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Native Android & iOS Social Networking App Development

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • Cloud Consulting and Services

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

12 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 December 2017

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

United Kingdom

Project Summary

Yudiz Solutions was contracted to design, build, and deploy native Android and iOS mobile apps and to host the backend on AWS. The app initially acquired many users within three months of launch but subsequently suffered a critical security breach because the database was not properly deployed to an AWS RDS instance and ports were left open. The breach led to loss of users and the app being closed; the client reported significant communication and project-management failures.

Key Challenges

Needed a fixed-price delivery of native Android and iOS applications.
Improper AWS deployment practices left the database unsecured and without proper backups, enabling a breach.
Lack of an assigned project manager and poor communication led to delays, quality issues, and coordination problems.

Project Deliverables

Native Android application
Native iOS application
App store deployments for Android and iOS
Backend deployment to AWS (hosting)

Project Solution

The vendor’s India-based development team designed, built, and deployed the client's native Android and iOS applications. They deployed the mobile apps to their respective app stores and deployed backend components to the AWS platform where the client's website was hosted. The engagement was a fixed-price contract and the client primarily worked with one or a couple of offshore developers.

Project Outcome

Acquired a significant number of users within three months of launch.
Suffered a critical database intrusion due to improper AWS deployment and open ports, resulting in loss of users and data.
Application was closed on app stores and the business effectively failed, with the client reporting approximately £35,000 spent across the project and remediation.
External audits reported buggy code and inadequate backups.

Platforms

Mobile
Cloud

Tech Stack

Android
iOS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

2.25

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The application quickly attracted users following launch. However, it was breached because the database had not been correctly deployed and secured, resulting in the loss of the user base and the failure of the business. In addition, an external review of the code quality found significant bugs.”
Anonymous
Founder
Date: 05/14/2019