only to find it crowded, missing outlets, or not the environment I expected.
So I decided to build an app that helps students discover study-friendly locations before they leave. QuietHaven includes libraries, coffee shops, and academic spaces, along with information like Wi-Fi availability, outlets, seating, Google Maps directions, and official website links.
This project has also been a huge learning experience for me. It's my first major React Native app, and I've learned so much about mobile development, UI design, debugging, and building something people can actually use.
QuietHaven is still evolving, so I'd genuinely love your feedback. If you try it, please let me know:
* What did you like?
* What would you improve?
* What features would make it more useful?
Thank you for checking it out and supporting my journey as a student developer! 🚀
@bibin765 Hey! The URL should be correct. Here it is. Before clicking on the link, make sure that you have Expo Go installed on your phone to test out the app!
The pain point is so real - arriving at a library only to find every outlet taken or the wifi password has changed is genuinely frustrating. The data layer is actually the hard part here: how are you sourcing and keeping the location info current? User submissions, scraping, or manual curation? That'll determine whether this stays useful 6 months from now or drifts stale.
@galdayan Great question! Right now, the locations are manually curated and verified using official sources like library websites and business information. Since this is the first beta, I'm focusing on accuracy over quantity (there are only 15 locations). As the project grows, I'm exploring ways to make updates more scalable while still keeping the information reliable.
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@chi_haven Hey, Is the URL correct ?
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@bibin765 Hey! The URL should be correct. Here it is. Before clicking on the link, make sure that you have Expo Go installed on your phone to test out the app!
https://expo.dev/preview/update?message=QuietHaven+first+public+test&updateRuntimeVersion=1.0.0&createdAt=2026-06-26T01%3A22%3A42.203Z&slug=exp&projectId=1b269b1e-3472-4df0-86a1-7e76a8bc83a0&group=c2cb032f-b73e-4fe2-93bc-a8efbd9b1dbe
The pain point is so real - arriving at a library only to find every outlet taken or the wifi password has changed is genuinely frustrating. The data layer is actually the hard part here: how are you sourcing and keeping the location info current? User submissions, scraping, or manual curation? That'll determine whether this stays useful 6 months from now or drifts stale.
QuietHaven
@galdayan Great question! Right now, the locations are manually curated and verified using official sources like library websites and business information. Since this is the first beta, I'm focusing on accuracy over quantity (there are only 15 locations). As the project grows, I'm exploring ways to make updates more scalable while still keeping the information reliable.