Somnio Software

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Rewired.one

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Blockchain Professional Services Firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Somnio Software to accomplish?

• Mobile Application
• Flutter
• Excellent usability

SOLUTION

How did you find Somnio Software?

Online Search

Why did you select Somnio Software over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Somnio Software were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

A voting and polling system.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Somnio Software truly impressed us with their exceptional knowledge and proficiency in Flutter. They demonstrated a deep understanding of the framework's capabilities, employing best practices to establish a highly scalable architecture for the app. Their commitment to staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in Flutter and their ability to implement these innovations into our project contributed significantly to its success.

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

To facilitate efficient project management, we adopted a well-structured approach by implementing sprints, allowing us to deliver regular app builds to our client. This iterative process provided ample opportunities for valuable client feedback, enabling us to make necessary improvements and ensure that the end product aligned with their expectations. Overall, this project management methodology proved highly effective, ensuring smooth coordination and successful project outcomes.

What was your primary form of communication with Somnio Software?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The successful completion of this project has had a profound impact on our business. By delivering the app to our client on time and meeting their expectations, we solidified our reputation for excellence in Blockchain-based solutions. This achievement has not only enhanced our credibility in the market but has also generated positive word-of-mouth, leading to increased client satisfaction and subsequently attracting more clients and opportunities for our agency.

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

We are very pleased with the project and can’t think of any at the moment.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Martime Payment Solutions (ShipMoney)

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

ShipMoney is an industry-leading provider of digital payment solutions for maritime companies throughout the world facilitating crew wages, cash-to-master payments, allotments, international corporate remittances, network payments, money transfers, payroll advances, onboard expenses, and all other forms of shoreside and onboard payments.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Somnio Software to accomplish?

• Create native Shipmoney mobile application
• One code base and can be deployed in Andriod , iOS and Web browser

SOLUTION

How did you find Somnio Software?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Somnio Software over others?

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

How many teammates from Somnio Software were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Create a Flutter /Dart base Application with a single code base that can be deployed in Android, iOS and Web browsers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our goals for this project were to improve the overall user experience, make the platform more intuitive for our customers, and maintain the performance and security of our existing apps.

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

During the project, Somnio developed our entire customer platform, integrating payment services from all our partners, as well as mobile top-ups, money transfers, and more.

What was your primary form of communication with Somnio Software?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

What we found most impressive about Somnio was their ability to simplify the decision-making process and solve problems creatively with great critical thinking. They took ownership of the project, which allowed us to focus on the more important decisions, while they solved daily challenges.

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

We did not identify any areas for improvement with Somnio Software during our collaboration. They delivered high-quality work, and were always proactive in finding solutions to any issues that arose.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Crafted Pour

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

B2C and B2B platform for hosting craft cocktail recipes and spirits information.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Somnio Software to accomplish?

• Create user friendly mobile application
• Maintain platform scalability and stability
• Maintain backward compatibility with our preexisting web application
• Create a web plugin for display app content on 3rd party websites

SOLUTION

How did you find Somnio Software?

Referral

Why did you select Somnio Software over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Willing to do maintenance after the core project

How many teammates from Somnio Software were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The project involved the creation of a mobile app based on a website of a social network where users could create profiles, share their recipes, interact with others, and view profiles of bartenders, brands, and bars. Somnio performed UX design, app development, Firebase architecture, and QA. 

The app also allowed users to save their favorite recipes, making it more than just a recipe book. It was a platform that facilitated the sharing of knowledge and ideas among professionals. It also involved creating a complementary B2B website plugin for business clients to integrate the same content into their websites.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Over 2,000 recipes have been submitted through the app, and over 600 users have signed up to date. We now have 3 paying clients using the B2B plugin. This is a testament to the skill and dedication of their team in developing a robust and comprehensive app. 

We were also impressed with the successful interoperability connection that Somnio Software established between Flutter and other technologies. This allowed us to seamlessly integrate our app with other tools and platforms that we use, further enhancing the value that we were able to provide to our users.

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

There was a close follow-up from the beginning of the project, with weekly meetings and a weekly status report. During these meetings, we reviewed the progress of the project, made changes to the scope, and kept us informed of the next steps to take. This regular communication and collaboration allowed us to ensure that the project was meeting our needs and expectations, and any issues were addressed promptly.

What was your primary form of communication with Somnio Software?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

What we found most impressive about Somnio Software was their ability to deliver a high-quality Flutter app that met our requirements perfectly. Their team showed exceptional technical expertise, with a deep understanding of the Flutter framework, as well as an understanding of our industry and specific needs. They were able to create an app that not only looked great but also performed exceptionally well, with smooth animations, fast loading times, and intuitive user interactions.

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

Our experience with Somnio Software was very positive. I would recommend anyone using outsourced development make sure to dedicate adequate time to developing and reviewing specifications and releases and give constant feedback. If so, you can expect great results.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the co-founder of Geektastic. We provide take-home code challenges as a service to scaling tech teams. We provide the platform, the technical assessments and a team of experts who carry out the reviews on candidates' submissions.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Somnio Software, and what were your goals?

We needed a technical assessment created in Flutter. This is a new area for us so we needed to work with a team of experts who understood the space. We were also up against the clock and needed something delivered quickly.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I met with their CEO Mauricio when he was visiting London and we stayed in touch until we needed to expand our offering to cover Dart/Flutter.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We had the basic challenge but this needed to be migrated to test Flutter skills so various elements of the challenge had to be rewritten.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with Alvaro - who then liaised with the team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

They were a pleasure to work with. They quickly understood what we needed and delivered promptly.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We were given constant updates and they delivered exactly what we scoped and within the agreed timeframe. We couldn't have asked for more.

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

They are laser focussed on Flutter. They were a pleasure to work with.

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

Nothing to add here.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the COO of a community learning platform company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Somnio Software, and what were your goals?

Our team was stuck on some really complicated technical authentication issues that stemmed from moving between the mobile app and the web app. We needed help with that specific problem but also refactoring sections of the entire platform.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

They were easy to work with and came up with a model we could afford. It was obvious they had deep understanding of flutter and experience on all kinds of solutions.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

First step was onboarding and some work on key refactoring, then moved quickly into helping solve the authentication issues. We successfully deployed on android, iOS and the web our fixes.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2 key team members worked with us. A developer and QA tester.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

100% resolved authentication issue which was blocking users from using the app. That reduced 85% of the support calls we were seeing on the platform.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Collaborative and listening to key feedback and what as most important.

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

Their skills and professionalism in development was amazing. You had a sense that they knew how to solve complicated problems and wanted to work with the team in an agile way.

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

Nothing I can think of.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Engineer Manager of the Mental Health application and our healthcare company that focuses on creating simple, personalized, and accessible mental health support by combining evidence, cutting-edge tech, and user-centred design.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Somnio Software, and what were your goals?

We needed a team of Flutter experts capable of developing a web application with this technology that should be based on our existing mobile application, which was also developed with Flutter. We hired Somnio Software for their staff augmentation service to work on one of our main products: Foundations, which is focused on mental health. They provided multiple engineers and a project manager to fulfil our requirements. Our main goal was to create a web version of one of our products, which already existed as a mobile application. After developing this web application and reaching one hundred per cent feature parity, the next step was to make the required refactors and changes to have a single modularized codebase that could be shared between mobile and web applications.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We had our mobile application developed with Flutter, so we knew that we required a company with the experience and skills in both Flutter and Dart, and, more importantly, in developing web applications with the technologies mentioned above. When we met with Somnio, we saw they had the expertise we were looking for.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Foundations is a mobile application available for iOS and Android; it is an evidence-based, science-backed application focused on improving the user’s mental health by providing them with multiple activities composed of different multimedia elements. Apart from that, the app also provides users with information about mental health and has an interactive feature where they can earn badges by completing activities. Somnio’s team started to work almost immediately and managed to meet both our expectations and the deadlines in every single stage. They were also dedicated and eager to improve and learn from our guidelines. While working on the web app, they implemented Flutter best practices and some architecture improvements compared to the existing mobile product. In addition, they worked closely with our cybersecurity team to meet our security requirements and with our backend team to integrate the web application with a completely new backend. Last but not least, they implemented unit and widget testing to the web application to increase the team performance and the code quality.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

The team was composed of multiple developers and a project manager from Somnio Software, who worked on the initial features of Foundations web, such as the authentication process and the addition of the main content. After finishing this stage, the team changed and was composed of 4 developers that took care of reaching the 100% mentioned above feature parity and then focused on adding improvements to the existing project and finished the single code base project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Foundations is one of our main products; therefore, offering a web version allowed us to reach more clients and grow our user base. And since our vision is “mental health, for all”, the web application allowed us to improve the user’s accessibility to the product.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The project was divided into three stages, in which Somnio Software managed the project exemplary. They could always fulfil our close deadlines and communicate with our team, regardless of the time zone difference.

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

Somnio Software had an incredible knowledge of Flutter, which was impressive. They defined a highly scalable architecture and were up-to-date with Flutter’s best practices. Moreover, they worked on every new feature with excitement, always taking into account border cases, going one step further, and aiming to have the highest code quality.

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

It's hard for me to think of anything at this point. Their work has been excellent, and we look forward to continuing our partnership.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the COO of ICUC, a medical research group focused on medical education. Through our platform, orthopedic surgeons and residents can access surgical cases, review treatments from the world's leading surgeons, and learn from them. Managing ICUC team operations, dealing with day-to-day issues to ensure processes run smoothly is my responsibility.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Somnio Software, and what were your goals?

ICUC already had an iPad-specific application, so we hired Somnio Software to migrate this application to the web, including desktop, iOS, and Android platforms. The aim of the migration was to make ICUC platform available in any device while adding new features.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We became aware of Somnio Software through a recommendation. After a few meetings with Somnio Software team, becoming familiar with their work methodologies, processes, and experience and their presentation of the project proposal, we decided to hire them.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Somnio Software developed ICUC web application for multi platforms from the previous iPad-specific application. This job required a review and deep understanding of the code done for the previous application as well as our needs as clients. They successfully developed and thoroughly tested the application.

They also did a good management of the project. Our goals consisted of two parts: first, we wanted to renovate our platform towards something newer, more accessible, with better usability and user experience, that was easy to navigate. In addition, our main objective was to be able to present a demo of the application at one of the world’s most significant traumatology events, for which we had a tight deadline.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

The team was composed of three software engineers, one project manager and a QA tester.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

As a result of the project, a user friendly, fast and functional web application was created that works well both on desktop and mobile devices. With ICUC web app, the user can easily navigate through the complete series of surgical cases as well as easily search for specific cases they are interested in.

Now we have a unified platform with a very large database of surgical cases, including navigation of 3D models. This project was done in a very tight schedule as we had to run a demo of ICUC web app in the world’s most significant orthopedic course, just after three months of the kick-start.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The project management was very effective. We had weekly meetings where Somnio Software team showed us their progress, we grounded our expectations, exchanged ideas and suggestions with the aim of delivering the bes version of the app. They quickly understood our goal and made very good use of the code that was already available.

The project was very challenging due to the short deadlines, but they managed it very well, effectively prioritizing what was most important to get done for the demo. Somnio Software also performed usability tests with real users (orthopedic surgeons and residents), from which they gathered many insights. On the basis of these results, they implemented several improvements.

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

Being a recently born company, Somnio Software greatly contributed to our platform beyond the product they developed by advising us on how to implement certain features. They managed to meet the tight deadlines of our project while delivering a fast, responsive, and intuitive application for a complex data base with nice features.

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

There is always something to improve, but I see nothing meaningful to mention. They were very open to suggestions and quickly adapted to our expectations.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the Founder of SquadProfile, a mobile application for real-time Lacrosse Stats and Analytics. The objective of SquadProfile is to allow users to record and view their team's lacrosse stats live and keep track of records each season.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Somnio Software, and what were your goals?

We partnered with Somnio for the software development of the SquadProfile mobile application. Our goal with this project was to provide real-time game stats, facilitate the filing of these numbers, and store unlimited team histories for record keeping, career statistics, and analytics. We aimed to create a top-notch mobile application designed to eliminate the need to create and maintain multiple spreadsheets.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Somnio was recommended to us for their impressive work and expertise in Flutter technology. We were looking for Flutter experts to improve the architecture and ensure the scalability of the project.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Somnio helps us develop a solid and scalable Flutter mobile application that works on iOS and Android. We already had the first version of the app that had things to improve, and they immensely helped us define the architecture of the app and improve its functionality and value. They not only delivered a high-quality app, but also made suggestions regarding UI design and services to use and integrate. We have ongoing cycles that we work through.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Somnio’s Flutter Mobile App Developer worked in-sync with a back-end developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Somnio’s work and expertise enabled the creation of a high-quality app version taking us closer to go live and reach end users. Application performance and functionality have increased dramatically and is ready to continue scaling together with our business’ growth and needs.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The project management was managed by us but they were accommodating and used our tools and workflow.

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

Their expertise in Flutter is very impressive. Without question, though, is the experience and knowledge in software development combined with their direct and transparent communication that we found most impressive. I love having a team that can code and communicate. They were sincere when transmitting the areas of improvement, technical suggestions, and business analysis. Furthermore, they were very clear and strategic when proposing the improvement and what had to be done to achieve a functional and high-performant application. In addition, we highly valued their recommendations, especially the UI designs and services to integrate to improve functionality and user retention.

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

We are very happy with their work and results.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the Co-Founder of a consumer healthtech company building an app for people living with chronic illness.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Somnio Software, and what were your goals?

We hired Somnio to assist with building our MVP designed to help people with Long Covid and Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Somnio provided a full service team including a project manager.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We had decided that Flutter was the best fit for our needs, in terms of cross-platform app development. After speaking with different agencies and receiving proposals and information from several agencies, Somnio turned out to be the most solid in terms of Flutter expertise. They also seemed to understand the project and our goals, and shared a comprehensive and transparent proposal that allowed us to make an informed decision.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Somnio helped us to build an MVP including an onboarding flow and core functionality including an integration with a third party SDK. Somnio helped us iterate initially using Firebase, then helped us migrate to a SQL backend based on GraphQL. During this process we had several sessions with the team to have a deep analysis into our requirements, and discussions about the appropriate technical architecture to cater to our specific needs.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Somnio provided a full service development team including three engineers and a project manager. Some members of the team were full time, while others were working on other projects.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Somnio Software brought our app to life. We were able to release a first version of the app that was released to 100 users, which started adding value to the project immediately. We were able to gather meaningful feedback on the functionality, the design and user experience. Somnio delivered value to our project. The codebase is structured well, and the code quality is generally excellent. In a short period of time, they managed to deliver results very quickly, and we are very grateful for their work.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had a lot of collaboration and fluent communication with Somnio’s team, so whenever we needed advice or an additional hand, we got a quick response. We worked based on Scrum and had flexibility to adapt the methodology depending on our needs, so that we didn’t have a rigid structure of meetings and planning but a framework to support our goals.

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

We are extremely pleased with the partnership, Somnio was able to adapt to our needs quickly showing great flexibility. Our closeness to the development team enabled us to enhance the impact we set our minds to. We were also impressed by the expertise and technical level regarding Flutter.

When the project got challenging, they defined precise action plans, and they were always willing to help and solve our problems, with their excellent customer advocacy. We appreciate their commitment and enthusiasm toward our idea and project.

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

We sensed a little hesitancy about moving towards a dedicated backend from Firebase. However, once this decision was made to implement a backend with GraphQL, Somnio were able to provide the relevant expertise quickly and provide a lot of value.