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iOS Development for Group Messaging App

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • API Development • Custom Software Development
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Industry
Industry

Social Networking

Duration
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21 months

Budget
Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date
Start Date

1 January 2015

Team Size
Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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76/100
Good

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Client

Biton LLC

mapNew York City, United States of America

Project Summary

A startup partnered with the vendor to build and refine an iOS group-messaging app centered on a 'baton' algorithm that enables shared, time-bound media storytelling. The vendor provided product-design input, frontend and backend development, server guidance, project management via Trello, and launched iterative versions for testing.

Key Challenges

  • Create a new group-chat model that preserves and sequences shared media into a live 'group story'
  • Design and implement an algorithm to manage possession and timed sharing of media
  • Build frontend and backend systems and guide server deployment while educating founders on the process

Project Deliverables

  • iOS mobile application (group messaging app)
  • Backend services and server setup
  • User-flow and user-interface design
  • Algorithm implementation for 'baton' group story feature
  • Project management setup (Trello) and iterative releases

Project Solution

The vendor collaborated closely with the founders to refine the product vision and implement the 'baton' algorithm as an iOS app. Work included user-flow and UI design, frontend and backend development, server guidance, and project-management support (Trello). The vendor delivered iterative releases, provided product feedback, and supported testing and subsequent simplification of the algorithm.

Project Outcome

  • Successful iOS launches and iterative improvements after testing
  • Website traffic growth to about 150 unique visitors per day during testing
  • Strong project-management communication and responsiveness from vendor

Platforms

  • MobileMobile

Tech Stack

  • iOSiOS

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Sunflower has been very responsive and accessible. The client runs high-level QA of the app himself for things like typographical errors, but by and large is happy with the services provided, including help outside the scope with relation to product vision.”

Anonymous

Co-founder

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

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