Yoice

Yoice is a group-based social app where friends answer a daily question and vote together, turning everyday decisions into a shared experience.

Instead of passive content, Yoice focuses on decisions — simple, fast, and social.

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🧠 Core Concept

• Users belong to groups
• Each group has one daily question
• Members vote and see results instantly
• Groups can optionally share their questions/results publicly

The app combines:

• Daily habit (question of the day)
• Social interaction (groups)
• Lightweight decision-making

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🏗️ Project Structure

• backend/: Node.js + Express + Prisma
• frontend/: Expo (React Native + Web)
• data/: seed data and static resources
• PostgreSQL: external database

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🚀 Main Features (WIP)

• Group creation and membership
• Daily question per group
• Voting system (1 vote per user)
• Results visualization
• Group visibility settings:
  • private
  • public question
  • public results

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🔮 Future Features

• Public feed of shared questions
• User profiles and stats
• Group identity and history
• ActivityPub (fediverse) integration

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⚙️ Environment Variables

Backend

File: backend/.env

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:password@host:5432/yoice"
JWT_SECRET="change-this-secret"
PORT=3001

Frontend

File: frontend/.env

EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL="http://localhost:3001/api"

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🧪 Getting Started

Backend

cd backend
npm install
npm run prisma:generate
npm run prisma:migrate
npm run prisma:seed
npm run start

Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run start

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🧱 Data Model (simplified)

User {
  id
  username
}

Group {
  id
  name
  visibility
  createdBy
}

GroupMember {
  userId
  groupId
  role
}

Question {
  id
  groupId
  text
  createdAt
}

Option {
  id
  questionId
  text
}

Vote {
  userId
  optionId
}

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🔐 Visibility Model

Each group defines how its content is shared:

• private → only visible inside the group
• public_question → question is public
• public_results → results are also public

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🧭 Roadmap

• Domain refactor (groups + questions)
• Remove WhatsApp-based flows
• Basic group UI
• Voting UX improvements
• Public feed
• Profiles & stats
• Fediverse integration

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💡 Philosophy

Yoice is not a traditional social network.

It is designed around:

• decisions instead of content
• groups instead of followers
• daily interaction instead of endless scrolling