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Concept. Value proposition. Monetization. App Ideation

Figma to Live Demo with Base44 AI

A UX experiment focused on reducing human uncertainty through intentional interface design, enabling calmer decision-making and social connection.

Ramona Board [Built for Mobile Screens] is a free, temporary chat room for a single flight. It gives passengers a simple way to feel less alone during takeoff, turbulence, delays, and long layovers. No accounts. No social pressure. Just a lightweight space for reassurance, distraction, and small moments of connection when people need it most.

Note: Discovered the Base44 Big Game app contest on the final day and built this as a one-day sprint. The goal was to test moving from Figma to a live mobile app using AI.

Key Takeaways

  • Turns flight stress into calm connection and practical help
  • Works because it is temporary, private-by-default, and low effort
  • Monetizes with opt-in sponsor perks tied to flight and airport context

If you are an airline, airport operator, or brand that serves travelers, Ramona Board is a demo for high-trust, high-intent moments.

Built for mobile. Best experienced on your phone.

View the Figma file Base44 Live Demo

What people feel on flights

Flying compresses stress into small moments. A sudden bump. A missed announcement. A long wait. For many people, it is not fear of flying. It is lack of control, social isolation, and not knowing what is normal. Most travelers do not want to "make a scene." They want a quiet reset.

Today's options are either too official to be human (airline comms) or too public to feel safe (social media). Ramona Board sits in the middle. A temporary room with strangers who share the same context. It supports simple reassurance ("normal turbulence"), distraction ("what are you watching"), and practical coordination ("anyone on the layover want to grab a drink").

Key pattern identified

When people are stressed, they seek quick relief with low effort and high certainty. A flight-scoped room reduces uncertainty and social friction. It helps people return to calm faster. That same moment also creates sponsor value. A traveler who just regulated their stress is more open to a helpful perk that fits the moment, like a bonus miles offer or a pickup deal at the arrival terminal.

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View mockups below or see the original demo in Figma

View the Figma file

Ideas and Resarch

Airlines and airport brands can offer optional, location and flight-relevant perks. Think bonus miles, lounge trials, in-terminal pickup deals, and quick bite offers. Passengers get value when they are most captive and most receptive. Sponsors get high-intent attention with clear attribution, without hijacking the core experience.

  • Airline perk example. "Apply in flight and earn bonus miles." (Links to airline owned page. Clear terms. No crew involvement required.)
  • Airport food example. "Landing at SFO. Chipotle Terminal 2. Free chips with any drink today." (Opt-in. Time boxed. Map and pickup details.)
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Monetization Opportunity

We sell sponsored, opt-in moments to brands that already serve travelers. Airlines, airports, lounges, food, and retail partners. The unit is a flight room with verified context. Sponsors can target by route, airport, terminal, and time window. Every offer routes to an official sponsor destination, so trust stays intact.

Transformation for travelers and sponsors

  • Travelers. Before, alone, tense, and guessing. After, reassured, distracted, and connected, with a helpful perk that makes the layover or arrival easier. It feels like the internet got kinder for two hours.
  • Sponsors. Before, ads compete with everything and feel random. After, a perk appears at the exact moment it matters, inside a shared travel context. Higher intent, clear attribution, and better brand sentiment because it reads as help, not interruption.

Rapid Prototype. Durable Infrastructure.

Developed as a rapid prototype during a hackathon. Structured as scalable travel infrastructure. Air travel has massive volume and repeated behavior. The product is lightweight and scales per flight. The monetization scales with sponsor inventory per airport, per route, and per season. We can expand from chat to richer "in-flight calm" tools, airport wayfinding, and pickup flows without changing the core promise.

Trust and risk controls

We keep the room safe with simple boundaries. Temporary identity. Easy exit. Report and block. Clear disclaimers that redirect to crew for anything urgent or official. Offers are separated from conversation and never impersonate the airline.