Rocketech

Project description: BookWA is a Russian virtual book club that comprises a listing and a social network's functionality. Here, people can connect over literature worth sharing, indulge in meaningful discussions, and get reading recommendations based on real feedback and personal preferences.  

Our role: UX/UI Design, Branding, Mobile Development, Backend, Support

Tech stack: iOS: Swift, RxSwift, CocoaPods, VKSDK, Facebook, Realm, Alamofire, Sockets, Markdown, SnapKit, Fabric, Crashlytics, YoutubePlayer. 

Back-end: nodejs, jsberry framework express, 

Integrations: VK, Facebook, Apple ID, CDN API

Database: mongodb, mysql

Front-end: jsberry, reactjs, express, redux saga.

The challenge: The project emerged from the client’s idea of a book-specific social networking app with smart recommendation algorithms based on two metrics: community feedback and user behavior. We were challenged to deliver complex social mechanics while keeping the app simple and uncluttered. The team got involved in the project to the maximum extent, crafting the overall concept, logic, interface, and design.

The solution: The end product is a social networking app with a 180,000+ book database, vast social mechanics, and an active reading community.  

• Automatically generated personalized recommendations and maps of emotions based on user actions; 

• Personal library with suggestions, books saved for later, and stats;

• Social networking functionality allowing users to follow people with similar reading preferences, like their libraries, leave comments, participate in multi-thread discussions, and get in-app notifications;

• Newsfeed featuring friends’ reading choices and recommendations, as well as comments, ratings, quotes of the day, and likes;

• Integration with Facebook, VK, and Russia’s biggest ebook marketplaces: LitRes and Book24.

• Admin panel development and API integration.

Results: We developed an iOS mobile app from scratch and tested it in real-time with an active user base. A thousand users attracted to testing became the pioneers of the BookWA community and further developed the project.  

We worked closely with the in-house team on each stage of the development cycle. The app underwent 10 iterations of design and multiple incarnations of mechanics and logic.

Although the code base has grown more complex over time, the system remains stable and handles thousands of active users without the refactoring job. 

The app scored 1000+ downloads in a matter of the first two weeks. 

Shortly after launch, BookWA was rated #17 in the Russian AppStore.

Two years in the project, we continue to maintain the app in the support mode, improving its performance and usability.

Project description: Dice Chess is a variation of classic chess with elements of a game of chance. A user deposits money and competes with random people, but as opposed to the regular chess rules, they have to roll the dice to determine which piece they may move.  

Our role: UX/UI Design, Web development, Backend, Support

Tech stack: React.js, React Hooks, PHP

The challenge: The client came to us with an old ready-made product and asked to rebuild it into a present-date web app. Rocketech devs studied architecture and structure of the old project, as well as the protocol and data exchange format. The goal was to liven up the obsolete functionality and ensure safety at where people put their money at stake. 

The solution: We updated the frontend and the backend of a 25-year-old application, refreshed the design, and adapted the interface for mobile devices.

• Backend adjustments and adaptation to the modern frontend.

• New layout tailored for mobile devices.

• CSS-based 3D animation.

• Fullscreen for iPhone.

• The ability to create a group game for three game types: Classic, Double-Up, and Tournament. 

• The next chess move suggestion option.

• The ability to raise bids and suggest a rematch.

• For clients’ security, we made sure that the gaming progress freezes in case of server-side issues.

Results: The Rocketech team delivered full functionality: from registration to creating games and participating in them. 

Throughout the work, we fixed the backend bugs, added gaming features, and improved 3D animation for the game created back in 1995. 

We doubled the game speed on the client side. The next stage objective is speeding up the backend by 2-3 times and scaling of the project.

Project description

MTC Invest is an investment mobile manager where users can manage and acquire assets, monitor equity investments, and control currency fluctuations. 

Tech stack: Alamofire, REST, WebSockets, Charts, Yandex Metrica, Fabric, Crashlytics, R.swift

Our role: UX/UI Design, Illustrations, Mobile Development, Backend, Support 

The challenge

A client came to us with a request for developing a responsive and intuitive mobile app that would combine all essential features of an investment manager. The app was envisioned to provide currency updates, performance statistics, and give qualified advice about a given asset. 

The solution

The end result is a smart investment manager that maintains all investment data in a single database. 

• Investment management, integration with funds and their statistics;

• Personal investment profile with the full portfolio;

• Real-time fund statistics and precise comparison;

• Implementing push-notifications and mobile APIs. 

Results

• The platform currently manages assets worth of 69 billion RUB;

• The MTC funding was ranked the best mobile asset by Invest funds rating;

• The application received an A+ evaluation from Expert PA, a financial research company. 

• In 2017, the application brought 15,1% of profit to an average user.

Project description

Released in 2016, the Welny platform immediately revolutionized the traditional industry approach, offering on-demand delivery of massage services. The website connects first-rate masseurs and clients via a website and mobile app. 

Our role: Mobile Development, Backend, Support 

Tech stack: Python/Django, Swift

The challenge: 

The client came to us after an unfortunate development experience - the website didn’t fit modern design and development standards. We wanted to give Welny a fresh feel with minimalistic UX/UI and clear visuals. The end-platform had to look different, just like the concept itself.

Solution

First, we focused on researching market needs and dissecting the target audience. We understood that we are dealing with the diverse client group and opted in favor of neutral vector graphics.

• Admin panel development and API integration;

• Food-delivery format, with instant order processing and confirmation, innovative to massage industry; 

• 50+ interface screenshots adapted to different target audience segments.

Results

• The service was highly praised by major Russian media - vc.ru, NTV, and others;

• The company became the only end-to-end message delivery service on the Russian market and created a marketplace for industry professionals;

• 500+ positive user reviews with an average App Store score of 4,8 out of 5;

• After the release, the startup was noticed, several angel investors. 

Project description: IL’Conto keeps count of all the joint payments, be it ticket purchases or restaurant tabs, and notifies group members when it’s their turn to pay.

Our role: Mobile Development, UX/UI Design, Support

Tech stack: Swift, iOS SDK, iOS MVP, Alamofire, REST API, APNs

The challenge

The client came to us with an app design to help keep count of all the cost-sharing during travels. When travelling in a large group, members often pay for one another, and by the end of the trip it’s hard to say how much members owe each other. Our task was to design an app that would register all the joint payments and notify the owing members to pay on time.

The solution

The client had a small dev team from the previous project but they were with zero experience in mobile development. We took upon ourselves cross-team management, testing, development and implementation of hypotheses. Users install the app, create a transaction or a group, and the paying members register the amount, the date, and the event for which they had to pay. After the trip, the app would sum all the costs up and notify members to return the debt.

What the app offers:

• Keeps tabs on more than 100 currencies in real time;

• The joint-cost is divided between all the members in the transaction. If members paid unevenly, you can manually fix the costs of each;

• There’s a web version of the product;

• We made an instant offline mode of the app. You can use it without the internet, and when coming online, the app syncs the cache with the backend data;

• Premium subscription allows to register an unlimited number of groups and transactions.

Results

• We developed and released the end product in 3 months;

• We reached the result by collaborating with two teams. ROCKETECH supervised the client’s dev team and directed the collective effort to release the end product;

• An average score of 4,3 out of 5 in App Store.

Project description: Foodband is a 24/7 pizza delivery service that offers custom-made pizza, beverages, and snacks. The platform has a web version and an Android/iOS mobile app. 

Our role: UX/UI Design, Illustrations, Animations, Mobile Development

Tech stack: Swift, Realm, GoogleMaps, Firebase

The challenge

For this client, the main priority was the product’s speed and responsiveness. Naturally, people should be able to order pizza in a few seconds, and the company has to receive the request immediately. We were called in to design the app f, implement database support, and develop essential functionality.

The solution

On-demand food delivery e-commerce mobile app - the orders are placed in the basket and confirmed with an SMS. Users can pay after delivery, with a card, or Google Pay. The point system encourages long-term customers and supports a solid client-company relationship. 

• UI/UX design, from the starting screen to advanced delivery settings panels;

• Firebase implementation for organizing customers’ statistics, user behavior monitoring, and app performance management;

• We created a custom test server for the initial development and testing stages. 

Results

• The company was ranked the "Best Pizza Service" in Moscow, according to Big Picture, a leasing Russian media company;

• 50 000+ app downloads in 2 years 

• 658 positive reviews.

Tech stack: Nest.js, React.js, Bitrix24 CRM

Our role: UI/UX Design, Front End, Web Development, CRM integration. 

Project description

Chin-Chin is a customizable cocktail delivery service which makes getting a personalized drink set as easy as ordering a pizza. Website visitors can choose their favorite flavors, make a quick order, and track the progress. It’s a one-in-a kind service for the Russian market, inspired by the Dominos delivery model. 

The challenge

 Our client came to us with a request to automate order creation and delivery monitoring on a simple platform. The website was envisioned to deliver a full experience of personalized cocktail creation to the end-user as well as simplify business management for Chin-Chin’s team. 

The solution
We combined an inner management platform with a stylish online store with personalized cocktail offers. It’s an online cocktail bar where users order their drink sets and learn more about the company. Also, it’s an automation platform for crucial business processes - product management, order processing, delivery, customer relations, documentation. 

• Our implementation of Bitrix CRM allowed clients to integrate rich functionality that perfectly corresponded to the client’s needs. Instead of writing the platform from scratch, we seamlessly integrated a ready product, cutting 10x expenses.

• Performance testing for Bitrix-powered website to assure that the team promptly receives customer requests;

• The order tracking system, inspired by Dominos - the end user previews the order status from a PC, smartphone or tablet via a cross-platform web app. 

Results

• We reduced the costs at 10+ times by integrating a ready-to-use CRM instead of writing a custom management tool;

• The MVP, created by Rocketech, was successfully presented to stakeholders, clients, and investors.
   

Description

An international sports association reached out to our team for the development of a tournament organization and management system. A client was looking for a powerful web solution that would accumulate all the data about upcoming and past tournaments, participants, clubs, responsible members. Moreover, the platform was expected to be used during the tournaments as well - keeping track of performance, documenting, details, distributing places and trophies, etc. 

The entire platform, both front-end and back-end was built from scratch by our team. This way, we made sure that the functionality and internal logic fit perfectly the needs of the federation. 

Our role: UX/UI Design, Web development, Backend, Support

Tech stack: PHP, Laravel, Web-socket, PostgreSQL, ReactJs

Challenge

The key requirement to a platform was fast performance and reliability. On the tournament day and before competitions, the system had to accommodate thousands of users, their personal data, identification documents, photos, etc. 

Since it’s a sports federation website, another challenge was to find an appropriate design theme: something that would represent official authorities but would also be usable and intuitive. We had to find a fine line between complexity and simplicity for quick scaling. 

Solution

ROCKETECH developers built frontend and backend for the platform. One team focused on building a client-side interface. All content was divided into 10+ pages: the feed of tournaments, personal page, personalities, the event calendar, registration, search and filters, and news blog.

Backend operations were even more complex - the system is tailored to club managers and federation members. We enabled APIs for planners, data storage, tracking, notifications. Admin panels enable federation members to process and accept competition requests, approve club memberships, and manage tournaments. 

• Full-stack web development: our team developed a client-side app for users (club members, owners, competition participants);

• UX/UI design: we defined user personas, their interests, needs, and concerns and built a frontend that correlates with all of them;

• A complex admin panel for real-time tournament management and preparation;

• Content management: the website has a blog where administrators post news about tournaments;

• We connected all participants of sports events, organization, and management - contestants, creators of the events, coaches, content managers, system administrators. Different user roles are able to interact with each other 

Results

• The system was developed to sustain the user load of 400 000+ visitors and proved on multiple occasions its high-performance capacities;

• We were working with a limited budget and found creative solutions that reduced time expenses and allowed us to save human resources and reduce expenses;

• Despite the long pauses in the development of the project, it was brought to release;

• Built a responsive and intuitive UI despite the platform’s high functional complexity

Project description

SmartBuilding is an automated platform where construction organizations automate supervision, staff management, documentation, and construction access control. 

Tech stack: Next.js, Express.js, GraphQL, Redux, React, MySQL, Socket.IO

Our role: Business Analytics, Agile coaching, design, API, Development, Testing, Maintenance

The challenge

The client had several goals for the project. The first one was to make sure that a supervisor can quickly obtain data about a single construction worker anytime. The next step is to automate documentation, notifying staff about work quality and safety violations. 

The solution

We created an MVP for digitalized construction management infrastructure where a client can control documentation, monitor work hours, materials, and costs. 

• A QR code is attached to the worker’s helmet - by scanning the code, the manager receives access to the full profile;

• Access Control List provides clients with multi-layered access configurations - users receive rights for viewing, managing, or editing worker profiles;

• Construction site database stores information in the intuitive dashboard where users can sort through entries, preview the locations, monitor the construction progress. 

Results

• With the combination of Agile and Scrum best practices, we managed to develop a complex platform from scratch in 2 months

• The solution has disrupted the market with a unique solution for full construction work automation 

• The platform has attracted several construction companies already at the MVP stage. 

Project description: Pocket Safe is a password manager app that helps people log in to services they rely on every day. 

Our role: UX/UI Design, Mobile Development, Backend, QA 

Tech stack: Node.JS, Express, MySQL, Mailgun, JWT Auth, REST API, Swift 

The challenge: The team was summoned to create an uncluttered password manager mobile application for logging into any websites with a single sign-on solution. This wasn’t an easy one - our devs had to architect the UX and fill it with UI elements according to the Apple guidelines, connect the frontend and the backend, test the thing, and deliver it to the client market-ready — all in a matter of a month.

The solution: We created an app that grants access to multiple passwords under an extra-secure Master Password. Users can auto-login to their favorite websites, change passwords right from the app, organize them into groups, and share account access with multiple people. The app communicates with the database through the secure Rest API.

• We developed a minimalistic UX/UI to avert unnecessary user actions.

• The library of the most popular services was preinstalled for a comfier search.

• For extra security, we implemented a 4-digit PIN code lock and an auto-lock timer that blocks the app after a specified period of inactivity.  

• We implemented in-app subscription purchase with a 3-day free trial.

Results

The end product is a straightforward mobile solution that increases productivity and decreases the likelihood of password-related breaches. 

In just a month, we managed to build the app from scratch — on time, on budget. 

Pocket Safe is translated into 32 languages and currently available in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Project description

ROCKETECH developed a complex CRM for real estate companies and their clients. With more than 50 companies managing their properties, Appartex quickly became one of the biggest solutions on the market.

Our role: Frontend, Backend, Support 

Tech stack: Java, Angular 

The challenge

The solution, CRM software, had to automate interactions with clients, documentation, accounting, marketing to assist real estate companies in managing the available property. Security, simple interface, short learning curve were essential requirements.

Solution

An all-in-one leasing management service that enables owners to keep track of their leasing workflow.

• Admin panel development and API integration;

• We developed a cross-platform web platform and a mobile app for real estate managers, their clients, and staff

• Rocketech created custom versions of the platform for the major commercial centers and shopping malls.

Results

• 50+ business centers use Apartex to manage rented properties;

• The product is used by major management companies - BI Property, M-Line Property Management, Mobil Realty Management Company, developers - TM Engineering, Sensata Group;

• $200 000 received in investments;

• The service currently manages more than 200 000 m2.

Project description

PIX Backpack was conceptualized as an innovation for young audiences as a tech-savvy way of standing out. It's a smart cross-platform accessory, equipped by a LED-light panel. Our task was to develop the product’s minimum viable product and prepare the prototype for WebSummit. 

Tech stack: React Native, Bluetooth 4.0

Our role: Mobile development, Support

Implementation

• Enable image and video transfer via a Bluetooth 4.0 LE protocol. 

• An auto-save feature: whenever a user adds a new graphic document or animation, the backpack stores the information on the mobile client. 

• A reset feature for each user action. 

The results

• PIX Backpack raised $150,000 on Kickstarter, overachieving the initial goals of $35,000

• The company successfully presented the product at CES 2018 and Web Summit 2017;

• The team attracted worldwide investors and was considered the best Ukrainian innovation of 2018 by PRM.ua.

Project description

Babystep is a Learning Management Platform (LMS) platform for parents who want to implement innovative teaching methods into their kids’ learning curve. Our team scaled the MVP into the platform connects parents to learning experts. The website combines the functionality of a social media and marketplace, serving as a ground for communication, blogging, and service exchange.

Tech stack: ReactJS, Swift, NodeJS, WebRTC

Our role 

UX/UI Design Support, Web Development, Mobile Development, Support 

Implementation

• Combining mobile React JS technology and RTC library on a web LMS;

• Performance testing and UX/UI implementation;

• Load testing - the software is capable to process 10 000 requests. 

Results

• Our developers joined the Babystep’s in-house team in a long-term partnership;

• The application was recognized as The Best Socially Responsible Startup Of 2016 by GMIC.

Project description

Our team was asked to develop a mining tool for active crypto production. The result was Sigmapool - a crypto mining pool with more than 60 000 active workers and over 700 active miners. The infrastructure of the pool is based on the Kubernetes cluster for comfortable service management. All external connections are processed by CloudFlare so the service is protected from DDOS-attacks.  

Our role: Branding, UX/UI Design, Animations, Web, Development, Backend, Blockchain, Support

Tech stack: Koa, VueJS, Mongo DB, PostgreSQL, .NET multicurrency

Implementation

• Coin Daemon for transaction processing. 

• Active backup instance - the pool resets to the previously saved version in case of an emergency. 

• Node.js + Koa for web application with ith the MongoDB - an independent database for backup copies of essential data. 

• The main base in PostgreSQL, used only for mining data. 

• Auto-deployment of repository’s application - the service downloads the necessary components automatically, saving the team’s time and resources for maintenance.

Results

• Over 47,000 miners, with a total capacity of 397 PH / s, are constantly working on Sigmapool only on the BTC pool. 

• Working server period stable - 99.9% UPTIME.

ROCKETECH developed a mobile learning assistant, App Kanku - the project is currently one of the biggest collection of 3D karate moves, exclusive articles, and inspiring mottos. In the app, users can access new techniques, visualize the body movements, create a schedule, and view the moves from different angles. 

Our role: UX/UI Design, Illustrations, Animations, Mobile Development, Backend, Support 

Tech stack: React Native, Node.js

Implementation

• Compressed animated 3D models and tutorials

• 4 screen versions, created and managed in Figma;

• The content delivery system for media and text files, capable of processing thousands of requests

• Dynamic image rendering system. 

Results

• A highly scalable product  - the application successfully works on the international market; it was also translated into 8 languages.

• Optimization of storage and content delivery - we increased app’s efficiency in 10 times while keeping high-quality resolution; 

• Our team adapted the app to Android and iOS, overseeing tests and maintenance. 

Project description

Rocketech created an MVP for Humm.ly - a science-based player for musical therapy. Board-certified music therapists create playlists for stress relief, sleep aid, and mood enhancement.

Our role 

UX/UI Design, Illustrations, Animations, Mobile Development, Web, Support 

Tech stack: ReactJS, PHP7, Swift 

Implementation

A ready-to-test minimum valuable product with essential functionality and design. Our team laid the ground for further development and testing activities with thorough marketing research, strategy outlining, and creative design.

• We offered a cost-optimized cooperation methodology - a founder directly cooperated with the team members;

• Rocketech design team completely redesigned the application, changing key business processes;

• Development and testing team managed tech debt and improved the existing functionality of the product.

• Our team developed and tested new user scenarios and brought the solution to new target audiences. 

Results

• The final app became a music sensation and received positive reviews from HuffPost, Grammy Awards, Inc., Mashable, and Forbes. 

• 4.9 is an average App Store score, based on 1.3K reviews

• The application was included in the top ‘The Apps We Love 2019’ on the App Store

BookWA - is a social network where people of different age, social status and political views could discuss, exchange and share information about their interests through the Books.

The key idea is to unite thousands and millions of people by the one particular passion - love of reading. There are a lot of topics, ideas, thoughts that are hidden in books and BookWA is the only platform where all of them could be easily discussed nowadays.

BookWA is also a great app for spending free time online. You could share books with you friends, support your friends interests, make new friends and open for yourself new desires.

We would like people to be natural with each other, to develop real human values, to use their time wisely and at the same time do it with enthusiasm and pleasure.

BookWA is the social network of a modern and thinking society.

Sapron - Platform for the market of construction machinery. - Find new orders so that your equipment will never be idle - Do you need a co-executor or do not have time to fulfill the application? Download it to the system, specify the desired commission and in a few minutes for your application there is a performer. And Sapron will help to check whether the commissioner paid the commission. - Communicate in our "Lenta". Find out the latest information on loading, weight control, promotions and sales at car service centers. Sapron is a resident of the SEZ Innopolis and Kazan IT Park. Every day we develop useful services for the participants of the construction machinery market.