5enses helps people with autism and sensory sensitivities find places that fit how they experience the world. We designed the product from the ground up, screen by screen, so a two-person startup could bring it to life.
For people with autism or sensory processing sensitivities, a trip to a restaurant or a store can be a gamble: the lighting, the noise, the crowds. 5enses set out to take the guesswork out of it, with an app where people rate places on the sensory experience, not just the food or the service.
Its founders, Rachelle and Kristina, had the vision and the lived understanding, but no technical team. They came to us to turn the idea into a product they could actually build and fund.
We designed 5enses screen by screen, so the founders could hand a developer a clear, complete blueprint instead of a rough idea.
An onboarding flow where each person captures how they experience light, sound, crowds, and more, so results are matched to them.
Search by location and category, with places rated across the sensory dimensions that actually matter to the user.
A social layer that surfaces feedback from people with similar sensory profiles, plus dark mode and accessibility considered throughout.
The founders took our designs and stood up the live site and demo themselves. We're now back for Phase 2, building the search and discovery experience as a working prototype.
We designed 5enses so its founders could take the files and stand up a working app and demo on their own. Now we're back for the next phase, building the search and discovery experience that lets people rate and find businesses by how they feel to visit.
Tell us the challenge in plain language. We scope the work on complexity, commit to the figure in the room, and stay for the years after launch.
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