The days of hopelessly scrolling through the BYUI Rideboard on Facebook are soon over.

Grace Kazmierski, a senior studying computer science, and her team developed the app RexRide.

Riders and drivers create accounts on RexRide where they post rides, approve riders, search for rides and set a price.

"It's ​kind ​of ​like ​a ​mix ​between ​Uber ​and ​Tinder," said Kazmierski.

RexRide is anticipated to launch sometime between late September and early October and will be available for Samsung and Apple users on Google Play and the App Store.

"This ​is ​an ​app ​built ​by ​students ​for ​students," Kazmierski said. "​And ​we ​decided ​early ​on ​that ​we ​didn't ​want ​to ​charge ​anything ... It's ​hard ​enough ​as ​it ​is, and ​gas ​is ​already ​expensive ​as ​it ​is, so ​everything ​is ​completely ​free. ​No ​ads, ​nothing ​like ​that. ​And ​we ​will ​keep ​it ​that ​way."

Drivers will undergo a verification process, like cross-checking their license plate number with the Department of Motor Vehicles records to verify their identity and ensure rider safety.

A driver will post information such as the number of seats available, cost and departure times, and then can accept or reject passenger requests after viewing their profile.

Drivers and riders will be able to send notes directly to each other in the app as well as view each other's contact information

What began as just an applied programming class project bloomed into a boon for every ride-seeking individual in Rexburg.

Teammates Emma Bloomfield, Savannah Harvey, Logan Krogh, and Kian LaMer all worked with Kazmierski on constructing RexRide.

"We ​​all ​wanted ​a ​portfolio ​piece ​to ​be ​proud ​of​, and ​so ​we ​put ​in ​an ​insane ​amount ​of ​effort ​into ​this ​app," Kazmierski said.

"We ​also ​started ​knowing ​literally ​nothing. ​Like ​we ​built ​this ​from ​absolutely ​nothing," Kazmierski said.

When they first started, the team members did not even know the coding language for the app development platform.

Nothing was working for the first two weeks, and the team had to delete everything they had and start from scratch.

Since Kazmierski first posted about the app on her LinkedIn, the cybersecurity executive at Microsoft and one of the senior engineers at Microsoft have contacted her.

"​I'm ​only ​18 ​and ​I'm ​from ​Billings, ​Montana. ​So ​it's ​like ​really ​crazy," Kazmierski said.

With Kazmierski's graduation quickly approaching in December, she was concerned about finding a job.

"I ​never ​dreamed ​that ​I ​could ​work ​at ​a ​place ​like ​Microsoft ​because, ​you ​know, ​I'm ​just ​like ​a ​child ​and ​I'm ​from ​the ​middle ​of ​nowhere," Kazmierski said. "​And ​so ​like, ​being ​reached ​out ​or ​getting ​in ​contact ​with ​these ​people ​who ​are ​at ​these ​places ​that ​I ​really ​haven't ​dreamed ​about ​working ​at, ​it's ​just ​been ​like ​a ​complete ​dream ​come ​true."

The team is eyeing developing a potential in-town rideshare app in the future to ease inconveniences like the Walmart shuttle.

Kazmierski tells students to watch out for her and the team roaming the Manwaring Center, looking for students willing to participate in user testing Rexride.