Creating world-class mobile apps
. FiveDotTwelve is a modern software house focusing on close cooperation with customers and on individual approach to every project. We are passionate about delivering the highest quality solutions to our clients. We work hard to understand their business needs and drivers and then rapidly develop, implement and roll-out best-in-market, fit-for-purpose solutions.
We remain committed to you and your vision throughout your project (and beyond) and internally are committed to always staying ahead of the curve in terms of the latest innovations and options that help us help you better.
. Experience in various project types
Gambling, Social Network, Sport, mCommerce
Lifestyle, Internet of Things (BLE), Utilities
Fintech, Healthcare, FMCG, Insurance
. Technology expertise
We work with: Dart, Kotlin, Swift, React, Node.js, Ruby and more
Creating: Mobile apps (Flutter, Native, React Native), Web apps (React.js, Ruby On Rails, GraphQL, ElasticSearch), Cloud solutions (Docker, Kubernetes, Bitrise), Product design (Figma, Sketch, XD, FlowMapp)
Testing: manual, automated, using Quick, Nimble, Espresso, Mocha, Chai, Rspec, Capybara and more
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Portfolio
Corner, Autenti, Onoco, Knauf, SsangYong, Apsys Management, Totalbet, Cosinus, Sober Grid
Autenti - sign documents safely through mobile
The Autenti platform enables electronic signing of documents in a simple and secure way. It's a solution for private individuals and for business clients. Through the platform, you can send and sign legally binding documents exclusively online, on any device with Internet access. You can use the platform to send documents to your clients, business partners or colleagues to obtain their e-signature. In Autenti you can also initial a document and give a positive or negative opinion (approve or reject). Which role you are assigned depends on the author of the document.
Challenge: Autenti’s mission is to provide every user with an opportunity to sign their documents easily and safely from different devices. In the app there are different roles to take action with the given document. What you can do with a document depends on what role you are given in the process of assigning the document. Documents can also be viewed as PDF files, saved offline, archived or withdrawn.
The Project Manager from our Partner's side came to us with some basic foundations of the app as they started this project with another company. Our task was to take over the code and bring it to a state in which we could efficiently implement further elements according to our Partner’s requirements. This meant we had to create the product almost completely from scratch. Then we continued to work together adding new features.
Project’s scope: The aim of our cooperation was to enable businesses and private individuals to sign documents through the mobile app. We started our cooperation with a meeting with the Autenti’s Project Manager and Project Architect who introduced us to the current stage and scope of the project. After that, we were responsible for creating native mobile apps for Android and iOS.
Corner - online shopping and live streaming
Corner is a social e-commerce mobile app enabling shopping via live streaming. Founded in 2020, this startup is connecting brands and influencers promoting their products on live streams with users who can shop presented things directly from the application.
Challenge: Co-founder of Corner previously worked with us in his different project (Plants & Pots) and this time he came to us with his new startup idea. The growing popularity of live shopping in Asia, the importance of influencer marketing activities in today's world as one of the sales channels and constant growth of purchasing from mobile devices have given the founders of Corner this business opportunity. The core features of this app include:
- Live streaming and buying directly from it
- Online shopping with real-time interaction
- Social networking elements (social interactions, real-time chatting, profile management)
- Discovering currently trending products
Project’s scope: The co-founder of Corner came to us with an MVP. As it has proven the validity of the initial assumptions, we had to further develop the app according to our client’s needs and without generating any lack in its features, so that it serves the same audience in a better way. The aim was to release the full app in the shortest possible time.
We started our cooperation from workshops in which we were helping our client’s designer to prepare appropriate graphic design of the mobile app and discuss the features to advise the best possible solution. After that, we were responsible for the mobile app development, backend development and integrating the app with our client’s ecommerce system.
Mobile app for real fans of Widzew football club
RTS Widzew Łódź is a Polish football club based in Łódź, founded in 1910. They have won four Polish league championships and the Polish Cup. Widzew is famous for its loyal fans who have broken 7 ticket sales records in Poland over the past 4 years.
Challenge: The Director for Technology and Innovation of Widzew came to us with an idea for a mobile app for the sport's team. The goal was to connect with their fans through a new and effective channel in response to the growing trend of sport's club apps. It allows users to buy tickets for matches as well as easily and quickly find important information about their favourite team.
With the app, fans can:
- keep up to date with daily news from the club, matches schedule and the current league table
- get to know the team better through pictures, videos and information about each player
- watch photos and videos from the latest matches
- listen to Radio Widzew (also working in the background)
- buy tickets for matches
Moreover, the app has some unobvious features. As almost all seats in the stadium have been purchased in the system of vouchers, we have included the possibility of giving up space for those who will not come, so that someone else can buy the ticket. Another great thing was the implementation of the live broadcast module and creating a map of the stadium using Geoeditor and the GeoJSON format.
Project’s scope: We started our cooperation with workshops. Our client had a clear vision for the product and we wanted to turn that idea into a solid plan, understand his and app users' needs and choose the right tech solutions to make it all finely-tuned.
We were responsible for creating designs, native mobile apps for iOS and Android and launching the app on mobile stores. The backend was on the client's side.
We’re still working together to update, support and maintain the app.
WellSenz - wellbeing enhance app
WellSenz is a Flutter based app created as a part of a promotion campaign for the book 18 Wellbeing Hacks for Students: Using Psychology’s Secrets to Survive and Thrive. It helps you build wellbeing hacks into your life, using techniques from CBT, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused Therapy and Positive Psychology, all based on psychological research.
Challenge: The founder of WellSenz reached out to us after a deep research among mobile app development companies with a project of an app to help students take care of their wellbeing and mental health. It was intended to be a simple tool to help users check daily activities, helping them build a routine of positive habits.
The mission of this project was to build the best student wellbeing app in the universe. Our Partner worked with schools and colleges to get students’ ideas about what they’d really like to see in a great app, and to make that happen.
The goal of this project is to:
- help students take care of themselves and their environment by building good habits
- enable weekly and monthly tracking of activities helping to achieve wellbeing
- provide support to people in need from different organisations in the Help Zone
- maintain the atmosphere of peace and balance in the app with pleasing animations and the overall look
- offer over 60 multi-sensory hacks which can be built into your day
- help to put the topics described in the book into practice as the app is a bonus to promote the piece
Project’s scope: We received ready-made mock-ups from our Partner. We organized workshops to analyse them as well as to get to know our Partner’s vision and needs for the product, and finally make the idea come true. Then we were responsible for creating the design of the app, mobile app development using Flutter and launching it in mobile stores.
The app was created in cooperation with a Psychologist. It includes the content created by the author and allows to express the ideas conveyed in the book.
New designs for Totalbet
TOTALbet is a legal Polish bookmaking company established in 2017. The company stands out on the market with quality in a modern system enabling entertainment available on the platform at all times.
TOTALbet allows betting online on a wide range of sports, including virtual sports. With a focus on responsible and safe betting and a wide range of offers, the portal has become very popular.
Challenge: The CEO came to us with a basic version of the app, to be replaced by native apps for Android and iOS. Our task was to guide our client and carry out the project step by step so that we’re able to create the final product. The project turned out to be extensive, so the challenge was to establish the principles of all functionalities, acquire domain knowledge and design a mobile app that is easy to use for the end users.
Unfortunately, when the pandemic started, the project was discontinued at the Partner's request.
Project’s scope: We started the whole process with analysing the functionalities offered by TOTALbet’s webpage and mapping them to mobile standards. We worked out a method of online workshop operation with our Partner.
Then we were responsible for creating wireframes and redesigning the interface and animations of the mobile app. At each stage we advised on different components based on our experience. All this in cooperation with a third party company providing backend technology (API).
The result of the cooperation was the documentation describing the project to be created and the ready-made designs for the mobile app.
Mobile surface quality simulator for Knauf
Knauf is one of the leading suppliers of building materials in the world. The company produces and sells finishing materials on 5 continents, in 80 countries.
Challenge: We held conversations with the Marketing Manager from Knauf. They wanted to create a product that would be helpful for professionals as well as end users who want to renovate their interiors and check the results of their work easily even before buying a product. That’s how an idea for Knauf Surface Finishing came around.
We’ve built a mobile app which has made it possible to overcome barriers that non-professional users have to pass through when they renovate their homes. Knauf Surface Finishing also helps professionals speed up the process.
Core features of the app:
- surface quality simulator — 3D room visualisation to see the product quality on the wall (4 quality levels)
- lighting simulation to see the result in different light conditions
- calculator to provide customers with an approximate material consumption estimation for joint treatment and surface finishing
- quick access to tutorial videos to guide customers through every step of renovating activities
Our Partner is a large corporation and as a result, many of the decision-makers participated in the project and had the opportunity to introduce changes and modifications to it. The challenge was to coordinate activities for many departments of the company and reconcile all activities in organisational terms.
Project's scope: To fully understand our Partner's vision and choose the right solutions, we started our cooperation with unusual workshops using a one-way mirror. We collected the needed documentation to start the project, created designs and built apps for iOS and Android. Then we launched them on mobile stores. We still cooperate with our Partner to maintain and support the apps.
Pants&Pots - ecommerce mobile app with AR module
Plants & Pots is an online shop offering a wide range of plants with matching pots. It was created in 2019 as one of the Lethe brands. Their main goal is to encourage people to decorate their interior with potted plants as they can not only to improve the aesthetics of rooms but also provide a lot of positive energy for those around them.
Challenge: The Founder & CEO together with a brand manager of Plants & Pots came to us with an idea for an ecommerce mobile app based on their existing website. Being aware of the benefits and importance of great customer experience when shopping online and the growing percentage of purchases on mobile devices, they had clear goals for this app:
- Increasing sales through convenient shopping from mobile devices
- Gaining a new way of communication with customers and making it easier for them to contact Plants & Pots
- Help in making a purchase decision with Augmented Reality (AR) module to visualize how the plant looks like in real life
- Helping users to take care of their plants by sending notifications to remind about watering them
Project’s scope: The application was intended to convey the essence of the website, so we had to implement the features from the webpage into the mobile app (the possibility to buy items, the payment system). We started our cooperation from workshops in which we were helping our client’s designer to prepare appropriate graphic design of the mobile app. After that, we were responsible for the mobile app development, backend development and integrating the app with our client’s ecommerce system. With the AR module as one of the app features, our additional task was to prepare 3D models of the plants.
ParrotOne - mobile messaging app for everyone
ParrotOne is an app that helps you type messages with much less effort. You can conveniently choose pre-made words and phrases on the screen, which limits the amount of arduous typing in favour of user-friendly message building. The purpose was to create an app that would be really useful for people with disabilities and that helps them communicate.
Challenge: The CEO of ParrotOne came to us on recommendation to present his idea for an innovative and highly desirable product. He wanted to help people with disabilities communicate in an easy way and create a community that helps each other. We started with analysis based on the project requirements and that allowed us to come up with final designs for the app.
As a result, we’ve created an app that:
- enables easy message building with pre-made words and phrases and a whole screen keyboard
- assists with punctuation and diacritical marks
- prevents the user from making spelling mistakes.
Project’s scope: We developed mechanisms for the keyboard in cooperation with the client to help people with disabilities to write more quickly and easily, at the same time taking into account the characteristics of the mobile platform and the implementation of a hardware solution planned for later. We were responsible for the creation of designs, mobile app development, testing and product launch. We provided feedback on our Partner's ideas that make things more efficient and user-friendly throughout the project.
Mobile App Development for Cosinus Schools
Cosinus is a nationwide chain of universities, vocational qualification courses and free schools for youth and adults with the largest number of graduates — over 200 thousand and still growing. These schools can pride themselves on having the highest number of passed professional and maturity exams in the history of Polish education.
Challenge: The company wanted to expand its services with a mobile application. The technical director came to us after familiarising with the mobile app we created for Widzew. We started our cooperation with workshops in which we discussed the requirements.
Our task was to create a mobile app which reflects the functionality of an existing website adapting it to mobile standards. The difficulty we faced was that we didn’t have full access to the platform and this made the whole process quite complicated. Integration with the backend was also quite difficult as it did not have a dedicated API to communicate with the mobile application.
Thanks to the app you can:
- have access to your class schedule at any time
- stay up-to-date with what's going on in your school
- view the current offerings of Cosinus schools
- register to your school or courses online
- take part in classes as a listener
- use a mobile widget with the timetable of your classes
Project’s scope: Our goal was to create an application useful for students of Cosinus Schools - with the ability to find the schedule of classes and events and learn about the offer. As this app was to be built from scratch, we've started our cooperation from in-depth analysis of our client's business, its needs as well as prepared tech stack and features recommendations. After this stage, we were responsible for creating the designs, mobile app development and launching the final product in mobile stores.
During the Covid-19 wave when students could only have online classes, we’ve also implemented the e-learning module into the app.
PowerWise - cloud based web app for PySense
PySENSE delivers Internet of things (IoT) solutions to the market. Trusted by many large international enterprises such as Ericsson, Telit ang Orange, it’s the leading IoT innovator and enabler. PySENSE is shaping state-of-the-art technology bringing highest quality solutions closer to people.
We’ve started our cooperation with PySENSE with a smart home application for iOS that enables remote connections with power plugs and measures energy consumption. Then it became a long-term partnership during which we created PowerWISE — a modern cloud based web app for energy usage monitoring.
Challenge: The vice president of PySENSE came to us looking for a professional partner with the ability to build a mobile app, lead the company in the right direction and provide good communication.
After the mobile app, there came the time for PowerWISE. It allows large facilities such as shopping malls to manage and monitor their electricity consumption. The app enables management of energy consumption data, generation of various types of reports and analysis in real time.
The main benefits of using the app are:
- ability to collect data from meters of different media remotely
- integration of data with other platforms, such as billing systems
- data analysis.
As a result, the use of powerWise leads to cost optimization and the possibility to predict energy demand and purchases. The main challenge we faced was to understand the topic and environment of the customer's energy enterprise and present complex data on the screens in the simplest possible form.
Project’s scope: The aim of the project was to create an application useful for energy distributors, energy retailers and end customers. We’ve worked with a very high amount of data and a large number of variables. The result is a high-quality product which has exceeded our Partner’s expectations.
We were responsible for creating the designs and web development. We’re still in cooperation with our Partner to provide support.
Sober Grid - sobriety social network
Sober Grid is the largest mobile sober community. They aim to save lives by allowing sober people to connect with each other.
Sober Grid app is a sobriety social network available on all smartphones, which delivers on-demand peer support right into the hands of users in recovery from substance addiction. The app was also created to help sober travelers find friends in new cities. In sobriety, it's important to recognize that you are never alone.
Challenge: The software house which we have partnered with gave us an opportunity to develop an app for Sober Grid. That’s how we met our Client and started the project. The Head of Product started to work with us on the app development as the company prefered to commission this task to us instead of building an internal team. The founders wanted addicts to have constant access to a sober community. They wanted to make it easier for those in need to support each other and communicate. This is why the Sober Grid app came about.
Today it is a platform full of evidence-based tools to help anyone break free from addiction and stay sober. It’s a personalized, easy-to-access resource for tracking and sharing progress with others, giving and receiving support.
The main goals of the app:
- connecting people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, as well as those trying to get sober
- reducing relapses and improving treatment outcomes with the app's on-demand peer support and geo-location based sober networking
- staying in touch with patients after they've completed treatment (eligible facilities can add their “graduates” to the app)
Project’s scope: Our Partner came to us with a partially coded app. We decided that rewriting the code base is the best idea.
We worked on designs and views provided by the Head of Product, developed native apps for iOS and Android and launched them on mobile stores. Our team cooperated with an external backend team and a product developer.
Web Development for LifePlanner AS
LifePlanner came to us as a startup, and then after releasing the web app, they attracted investors and grew their business. It’s an online platform for personal data storage, structuring and insight. It offers a dashboard providing a digital reflection of the user's life, to be shared with family, friends and stakeholders.
Challenge: A CTO from a Norwegian startup came to us to develop an MVP. The aim of LifePlanner is to provide the unit with security, control over important information and the ability to share it safely with other family members. This web app offers services such as:
- writing down your testament and making it available only to your closest relatives and friends
- gathering important information in one place such as bank accounts, internet service accounts, owned properties, places of employment and contacts, doctors, animals, preferred burial method
The special part of working with startups is that we're here not only to develop their app but often to help discover the vision of the final product as well. The task is therefore to understand the Partner’s idea and to match the tools and solutions to it. It is also important to know the market, competition and domain knowledge. This allowed us to create a product together with the Partner and not only to implement his guidelines.
Project’s scope: Our Partner came to us with some specifications and ready-made screens for the app. We took them over and then together with our Partner we decided to create designs from scratch to fully fit the style of the website. The Client presented us with the vision of the product, we discussed the limitations and possibilities and together we defined an action plan. Within the framework of this project we have created both frontend and backend: UX design, the prototype for user testing and to promote to investors, web development and testing.
Web redesign for Smaller Earth
Smaller Earth is a group of people all over the world who are actively working to make a difference - by connecting and inspiring people through cultural exchange.
Sending thousands of young people on work and travel programs to Canada, China, Europe, USA and New Zealand, they believe that travel is the key to changing the world.
They’ve asked us to redesign their website to make it clearer, more accessible and better-looking.
Challenge: Our objective wasn’t only to create a good-looking website. The recipients are mainly young people who are quite difficult to satisfy. Our client wanted them to feel comfortable on this website, to find all necessary information easily, to have the opportunity to learn something and feel entertained at the same time.
Solution: Using Sketch, we’ve designed a website that is pleasing to the eye and - most importantly - very useful. It’s the place where young people interested in working abroad can find all the information and read great articles on this topic. Lots of functions from the old website have been reworked in a new, finer way. Thanks to close cooperation with the client, we managed to propose a solution that has proved satisfactory.
Web&Mobile development for Manufaktura
Manufaktura is the biggest shopping mall, arts centre and leisure complex in Poland. Based in the city of Lodz, it is an important place in its tourist, cultural and commercial map as it was built by revitalizing former factories in a unique post-industrial space, significant to the city's history. The entire renovation cost approx. 200 million €.
Challenge:
Marketing specialists from Apsys Management, the facility manager, came to us with multiple tasks. With Manufaktura's customers in mind, the goal was to make their shopping experience even more pleasant. With the use of technology, businesses can provide customers with convenience, keep in touch with them and as a result increase brand loyalty.
To achieve this, our client chose solutions that included a new website, software development for interactive kiosks and creating mobile apps with core features such as:
- easy access to crucial informations such as the map of the facility, list of events, shops, restaurants, current promotions and more
- parking system — taking a problem with finding a parking space off customers' shoulders
- an interactive historical adventure with a view from before the revitalization of Manufaktura
A particularly challenging part of this project was the short deadline which required us to efficiently coordinate activities.
Project’s scope:
We’ve taken over the project from another company and started this cooperation with workshops to carry out analyses together with the client. The website was rather outdated to current standards so we had to decide about a new look for it and develop it. Our team was also responsible for creating native iOS and Android mobile apps as well as developing a web app for interactive kiosks.
Onoco - parenting assistance mobile app
Onoco is a parenting app serving parents and child care attendants to make it easier for them to track the baby’s activities and overall progress. Other similar apps focus either on tracking, baby journal, development or planning. Onoco combines all these and introduces other useful ideas helping to take care of babies in the best possible way.
Challenge: The Founder of Onoco came to us with design ideas for an app to serve parents of babies under 6 years old. This required in-depth research so that the team could fully understand the needs of the app's users. Our task was to create a mobile app with Flutter. During 2-days workshops we put our client’s designs into analysis and introduced our ideas to make them fully functional. The goal of this mobile app was to:
- Serve parents, especially those who use help of a babysitter, to facilitate the flow of information about the child's daily routine and development
- Include all the useful features from similar apps and implement new ideas to facilitate being a parent
Project’s scope: The aim was to create a product that embraces all the best practices of other parenting apps, implementing new ideas at the same time. We started our cooperation from workshops in which we were helping our client’s designer to analyse the graphics. In the next stages of the project we prepared designs for the mobile app. This enabled us to create a user-friendly interface and animations. We were also responsible for the mobile app development, backend development, testing and of course launching the production.
In cooperation with Onoco, we were able to deliver the project 10% earlier than estimated. We’re still working together on developing the app and implementing new features.
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iOS/Android App Dev for Football Club
“They’re a good group of professionals who try to understand our fans’ needs and our needs as a client.”
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the director of technology and innovation at Widzew, a football club based in Poland.
What challenge were you trying to address with FiveDotTwelve?
We needed a company to help us with mobile app development from the very early concept stage to the finished product. Our goal was to create the best app in the market.
What was the scope of their involvement?
FiveDotTwelve created our iOS and Android mobile app for our football club. They developed it from scratch. The app is for our wonderful fans who want to be informed about the club. We wanted to make it easier for them to find information about the team and matches and also enable them to buy tickets through the app. We also wanted ongoing support because a lot of functionalities weren’t ready yet but we continue to update the application. We decided to go with a native approach because of the number of features. They used Flutter.
They helped with consultation on app marketing and promotion. They advised us on how we should communicate to fans about the application. They also got access to our fan club community before we released the application. They take advantage of consulting with them because our fans are very involved. The team also shared ideas for features. They continue to add features from time to time.
What is the team composition?
There’s a project manager, a designer, a team of 12 developers, and a QA team.
How did you come to work with FiveDotTwelve?
They were recommended to us. We saw their work before and knew that they could create a successful app.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together in June 2016, and our work is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
The app has been a huge success. It’s been ranked in first place on Google Play with an average rating between 4.8–5. We’re selling a lot of tickets through the app. There were over 5,000 downloads in the first 24 hours when we launched the Android version. We were able to increase our sales because more fans prefer to buy tickets through the app. We have over 1,000 reviews on Google Play.
They delivered on time. We were able to have nice features that weren’t in the market at the time, like purchasing tickets. They’re a good group of professionals who try to understand our fans’ needs and our needs as a client. They were able to easily adapt to issues they found in our club regarding the backend and could work out solutions to make it work. Everything went well.
How did FiveDotTwelve perform from a project management standpoint?
We’re very happy with the project management. We stayed in touch the whole time. We knew what was going on at every step. They’re organized and deliver on time. We had direct communication through Slack. We were able to discuss directly with the developers and the designers. Communication was very good. The project manager was very good at keeping us informed at each stage. We used Jira. We had weekly calls. We were able to call any time.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They were able to manage the product from the concept stage to the finished product. They were able to advise us on many aspects including marketing.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, there’s nothing I’d have them improve. We’re happy with their work.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Be transparent. Talk with them. They know what they’re doing. They can use their knowledge and experience to help you make the right choices.
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UX/UI Design for Fitness Platform Company
"They spend a lot of time understanding your business and the journey you’re on."
the reviewer
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
My business is Projektt Technologies Limited, a fitness platform. I’m the founder and head of product.
What challenge were you trying to address with FiveDotTwelve?
We sought a UX service provider to translate our wireframes into high-definition, finished designs.
What was the scope of their involvement?
FiveDotTwelve UX consultancy services consisted of discussing the vision of the product, interpreting user feedback, and implementing those results into a set of wireframes. The first deliverable was a set of wireframes that met our business objectives. The second deliverable was applying high-definition designs to the wireframes to finalize them for development, which FiveDotTwelve leveraged Figma for.
Currently, we’re about to start a much bigger project with them.
What is the team composition?
I had one UX consultant and he did everything I mentioned in the scope, from interpreting user feedback and incorporating that into the wireframes, to producing high-definition designs for the finished product.
How did you come to work with FiveDotTwelve?
I found them through Clutch, originally, and did quite an extensive interview process where I spoke to several agencies. FiveDotTwelve’s CEO expressed a direct interest in our business; he was very hands-on in the selection process and was available to talk to, so I felt like he understood what we were trying to achieve. At other companies, we had to deal with the head of business development or business development consultants.
How much have you invested in them?
We spent about $3,000 on the first project.
What is the status of this engagement?
Our first engagement began in March 2021, and we’re in a down period before we begin our second project.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
We've received 100% positive feedback from the 20 or so people we’ve shown the designs to. Our internal team also thinks FiveDotTwelve’s work is great; they really like it.
There is no hard profit metric, but their team has enabled us to move up our development deadline by two weeks.
How did FiveDotTwelve perform from a project management standpoint?
They do well. The first project wasn’t a particularly difficult project to manage, but FiveDotTwelve was very communicative and always receptive to feedback.
We use Trello for project management and communicate through phone calls and Slack.
What did you find most impressive about them?
FiveDotTwelve has a hands-on approach and are quite selective with their clients. They spend a lot of time understanding your business and the journey you’re on.
Are there any areas they could improve?
Their team could give a bit more background on their business: how many employees they have and how long they have been operating. It may be my responsibility to ask, but they didn’t put together a presentation deck about their company. It might be important for some people to understand a bit more about FiveDotTwelve’s history, including their size and how many projects they’ve done.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Come prepared with an understanding of what you want to achieve. Having rough design ideas will make the process much quicker. FiveDotTwelve will help you with discovery if you haven’t done it already, but it’s worthwhile to do that work up front.
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Mobile App Dev for Clinical Virtual Education Platform
“They treated us like we were their only customer.”
the reviewer
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the CEO and practice manager of MediWeb. I’m a perfusionist by trade. Our mother company is a clinical practice company that manages all the various different departments in hospitals where they do heart surgery.
MediWeb is a part-team critical care concept and clinical virtual education platform whereby we do online continuing medical education programs directed toward cardiac surgeons and surgery.
What challenge were you trying to address with FiveDotTwelve?
We recognized that there are a lot of applications that exist but they’re very broad in scope. We need an application in the field we work in because there’s a series of very specific calculations and information that we need. Instead of having something that was all-encompassing, we wanted to make an app for the specific functionalities we’d use.
What was the scope of their involvement?
We provided them with all the formulas and references needed to create this application. Then, FiveDotTwelve created samples of what the app would look like. After selecting the one we thought was most user-friendly for our subscriber list and end-users, they then took all of that and created the app from scratch.
They worked closely with our clinical critical care pharmacists and clinicians to validate all of the application’s math. Then, FiveDotTwelve published the app into the App Store and Google Play Store so it could be purchased by the end-users. They took our visual concepts and turned them into a working prototype that we agreed on.
What is the team composition?
I worked predominately with two team members, including Damian (CEO).
How did you come to work with FiveDotTwelve?
I found them through our web design agency. They referred us to FiveDotTwelve.
How much have you invested with them?
We invested $12,000–$13,000.
What is the status of this engagement?
The project was from December 2019–July 2020.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
They gave a lot of strong guidance to us on how to take the complex formulations and interact with them so they’d be highly reliable and nothing would be miscalculated.
We reviewed the app at the beginning. Clinicians tested it for its accuracy and usability. That was measured by two different sets of people. The accuracy portion was done very quickly; that was amazing to me. The end-user feel of it took a little longer because UI/UX is more nuanced.
How did FiveDotTwelve perform from a project management standpoint?
They’ve been fantastic. We mostly corresponded through Microsoft Teams and phone calls. We had weekly communication. They treated us like we were their only customer.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Their quality, accuracy, dependability, reliability, and honesty.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, nothing comes to mind.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them. If you can come to an agreement in regard to the cost, engage with them. They’re very fair in their cost structure. They’re not the cheapest nor the most expensive. The quality of their work and the quality of the end product makes their cost very reasonable for what you’re getting. There was a high value.
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App Development for Automotive Company
“FiveDotTwelve gave me some nice ideas, and the app turned out better than I imagined.”
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the founder of WeAreBikers.org, an app focused on motorcyclists.
What challenge were you trying to address with FiveDotTwelve?
We were trying to take the needs of bikers in Poland and put them into action.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Once we agreed on a budget, FiveDotTwelve basically took over the project. They figured out what would be best for the app and which technologies they should use. They developed the app for Android and iOS.
One of the requirements was to create a voice chat functionality that would work instantly, rather than having bikers make Bluetooth connections between different helmets. There’s a huge problem with Bluetooth headsets on helmets, because different manufacturers use different protocols, and trying to pair a couple of helmets can take a long time and can seem nearly impossible. We’ve managed to implement online voice communication.
After launching the app, the user’s position on the road is made available instantly.
What is the team composition?
It’s hard to say what the team size was, because I dealt only with the team leads. I believe we had over 18 people working on the app at its peak, but the number fluctuated depending on the task at hand.
How did you come to work with FiveDotTwelve?
I designed the first version of the app, but my skills are very limited. I wasn’t able to push it further after doing a couple of features. I initially hired some developers from India using Freelancer, but it was difficult to communicate with them. Whenever I submitted issues with the app, they claimed that nothing was wrong.
I had an attempt to use a Polish crowdfunding site, and the owner of FiveDotTwelve started talking to me. He liked the idea and wanted to try building the app. I didn’t have funds at the time, but they gave me a price list. I checked them out and found that they were a legitimate Polish company, and their prices weren’t that bad.
How much have you invested with them?
I’ve paid them 200,000 Polish zloty (approximately $80,000 USD). This includes server costs and other expenses.
What is the status of this engagement?
I started working with FiveDotTwelve around October 2018, and we worked intensely until around December of that year. We had a two-month break after that. The app was launched on the app stores in May 2019. They’re continuing to update and enhance the app.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I advertised the app for two weekends when we first launched it, and it quickly spread around bikers in Poland. We got more than 5,000 users during the first motorcycle season, which I think is quite impressive. The app is available in Poland only.
There are other apps that provide bikers locations, but we’ve checked them, and their refresh rates are much lower, in the range of minutes. Our refresh rate is around one second, which is quite impressive.
Overall, I’m happy with what they’ve done. FiveDotTwelve gave me some nice ideas, and the app turned out better than I imagined. There were no other apps like it online, so we struggled with a lot of issues around how to make the app user-friendly. I’d like to work with them again to develop a second version of the app, but I don’t have the budget right now.
How did FiveDotTwelve perform from a project management standpoint?
We didn’t have any setbacks during our project. They managed everything quite well. My goal was to launch the app by the beginning of the season in Poland. Unfortunately, we didn’t meet that deadline because I was still deciding what its UX should be like.
We used Slack for team communication and Trello for task management. We worked in sprints, and we had progress reviews every Thursday.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They communicated well. FiveDotTwelve’s team is young, motivated, passionate about their work.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I couldn’t say what FiveDotTwelve could improve. They’ve done a great job.
Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?
I’d tell them to follow their dreams. I have no specific comments about FiveDotTwelve. They’re doing a great job. I just wish I had a bigger budget in order to develop a second version of the app.
the project
App Dev & Maintenance for Building Materials Producer
"They show interest in our business and we really feel that they care about us."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m a market manager for the competence center at Knauf. I work in the segment of joint and surface finishing compounds — we produce building materials. Our core business is the production of gypsum boards and plasters — basically, all products related to gypsum.
What challenge were you trying to address with FiveDotTwelve?
We had an existing app built with another company, but we wanted to improve it. That company’s costs were too high, and their service was too slow, so we hired FiveDotTwelve.
What was the scope of their involvement?
FiveDotTwelve developed the new version of our app. Now, we use them to maintain the app as well as our websites.
What is the team composition?
We’ve physically met with two people from their team, but I know that there are more involved. We have a point of contact and there are some designers and developers in the background.
How did you come to work with FiveDotTwelve?
One of my colleagues was responsible for hiring them. I took part in interviews with three companies, and FiveDotTwelve was one of them.
How much have you invested with them?
We’ve spent below $10,000.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with FiveDotTwelve in 2018 and our engagement is ongoing for maintenance.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
The quality is good overall. Though maintenance work could be done a bit faster, they normally make minor changes very fast.
How did FiveDotTwelve perform from a project management standpoint?
Communication and project management are excellent. They’re in regular contact with us, and we work together very closely. When we had some specific requests regarding the design, we consulted with them on that and they gave us feedback.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They show interest in our business and we really feel that they care about us. They are invested in how we feel, especially the owner of FiveDotTwelve.
Are there any areas they could improve?
We would’ve wanted small tasks to be done faster, like moving a product in another category or changing some text.
Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?
They’re a good company to work with. If the client is open enough and identifies the problem, FiveDotTwelve will be able to fix it. The service has been good overall, and I’d recommend them to future clients.
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Mobile App Dev for Health Supplements & Software Company
“They’re very good at communication.”
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the founder of BioHack Network. We do health supplements and software.
What challenge were you trying to address with FiveDotTwelve?
We hired them to build our mobile app.
What was the scope of their involvement?
FiveDotTwelve developed our mobile app for Android and iOS. They advised us on UX design, but we provided most of it. The app serves as a portfolio.
What is the team composition?
There are three people on their team including a developer, QA person, and account project manager.
How did you come to work with FiveDotTwelve?
I found them through Clutch.
What is the status of this engagement?
Our ongoing engagement began in December 2019.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I’m very happy, they’re a really good team. We shopped around a bunch of different places, and they were the best during the presale and execution stages.
How did FiveDotTwelve perform from a project management standpoint?
We communicate through Slack, and they use their own project management tool.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They’re very good at communication.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, I can’t think of anything.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
You’re in good hands. I’ve done a lot of software work, and they’re in the top percentile.
the project
App Dev for Wellbeing Book
"The level of collaboration was impressive."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the director of WellSenz Ltd.
What challenge were you trying to address with FiveDotTwelve?
I have a book coming out in August about student well-being. I’ve been developing an app to support the book. The app will allow students to find well-being hacks to build into their lives. I got in touch with FiveDotTwelve to make the app.
What was the scope of their involvement?
I had a basic idea about what I wanted the app to do. After putting a few concepts together, I sent them to FiveDotTwelve. They took that starting point and worked with me to develop everything into the final product. There was design, general functionality, project management, coding, implementation, and testing involved. The app is for iOS and Android.
What is the team composition?
I had a designer and a project manager that I directly dealt with. There were several people in the background. I also frequently touched base with Damian (CEO).
How did you come to work with FiveDotTwelve?
I believe I saw them on Clutch. I researched online for different companies, and then I found FiveDotTwelve on one of the directories. I needed a company that could do a project within my small budget. I didn’t need a huge corporation that wouldn’t give their personal touch. After reading their profile, I contacted Damian who got back to me with a layout and a quote.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together in November 2019.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I came to FiveDotTwelve with a very underdeveloped idea. I’m the type of person who needs to see the developments to think about where it goes next. FiveDotTwelve was very interactive with me throughout the process. They listened to my opinions and came back with a further developed idea each time. Their team was willing to change course mid-project if it seemed that a new design or avenue was coming up. We worked well together.
How did FiveDotTwelve perform from a project management standpoint?
I live in Malawai, and they’re in Poland. It wasn’t face-to-face, but we did have weekly Skype calls that included the project manager and designer. Sometimes, we included one of the coders. That process was supported by email. We communicated the status of different aspects through email.
What did you find most impressive about them?
The level of collaboration was impressive. It felt that their team listened to what I was trying to do and put that into place.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, they’ve been fantastic.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
When it comes to your different ideas, be as open as possible. They’ll listen and will come up with suggestions. Be as interactive and open as possible. Their team excels at delivering what their client wants. That will have the engagement move smoothly.
the project
Web Platform Development for Fintech Start-Up
"They had a clear idea of how to complete the project."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I work at a fintech startup based in Norway called Hey Home. We’re helping people buy their first homes or apartments. We want to help people overcome the challenges of buying their first homes.
What challenge were you trying to address with FiveDotTwelve?
We were in the first phase of the project. I came there with some concepts and ideas of what I wanted for the platform, but I didn’t know how to execute the project.
What was the scope of their involvement?
FiveDotTwelve met with me to provide feedback and propose some solutions. After this, they created prototypes and designed the program. It was a web-based application. It’s an online platform where people can register for the service.
What is the team composition?
We had a project manager, two developers, and one designer working on the project.
How did you come to work with FiveDotTwelve?
I was searching at many startup events. I met them in Norway during one of the events. We had a chat and they were very interested in the service. I decided that it would be good idea to collaborate with them. In general, I knew what the market looked like and the price seemed good. I was also looking at how we were going to work together.
What is the status of this engagement?
The project started in March 2019 and ended in August 2019. The contract is done, but we’re considering additional features.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
People like the site and the solution that we’ve been making. Because of this feedback, we know what we should add on this next run through. In terms of the work they did, it’s very good. We set up deadlines and everything was delivered on time. They have good developers and designers.
How did FiveDotTwelve perform from a project management standpoint?
Communication was very good. I could follow their progress and communicate via Slack. I also called them and asked questions.
What did you find most impressive about them?
I was very impressed with their professionalism. They had a clear idea of how to complete the project. I really liked that.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, I’m very happy and satisfied.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
A potential customer should work on the idea that he or she wants and spend more time on this part before investing money into the product. It’s most cost-effective to spend more time on ideas and prototyping.
the project
App Development for Mobile E-Commerce Experience
"They have quickness and efficiency in adapting to sudden problems."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the founder and CEO of Corner, a mobile app designed to bring the real-life shopping experience to an online world.
For what projects/services did your company hire , and what were your goals?
We had an MVP with positive feedback from customers and brands but not good enough to scale it. Our challenge was to deploy version 1.0 of the app to enter the market as quickly as possible.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We've done research online, narrowing it down to 3 choices, and chose FDT based on their portfolio, expected start date, the cost to quality ratio.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
We had an on-site introductory workshop where we set up goals and expectations for the project. The rest was conducted remotely due to the pandemic with no negative consequences to the efficiency of the workflow.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
I mostly worked with a great Project Manager who then oversaw all the development operations on FDT end.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
We were able to effectively enter the market in a short period of time and become operational in multiple countires.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
The communication was clear and efficient even though at times there were a lot of various topics going on at the same time.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
They have quickness and efficiency in adapting to sudden problems.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Perhaps improve the reporting in the beginning but we quickly fixed that and had no troubles afterward.
the project
Mobile App Development for Parenting Assistance App
"It was a pleasure to work with such a team!"
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am a founder and CEO at Onoco Limited. We support parents, family members and nannies to help children reach their full potential during the early years (0-5yrs).
For what projects/services did your company hire FiveDotTwelve?
Having gone through a prolonged UX/UI phase with one of the well-positioned software houses in Warsaw, we decided to hire a different company which could build a good quality iOS and Android apps for a fair price and in a short period of time. FDT delivered on that promise.
What were your goals for this project?
Launch a mobile app on iOS and Android within 6 months.
How did you select FiveDotTwelve?
The company was recommended to us by another software house which couldn't undertake the task as they didn't have developers coding in Flutter.
Describe the project in detail.
FDT started the project from an in-depth analysis of supplied materials - app requirements documentation and sets of UX/UI screens on Figma. They got back to us with a list of topics to discuss or problems to address before the development starts.
We believe, it helped us to avoid many problems that we would have faced later if no analysis was done. The development phase was very transparent. We maintained access to all materials - including JIRA board, Figma and Slack. There were a few delays and underestimated tasks.
However, it didn't have any impact on the end deadline which we agreed in the contract.
What was the team composition?
We were assigned a team of 2 Flutter developers, 1 backend developer, a project manager, 1 QA.
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
Onoco has been downloaded more than 3,000 times and received an avg of 4.9 stars in its first month.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
We communicated with the team on JIRA (when we needed more details on created tasks), on Figma (to discuss changes/problems with designs) and finally on Slack (to find out about daily progress).
What did you find most impressive about this company?
FDT team really dedicated themselves to deliver an outstanding app - it wasn't just another project on the list to check. They were not only delivering on contractual obligations but also didn't hesitate to propose improvements.
Communication wise it was always great to know that we will get answers quickly and that we can easily set up meetings with the team and keep track of progress. It was a pleasure to work with such a team!
Are there any areas for improvement?
Looking back, there are always things that could have been changed. Overall, we were very happy with their service. Perhaps they could have avoided a few small delays if they had another back-end developer shadowing on the project.
The new app yielded over 5,000 downloads in its first 24 hours in the Google Play Store. FiveDotTwelve delivered a functional app on time. The team is organized, and they offer seamless project management. FiveDotTwelve is a resourceful team that offers knowledgeable insights at every project stage.