Midz | Devpost

Inspiration

We've all been there, trying to plan a hangout with friends who live across the city, spending hours debating where to meet. "That's too far from me!" "I can't eat there!" The endless back-and-forth messages, the dietary restriction juggling, and the struggle to find that perfect middle ground. We created Midz to solve this universal problem and make meeting up effortless.

What it does

Midz is your intelligent meetup planner that takes the hassle out of coordinating hangouts. Here's how it works:

Smart Midpoint Calculation

Select your friends and Midz automatically calculates the geographic midpoint between everyone's locations
No more unfair meetup spots - everyone travels roughly the same distance

Intelligent Restaurant Filtering

Automatically searches for restaurants, cafes, and food spots near your midpoint
Respects everyone's dietary restrictions - whether it's vegan, gluten-free, halal, kosher, or any combination
Combines dietary needs from all participants to ensure everyone can eat comfortably

Location Boards

Save your favorite spots in customizable boards (Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Parks, etc.)
Add emojis and colors to personalize your boards
Locations from your boards automatically appear in meetup suggestions

Seamless Event Creation

Pick your perfect spot and create a meetup event with one tap
Automatically generates a group chat with all participants
Event details are posted with location, date/time, budget, and dietary considerations

How we built it

Midz is built entirely in SwiftUI for iOS, leveraging:
SwiftData for local data persistence (users, friends, messages, group chats)
MapKit for location services, geocoding, and map visualization
CoreLocation for geographic midpoint calculations using spherical geometry
MKLocalSearch for discovering nearby restaurants and points of interest
Custom algorithms for dietary restriction filtering

Challenges we ran into

Accurate Midpoint Calculation: Implementing proper spherical geometry to calculate geographic midpoints (not just averaging lat/long, which doesn't work across long distances)
Geocoding Reliability: Handling various address formats and ensuring all user locations are properly converted to coordinates
Map Annotation Overlays: Displaying multiple pin types (user locations, midpoint, nearby restaurants) clearly without cluttering the interface

##Accomplishments that we're proud of