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Finding the Best Diesel Price, Wherever You Are
A mobile app that puts South African fuel stations on a map – with prices, products and directions – so drivers can compare diesel prices by location.
Client Overview
In South Africa, unlike petrol, the retail price for diesel is unregulated, which allows fuel stations to set their own diesel prices. FuelSave was created in response.
We developed FuelSave for iOS and Android using Xamarin, supported by a custom PHP and MySQL Content Management System. The app helps customers find the best diesel price and is intended to support petrol prices in the future.
Industry
Mobility
Project type
Fuel Price & Location-Based Mobile App
The Business Problem
FuelSave needed to bring fuel price, product and location information together so customers could compare diesel prices by location.
Stations needed to be visible on a map
Users needed to view fuel stations and petrol garages in South Africa on a map.
Users needed practical comparison tools
The app had to support preferred products, price comparison and sorting by closest station or best price.
The journey had to continue to the station
Users needed station contact details and driving directions from their current location.
What Made This Complex
A price list alone would not solve the problem. The app needed to make price information useful by tying it to location and helping users act on the comparison.
Price only helps in context
Diesel prices had to be shown alongside station location, with sorting by closest station or best price.
From comparison to arrival
Users needed contact details and driving directions from their current location.
Diesel first, petrol intended
The app was created around unregulated diesel pricing and is intended to support petrol prices in the future.
Our Role
We developed the FuelSave mobile application and the custom Content Management System behind it.
Developed the mobile app
Built the iOS and Android application using Xamarin.
Built the custom CMS
Developed a PHP and MySQL Content Management System as part of the solution.
Implemented the location and comparison features
Added map-based station display, product selection, diesel price comparison, sorting, station details and driving directions.
The Solution We Delivered
The result is an iOS and Android app, supported by a custom PHP and MySQL CMS, designed to help users find fuel stations, compare prices and navigate to their selected option.
Mobile Application
A Xamarin app for iOS and Android showing fuel stations and petrol garages in South Africa on a map, with prices and products.
Custom CMS
A custom Content Management System built on PHP and MySQL.
Core Capabilities
• Product selection.
• Diesel price comparison.
• Sorting by closest station or best price.
• Station contact details.
• Driving directions from the user's current location.
• Future support intended for petrol prices.
A look at the app
Screens from the FuelSave application as delivered.
Tech Stack Used
Mobile App
Xamarin, for iOS and Android mobile app development.
CMS
PHP, for the custom Content Management System.
Database
MySQL.
Business Value Delivered
Better-Informed Fuel Decisions
• Customers can compare diesel prices across fuel stations and petrol garages in South Africa.
• Users can find nearby stations and identify better prices.
From Price to Pump
• Users can view details for a selected station.
• Driving directions from the user's current location are available in the app.
A Foundation for Petrol
• The app is intended to support petrol prices in the future.
The takeaway
FuelSave shows how mobile location services can help consumers make more informed purchasing decisions where diesel prices vary between fuel stations.
Combining price, product, location and directions turns comparison data into something drivers can act on.
If your organisation needs to put location-based information in front of customers on their phones, this is the kind of app we build: understood properly, built carefully, and delivered as a tool people will actually use.
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