Projects - Basam Alasaly

Live Projects

Jan, 2023 - Rebranded Nov, 2024

ShipWiz

Sustainable Shipping

ShipWiz is an iOS eCommerce app I developed with two primary goals in mind. The first goal is to help reduce environmental carbon emissions by donating 1% of gross revenue to environmental causes. The second goal is to provide significant discounts on shipping labels, offering an incentive for users to choose ShipWiz.

The MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for this application was developed in one week. ShipWiz reflects a personal dedication to both environmental sustainability and providing value to users.

Check out ShipWiz on the iOS App Store

Oct, 2020

Daily Astronomy

Leveraging NASA's APOD API

Daily Astronomy is an iOS application I developed using SwiftUI 2.0, leveraging NASA's renowned Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) API. This popular API showcases stunning daily astronomy photos from NASA and allows users to retrieve images from previous dates. The app is free and offers a captivating way for users to explore the wonders of our universe through NASA's lens, complete with new widget support for a more dynamic home screen experience.

Check out Daily Astronomy on the iOS App Store

Jul, 2014

HTML Simplified, Learning Web Development

A Udemy Course

HTML Simplified is a comprehensive Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) course I developed during high school, utilizing screen recording software and voice overlays to teach the fundamentals of website development.

The course is designed to demystify HTML through practical examples and hands-on projects, making it accessible to learners of all backgrounds. No prior coding experience is required, making it ideal for beginners eager to build their first web pages.

View the course on Udemy

Deprecated Projects

January, 2024

Penny

Fintech iOS Mobile Application for Personal Finance Management - With a touch of AI

Penny is a fintech iOS application that redefined personal finance management by leveraging advanced AI technologies. With an AI financial assistant at its core, Penny prioritized security and privacy, ensuring that users' personal data remained secure on their devices.

The Penny team comprised Tyler Kruer (back-end API developer), Tomer Zilbershtein (proprietary text classifier developer), Diego Fill (marketing lead), and myself as the full-stack iOS developer. Together, we aimed to empower users to achieve financial freedom with ease and confidence, blending innovation and user-centric design.

Penny sunsetted at the end of 2024 due to the rapid advancements in AI and increasing time commitments for all team members. We're proud of the impact it has had and grateful to our users for being part of Penny's journey.

Dec, 2021

DeFi Dashboard

First Native DeFi iOS Dashboard

DeFi Dashboard was an iOS application developed using Apple's native SwiftUI and Swift. The app leveraged the DeBank API to retrieve and display user balances in decentralized crypto assets and protocols, and reached community partner status with NFTPort (which ceased operations on 5/26/2024) to enhance its features.

The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) was developed in under two weeks. Due to its rapid growth, sustaining the application proved challenging from the high costs associated with API usage.

Jun, 2020

BankFolio

Fintech iOS Mobile Application for Personal Finance Management

BankFolio is an app I bootstrapped using Apple's native SwiftUI and Swift, leveraging the Plaid API to retrieve and display user bank account information and accompanying transactions in one place. The idea came about when I got charged for subscriptions I forgot I had signed up for and wished there was an easier way to spot those transactions quickly. After discovering Plaid's API and doing some research, I found apps offering this service for an average price of $6 a month, which seemed overpriced. The target audience for this type of application is looking to save money rather than spend it. Therefore, I decided to provide this app to users at a near net operating cost based on their number of connected accounts so more people could take advantage of these features and control their hard-earned money.

In 2022, BankFolio underwent an unsuccessful acquisition that adversely impacted the company's financial health, primarily due to the integration of costly services, such as MX Finance, without corresponding marketing strategies initiation.

May, 2019

Mystery Math

Educational iOS Mobile Application for Kids

Mystery Math is an iOS application I built with Swift 5 code using Nodes, array algorithm manipulations (a ton of math validations), and the SpriteKit framework on Xcode. The goal of this application is to teach kids addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with different levels. They can create their own game by picking which operations to test themselves on, and they can track their high score for a continuous record to beat.

Jan, 2019

Animal Farm: Animal Names

Educational iOS Mobile Application for Kids

Animal Farm: Animal Names is an iOS application I built with Swift 4 code using Nodes, array algorithms, and the SpriteKit framework on Xcode. The goal of this application is to teach kids animals, their spelling, and their sounds by playing a simple game against a custom timer.