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Location-Based Salary Mobile Apps (iOS & Android)

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • Software QA and Testing

Industry

Software Development

Duration

7 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 November 2015

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Los Angeles, United States of America

Project Summary

smartSense took over an existing mobile project and designed and developed iOS and Android apps for a crowdsourced salary lookup platform. They delivered client-side development and QA work, inheriting code and integrating with an existing backend and design. The client praised the team's communication and project management, noting acceptable quality for the price and effective use of tools such as JIRA and Bitbucket.

Key Challenges

Build iOS and Android mobile apps for a crowdsourced salary lookup platform.
Integrate with existing backend and provided designs while inheriting code from a previous vendor.
Replace an ineffective prior vendor and accelerate development.

Project Deliverables

iOS mobile app (Objective-C)
Android mobile app (Java)
QA and testing
Map-based salary lookup client-side features

Project Solution

smartSense was brought in to take over an existing iOS and Android project. They performed client-side development for both platforms (Objective-C for iOS and Java for Android) and provided QA resources. Design and most backend work were supplied by the client; smartSense focused on implementing the map-based, salary-lookup app and delivering tested builds.

Project Outcome

Acceptable quality of work given the price, delivering solid "bang for the buck".
Majority of the application work was completed by smartSense and attributed to them by users.
Effective project management and communication, with use of JIRA and Bitbucket for tracking.

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

Objective-C
Java

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“smartSense provided high-quality work for the price of the project. Their team included strong communicators with a good sense of project management, and they did well at integrating into an American company culture. They made good use of project management tools to stay on track.”
Anonymous
Co-Founder
Date: 06/14/2017