Campus Lost & Found Platform

Our campus wants a single system where students, staff, and even short-term visitors can quickly log items that were lost or found. The core workflow is simple: someone reports a missing possession or records that they picked something up, uploads a photo if they have one, and the system matches or lists the entry so the rightful owner can be contacted.

I need two fully connected front ends—a responsive website that feels just as natural on a phone as on a laptop, and a mobile app that installs cleanly on both Android and iOS. Both should draw from the same central database and share the same features so a user can start a report on their phone and finish it later on a desktop without friction.

Key functions I have in mind
• Account creation using campus email, social login, or quick guest access for visitors
• Forms for “Lost” and “Found” with image upload, category tags, and location picker
• Search and filter so users can scan matches in seconds
• Real-time notifications (push on mobile, email/SMS on web) when an item potentially matches a report
• An admin console where our security team can verify claims, archive old items, and pull basic statistics

Deliverables
1. Production-ready website (React, Vue, or similar) deployed to our preferred hosting
2. Cross-platform mobile app (native or Flutter/React Native) published to both app stores
3. Source code, brief setup guide, and hand-off support for initial launch

If you already have experience building inventory-style portals or campus services, that will help us move faster, but a clean, intuitive UX and secure user data handling are non-negotiable.