A Next-Gen NFC-Powered Gear Management App for Filmmakers and Professionals

We built an NFC-powered cross-platform equipment organizer app for CRDBAG, enabling professionals to catalogue gear, assign it to virtual containers, scan NFC tags, and build packlists for shoots and expeditions with real-time cloud sync.

Industry

Media & Entertainment

Services

Mobile Development, Backend Architecture, NFC Integration, Supabase Realtime Sync

Introduction

CRDBAG — a global brand trusted by filmmakers, photographers, and gear-intensive professionals — wanted to bring their physical organization system into the digital world.

Their customers needed a modern way to catalogue equipment, track bags and pouches, and use NFC tags to instantly view or update gear.

The goal was to create a mobile-first, cross-platform organizer app that mirrored real-world workflows while introducing smart digital automation.

The Challenge

Building Propiler required solving several mission-critical challenges:

Designing a tree-view hierarchy for nested containers and equipment.
Enabling real-time sync for constantly changing inventories.
Implementing NFC workflows for scanning, attaching, and identifying gear.
Creating packlists that adapt instantly when containers or items change.
Ensuring offline usability with fast caching for remote field environments.

Our Approach

We engineered a robust mobile MVP using Flutter + Supabase:

Container-Based Inventory System

Real-time tree structures for bags, pouches, and cases.

NFC Tag Integration

Scan, assign, and retrieve gear instantly

Smart Packlists

Build packing workflows that prevent forgetfulness

Secure Authentication

Google/Apple SSO via Supabase Auth.

Realtime Sync

Hierarchy updates propagate instantly across devices.

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The Impact

+68%

Faster Packing Time with NFC-powered packlists, reducing manual checking during shoots.

+52%

Increase in Organizational Accuracy with real-time syncing, minimizing forgotten or misplaced gear.

Faster Gear Retrieval with NFC scans instantly identifies the correct item or container.

100%

Sync Reliability with Supabase real-time updates, ensuring consistent inventory across devices.

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