Services marketplace

BlongWok — Vanuatu's handyman & services marketplace.

A complete services-marketplace ecosystem: four mobile roles plus a full web admin panel, built with Flutter and Laravel. Customers book trusted local services in a few taps; providers, handymen and freelancers grow their business — all running on one backend with wallets, loyalty, real-time chat and end-to-end admin.

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The problem

Finding a trusted handyman in Vanuatu was word-of-mouth and luck.

No local equivalent of a TaskRabbit existed. Customers had no easy way to find, compare, book and pay a vetted local service — and skilled providers, handymen and freelancers had no platform to be discovered, manage jobs and get paid reliably. BlongWok is that marketplace: transparent pricing, in-app payment, real-time chat, and a structure that works for solo tradespeople and multi-team providers alike.

One ecosystem

Four mobile roles plus a web admin panel

Each role gets an experience built for the way they work — sharing a single Laravel backend and admin platform.

Customer

Browse, book and pay for trusted local services — with wallet, loyalty points and real-time chat.

Service Provider

Run a service business: revenue analytics, job management, a catalogue, a team, subscriptions and commissions.

Handyman

See assigned jobs, toggle availability, and track earnings and wallet on the go.

Solo Freelancer

The full marketplace plus seller capabilities — including bank details for direct payouts.

Under the hood

Built with a proven, production stack

Flutter

One codebase powering all four mobile roles across iOS and Android.

Laravel + MySQL

A robust backend and database driving the marketplace, payments and admin.

Firebase

Real-time chat and notifications that keep customers and providers connected.

Payments

Multiple payment gateways, in-app wallet, loyalty points and direct payouts.

Customer app

Book trusted local services in a few taps.

  • Browse & search categories and services with transparent pricing.
  • Book with date/time, coupons and clear costs up front.
  • In-app wallet, loyalty points and multiple payment gateways.
  • Real-time chat (Firebase) and notifications with your provider.
  • Bookings tracking, reviews and referrals.
Service Provider app

Run and grow a service business.

  • Revenue analytics dashboard at a glance.
  • Accept or decline jobs and manage the pipeline.
  • Manage your catalogue and your team.
  • Subscriptions and commissions built into the model.
Handyman app

Show up, work, get paid.

  • Assigned-job list — your work, organised.
  • Availability toggle— online when you're ready.
  • Earnings & wallet tracked in one place.
Solo Freelancer app

The whole marketplace, solo.

  • Full marketplace plus seller capabilities.
  • Bank details for direct payouts — no middle layer.
  • One person, end to end — list, get booked, get paid.
Onboarding & access

A polished way in for every user

Web admin panel

Full CRUD over the entire marketplace

The control room behind the four apps: customers, providers, categories, services, zones and the whole booking pipeline — managed from one dashboard.

How it works

From booking to paid, end to end

STEP 01

Find & book

The customer browses categories, picks a service, and books with date, time and any coupon — pricing clear up front.

STEP 02

Match & chat

A provider, handyman or freelancer accepts the job; both sides coordinate in real-time chat.

STEP 03

Deliver the work

The job gets done and tracked through the booking pipeline, visible to everyone involved.

STEP 04

Pay & review

Payment runs through wallet or gateway, loyalty points accrue, payouts settle, and the customer leaves a review.

What BlongWok proves

A flagship “we build serious systems” case.

Large multi-role product architecture, marketplace + payments + subscriptions, real-time chat, and an end-to-end admin platform — designed, built and wired together. This is the breadth we bring to ambitious products.

Talk to us about your marketplace
  • Multi-role architecture — four mobile apps on one shared backend.
  • Payments at depth — wallets, loyalty, multi-gateway and subscriptions.
  • Real-time chat& notifications with Firebase.
  • End-to-end admin — full CRUD over the booking pipeline.
  • Proven stack — Flutter, Laravel, MySQL, Firebase, Stripe.
FAQ

Questions about BlongWok

What is BlongWok?

Vanuatu's handyman & services marketplace — a complete ecosystem connecting customers with providers, handymen and freelancers, backed by a web admin panel.

How many roles does it support?

Four mobile roles — Customer, Service Provider, Handyman and Solo Freelancer — plus a web admin panel that manages the whole platform.

What is it built with?

Flutter for the apps and Laravel for the backend, with MySQL, Firebase for real-time chat, and multiple payment gateways including Stripe.

How do payments work?

Customers pay via in-app wallet or a payment gateway, earn loyalty points, and use coupons. Providers handle subscriptions and commissions; freelancers receive direct payouts to their bank details.

Can YVera build a marketplace like this for us?

Yes — BlongWok is exactly the proof. Multi-role apps, payments, chat and a full admin platform, delivered end to end. Tell us your vertical and we'll scope it.

Want us to build your product?

The team behind BlongWok can build your marketplace.

From four-role apps to the admin panel that runs them — proven, and ready for your idea.

Let's build something that ships.

Tell us what you're trying to do. We'll tell you how we'd build it — and what it takes.

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