Franco-Ukrainian Digital Agency
Timbucode is a Franco-Ukrainian digital agency based in Paris, France with the workers mainly based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
We provide high-quality, business oriented IT web and mobile applications development.
Ukrainian offshore pool of digital specialists is known worldwide for its quality and affordable prices. We propose our clients to have an access to these resources by saving the close and trustful relationships thanks to our frenchy CEO with based in the heart of the Europe, Paris.
Our approach adapts to our clients' needs, proposing different options:
- Create a whole custom team – we identify the right profiles to work on your product, and build a whole self sufficient team (developers, project managers, QA managers, designers, dev ops etc.), taking care of the organization of the work, so you can concentrate on your business.
- Find a solo expert – you have your own organization that works well. We can find the right one solo expert for your product and technology, that will become an indispensable member of your team.
- Express testing – we propose you to rent our own team of experienced QA managers for a reduced period of time. After an intense work you will get the valuable recommendations to improve your product's quality
- UX/UI audit - our experienced UX/UI designers do the complete audit of your solution and come up with valuable advices about the ergonomic and the general look of your product
We make all the way from your ideas to our implementation
Focus
Portfolio
Coworklib
Coworklib - Solution of the management of the Flex Office and Coworking
Timbucode has developped the application Coworklib V2 from scratch (Ruby+React Native).
Coworklib V2 is available for iOS and Anderoid mobile devices. It also has an admin web panel.
With the small team includin PM, Senior Front End Dev, Senior Back End Dev end partially UX designer and testers, we have managed to achieve the MVP stage of product after 4 months of intense remote work.
6 months after the beginning of the project (june 2020) we still continue to improve the product and welcome the first real customers.
Reviews
the project
Technological Help for App Development Company
"They understand me quickly, they’re realistic about parts that aren’t doable, and they always propose a solution."
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 CEO of Coworklib. We provide a B2B app for organizing work between employees’ home and company offices. It allows managers and teams to quickly determine where their colleagues are. It shows who’s currently at the office and who’s coming in.
What challenge were you trying to address with Timbucode?
We had an MVP app, and we had to rebuild it into a more powerful version.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Timbucode learned what our needs were and defined our backlog accordingly. They proposed using React Native, which is a trendy technology that we could easily find developers for. We were considering how to move forward from the beginning, in case we wouldn’t continue the collaboration, and we wanted to have everything on track. Timbucode also proposed Ruby on Rails for the backend, and they handled the cloud hosting.
The app serves as a network for coworkers. It has a map, people can create events and invite others, and it has notifications. There’s a back-office section with elevated access rights, where owners can customize the app.
What is the team composition?
We’re working with one React Native and one Ruby on Rails developer, their CTO, and a business analyst. They also have a test team working on the app. Their CTO is quite involved and reviews all the work being done.
How much have you invested with them?
We’ve spent around €60,000 (approximately $75,000 USD).
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with Timbucode in April 2020, and we released the app in September of that year. We’re doing less work now, but the collaboration is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
They understand me quickly, they’re realistic about parts that aren’t doable, and they always propose a solution.
How did Timbucode perform from a project management standpoint?
We create stories in Jira, and we organize in agile sprints. We also use Dropbox, Skype, and Slack. We use Skype for sprint reviews and other meetings.
I can see everything that’s being worked on, in terms of features and bugs. They give me price quotes for each task, based on which I prioritize the work. I know what every hour is spent on.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They stand out in terms of pricing. Making this kind of app is really expensive.
They also have a French speaker on the team. That’s really useful, since my English isn’t that good. It makes things a lot easier, although I can speak with everyone on the team during meetings.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I would’ve wanted the work to go quicker. There were some misunderstandings in the beginning, and I felt that things were going too slowly, but the collaboration is stable now. Also, it would be good to meet with them face to face.
Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?
My advice is to work with them now. I specifically recommend Timbucode for French speakers.
The app has been successfully released because of Timbucode's organization and talent. Their team is incredibly fair with pricing and excels at communication, especially in the French language.