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Travel Mobile App and Website Development

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • Website Development • Custom Software Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

8 months

Budget

Less than 10K

Start Date

1 July 2018

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

71/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

Fluper was hired to develop native Android and iOS apps and to make an existing WordPress travel site dynamic, including database development for user profiles. While the team built parts of the mobile app, multiple milestones were missed and key website and profile-editing functionality remained unfinished. The client stopped work in March 2019 and reported dissatisfaction with resource allocation and missed deliverables.

Key Challenges

Need for affordable app development
Convert a WordPress site to a dynamic AngularJS website and integrate it with a database
Build a user profiles database and algorithms to display profiles on the site
Deliver milestones on schedule and provide senior development resources

Project Deliverables

Native iOS app (Swift)
Native Android app (Java)
Dynamic website (converted from WordPress to AngularJS)
User profiles database (MongoDB)
Twilio one-time-password integration (planned)

Project Solution

Fluper was hired to develop native iOS and Android apps and to convert an existing WordPress site into a dynamic web application (planned with AngularJS). The apps were built natively using Swift for iOS and Java for Android; the website was intended to use MongoDB, AngularJS, and Node.js. Fluper was responsible for developing a database of user profiles and connecting the apps to that database, as well as implementing integrations such as Twilio for one-time passwords. The client provided UI/UX designs and mockups that guided implementation.

Project Outcome

Deliverables were largely incomplete and multiple milestones were missed
User registration/app portion was partially delivered but profile editing and website dynamics remained unfinished
Client stopped work in March 2019 and remained dissatisfied, requesting a refund

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

Swift
Java
MongoDB
AngularJS
Node.js

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

1.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The team did not allocate resources effectively as several project milestones were missed completely. Some of their deliverables were late and did not meet customer expectations for functionality. Customers should verify Fluper’s capabilities before entering an engagement.”
Anonymous
CEO
Date: 04/25/2019