Badge Tracker / Database
MyBadgeLife Has Reached MVP+ Status – Here’s What That Means 🎉
We’re excited to announce that MyBadgeLife has officially reached MVP+ completion, exceeding its original product vision and delivering a production-ready platform for the electronic badge community.
Whether you’re a badge collector, badge maker, or a conference admin — MyBadgeLife helps you catalog, track, and explore badges like never before.
🔧 What Is MyBadgeLife?
MyBadgeLife is a mobile-first web app built for the hacker and maker community. It allows users to scan badges at events like DEFCON, mark badges they own or want, and explore badge history — all while giving badge creators the tools to manage their work and connect with collectors.
🧱 Core Features (All Live)
- 🔐 Google Sign-In with user roles: User, Badge Maker, Admin
- 📷 Camera Upload + Badge Matching – Upload a badge image and let our AI figure out which one it is
- 📦 Ownership & Wishlist Tracking – Mark badges you own or want, and view stats
- 🧑🎨 Maker Portal – Badge creators can manage their listings, images, and teams
- 🔍 Badge Search & Discovery – Find badges by name, maker, year, or category
- 👥 Team Management – Assign makers to teams for collaborative badge editing
- 🛠️ Admin Panel – Approve makers, manage users, view analytics, and more
🤖 New: AI Badge Matching System
Using a combination of CLIP embeddings, web search, and Perplexity AI, MyBadgeLife can now identify badges from a photo in seconds. It’s like Shazam for badges.
- Visual similarity scoring
- Confidence levels with user feedback
- Multi-source matching (AI, DB, Google Search)
📈 Also New: Built-in Analytics & Email System
Track everything happening inside the app with a new analytics dashboard for admins. Get insights on:
- User sessions
- Badge interactions
- API usage and cost tracking
We’ve also rolled out:
- ✉️ Email Notifications (via Resend)
- 🧪 Email Template Testing Tools
- ✅ Opt-in preferences for users
🔐 Designed for Security & Scale
With full Row-Level Security (RLS), team-based access control, and admin override policies — MyBadgeLife is built for scale and safety.
Built on:
- Supabase (PostgreSQL + Auth + Storage + Edge Functions)
- React 18 + TypeScript + Tailwind (via Vite)
- Deployed on Lovable (https://mybadgelife.com)
- Custom domain now live: https://mybadgelife.com
🎯 What’s Next?
We’re already planning:
- Public user profiles
- Badge achievement system
- Badge marketplace (maybe 👀)
- Mobile app support
Have an idea? Submit it on our site or message us on Discord.
🚀 Ready to Explore?
Head over to https://mybadgelife.com and start scanning, collecting, and exploring badges.
If you’re a badge maker — request Maker access and start uploading your creations.
This is just the beginning. 🔥