endorsedOngoing

iHomie — Apartment Community Social Network (iOS & Web)

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • Website Development • Solution Architecture

Industry

Social Networking

Duration

110 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 June 2017

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

iHomie

Stockholm, Sweden

Project Summary

Nomtek consulted to narrow the product scope and then built a website and an iOS mobile app to connect neighbors in the same apartment buildings. The vendor ran a workshop to define a technical roadmap, delivered the iOS app using Firebase (with Android planned later), and implemented features such as laundry scheduling and a push-notification alarm. The engagement began in June 2017 and remains ongoing; the client praises nomtek's engagement, quality, and ability to scale the team quickly.

Key Challenges

Hesitancy to hire technical providers due to lack of in-house technical experience.
Need to define a clear technical roadmap and narrow the initial scope.
Requirement for a vendor to build website and mobile app with minimal founder involvement.
Need for a trustworthy partner able to scale and manage the project end-to-end.

Project Deliverables

iOS mobile application
Website
Technical roadmap (workshop)
Laundry scheduling feature
Push-notification alarm feature
User analytics and engagement tracking

Project Solution

Nomtek began with a workshop to create a technical roadmap and narrow the minimum viable scope. They staffed and managed the team, built a website and an iOS application (using Firebase to reduce initial costs), and implemented core features including laundry scheduling, a push-notification alarm required for funding, and user-engagement tracking. Android development is planned for a later phase.

Project Outcome

They delivered a first version and are iterating with ongoing improvements.
Beta testing launched in initial buildings with about 10 positive users.
Releases have been high-quality with extensive internal testing and no reported crashes.
The vendor is highly engaged, can scale the team on demand, and involves senior leadership (COO).
The engagement has been cost-effective compared with Stockholm rates (client notes paying roughly half).

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

iOS
Android

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“nomtek impresses with their high level of engagement and their easygoing style. When additional resources are required, they easily scale up to get the work done. And, when they see opportunities for process improvement, they aren’t shy about suggesting them.”
Christian Mannheimer
Co-Founder
Date: 01/08/2018