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Code Refactoring & Development for Music Festival App

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development

Industry

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Duration

1 month

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 February 2018

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Mumbai, India

Project Summary

Wow Labz refactored and modernized the messaging/chat functionality of a social commerce app for music festival attendees, improving code stability and the messaging UX. The vendor rewrote undocumented and poorly structured code, added multimedia sharing (images, audio, video), and delivered updates for Android and iOS. After the release, messaging usage increased and users left positive reviews.

Key Challenges

Undocumented and poorly structured codebase that had accumulated over two years of development
Need to build a reliable chat feature that supports multimedia content sharing
Requirement to improve code stability and maintainability

Project Deliverables

Assessment of the existing codebase
Refactored chat feature codebase
Updated messaging platform enabling real-time multimedia sharing (images, audio, video)
Updated Android and iOS app builds

Project Solution

Wow Labz assessed the existing codebase, rewrote essential sections of the chat feature, and updated the messaging platform to support greater customization and real-time sharing of images, audio clips, and videos. They delivered updated Android and iOS app builds and staffed the engagement with a project manager and a developer.

Project Outcome

25% increase in the number of chat messages exchanged on the app
Positive user feedback including multiple five-star App Store reviews
Codebase became more stable and organized
Improved team communication with daily progress updates and biweekly feature releases

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

Android
iOS

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Use of the messaging feature grew significantly with the improvements made by Wow Labz. Their team was proactive and transparent, regularly offering meaningful insights and detailed progress summaries. Due to their professional approach and programming expertise, development was rapid and seamless.”
Anonymous
CEO & Co-Founder
Date: 03/28/2019