endorsedOngoing

Children's Reading iPad App Development

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development

Industry

Education

Duration

147 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 May 2014

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

81/100

Strong

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Client

BookWhiz Media, Inc.

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

Railwaymen developed a kid-focused iPad iOS app to encourage reading among kindergarten through fifth-grade children, integrating an Amazon API to let kids scan books into a virtual library. They partnered from strategy through development and launched both a consumer and a teacher version in the App Store. Parents, kids, and teachers provided positive feedback and the app received favorable press coverage. Communication was responsive and the vendor managed QA and App Store submission using iOS tools and TestFlight.

Key Challenges

Create a fun, easy-to-use iPad app to encourage reading among kindergarten through fifth-grade children.

Project Deliverables

iPad iOS app
Teacher version of the app
Amazon API integration
App Store submission and launch
Virtual library and book scanning feature
Reading timer and progress tracking
Parent rewards system

Project Solution

Railwaymen led end-to-end development and strategy for an iPad iOS reading app, working from initial vision through design, development, QA, and App Store submission. They implemented Amazon API integration for book scanning and a virtual library, built reading timers and progress tracking, and created a separate teacher version. They coordinated QA via TestFlight and maintained ongoing direct communication with the client during development and launch.

Project Outcome

Positive feedback from parents, kids, and teachers.
Received favorable press coverage (GeekWire review).
App launched in the App Store and achieved classroom adoption via a teacher version.
Stable feature set enabling book scanning, virtual libraries, timers, progress tracking, and parent reward functionality.

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

iOS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Kids, parents, and teachers enjoy the app. A true partner every step of the way, Railwaymen developed strategy all the way through to launching the apps at the end. With responsive communication and cost-effective service, their belief in the end product resulted in a successful project.”
Andra Davidson
Founder and CEO
Date: 08/08/2017