Collox

The brief#

Finding a room near campus in Morocco usually means Facebook groups, WhatsApp forwards and visits that turn out to be a waste of an afternoon. Collox wanted one place where a student can find a verified room, someone to share it with, and the things they need to furnish it.

What we built#

Three products behind a single account:

• Homes: room listings around each campus, with a map, photos and visit booking. Owners and agents (samsars) manage their listings, accept or move visits from a calendar and see how each listing performs.
• People: roommate matching. Students set their interests and habits, swipe through profiles and get a match when it is mutual.
• Marketplace: students sell and give away furniture, books and appliances to each other.

Chat with groups and blocking, live notifications, private phone numbers that are only shown when both sides agree, and abuse reports keep it safe for students.

Four languages, Darija included#

The whole platform works in English, French, Arabic and Moroccan Darija. Arabic and Darija read right to left, with their own typography, not a mirrored copy of the French layout.

The result#

A platform students can use on their phone from the first search to the move-in, and a dashboard owners actually open. Collox is live at collox.ma.