OFFRENDA – Digital Memory & Family Tree App

OFFRENDA is a memory-preservation app built for families who want to keep the people they love close — whether they’re still here or not. We took a deeply personal idea and turned it into a fully functional, scalable mobile product for iOS and Android, complete with a broadcasting feature, a freemium monetization model, and an admin panel — shipped on time, with the client involved every step of the way.

Where the Idea Came From

The client came to us with a concept that was equal parts sentimental and technically ambitious: an app where families could build memory boards and family trees — not just for record-keeping, but as a living, shareable tribute to the people who shaped them.

Think of it as a private family memoir — one that can be pulled up at a reunion, broadcast on a TV during a gathering, or quietly revisited on a Sunday afternoon.

Key Features Delivered

Family Tree Builder

Structured and scalable system to manage complex family relationships

Memory Boards

Dedicated space to store and organize memories

Sharing System

Users can securely share boards with selected people

Broadcasting Feature

Display memory boards on TVs, laptops, and large screens for events

Freemium Model

Free Plan: Limited trees and entries

Premium Plan: Unlimited access, Premium frames, Extended capacity

The Challenges We Solved

Building OFFRENDA wasn’t straightforward. Three specific problems required serious engineering attention:

Broadcasting to External Screens

  • Getting a mobile app to cast live, media-rich content to TVs and laptops in real time across different devices and environments required a reliable, low-latency solution that worked without a complicated setup for the end user.

Storing Large Family Trees

  • Family trees grow. A single family can span dozens of nodes across multiple generations, each with attached media, relationships, and privacy settings. We had to build a data model that stored this accurately and rendered it cleanly at any scale without performance issues.

Sharing Without Compromising Privacy

  • Memory boards carry personal content. The sharing feature needed to be simple for users but secure by design shareable only with the right people, revocable at any time, with no unintended exposure.

Tech Stack

react 2

React Native

node-js 1

Node.JS

sql 1

OpenAI API

images 1

Firebase

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Docker

How We Worked

We don’t disappear after kickoff. With OFFRENDA, the client was looped in throughout the entire build:

Agile development

  • Work delivered in sprints, so the client could see progress regularly and course-correct early.

Consistent communication

  • Regular check-ins, updates, and a clear point of contact throughout.

Deadlines met

  • Every milestone delivered on schedule.

Deadlines met

  • Changes and refinements were welcomed as part of the process, not treated as exceptions.

The Result

OFFRENDA is live.

The app does exactly what the client envisioned — families can build trees, create boards, share memories, and broadcast them at gatherings, all within a clean freemium model that converts free users into premium subscribers through genuine value, not frustration.

What was delivered:

  • iOS app
  • Admin panel
  • Freemium subscription model with premium frames
  • Full family tree with living and deceased member support
  • Android app
  • Broadcasting functionality
  • Sharing and privacy controls

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