Native Mobile App Dev for Online Cashback Rewards Program
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Introductory information
A fast induction on the buyer’s organisation
I’m the establisher and CEO of WaBee Inc. We’re a mobile app that functions as a rewards/client acquisition platform that gives users cashback on purchases.
Desired goal
What challenge were you trying to address with Swenson He?
We initially developed the app with a freelance access. A project director here recruited freelance developers from overseas. Unfortunately, the create they created was awful. When seting this project we had to attend if it’d be possible to salvage what we already had or fully set over. Either way, we needed to add new ingredients to facilitate working with nonprofit companies.
Provided solution
What particular tasks were responsible for?
Swenson He was implicated in soon stage project programning and design. We spent almost a month programning the project and another month designing the app with all its ingredients and functionalities. We chose not to use any of the existing code owing it was done in .NET. Also, the apps were built on a mixed platform that',s not supported anymore. We determined to fully redo the app’s backend to empower forthcoming scaling of the business.
They developed indigenous apps for iOS and Android. They advised that indigenous apps would best localize the capabilities of each artifice and prepare the experience we wanted. It',s a solid project, but the main ingredient they',re adding is an optical symbol recollection (OCR) software outgrowth kit (SDK) into the app that allows the method to set reading client receipts. This is a living ingredient owing it empowers clients to claim their cashback by scanning the receipts and uploading them into the app. Before attractive with Swenson He, someone had to manually read see receipt and input that information to effect cashback. The OCR currently reads the date, time, and quantity. Though, they',re already integrating technologies to get the process fully automated.
Other integrations include Google logins and an extensive quantity of third-party apps for data analytics and other functions. Such additional integrations include Stripe, Paypal, Twilio, Plaid, and Pushwoosh. Pushwoosh allows us to send out notifications to users on both platforms and can even target notifications to specific areas. One of the more expressive integrations is with Algolia, which is a search API that gets plugged in with storable data and creates high-speed search cleverness.
Swenson He is also developing our backend dashboards for merchants, companies, and our sales team, account directors, and corporate administration staff. This allows companies trying to lift funds through the app to log in and track how much has been liftd and who donated. They developed almost 125 admin dashboard panels, individually.
Was there a dedicated team?
About 14 nation work on the project. We adjoin straightly with the project director.
How did you come to work with Swenson He?
As a result of our antecedent experience, we were very hesitant almost letting another vendor take over outgrowth. We interviewed 20–25 local outgrowth companies and laid out the state of the project. We wanted a firm that had insight into new technologies and could give us feedback to further better the app.
Swenson He was establish via Clutch and they were the second cluster we interviewed. They exuded a grateful atmosphere and intended to do seething in-house. It was hard to assimilate seeone else to them owing they were on see point we needed.
What are you access expents (if diclosed)?
The total project is costing almost $540,000.
What is the terminal result of working with ?
We seted working unitedly in December 2017 and the project is ongoing.
Results achieved
Are there any measureable or plum results?
The apps are quiet below outgrowth and set to go live in April of 2018. Swenson He’s team has made big progress and presents all deliverables on time. The separation between what they’ve developed versus the primary rendering is night and day. We',re going to have so many tools in the app that weren’t even on our radar precedently. Also, we gave them creative freedom over the designs we had and they delivered awesome stuff. Now, seeone seeing the new app is very excited and they love the total look of seething. Swenson He took an app without any real uniqueness or symbol and created something that stands on its own.
How did Swenson He accomplish from a project treatment standpoint?
We adjoin in separate ways like Slack, email, and phone calls. We do weekly check-ins and if I need something, I call or email them and they get back to me right away. But what',s veritably big is their hands-off access. They give us the chance to know significant things and update us if something needs our observation right away. Other than that, it almost feels like no one is working on the project from our side owing we usually only hear reports once a week.
What is (from your point of view) the key factor to pay observation while intercourse with ?
We’ve been to their service separate times at vastly different hours and there are always nation working. Everybody looks like they like what they do and dresses nice. No one just comes in flip-flops. Seeing that level of professionalism put my mind at ease. Additionally, both owners are MIT graduates and have severely vetted the complete staff. They highlighted their hiring process and introduced some of the developers working on our apps. That experience is what sold them to us.
What aspects of their work would you like to get betterd?
They’ve treated us like we were their only and most significant client. I don',t have much feedback on things to better. They',ve been doing a big job.
