Never lose your dorm spot—AI monitors and auto-rebooks during crashes.
College students lose critical dorm reservations when unreliable campus booking apps crash during peak registration periods.
DormSentry uses AI to continuously monitor campus booking sites for availability and crashes. When a crash occurs, it automatically queues and retries your booking with smart delays. Students get instant notifications and guaranteed priority rebooking without manual intervention.
College students booking on-campus dorms during annual peak registration periods
AI-powered auto-retry with crash prediction based on historical peak data.
supportive
Real-time scraping and monitoring of campus booking APIs/sites.
AI-driven retry logic with exponential backoff for failed bookings.
Push notifications via email/SMS when spots open or crashes detected.
Set preferred dorm times and auto-book at optimal windows.
Log all booking attempts with success/failure details.
Pro users jump ahead in retry queues.
Add multiple universities for monitoring.
Visualize crash patterns and booking success rates.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| campus_id | uuid | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| booking_url | text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
| attempts | int | No |
| success_at | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| dorm_type | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/monitor/startStart monitoring for user
/api/sessionsFetch user booking sessions
/api/campusesList supported campuses
/api/preferencesUpdate booking preferences
5 booking attempts/month
3 campuses
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 200 | 2% | $100 | $1,200 |
| Month 6 | 1,500 | 4% | $1,500 | $18,000 |
DormSentry auto-monitors and rebooks your spot during peak chaos—no more lost reservations.
Post in college subreddits like r/UCLA, r/college with a free beta invite link during off-peak; DM student group leaders on Discord servers for housing; offer free Pro trials to influencers in student TikTok housing advice videos.
Official campus integration
Crashes under load
Independent AI retry layer
Historical crash data moat for better predictions
Rising enrollment and aging campus apps amplify peak crashes yearly
Scraping blocked by campuses
Use rotating proxies and official APIs where available
Terms of service violations
User TOS disclosure and proxy-only mode
Success: 70% express interest
Success: 80% success rate
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