EndorsedendorsedOngoing

Mobile App and API Development for Football Club

Services Covered:

Mobile Application DevelopmentAPI DevelopmentCloud Infrastructure ManagementDevOps
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Industry
Industry

Sports & Entertainment

Duration
Duration

16 months

Budget
Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date
Start Date

1 December 2020

Team Size
Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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69/100
Good

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Client

Bella Football

mapMiddletown, United States of America

Project Summary

Povio is building a mobile application for a football club, designing the API and managing infrastructure using a modern stack. The engagement is staffed by a senior full-stack engineer working part-time who produces high-velocity, high-quality results. Communication and troubleshooting are strong, using Discord, Notion, and GitHub for collaboration.

Key Challenges

  • Hire senior full-stack engineering talent for mobile development
  • Design an API using a modern stack and make architectural decisions
  • Set up and manage infrastructure and third-party integrations and iterate to MVP and app store deployment

Project Deliverables

  • Mobile application (React Native)
  • Web frontend (Next.js)
  • Backend API (GraphQL/Apollo, NestJS)
  • Database (PostgreSQL with PostGIS)
  • Deployment pipeline on Google Cloud Platform (App Engine) with CI/CD

Project Solution

Povio provided senior full-stack engineering to design the API and architecture, build the mobile app (React Native) and web frontend (Next.js), and implement the backend (GraphQL/Apollo with Prisma and PostgreSQL). They set up deployment and CI/CD on Google Cloud Platform (App Engine) using GitHub Actions, Fastlane, and CircleCI and integrated third-party services including Firebase auth, Twilio, OneSignal and Sentry. The engagement is ongoing toward an MVP and app store deployment.

Project Outcome

  • Engineer's velocity equivalent to 40 hours per week despite working 20 hours per week.
  • High quality deliverables with excellent communication and troubleshooting.
  • Efficient remote collaboration using Discord, Notion, and GitHub.

Platforms

  • MobileMobile
  • WebWeb
  • CloudCloud

Tech Stack

  • React NativeReact Native
  • Next.jsNext.js
  • GraphQLGraphQL
  • ApolloApollo
  • PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
  • FastlaneFastlane
  • TypeScriptTypeScript
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • GitHub ActionsGitHub Actions
  • FirebaseFirebase
  • TwilioTwilio
  • SentrySentry

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

The Povio team works quickly but with high quality. Their communication and troubleshooting skills are excellent and professional. The team makes use of various channels for an efficient communication flow. Overall, the partnership brings impressive results.

Anonymous

Founder & President

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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