Cross & Bead
Cross & Bead is a rosary app made with React Native. As users touch each bead of the rosary, the corresponding prayers are displayed. Bible readings and pictures corresponding to each mystery appear in a React Navigation full-screen modal at the beginning of each decade.
What I learned from this project:
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How to organize React Native components and how they differ from standard React
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How to navigate between screens with React Navigate
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Using Expo to test and develop an app on actual devices
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This was also an exercise in creativity. I wasn't particularly pleased with any of the Android rosary apps, as they were clunky and hard to use. Cross & Bead was my chance to design and develop an app that is intuitive and easy to use. It was also important to me to create a smooth, tactile user experience, to mimic an actual rosary.
