Case Study · Citizen App

Wontanara Cite citizen app

The Wontanara Cite citizen app: report a civic issue in 30 seconds with a photo and your location, follow every complaint on the city map, and see your civic impact.

  • Report in 30 seconds
  • Auto-detected location
  • Live city map
  • French & English
  • 30sTo report an issue
  • 5Report steps
  • 2Languages
Wontanara app home
Wontanara app city map
Wontanara app report issue
Wontanara app profile
Wontanara app help
30sTo report an issue
5Report steps

Turn every citizen into a real-time city sensor: secure, transparent, reliable.

  • 30sTo report an issue
  • 5Report steps
  • 2Languages
  • 4App tabs

Overview

Snap, pin and send, in 30 seconds

Citizens take a photo, confirm the auto-detected location and send the report; the ward agent is notified instantly.

  • Report an issue
  • City map
  • Community feed
  • Civic impact
  1. 1

    Take a photo of the problem.

  2. 2

    Confirm the location detected automatically.

  3. 3

    Send it and the ward agent is notified instantly.

Home, Map, News and Profile sit in the bottom bar, with a big green button to report a new issue from anywhere in the app.

Wontanara app city map
Wontanara app home
Citizen app
Maps & location

Scope & deliverables

Citizen app

Report, map, community feed and profile.

Maps & location

Auto-detected position, city map and saved places.

Help & support

Help centre, FAQ, video tutorials and contact support.

Challenge & solution

Unheard complaints, or a report the city sees

  • 30sTo report
  • 5Report steps
  • 2Languages
The challenge

The Challenge

Citizens had no simple way to report a damaged road, uncollected garbage or a faulty street light, or to know what happened after they did.
  • Reporting from a phone
  • Knowing who is on it
  • Seeing the issue fixed
  • No channel
  • No location
  • No follow-up
  • No proof
  • ReportingNo channel
  • LocationDescribed by hand
  • Follow-upNone
  • NoneStatus updates
  • 0Photo proof
  • ManualRouting

Unreported · Untracked

The solution

The Solution

One citizen app: a five-step report with photo proof and location, live status on the city map and in the profile, and help in French or English.
  • Five-step report
  • Live status on the map
  • Civic impact in the profile
Wontanara CiteCitizen app ReportRouteResolveVerify

Report · Route · Resolve · Verify

Citizen app · Key features

Every citizen, a city sensor

From the first photo to the resolved complaint, in the citizen's own language.

01 / 06 features

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30sTo report
Feature 01Report in 30 Seconds

A new report from the home screen; the ward agent is notified instantly.

5Steps
Feature 02Five-Step Report

The position is detected automatically, or chosen on the map.

LiveMap
Feature 03City Map

Search by zone or ID, filter by status and see smart city insights like high-incidence zones.

6Statuses
Feature 04My Civic Impact

Submitted, open, in progress, resolved and archived complaints, with saved places.

29Help articles
Feature 05Help & Support

Help centre, FAQ, video tutorials, contact support and popular topics.

2Languages
Feature 06French & English

Switch between French (Burkina Faso) and English with a live preview.

Technology

Built on a modern, proven stack

A citizen app for Android and iOS on the Wontanara Cite Laravel API, with maps for live location, the city map and saved places.

Chosen for

Fast

A report in 30 seconds.

Secure

Secure, transparent and reliable.

Location-aware

Position detected automatically.

Multilingual

French and English.

01

App 2 tools

  • Android
  • iOS
02

Maps 2 tools

  • Live location
  • City map
03

Backend 2 tools

  • Laravel
  • Shared with admin
04

Alerts 2 tools

  • Push notifications
  • Status updates

App screens

The Wontanara Cite citizen app, screen by screen

Swipe through the real screens citizens use to report and follow city issues.

Wontanara app home
Home
Wontanara app city map
City map
Wontanara app report issue
Report an issue
Wontanara app profile
Profile
Wontanara app help
Help
Wontanara app quick actions
Quick actions
Wontanara app pick address
Pick address
Wontanara app community feed
Community feed
Wontanara app settings
Settings
Wontanara app edit profile
Edit profile
Wontanara app language
Language
Wontanara app faq
FAQ
Wontanara app notifications
Notifications
Wontanara app splash
Splash

Philosophy

Design Approach

A civic green app with big, clear actions, so anyone can report a problem in seconds.

SecureTransparentReliableCivic

  • 5Report steps
  • 4App tabs
  • 2Languages
Audience
Citizens
Country
Burkina Faso
Languages
French & English
Promise
Secure · Transparent

The green Report button is in every screen's bottom bar, one tap away.

  1. 01

    30-Second Reports

    Photo, location, send.

    The ward agent is notified instantly.

    Speed

    30sTo report

  2. 02

    Transparent

    Every status on the map and in the profile.

    Open, in progress, resolved.

    Status

    6Statuses

  3. 03

    Location First

    Position detected automatically.

    Or chosen on the map.

    Maps

    5Steps

  4. 04

    In Your Language

    French and English.

    With a live preview.

    Language

    2Languages

Tokens

Design System

The Wontanara Cite app palette: deep green headers, civic green actions and a soft mint background.

  • 4 colors

Color palette 4

Deep green

#124a22

rgb(18,74,34)

Splash & headers

Civic green

#2e8c3c

rgb(46,140,60)

Report button & tabs

Mint

#e1efe3

rgb(225,239,227)

Active tab & chips

Mist

#f6f8f7

rgb(246,248,247)

App background

Components

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  • Transparent
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