endorsedCompleted

Location-based Local Food Discovery App (iOS, Android & Web)

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • Website Development • UI/UX Design

Industry

Food & Beverage

Duration

6 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 December 2013

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

72/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Germany

Project Summary

Experion developed a location-based mobile app (iOS and Android) and a companion web version to help users find local organic food and allow producers to advertise. The vendor worked with German designers and set up a Scrum-based team to deliver the product on a roughly six- to seven-month timeline. While the app achieved high user engagement and positive feedback, it failed to generate revenue because local farmers and sellers did not adopt the paid listing model.

Key Challenges

Need for a location-based app to help users find local organic food within a two-kilometer radius
Provide a simple advertising/listing channel for farmers, producers, and local sellers
Monetize the platform by charging producers a monthly fee to publish their products

Project Deliverables

iOS mobile app
Android mobile app
Web application
Wireframes and mockups

Project Solution

Together with Experion, the client developed native iOS and Android smartphone apps plus a web version. Experion led development, suggested and coordinated German designers for local UX, and worked within a Scrum structure that included a Scrum master and developers from Experion alongside the German designers and the client. The vendor delivered wireframes and mockups, handled iterative feedback cycles (using Skype/FaceTime), and completed the main development between Dec. 2013 and June 2014, with one subsequent update. The overall cost of Experion's work was around €50,000.

Project Outcome

High user engagement and positive user feedback
Maintained the app until early 2016 but ultimately terminated the project due to lack of producer adoption
Experion met all technical and functional specifications and delivered on the agreed milestones

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

iOS
Android
HTML

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Although the launched product failed to draw enough producer interest, it successfully attracted high user engagement. Nevertheless, Experion’s developers met all technical and functional specifications throughout the relationship.”
Anonymous
Co-founder
Date: 04/11/2017