Pitako

An app that allows users to share their insights and journey with body dysmorphia/body image.

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Inspiration

Mental health is a serious topic that we have begun to explore since the pandemic. We wanted to combine our passion for technology and mental health advocacy to create a safe space for gender minorities to build a positive support system through our app, Pitako.

What it does

An app that allows users to share their insights and journey with body dysmorphia/body image.

How we built it

We set up a Firebase and added it to Xcode to allow the posts to update on the home page. Then we added the Cohere.ai Sentiment Analysis API to the app for the filtration function of the app.

Challenges we ran into

This was our first hackathon using Firebase and Cohere.ai API (and API in general) so the concepts were very new.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of our efficiency and collaboration in creating this app. We worked as a team and distributed tasks equally,

What we learned

Through cmd-f 2023 hackathon, we have gained skills on implementing Firebase and cohere.ai API into an iOS app. We also improved our communication, efficiency and teamwork skills through this hackathon!

What's next for Pitako

We believe that Pitako has the potential to grow with more features and functions to further guide those that are struggling with body image issues to love themselves. Additional features we would love to implement in the future include a commenting system that uses the firebase realtime database, the option to include trigger warnings on posts, and user authentication.

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