endorsedOngoing

Mobile & Web Development for InstaCraze Social Marketplace

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • Website Development • Database Development and Management • UI/UX Design

Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration

139 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 January 2015

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

InstaCraze

Fremont, United States of America

Project Summary

Casperon Technologies developed an iOS mobile app and accompanying website for a social marketplace, handling registration, item listings, search and online payment processing. The vendor provided web and database design, an admin interface, and ongoing development support. The client praised their availability, project management (single point of contact and Basecamp), and the advantage of existing clone software that accelerated delivery.

Key Challenges

Find experienced development resources to build both the website and mobile app
Implement registration, listings, search and secure online payment capabilities

Project Deliverables

iOS mobile app
Website with registration, listings, search, and payment processing
Admin interface for configuration and settings
Web and database design

Project Solution

The vendor built a web platform and an iOS mobile app that support user registration, item listings and search, and online credit card transactions. They handled web design, development, and database design using MongoDB and MySQL for the backend and PHP, Node.js, HTML, CSS and JavaScript on the frontend. They delivered an admin interface for configuration and settings and staffed the project with a dedicated iOS developer, a web services team and periodically 3–4 developers; testing and infrastructure teams contributed as needed. Communication and project tracking were managed via a single point of contact, Skype/chat and Basecamp.

Project Outcome

Registrations, listings, and transactions are active on the site
Project is in soft-launch mode with plans to focus on marketing to grow the community
Positive project management with a single point of contact and Basecamp for tracking

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

MongoDB
MySQL
PHP
Node.js
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
iOS
Basecamp

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Casperon has done a great job so far and stands out by being available, understanding requirements, and handling project management efficiently. The fact that they had an existing solution to use as an example, as opposed to starting from scratch, was a big advantage which led to hiring them.”
Anonymous
Owner, Instacraze at InstaCraze
Date: 11/08/2017