Ackee

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Vice-Chairman of Festival Povaleč z.s.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Festival Povaleč is a 3-day multi-genre open-air festival held in Valeč, a pictureque village in the Karlovarký kraj region of the Czech republic. The festival is the biggest music festival of the region, with many stages and beautiful programme in the garden of Valeč castle and surrouding fields.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ackee to accomplish?

• Creation of an interactive mobile application for festival-goers, providing live programme updates, set times and schedules, an interactive map, and the ability to build a personalised schedule with pre-show notifications.
• UX/UI design
• API development

SOLUTION

How did you find Ackee?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select Ackee over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Ackee adapted the app4event mobile app environment for the Povaleč multi-genre festival. The work included connecting the app with the festival's website data, enabling real-time display of the programme timeline and performer information. The solution was tailored to reflect the visual identity of the festival.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The app received an enthusiastic reception among festival-goers, with attendees frequently citing it as one of the festival's highlights in post-event feedback — and the most requested feature to return the following year. The app also briefly trended on the App Store, boosting wider awareness of the festival.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The team consistently met deadlines despite requirements often being finalised late on our end. They successfully delivered on numerous last-minute requests during the final week of preparations, maintaining clear and frequent communication throughout.

What was your primary form of communication with Ackee?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Friendly communication and completion of our special requests as if they were no problem.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ackee could have done differently?

We might welcome some easier user interface for setting festival highlights. Our pr team was a little confused at first (but it is not a big issue)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Marketing Associate of Travel FREE

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We operate a network of bordershops on the German and Austrian borders as part of the largest bordershop group in Europe.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ackee to accomplish?

• Transform our outdated mobile app into a modern loyalty platform that improves user engagement and experience
• Streamline the registration process and integrate a digital loyalty card system
• Implement a scalable cross-platform solution for both iOS and Android

SOLUTION

How did you find Ackee?

Online Search

Why did you select Ackee over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from Ackee were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Ackee provided end-to-end mobile app development, including discovery workshops, user journey mapping, and interface prototyping. After approval of the UX and UI design, they developed a multi-platform mobile app for iOS and Android using a shared data layer. Key features delivered include user account management, a digital loyalty card, promotional notifications, store locator map. Regular sprint reviews ensured that features were adjusted based on our feedback, resulting in a final product that aligns with our business goals and enhances the customer experience.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The new app exceeded our expectations both in design quality and functionality. Customers appreciate the modern look, faster performance, and improved loyalty features. The launch of the app, paired with targeted in-store promotions and online campaigns, boosted app downloads and signups for the loyalty program. The clear and intuitive interface received praise from customers and encouraged repeat visits

The launch of the app, paired with targeted in-store promotions and online campaigns, boosted app downloads and signups for the loyalty program.

The clear and intuitive interface received praise from customers and encouraged repeat visits.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Their project management was highly structured and transparent, with all deliverables provided on time; the team was proactive, responsive to our needs, and consistently adapted the workflow based on our feedback.

What was your primary form of communication with Ackee?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We were most impressed by their team of true professionals whose deep expertise, energy, and creativity consistently brought new ideas to the table and helped move our business forward.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ackee could have done differently?

Overall, the collaboration was excellent; if anything, there were only a few moments where more proactive communication on upcoming milestones could have helped us plan internally even better. However, these were minor points in an otherwise smooth and highly professional cooperation.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Marketing director of Colour Production, s.r.o.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Colours of Ostrava is a multi-genre music festival that has been filling Ostrava with all shades of culture since 2002.

The event is unique not only in its program, but also in its location. Since 2012, its refuge has been the national cultural monument - the industrial complex of the Vítkovice Ironworks. Industrial character together with art create a surprising symbiosis.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ackee to accomplish?

• Reducing the licensing and maintenance fees associated with our previous provider
• Implementing our own SSO solution to ensure a seamless login experience across our entire digital ecosystem
• Gaining the ability to tailor the app’s UI/UX to better reflect the unique atmosphere of Colours of Ostrava
• Streamlining communication with the development team to ensure faster turnarounds for updates and feature requests
• Deliver modern mobile app for music festival Colours of Ostrava

SOLUTION

How did you find Ackee?

Referral

Why did you select Ackee over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Ackee were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Ackee adapted their mobile app environment to our needs. It was important to connect data from the website to the app, as the app draws information about performers and the program timeline directly from the website. It was also crucial for us to develop a clear display of the festival map, where data is also partially pulled from the website interface.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We successfully implemented many custom features that were previously impossible or too expensive under the old provider

We had a great feedback/rating from users on the App Store and Play Store

We achieved a reduction in annual app maintenance and licensing costs compared to our previous solution and we have also significantly improved the entire app interface. It is now clearer.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Towards the end of the project, we communicated very intensively, also via text messages. We appreciate the commitment of the team, who in the last weeks before the festival started did everything they could to make the app work. And they were also available during the festival to make any necessary corrections.

What was your primary form of communication with Ackee?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We appreciate their informal, relaxed communication and the effort to always find the best solution.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ackee could have done differently?

During the quieter period, the team's commitment was slightly dampened. But we communicated the situation and Ackee resolved it.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Digital Experience of J&T Banka

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

J&T Banka is a private and investment bank serving the most demanding clients in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, specializing in managing high-value capital and advanced investment solutions. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ackee to accomplish?

• Develop a secure and modern mobile banking application for high-net-worth clients.
• Integrate daily banking functionalities with investment portfolio management.
• Ensure the application meets the highest international and local security standards.
• We needed a partner to create a modern mobile banking application that could seamlessly integrate daily banking with advanced investment management.

SOLUTION

How did you find Ackee?

Previous experience working with Ackee

Why did you select Ackee over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Ackee were assigned to this project?

11-20

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

They developed and launched a secure digital banking mobile app. The project began with discovery workshops to align on business goals and security requirements. Using agile sprints, they delivered UX input, development, and testing with regular client feedback. Strict compliance with regulatory requirements and international standards, OWASP guidelines, and penetration testing ensured maximum data protection. The result is a user-friendly solution that supports both daily banking and advanced investment management for J&T Banka’s demanding clients. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project was successfully delivered, marking a key milestone for our digital strategy. Adoption among clients exceeded expectations, with above-average ratings in user feedback compared to standard banking apps. Clients especially valued the ease of use, speed of transactions, and the ability to manage both banking and investments in one place. 

From a security perspective, the app passed all penetration and compliance tests, giving our board and regulators full confidence in the platform. The positive reception from our most demanding clients 

confirmed that the solution not only met but exceeded our initial goals. Based on this success, our collaboration with Ackee continues as we further enhance and expand the digital banking experience. 

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Most deliverables landed on time; when regulatory or security changes required extra work, they flagged it early, proposed options, and re-prioritized to protect the critical path—so all key milestones were met. Communication was excellent: quick responses on our messaging channel, structured status reports, and fast incorporation of feedback from our stakeholders. Overall, project management was proactive, disciplined, and genuinely responsive to our needs.

What was your primary form of communication with Ackee?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Security-first mindset: Security was built into every sprint (threat modeling, OWASP-aligned reviews, pen-test readiness), so issues were surfaced early and resolved fast.

Approach & agility: Outcome-driven and pragmatic—short discovery spikes, tight two-week sprints, rapid iterations, and clear re-prioritization when regulatory/security needs shifted. They used feature flags and staged rollouts for safe delivery, ran parallel workstreams to protect the critical path, and scaled QA/support around launch without slipping milestones.

Hands-on seniority & transparency: Senior engineers and leads were present, made crisp trade-offs, communicated options early, and kept a no-surprises cadence.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ackee could have done differently?

Tighten dependency & change-control. Keep a living map of third-party APIs, core-banking windows, and regulatory freeze periods; use impact analyses when upstreams change to reduce scramble work.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Project manager of Konsent

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

KONSENT is an independent initiative, an NGO, focusing on women’s rights, specifically gender-based violence towards women with a specific emphasis on the prevention of sexual violence, harassment and cyber violence.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ackee to accomplish?

• Our goal was to create an accessible tool that not only resonates with young people—drawing from their own experiences and perspectives—but also incorporates expert guidance from our organization. While the game can be played individually, it also serves as a valuable resource for educators, providing a strong foundation for discussions in relationship and sex education classes.

SOLUTION

How did you find Ackee?

Referral

Why did you select Ackee over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Ackee were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

They designed, developed, and launched a mobile application centered around relationship-building challenges. The project moved quickly from initial concept to production, with frequent reviews and refinements of app scenarios alongside a game designer. Once the core structure and user flows were defined, development progressed rapidly, ensuring a polished and engaging experience within a short timeframe.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Our mobile application was developed quickly thanks to a well-thought-out and simple technical solution that accelerated development while ensuring long-term sustainability. Although there were delays after the initial build, we successfully met the deadline set by Erasmus+ funding, delivering the project on time. The structured approach and frequent scenario reviews with a game designer helped refine the experience, ensuring a high-quality final product.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

yes

What was your primary form of communication with Ackee?

In-Person Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The collaboration with Ackee on developing the OMG mobile app for Konsent was great. Their team did an excellent job in designing, developing, and launching the app focused on relationship challenges. I appreciate their speed, flexibility, and professional approach. Regular meetings and scenario adjustments with the game designer led to the creation of a high-quality product that met both our expectations and the deadline set by the Erasmus+ grant. I highly recommend Ackee for mobile app development.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ackee could have done differently?

There is very little they could improve. My only suggestion for the inexperienced is to document as much as possible before brainstorming. Validating your project requirements will be much easier with thoughts already articulated.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Project Manager of Plzensky Prazdroj

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Bringing hapinness to all people thanks to brewing best beer in the world! 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ackee to accomplish?

• Create simple application for hop growers
• Easily visualize the results of complex research on hop growth and its irrigation

SOLUTION

How did you find Ackee?

Referral

Why did you select Ackee over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Ackee were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The goal of the collaboration was to create an application that visualizes a complex predictive AI model, that helps hop growers and shows them, how to manage water efficiently. It can advise where, when and what amount of water to irrigate, down to the level of a particular hop plant. In the application, hop growers enter the coordinates of their hop farm as well as the desired yield of hops at the end of the season, which should correspond to the long-term average. 

Based on detailed data from the previous two years of measurements, weather forecasts and watering data in the past period, they can see how much water needs to be used for the hops to thrive. The application is optimized to be accessible from desktop, tablet and mobile, providing the same user experience on all devices. 

In the background, the application communicates via the API interface with the predictive model. The predictive model runs in Microsoft's Azure cloud and is built on machine learning methods. Thanks to artificial intelligence, we are able to provide predictions even to those hop growers who do not have any sensors on their hop farm.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

First measurable outcome and success was launch of testing version after 2 months of development 

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Project management and timing was perfect and it exceeded our expectations

What was your primary form of communication with Ackee?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The whole team was very professional and understood our requirements perfectly.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ackee could have done differently?

Everything was great

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Meiro

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Meiro takes care of everything from data ingestion, cleaning, and management to personalized closed-loop marketing activation that drives ROI. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ackee to accomplish?

• Develop Mobile SDK for Android
• Develop Mobile SDK for iOS
• Write an implementation documentation
• Develop a sample applications that uses the SDK

SOLUTION

How did you find Ackee?

Referral

Why did you select Ackee over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Ackee were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Develop a mobile SDK that will be easy to implement for both major platforms. Main functionality is to send the events in a way similar to Google Analytics and being able to receive push messages.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Increased the amount of our clients using the Mobile measurement by 80%
• Enabled conversations with a clients asking for described functionality

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

• Ackee is very flexible
• They have a friendly and agile approach to changes
• They overdelivered in exceptional quality
• Given the expertise they were able to point out some weak points in our project brief

What was your primary form of communication with Ackee?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Ackee's speed, great communication, and clear experience in the area were impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ackee could have done differently?

They always did their part of the job, but pushing our own people little bit more towards the project success would help the both sides. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO & Product Owner of The CO2IN, a.s.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

CO2IN is a ISO certified voluntary carbon credit that guarantees emission avoidance, by removing emission allowances from the highly regulated EU ETS market.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ackee to accomplish?

• Take over the development of our mobile apps.
• Develop new functionalities for our mobile apps.
• Build our project a new website.

SOLUTION

How did you find Ackee?

Referral

Why did you select Ackee over others?

• High ratings
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Ackee were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Ackee was hired to develop the mobile app. The application was already developed by another company but unfortunately there was a problem and we decided to look for a new supplier. Ackee proved to be a good fit and last year we expanded our cooperation to include the development of a new website for the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We consider it a success that since the first project we have entrusted Ackee with the deployment of our website. The application has been successfully adopted and continues to evolve. We've added 3 major features since the beginning. We are also happy with the website. The collaboration has been very smooth.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

We are very satisfied with the project management of our project. They always respond proactively to our needs and adjust when needed to align with our expectations and requirements.

What was your primary form of communication with Ackee?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I believe for us it is the way they approached taking over the project after someone else started it. The evaluation went great and it was a seamless follow up.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ackee could have done differently?

There are always small ways to improve, but at present there are no specific areas I can point to.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Product Manager of ShipMonk

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

ShipMonk enables ecommerce companies to focus on building their brands and achieving next-level growth by providing revolutionary omnichannel fulfillment services and order, inventory, and shipping management software.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ackee to accomplish?

• Developing a native mobile app for ShipMonk warehouses that connects to our scanner
• We've been working together on couple of DevOps solutions

SOLUTION

How did you find Ackee?

• Online Search
• Referral
• Other

Why did you select Ackee over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Ackee were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The development was divided into 3 main phases, with our scope planned during the collaboration. In total, the development took about 4 months, every week we had a common status where we solved blockers and planned further work. Reporting was done on what all was accomplished along with an outlook for completion of that phase via Gantt chart.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Let's say that the best outcome is that the mobile app is working fine with all the SDKs implemented. The communication between the web application and the scanner is also secured.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Our workflow was handled very well, we can say we are happy to work with Ackee. Their communication was very smooth, and their team delivered all the work on time with no big mistakes along the way.

What was your primary form of communication with Ackee?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Communication was one the biggest values we have seen in the cooperation with Ackee.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ackee could have done differently?

There is always room for improvement but overall we consider this project as very well handled.