endorsedOngoing

Web & Mobile App Development for Social Media Platform

Services Covered:

Website Development • Mobile Application Development • UI/UX Design • Software QA and Testing • Cloud Consulting and Services • DevOps

Industry

Media

Duration

47 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 September 2022

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Austin, United States of America

Project Summary

Rootstrap provides web and mobile app development for a social media platform, building a website in React and a mobile app in React Native while also performing DevOps, testing, and QA. The client is an executive at a mobile-first platform for independent video journalists. The client praised the team's technical skills, reliable delivery, communication via Slack/Jira/Confluence/Figma, and Rootstrap's flexibility and partnership approach.

Key Challenges

Build web and mobile applications for a social media platform.
Evaluate existing designs and recommend technology and design approaches to proceed.

Project Deliverables

Website built with React
Mobile app built with React Native
Automated CI/CD pipelines
Automated cloud infrastructure
Design recommendations and design work
Technology recommendations
App store optimization plans

Project Solution

Rootstrap evaluated the client's existing app designs and high-fidelity wireframes, provided design and technology recommendations, and kicked off sprints to implement the product. They built the website from scratch using React and the mobile app using React Native, performed QA and testing, and implemented DevOps work—building and automating CI/CD pipelines and automating the cloud infrastructure. They also provided design work and will support app store optimization once the product launches.

Project Outcome

The quality of Rootstrap's work is good and the team's technical skills met expectations.
They met project deadlines.
The client uses Slack, Jira, Confluence, and Figma for communication with the team.
Rootstrap's flexibility and partnership approach distinguished them from competitors.
The project exceeded the client's original budget due to additional design changes (not attributed to Rootstrap).

Platforms

Web
Mobile

Tech Stack

React.js
React Native

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The client is happy with Rootstrap’s quality of work, and the team’s technical skills meet requirements. Rootstrap meets deadlines and communicates well through Slack, Jira, Confluence, and Figma. Their flexibility and eagerness to meet clients' needs distinguish them from the competition.”
Anonymous
Executive
Date: 05/30/2023