Ileyah Mobile App
The Ileyah Mobile App is a digital platform that connects property owners with people looking to rent short-term apartments in major cities like Lagos. It was designed to make finding, booking, and paying for apartments easier, faster, and more transparent.
Lagos, Nigeria
Challenge
Designing the app required building user trust in a scam-prone market, creating a secure yet simple verification and payment process, balancing host and user needs, optimizing for slow internet, and ensuring price transparency.
Results
The Ileya Mobile App delivered a seamless booking experience, increased user trust through verified hosts and secure payments, reduced booking steps from 5 to 3, and enabled hosts to manage listings more efficiently with better visibility and faster bookings.
35%
Improved onboarding process
25%
Increase in user retention
84%
Increase in time spent on website
Process
1. Research & User Insights
Interviewed frequent travelers, digital nomads, Airbnb users
Studied apps like Airbnb, Booking.com, and Lekki Shortlet platforms
Key challenge: Trust + smooth booking + verified hosts
2. User Flow & Wireframes
Designed flows for onboarding, apartment search, booking & payment
Low-fidelity wireframes to structure navigation clearly
3. UI Design
Clean and modern aesthetic with neutral colors & subtle green for trust and growth
Rounded cards, high-quality imagery, and smooth iconography
Consistent typography (Poppins / Inter)
4. Prototype & Testing
Usability tests with 5 users
Adjusted booking steps (reduced from 5 clicks to 3)
Increased visibility of "Book Now" and pricing details
A mobile app that helps users discover and book verified shortlet apartments across Lagos effortlessly, designed with simplicity, trust, and smooth booking flow in mind.
Conclusion
The Ileya Mobile App successfully simplified shortlet apartment bookings in Lagos by creating a secure, trustworthy, and user-friendly platform. Through research-driven design, seamless booking flows, and verified host management, the app improved user confidence, reduced friction in the booking process, and empowered hosts to manage their properties efficiently, delivering a solution that balances the needs of both tenants and property owners.