APPVALES

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the CEO of a video sharing platform. We share personalized videos from person to person.

What challenge were you trying to address with APPVALES?

We needed help with mobile app development.

What was the scope of their involvement?

APPVALES took care of the frontend for us. They used React Native to develop a mobile app that works on Android and iOS.

What is the team composition?

I worked with three people including the COO, CTO, and a mobile app developer.

How did you come to work with APPVALES?

I had several interviews with several companies, and APPVALES was the most honest and most solid.

How much have you invested in them?

So far, we’ve spent around $8,000, and when the project is complete, it will be over $10,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our collaboration started at the beginning of October 2020, and we’re still working together. The collaboration will probably end in a few weeks.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The quality of service has been very high. They delivered exactly what they promised, which is rare in this type of field, and I’m very happy with their service.

How did APPVALES perform from a project management standpoint?

We use Slack and meet once a week or more if required through Zoom. They have been perfect with project management and have fulfilled every deadline as promised. The team even goes a bit beyond that and sometimes delivers early as well. We use Jira to track things.

What did you find most impressive about them?

APPVALES has been honest from the beginning of the project and has delivered what they promised would be delivered. They told us when our expectations were not realistic. They are reliable and honest, which is very important to us.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, it has been a very good experience.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Go ahead and work with them. This is one of the few decisions I don’t regret when it comes to my business.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and CEO of a fitness and wellness lifestyle company in Dubai - UAE

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

The project scope was to develop a mobile App based on a designed concept. The challenge was to lay out the development framework and implement according to the defined timeline.

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

We searched online and used Upwork, shortlisted three teams, then conducted intro video calls to brief the concept. After assessing the proposals received, Appvales were selected based on the comprehensive scope, cost estimate and the interest of the project.

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

Prior the kick off of development, we agreed on the development frameworks for both frontend & backend. We had weekly review meetings to assess the project progress and using Slack for quick and urgent alignment.

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

A project manager and two developers were assigned for the project. Also two additional technical directors covered the audit and testing scope.

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

The App is still on beta version and the testing is ongoing. Good traction so far defined by the initial users. The APPVALES team iterated based on the collected and assessed inputs from feedback.

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

The communication with the team went very well using Slack and video calls for weekly updates. The team members were responsive and on top of every topic. Weekly status report included the completed tasks, pending tasks and next week plan.

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

What we found impressive is the quality of coordination between the team members and what was unique is their determination to overcome the obstacles we faced during the development.

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

No specific to be highlighted.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Recrout is an HR Tech company, we develop data-driven recruitment technology to help companies predict the best hires.

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

For a technical redesign of our IT infrastructure, we were looking for a frontend team that could help us create a whole new front end with a new UI and UX in a really complex project.

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

After having tried several frontend developers who could not get the job done we finally met the team from AppVales and right from the start we already knew that we found the team we were looking for. After a quick initial code test, they proved that they not only had the right programming skills but they also have the ability to think a few steps ahead and make sure that the appl is scalable for the future!

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

We started with a thorough briefing of the scope of the project, the existing code base, and the details of the new project. After that, we enrolled the AppVales team in our Jira management tool and assigned the tasks to them to complete. During this process, we had daily meetups and continuous code reviews and testing before they finally pushed their code to our Master. During this time they communicated clearly and frequently.

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

We had two people on the Appvales team

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

After a few intense months of hard work, we finally had a great working product ready to show and ship to customers!

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

From the start, we used Jira as our management tool to keep track of progress and assigning tasks to the individual developer. We communicated on a daily basis via Skype and at least a few times per week via online conference. They were always very quick to respond!

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

The talented guys at Appvales helped us to complete a very complex project. After having dealt with several frontend developers that couldn't get the job done we were really happy to meet them. They did an excellent job and gave us a very satisfying result. We hope to continue our partnership with Pinewatch for many years to come!

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

We did not experience any big issues during our cooperation

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of a new mobile fitness platform.

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

We needed someone to build our mobile fitness platform. We had the UI and UX already designed and needed a company to help us build and bring this vision to market.

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

We interviewed several different companies, actually hired one previously and it went terrible wrong. Appvales interview answered all our questions and put our minds at ease that we would not experience the same issues as we did with our previous company. And we were overly happy with our selection.

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

We had a few kick off meetings to explain the project and walk through the various parts and screens. Appvales' team were very responsive and understood what we were trying to build right away. Weekly sprint updates to detail what will be worked on and achieved in each sprint. Plus weekly deliverables of functioning APK and iOS builds. The platform is being built using React Native.

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

A Project Manager and Developer were assigned to the project, as well as the owner Max has been helping to achieve the goals of the project.

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

Within the first few weeks of development I had functioning builds of the platform for me to play around with. Overall quality is excellent and we are excited to see the final product.

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

A Slack channel was created where all communication is happening. As stated previously, we are operating in 1 week sprints where the tasks for the week are determined before the week starts, and end of week I am updated with the progress and new app builds. Appvales has hit all the sprint commitments on time.

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

They understood what I was trying to build with ease. They communicate well and always deliver!

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

Everything so far has gone excellent and looking forward on continuing this project together.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are E-commerce startup based in the Middle East. We are building a live auctioning app to help stores auction their products online.

For what projects/services did your company hire APPVALES?

We need more developers to help us build our MVP, and so we hired APPVALES. They joined our team as an integrated part and work side-by-side to build our app.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to build an MVP to see kickstart our startup as well as to see how the market react to it so we improve based on the needs of it.

How did you select APPVALES?

We found them on Upwork.com. We started talking with them and were impress by how great their experience and knowledge were.

Describe the project in detail.

We are building a React Native app and integrating it with our Firebase backend. The app itself uses most the typical E-commerce features but also uses all the social features that apps like instagram has.

What was the team composition?

We are currently have 5 developers in addition to the supervision help that AppVales that are providing in addition to the developers that they provided.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Within 3 months of work with AppVales, we were able to make solid progress on app. In fact, we are almost done with the MVP, and part of that is because of AppVales.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It worked flawlessly. Of course it took us a week or two to be in sync, but right after that, we worked as if we knew each others for long time. Just amazing how far good communication skills can take you.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their management, in two ways. First one is how great of a help they were, if we needed something, they would provide it right away with no delays. Second one, is how helpful they were with the developers, as soon as our developers ran into trouble, they would be always there to help them.

Are there any areas for improvement?

To be honest, everything is so great about them, that my only complaint is that sometimes during our zoom meetings, their mics are little to hard to hear. They are so amazing, that I can't find anything else.

Please describe your company and your position there.

JOE DOE is a Client/Colleague Relationship App that gives full focus to upkeep of consistent engagement with your close circle of business and personal contacts. I am a partner with the company and am launching the App which is developed from a unique program established, following 2 decades of working with sales teams in the Luxury Retail industry.

For what projects/services did your company hire APPVALES?

My engagement with APPVALES resulted from having worked with 2 different app developers that failed to take the project to market. APPVALES rebuilt and completed the project in a timeline that was significantly less than my experiences with past developers.

What were your goals for this project?

My goal for JOE DOE was to have a product that was intuitive for the user, with the clear and simple focus of maintaining Client and Colleague relationships. It was also important that the final product was artfully executed and visually desired.

How did you select APPVALES?

APPVALES was selected as my initial and follow-up conversation(s) with Maks Litvinov possessed integrity. The dialogue was consistent & clear with realistic expectations, focused on solutions rather than remarks of the current flawed status of the project I was introducing for pursuit of completion.

Describe the project in detail.

The process included several video meetings to ensure that my targets were fully understood by the APPVALES team. I received weekly updates of the work cycles as completed as well the as sharing of next priority goals.

What was the team composition?

Maks as my main contact led communication with me while the team was fully available to meet target timelines.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

JOE DOE is now functioning as ready for market, positioned for upcoming launch.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The communication with APPVALES team was consistent and with ease. There was no pretense or wasted conversations, They listened,, understood and executed. Also of value was the honest feedback I received from Maks and the team when there were issues to solve.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I most valued the close and transparent communication from Maks and the APPVALES team. The timeliness with target completion was also impressive and appreciated.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I am satisfied as a Client of APPVALES.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a manufacturing company, were looking to automate some of our business processes: work shifts with tracker, CRM and a task manager.

For what projects/services did your company hire APPVALES?

We hired them to automate our internal processes with a mobile app that we can use internally.

What were your goals for this project?

The goals were to automate shifts scheduling, CRM and task managers for employees within our company. Get a first version and tech people how to. use it.

How did you select APPVALES?

We looked through Clutch and GoodFirms for mobile dev shops. Reached out to some of the best that match our expected rates. Appvales provided us with the consultancy and esitimated efforts. We liked the approach and chose them for the project.

Describe the project in detail.

The project automates some of our internal process to get a better performance and start receiving data that we can analyze then. The system is divided inot a shifting, tracking, CRM and task management modules. We created a simple web admin to manage the app and create a new tasks and users.

What was the team composition?

We hired a mobile developer who then developed a simple web admin panel, Backend develoepr, QA and a Project Manager.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We got the first version within a month with only one module but that was enough to start integrating and testing it with our employees.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I was managing it myself communicating with their PM. Everything was smooth.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They love what they are doing and provide insights along the way. They are useful for the end result.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Everything is good.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are building a Fintech Mobile banking startup for the European market.

For what projects/services did your company hire APPVALES?

We were looking for a reliable Mobile Development company with a proper software development approach. We were looking for the full-cycle development.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was to build an MVP and proceed with the next version right after a release.

How did you select APPVALES?

We had many companies who wanted to work with us. We used Upwork, Clutch and GoodFirms to select candidates. Appvales were outstanding with their approach and effective communication.

Describe the project in detail.

The project was to buil an MVP. We had just a rough wireframes and needed a design and requirement elicitation phases to proceed to the development. After this, we had a development stage using Scrum. During the development, we involved QA to test everything and iteratively moved to the realease. We are on the final stage and will release it soon.

What was the team composition?

We had Business Analyst, Designer, Project Manager, QA, 2 App developers and a Backend developer.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We successfully built the App and just fine tuning it to be brilliant before the final release. Our investors see the progress and also happy with how it goes so far.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Appvales outsourced most of the work and we just had to be presented on Sprint planning sessions to share our vision and discuss ways of realization.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Communication and transperancy. They are always very responsive and can go the extra mile to achieve results.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We haven't notice anything. Just to continue deliver in the way they do it now.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CTO of Edaptio, a danish edutational software company.

For what projects/services did your company hire APPVALES?

We have an existing webapp for teaching math in Denmark, and we need to convert this into a native app to reach more students. We therefore needed it to be very performant and user friendly.

What were your goals for this project?

We need to develop a cross platform native app as quickly as possible from the required specs. This required among others to integrate a tricky JS library for advanced math.

How did you select APPVALES?

We found APPVALES on upwork. We have found many freelancers and companies in the past on this platform, with varying results. Max and his team showed from the start clear communication and came of as professional. That made them stand out. They also have great energy to bring to the table.

Describe the project in detail.

We started out with a written interview and shared some of the more advanced stuff we wanted to make, to make sure they understood the technical scope of the solution and then we went to oral interviews. Here we shared the design mockups and heard their thoughts. After the selection process, we sat down to plan sprints.

What was the team composition?

We have most of the team in house, and needed out-staffing coding capabilities. So we got an app developer assigned to work along side our internal team.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The app is by this moment on its way to the app store in the next week, and the project has so far been successfully executed. No delays and good working relationship.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Max and his team showed from the start clear communication and came off as professional. That made them stand out. The assigned developer have great communication skills and we work effectively together. It is not always easy to drop in to a new team.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They have a great energy to bring to the table and were very result-oriented and ready to fix the issues at hand.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Price? Nah just kidding, all good so far.

Please describe your company and your position there.

A unique experience to get rid of your useless paperwork. I am CTO

For what projects/services did your company hire APPVALES?

We were looking for a partner who will help us to take onboard our product and proceed the development due to our functional and nonfunctional requirements. We had no capacity to cover such kind of development + we were looking for a team capable of React Native and PHP expertise.

What were your goals for this project?

Attract new customers and simplify user experience!

How did you select APPVALES?

We already had expertise working with estern europe outsourcing providers. Unfortunately our usual partner was not able to rapidly staff the development team. I asked for advice and got a recommendation to talk to Appvales. Their team impressed me with a deep understanding of the right SDLC process as well as needs and requirements.

Describe the project in detail.

The idea behind was to develop a user-friendly tool for managing files. We had a product that required improvements and maintenance. Stack were in use: React Native, Swift, Kotlin, PHP, Firebase.

What was the team composition?

I was working with a tech lead directly. Total team was 3 persons.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Appvales did their best in building features that we requested. Everything works good, we had new releases and happy users.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Appvales uses best industry practices of SDLS, we had scrum with 2 weeks sprints. Task tracking systems were JIRA

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are very committed to the job and are also reliable partners, maybe this is most impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

The most important thing for us is to have Appvales hiring great people so that we could proceed working on amazing products together.