BackGospelKinnect: Social Event Management App
Faith communities, artists, and speakers across North America had no shared place to publish their gatherings, so events went unnoticed by the people most likely to attend. Space-O Technologies built GospelKinnect to close that gap. Organizers publish an event with cost, time, venue, and images, then manage several at once from a single dashboard. Attendees find what is happening within 50 miles or search any city by name, buy tickets in the app, and receive reminders 48 and 24 hours beforehand. Between events, curated video, music from community artists, and news updates keep people returning. The mobile application runs on iOS and Android.
Industry
Events and Community
Client From
North America
Platform
iOS and Android
About GospelKinnect
GospelKinnect gives a community one place to publish gatherings and one place to find them. Organizers stop relying on word of mouth and scattered social posts. Attendees stop missing events happening a few miles away.
The app handles the full path from discovery to attendance. Someone finds an event, buys a ticket without leaving the app, and receives reminders as the date approaches. Map and call options sit on every listing, so getting there involves no separate search.
It also functions as a marketing platform. Subscribed users and organizers post and promote their own events rather than requesting admin approval for each one. That opens publishing to the wider community instead of restricting it to a central team.
How We Built the Event Management App
The engagement covered UI/UX design, native iOS and Android builds, and quality assurance. Event apps carry a specific failure risk, which is emptiness. A calendar with nothing on it gives users no reason to return, so the product needed value between events as well as around them. Six core modules make up the delivered app.
Event Creation and Organizer Dashboard
Requirement:
Admins and approved members needed to publish events carrying the details an attendee actually checks before deciding.
Solution:
The add event flow captures cost, time, place, description, and images. Each published listing gives attendees attend, map, and call options directly. Organizers running several events manage all of them from one dashboard rather than tracking each separately, which matters for anyone hosting on a recurring schedule.
GPS Event Locator With Dual Search Modes
Requirement:
People needed to find relevant events quickly, both close to where they are and in a city they plan to visit.
Solution:
We built a GPS locator with two modes. By Location returns events within a 50-mile radius of the user. By City searches any location by name, which serves people traveling or planning. A Featured section sits above both, giving admins a way to surface significant gatherings.
In-App Ticketing
Requirement:
Interest fades quickly. Attendees needed to commit at the moment they discovered an event rather than later.
Solution:
We integrated ticketing so users purchase directly inside the app. No redirect to an external site interrupts the decision. Organizers get a clear view of sales as they happen, which tells them what is working while there is still time to act on it.
RSVP and Timed Push Notifications
Requirement:
People who fully intend to attend still forget. The app needed to reach them before the date arrived.
Solution:
RSVP registers intent, and push notifications follow at 48 and 24 hours before the event. Two reminders at those intervals give someone time to plan and then a prompt on the day before. Attendance rates depend heavily on this, since forgetting is a bigger problem than disinterest.
Video, Music, and News Content Hub
Requirement:
The client wanted a destination people opened between events, not a calendar checked occasionally.
Solution:
We built three admin-managed sections. Video carries clips and recorded performances. Music streams songs from community artists. News covers announcements and updates, including ticket sales figures. Together they give the app a reason to exist on days when nothing is scheduled.
Community Publishing and Event Promotion
Requirement:
Organizers needed to promote their events and reach the right audience without manual outreach.
Solution:
We gave subscribed users a toolkit to post and promote their own events. Artists, speakers, and smaller groups publish without going through a central admin. The platform grows through its own community rather than depending on one team to source and enter everything.
Key Features of GospelKinnect
Add Event
Publish an event with cost, time, place, description, and images, with attend, map, and call options on every listing.
Event Locator
Search by location within a 50-mile radius using GPS, or by city name for events anywhere.
Featured Events
Admins spotlight significant, recurring, or high-priority events at the top of the feed.
Buy Tickets
Purchase tickets inside the app, closing the path from discovery to attendance without leaving the platform.
RSVP and Reminders
Register interest in an event and receive push notifications at 48 and 24 hours before it begins.
Video Section
Watch promotional clips and recorded performances curated by the admin team.
Music Section
Stream songs from community artists, adding an entertainment layer alongside the event calendar.
News and Updates
Follow community announcements and updates, including ticket sales figures for upcoming events.
Who This Event App Serves
Event Organizers
Community and Faith Groups
Artists and Performers
Local Businesses
Nonprofit Organizations
Ticket Sellers
Event Attendees
Content Creators
Technology Stack We Used
iOS App
Swift
Android App
Java
Kotlin
Backend Development
Node.js
Database
MySQL
Third-Party Integrations
Google Maps SDK
Stripe
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Apple Push Notification Service
Cloud and Analytics
AWS
Firebase
Our Role in the GospelKinnect Project
Space-O Technologies handled GospelKinnect end-to-end, from user experience design through native delivery and store launch on both platforms.
UI/UX Design
Payment and Maps Integration
QA Testing and Store Deployment
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