Delivered engagementMedia & Content · $15k – $25k
Curio

AI Antique Identification

Delivered engagement. Coralsoft designed and built this product end to end; figures below retain their evidence level.

iOSAndroidCloudReact NativeExpo SDK 54Expo Router
Curio — product interface
Curio — product interface
The situation

What was in place before we started.

Curio is an AI-powered identifier for antiques, collectibles, art, furniture, pottery and more. Snap a photo and it returns the likely maker, era, material, history and an estimated value.

Curio is an AI-powered identifier for antiques, collectibles, art, furniture, pottery and more. Snap a photo and it returns the likely maker, era, material, history and an estimated value.

Engagement
3 months reconstructed
Team
3 people
Budget
$15k – $25k reconstructed
Year
2026
Used by
Collectors · Estate buyers · Dealers · Resellers · Designers
Core engine
Computer vision + historical databases
Coverage
Origin, era, style, material, maker, value
Output
Identification, history & a personal collection
Implementation architecturereconstructed
React NativeExpo SDK 54Expo RouterTypeScriptNativeWindTanStack QueryReact Hook Form + ZodVercel AI SDKTypesenseSupabase (Postgres + RLS)Supabase AuthSupabase Edge Functions (Deno)
Challenges

Each constraint, and what we did about it.

Constraint

Appraisals are slow & costly

What we did

Instant AI identification

Constraint

Reference books are overwhelming

What we did

Estimated value range on the spot

Constraint

No quick read on value

What we did

Maker, era & material detected

Constraint

Maker & era hard to place

What we did

Historical context explained

Constraint

Finds missed at the sale

What we did

Confident decisions at the sale

Constraint

Collections tracked in spreadsheets

What we did

Every piece saved to a collection

The edge isn’t owning more references — it’s knowing in the moment. Curio puts identification where the decision happens.

Results

Outcome, with the source of every figure.

3-month engagement
+57%
Scans completed to a saved result.
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+48%
Items saved to a collection.
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4.8★
Across App Store reviews.
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+52%
Free-to-Premium upgrade lift.
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Instant
Photo-to-ID time
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Value
Price estimates surfaced
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Multi-photo scans
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Collection catalog size
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By putting instant identification and value at the point of decision, Curio turned guesswork into confidence — and casual finders into serious collectors.

Roadmap

How it was sequenced.

3 monthsreconstructed delivery
Weeks 1–3

Discovery & shaping

Discovery with collectors & dealers; mapping the on-site decision moment.

Weeks 4–10

Core build

Photo identification, dating, material & style detection, history.

  • AI Identification
Weeks 11–13

Launch & iterate

Value estimates, collection management, scan history, sharing, Premium.

  • Provenance
  • Valuation
  • Collection

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