Axora Soft

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m CEO in the company where we develop our own mobile and web projects.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Axora?

We hired Axora for the complete enhancements of our music app.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to create a cool music app for people which will give them the opportunity to create and share. And this goal was tightly limited by the deadline.

SOLUTION

How did you select Axora?

I reached out to them firstly as they seemed to have relevant knowledge and experience in music mobile apps. After that I made a decision to hire another company to work on the project. In the end i came back to guys from Axora as they were the only team who was capable of doing what i actually needed.

Describe the project in detail.

It is a complex mobile app. It is a bit similar to the well-known Voloco music app. Users can record audio/video of them singing, use multiple effects and filters for their voice. Users can explore the inner network of people who create videos, songs or just make some fun using the app. So it is a kind of social network app as well.

What was the team composition?

We worked with the team of iOS developers and a project manager. For most of the time there were 2 developers and a PM. Sometimes they added a 3rd developer to enhance the speed of development as we wanted to finish the app as soon as possible.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app has been recently launched. That’s why there is not enough feedback from users yet. But we collect all the statistics and I believe the app has a huge potential.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was perfect. I always felt that every my message and task will be thoroughly treated by them. I always felt like I could rely on them.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They managed to develop the unbelievably complex functionality just in 2-3 months. I believe it would take years for other teams to develop.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Sure, the app has a lot of new functionality and improvements to add.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Our company provides software development services. I’m a CEO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired a developer from Axora to help us with backend tasks for a complex web project.

SOLUTION

How did you select Axora and what were the deciding factors?

We conducted a technical interview with them. It seemed to us that they had deep technical knowledge and they were capable of achieving what we needed.

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

Developer from Axora was involved in all backend tasks of the project. The technologies used are PHP, Laravel, Kubernetes, Docker, Redis, etc. With the help of Axora we reached the big planned update.

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

We have worked with 2 people: backend developer and account manager who regulated all organisational moments and payments.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

All measurable outcomes are under NDA but i should say that the project is showing an increase in users and more stable user experience.

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

They were extremely agile and client-oriented. Their developer was a trustworthy person whom we often consulted with.

As for timelines and communication tools –– we used Slack and Jira. I can’t say much about their management style as the majority of it was on our side.

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

Even being under serious pressure they managed to deliver results.

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

I believe no. The collaboration went nice.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

How did Axora address the challenges that arose? 

The collaboration went nice but once we had a disagreement. Axora did an amazing job of resolving the conflict and I highly recommend working with them. 

Is there anything that the vendor did well or that you would consider a strength? 

Axora implemented a bunch of new features and fixed current technical issues. It helped us to have an even more stable version of the app and better user experience as a result. 

UPDATED REVIEW

This update was published on June 16, 2020.

CEO, Translation Company

Telecommunications

1-10 Employees

San Francisco, California

$10,000 to $49,999

July 2019 - Apr. 2020

Project Summary:

Axora provided iOS and PHP development for a translation app. They implemented new features and fixed bugs. 

Feedback Summary:

Axora produced poor code and failed to meet deadlines. They also over-charged the client on numerous occasions. The project went poorly. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Vendor produced awful code and never met development deadlines. We noticed vendor over-charged on multiple occasions. When confronted, vendor corrected their billing, but we couldn't trust them after this.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Stay far away. I originally wrote a positive review, not because they did a good job but because I didn't want to harm their business. After finding they cheated and launched a competitor, I feel like I need to help other companies avoid this vendor.

Star Ratings

Overall rating: .5

Quality: .5

Schedule: .5

Cost: .5

Willing to refer: .5

This review was published on April 27, 2020.

Project Summary:

Axora provided iOS and PHP development for a translation app. They implemented new features and fixed bugs. 

Feedback Summary:

Axora has increased sales and user support. The project management and development went according to plan. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a CEO in the company that is engaged in mobile translation.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Axora?

I hired them for the development and support of several translation apps.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to implement new features, fix critical bugs and stabilize the apps.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They reached out to me so i decided to work with Axora.

Describe the project in detail.

Again, the project was to implement new features to mobile translation apps. Also the project includes support and bug fixing. Guys from Axora implemented the next features: offline translation, dark mode, transliteration, subscription. They have worked on OCR and TTS translation, watch app, automated screenshot capture, automated screen capture video and many other things.

What was the team composition?

I was assigned with a project manager, 2 ios developers and sometimes a PHP developer was used to do some server work.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

With the implementation of subscriptions and new features there is an increase in sales and users.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I had an extremely fast everyday response from a PM so it was perfect. Developers worked according to the plan so i believe the project management was effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The most impressive thing is an unbelievable flexibility from developers and PM. There was no problem if i decide to change the course of our work. Also Axora was good in technical side, the communication was perfect.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I’m satisfied with everything.

Star Ratings

Overall rating: 5
I’m thoroughly pleased with Axora’s work.

Quality: 5
Axora met and exceeded all of my expectations. I will gladly hire them again in the future.

Schedule: 5
Axora was very flexible and always hit all deadlines.

Cost: 5
Very reasonable and cost-effective.

Willing to refer: 5
I will recommend to anyone who needs development services.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a chief executive officer in Paradigma. We are a full-stack web development company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired them for the refinements and improvements of one of our ongoing projects.

SOLUTION

How did you select Axora and what were the deciding factors?

We reached out to them as they had the experience with the desired tech stack. We conducted a small interview to find out whether each of us is the best fit for the project.

Guys from Axora created a detailed estimate which met our expectations so we decided to go further with them.

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

It is a web platform where people can do online meditation practices.

The platform contains different content such as educational courses, self-development lectures and online seminars. Users are able to interact with instructors of the highest qualifications.

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

We were assigned to a backend developer and a project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We succeeded in finalizing the project within the deadline and budget which was very important.

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

The flow was fast. Their project manager and developer were highly communicative and task-oriented.

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

Axora managed to operate professionally within the given framework that exceeded our expectations.

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

I wish there was more space for our collaboration. As we were limited by the deadline we were unable to implement a lot of cool ideas and features.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was working as COO of telecom&advertising company SFB TECH, providing various added-value services to mobile carriers and their clients in over a dozen of countries

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Axora?

We decided to progress with internal products and not to hinder the process, we made a decision to outsource the initial development of the applications while we were assembling the inhouse development team.

What were your goals for this project?

To create working MVPs and to publish them with proceeding marketing and product tests in a live environment.

SOLUTION

How did you select Axora?

We chose Axora to work with since their portfolio was very relevant to our goals. Communication was great as well since their manager provided us with a quite detailed roadmap, reasonable costs, and terms.

Describe the project in detail.

We made market research from our side and collected all the needed references. After that, in a few calls, we created a technical description together with Axora for the native iOS app and they started to make prototypes. After several iterations MVP was looking great and we decided to go further and add some polish to the product, simultaneously starting another app development - it was a fitness app with a hybrid scheme, part native, part web.

What was the team composition?

Two managers from our side and a manager from their side - not exactly sure about the size of the dev team, but I suppose that it consisted of 2 devs, a designer, and a manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Alll interesting info is under NDA, but we already achieved more than 50k installs since the product launch - benchmarks are all good, so it's a well-created apps.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

it was very effective - the process was very transparent, we always understood where we are and the guys provided swift fixes to a few bugs/changes we decided to make. Apps were delivered according to the initial plan with no technical problems.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The planning and the ability to meet the schedule even under pressuring circumstances.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There might be a little more room for the QA in the dev process - right now it was done on our side.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a project manager for Wellnuts Creative Group, a digital development team. We work with clients for mobile and web development and graphic design projects.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Axora?

We hired Azora to help with a UI/UX app development project for one of our clients.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to meet our client’s deadline and deliver a high-quality application design.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

The projects we had down with Axora in the past were a complete success so we reached out to them again.

Describe the project in detail.

The Axora team designed and developed the application for our client. They built the product based on the existing website. Their developers built the UX of the app and enabled it to be compatible with mobile devices.

What was the team composition?

Axora provided a responsive, professional project manager and a designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The final product exceeded our expectations. By producing work that satisfied our client, Axora helped us earn continued collaboration for other projects.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We were always connected with the Axora team. Our issues were resolved quickly and they gave us the opportunity to make internal reviews before finalizing the product.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Axora was knowledgeable about the process and produced high-quality work. Additionally, they were very responsive to our needs and delivered the work on time for our client.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There are no areas they could have performed better.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a commercial director. The company works on some IT projects and advertising.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Axora?

We hired Axora for the architecture, design and programming of our project.

What were your goals for this project?

To create well-designed and understandable marketplace.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

By recommendations.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

It’s marketplace for DJs. By using special programs they can sell instructions to their music sets.

What was the team composition?

A project manager who cooperate on every stages of the project. A designer and programmers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Now we have effective, well-designed and understandable marketplace.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We had constant connection by telegram channels, phone calls and meetings.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was impressed that Axora's team quickly understood what I wanted. And in few weeks presented the solution how it can look.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, but we continue working on this project and adding new features to the service.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a project manager for Gmoji, an e-commerce company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Axora?

We hired Axora for the architecture and design part of our system development.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was to create a website that allows users to give presents quickly.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We’ve collaborated with Axora before on another project. Since we liked their work, we decided to hire them for a more complex task.  

Describe the project in detail.

We came up with a map of the main sections of the system, which includes e-commerce functions, email notifications, billing, statistics, and dashboards. Users can send presents like coffee, flowers, food, etc. Our system generates QR codes that recipients can show in shops, restaurants, cinemas, and so on. They can then get the service or product for free because it has already been paid for by the gift giver.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a designer and project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re still in the process of developing the system, but it’s a great product with plenty of useful functions.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was perfect. We had daily meetings to discuss progress and evaluate the results. Axora’s project manager was highly responsive and goal-oriented.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Axora’s flexibility and knowledge were quite impressive. I highly recommend them.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, everything was good.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m CEO of software development company headquartered in Minsk. Mainly, we specialize in e-commerce development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Axora?

We hired Axora for Front end-part work (page making, scripts) on the development of a corporate website for a client who specializes in e-commerce.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to develop an effective corporate website on time and budget for our client.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We selected this vendor because of word of mouth. Axora has a great reputation among software development companies in Belarus.

Describe the project in detail.

In the very beginning, we had negotiations with Axora. During this period we came up with the scope of work, deadlines, budget, and s.o. When the task and requirements were clear Axora’s developer started working. Project manager from the vendor’s side kept us informed all the time. Axora met the deadline and as a result, supplied us with a developed Front-end part of the website.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of a project manager and a frontend developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our client reports that they started receiving more inquiries and, as a result, they got more leads and, eventually, more clients.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We were assigned a project manager and it was easy to communicate. He kept us informed and updated. Guys from Axora were really flexible and communicative.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The most impressive thing is that everything was made on a high level and as discussed. The deadlines were met, we stayed within the budget, modern adaptive page making and quick running scripts were used, communication was easy.

Are there any areas for improvement?

It is hard for me to find areas that can be improved. Everything was great.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Alpha News LTD/ Head of Marketing

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Axora?

Mobile marketplace for beginner artists and street musicians

What were your goals for this project?

The main goal was to create the MVP of iOS app to test it on the British and US market

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We chose this vendor through the tender. The technical task was sent to 10 companies, each of which had mobile applications in its portfolio. We had face-to-face meetings with 4 potential vendors and eventually chose Axora. There were companies that are ready to fulfill our order at a lower cost, but our choice was made from the point of view of experience and competence.

Describe the project in detail.

We needed to not only develop an application, but also globally think over the concept of the product, create a complete brand book, make a design and only after that develop the application itself. Key product features: - in the application there are 2 main roles - the listener and the musician - a musician can create his profile, create his own events - street concerts, link a wallet to receive donations from users - live music fans can use live radar to find around themselves concerts on the street, attend them and support novice artists. Working with Axora we received not only high-quality development, but also full creative support. The company's specialists not only completed the tasks assigned to them, but also worked out a plan for the further development of our product for 6 months. This is improbable and so amazing because it took them time to dive into our topic and even conduct a consumer survey.

What was the team composition?

3 people worked on our main task: - iOS developer (middle) - architect (CTO) - personal manager who helped us with the product concept. Before the development, we also worked with a personal manager and designer on the brand book. The director of the company, who was always open to the exchange of experience, was actively involved in the work.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

2 months ago the application went to AppStore. More than 1000 people already use it and we constantly receive positive feedback from users. The application is very stable. Design and concept worthy of admiration.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The project management was very well built. We used several tools for tracking tasks - for example, Asana. The personal manager correctly prioritized the implementation of technical units. This helped us get a test version of the application earlier than we planned.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

When working with Axora you understand how intellectual management looks in practice. This is a very customer-oriented company, which not only fulfills your technical task but shares its stunning bulk and seeks to train its customers and improve their level.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I think all was perfect