Riseapps

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder of a software app business name Flowtime which is aimed at helping music students improve their practice habits, practice more, and stick with their learning journey.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Riseapps helped complete the beta version of my Flowtime iOS app, thereby allowing me to take it to market for the all important testing and customer acceptance phase. When they took on the project the app was partially built, and they had to understand the work already done, and plan the remain six months of work to get the app beta to market. They put a team in place and made it happen!

SOLUTION

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

I found the team easy to communicate with, and I got the feeling initially that they were genuinely interested in helping my business, rather than simply charging out their time. The team were all very personable, positive and knowledgeable and I realized that the interpersonal aspects of the relationship were as important as the technical know-how, which they also possessed.

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

There were two main steps:

1. Putting in place the remaining pieces of the app to make it beta ready
2. Adding a set of V1 features to make the testing version comparable to a real life chargeable produce.

Technologies included AWS, MongoDB, Node.js, iOS.

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

The Riseapps team consisted of a PM, Delivery Manager, iOS dev, backend dev, QA tester, and a part time devops person.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I was very happy with the outcomes, in that they were able to give me a functional beta that included a set of additional V1 features I know will make all the difference when putting the app in front of its potential users. The work was done professional in a reasonable timeframe, and the quality was top class.

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

I was very happy with the PM, she was a excellent communicator and organizer. We used the Atlassian suite of products including Jira and Confluence as part of the PM process, and predominantly Slack and email for communication. I joined fairly regular dev team meetings largely to review Sprint outcomes, and had very regular meetings with the PM to discuss progress. This was every day or two during the busy times.

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

Their communication and attitude of helpfulness were the standouts for me. This is over and above the quality of the product they delivered.

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

Not that I can think of.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Co-Founder of a video endorsement platform based in Dallas Texas.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed a front-end ReactNative vendor that had experience coding custom user interfaces for our MVP. Our goal was to hire a ReactNative vendor to support our backend team in their efforts to develop a minimum viable product in 90 days.

SOLUTION

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

We found Rise through web search, and Upwork. Their portfolio demonstrated their knowledge in building beautiful MVP's for startups. We chose to move forward with RiseApps to accelerate our timeline of producing an MVP.

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

We started with a discovery meeting around the new user interface that we wanted to implement into the MVP that our backend team was working on. Rise prepared a SprintPlan based on our requirements and assigned a PM. Key deliverables included a front-end for the iOS and Android App, including the API Integration. Rise worked from our repository allowing our backend developers to work closely together with RiseApps.

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

We worked with the owner Vladlen and their PM team. Once the project started our primary point of contact was their PM and development team. On the development team, we worked with a QA Resource, a Senior iOS Developer, a Mid-Level Android developer, and one Jr Developer to support our efforts on the Web Development aspects of the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

RiseApps helped us develop the first version of our MVP in just 90 days!

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

RiseApps integrated into our existing tools which included JIRA, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Meets. We met regularly through standup calls 3x per week. The PM was very friendly and showed a commitment to ensuring the team was aligned and up to speed with their assignments to keep the project moving forward at a steady pace.

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

When you're launching a startup, sometimes it requires accomplishing things that have never been done before. No matter what we assigned to RiseApps, they were able to roll up their sleeves, research, and get back to us with a solution.

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

RiseApps could improve their communication. We're based in the USA and are custom to highly collaborative, proactive communication. Although Rise was very responsive, much of their interactions with us required our team internally to be as proactive and as detailed as possible to ensure RiseApps had what they needed to be successful.

I also recommend training the developers to help engineer the technical architecture. Today the work they provided helped us launch the MVP, however, the code was not scalable due to the unsupported code libraries they used.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We create online resources for people affected by mental health disorders. Combining evidence-based therapy with professional support at an approachable price

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Riseapps?

Complete redesign of the platform including promo websites for a couple of our brands, app design for clients and admind dashboard for administrators, therapists and customer support.

What were your goals for this project?

Genreate UX that will make the clients journey easy and pleasant

SOLUTION

How did you select Riseapps?

Found them via Upwork and had a couple of test tasks to better understand their capabilities

Describe the project in detail.

Creating entire design for Skinpick.com and Trichstop.com promo site as well as responsive design for the client app and website

What was the team composition?

One designer and one UX expert

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team managed to have a very good understanding of the product and created a beatuful and finctional design. It is clear that the UX expert has long term experience with variouse ecommerce and apps design

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their ability to quickly understand requirements and transform them into clear and simple designs is impressive. communication was excellent.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We help gym owners to run their business and helps gym goers to track their progress. I'm the founder and CEO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Riseapps?

We had an old iOS app that needed few new features and upgrades.

What were your goals for this project?

Upgrade the base software and that way allow easier and faster creation of new features

SOLUTION

How did you select Riseapps?

Talking with few other companies and Riseapps. That made us feel confident enough to try their services

Describe the project in detail.

First we upgraded the base software, got everything up and running and then we moved on to develop the new features.

What was the team composition?

One iOS dev from Rise and one back-end dev from our side

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were happy with the Riseapps team. Fast and good quality.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication was done in Slack. No formal meetings were needed.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Nice laidback attitude and easy process using Slack

Are there any areas for improvement?

-

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the founder and CEO of a consulting and design solutions provider for the health, AI, and enterprise sectors.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Riseapps?

We hired them to help with GraphQL API work and AWS support.

What were your goals for this project?

We mainly wanted them to deliver a GraphQL data model and API and assist other teams with DevOps.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We chose them based on their responsiveness and excellent domain knowledge.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Riseapps provided DevOps backend engineering services. They also designed and built a GraphQL API and created Lambda functions and databases.

What was the team composition?

They assigned a DevOps backend engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’ve experienced significant savings as a result of the GraphQL API, which can run without Node.js. Riseapps provided effective implementation and documentation.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

I was directly involved in project management and the specifications gathering process.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their responsiveness, communication skills, and expertise were outstanding.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They should keep up the same level of skill. They’d also benefit from having further AWS and Docker training.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of AppwoRx. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Riseapps?

We hired them for iOS software development. 

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to build and maintain a medical application.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We selected them through an interview process. 

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The app elevates medical photography by turning any device into a compact medical camera. Users don't waste time cropping and uploading photos to other devices. The app allows users to easily categorize and manage photos and access them from any device. The app connects to HIPAA cloud storage, and every picture is encrypted before moving to the cloud, protecting patient privacy. 

What was the team composition?

They provided a single iOS developer. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They're an excellent resource. We have been using Riseapps for more than two years, and we're very happy.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We use an internal project manager.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Our developer is knowledgeable.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I have nothing major to suggest. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CEO and CTO of Tech Print Industries.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Riseapps?

We hired them to make an Android app that allows us to scan faces.

What were your goals for this project?

In addition to face scanning capabilities, the app needed to be able to talk to our platform.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We chose them based on their pricing and interview performance.

Describe the project in detail.

They’re working on an app for Android devices that scans faces, applies landmarks, and uploads the file to our platform.

What was the team composition?

The team consists of three resources.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We haven’t released the app to the public yet, but the team has been great so far. They’ve solved every challenge we’ve presented and have been highly responsive throughout. Riseapps is a trustworthy company, and they give their all on any project.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow is very effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They’re fast and responsive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, the cooperation has been good.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the creative director of LITTLE Agency, a marketing firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Riseapps?

We engaged them to add features to an existing a Laravel PHP/ Vue.js web application.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Price, previous experience, and account management skills were factors in our search.

Can you go into detail about the services they provided and the scope of the project?

Riseapps did initial research of the current code base and suggested specifications for adjustments. The coding process included review and deployment stages.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a project manager, two web developers, and a QA engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Riseapps was a fantastic outsource for our marketing agency.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They had an effective workflow that included a DigitalOcean test environment with Droplets. The team used Git, BitBucket, Trello, and Skype.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The project management team was responsive to any challenges or queries. They acted quickly throughout the engagement.

Are there any areas where they can improve?

They were proficient are their jobs.