endorsedOngoing

iOS Messaging Upgrade for Educational Technology App

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development

Industry

Education

Duration

131 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 September 2015

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

72/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

An educational-technology company engaged STRV to augment its mobile engineering capacity and enhance the app's iOS messaging feature. STRV helped update the messaging data model, implement the UI, optimize performance, and add features such as reactions and scheduled messages using Swift and SwiftUI. Their engineering work helped the app reach top iOS App Store rankings, and the client praised STRV's responsiveness and project management.

Key Challenges

Increase mobile engineering capacity.

Project Deliverables

Update data model for messaging
Implement messaging UI
Improve performance and optimize messaging
Add features like reactions and scheduled messages
Contribute to overall codebase improvements

Project Solution

STRV augmented the client's mobile engineering resources and worked in sprint cycles to integrate with the client's processes. For the recent engagement they upgraded the iOS messaging system by updating the data model, implementing the UI, ensuring performance, and adding features such as reactions and scheduled messages. The team contributed to codebase improvements and used Swift, SwiftUI, and Core Data.

Project Outcome

App ranked in the top 10 most downloaded apps in August and September.
App placed in the top 20 paid subscriptions on the iOS App Store.
Client reported strong project management, responsiveness, and high-quality engineering.

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

Swift
iOS

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

3.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“STRV's team development work has been instrumental in helping the client take their app to the top spots on the iOS App Store. They meet deadlines and budgets through a responsive process to ensure a good project management experience. The team also praises the expertise of the development team.”
Anonymous
Engineer
Date: 10/07/2022