Crossiety – The resident app for your community, city and region

Purpose and Vision

The Crossiety platform, known as the “Digital Village Square,” is designed to enhance local community engagement and create a connected, cooperative environment for residents. The app serves as a hyperlocal communication tool that allows municipalities, organizations, and residents to share information and interact within their local areas.

Crossiety aims to strengthen community engagement by facilitating easy access to local information and encouraging residents to participate actively in local issues and discussions. Its broader vision is to create more attractive, cooperative, and sustainable communities through digital transformation, providing tools that empower residents to collaborate effectively and foster a “smart living together” experience. This focus on sustainable, inclusive community growth aligns with their goal to make local living more fulfilling and impactful​

Key Features

• Community Building: Users can connect within their chosen geographical area, receiving local news, events, and updates, which fosters a stronger sense of community and belonging.

• Real-Time Communication: The platform offers various post types for sharing news, organizing events, creating surveys, and more, with features like comments, bookmarks, and integrated calendars. It supports real-time interactions and discussions, helping members stay connected and engaged in local matters.

• Event and Resource Sharing: Events and resources can be easily shared across communities, with integration options for popular calendar applications like Google Calendar and Apple Calendar, ensuring accessibility and participation.

• Push Notifications: Opt-in push and email notifications keep users updated on important local activities, preventing them from missing relevant community news and updates.

Development Process

The Crossiety app was developed as a progressive web app (PWA), designed to provide users with a seamless, app-like experience on both mobile and desktop platforms. Unlike native apps that are downloaded from app stores, Crossiety users can access it directly from a mobile browser and save it to their home screen, allowing it to function like a traditional app without needing to go through an installation process. This approach simplifies access and updates, as changes on the server side are immediately reflected without requiring users to update manually.

The Crossiety mobile app was developed using a hybrid approach. The core of the app is a progressive web app (PWA), allowing users to access it directly from a browser on any device and experience it as an app. To enhance functionality, the Turbo Native library was used to wrap the PWA, creating a native-like mobile experience that includes platform-specific features such as push notifications, alerts, and badges. This setup allows Crossiety to retain the advantages of a PWA—such as easy updates and cross-platform compatibility—while also integrating native elements that improve usability and engagement for mobile users.