Surf

Surf rework an existing Android app to be visually stunning and highly functional. They turned Photoshop screens and technical specs into a pixel-perfect app. The app monitors Wi-Fi and network performance.

The Surf team, using their experience in market research, made a number of adjustments to the logic of the app, thanks to which they were able to make user interaction with the app more flexible and logical. They tried to take into account all of the possible cases that users encounter in the app. Despite the fact that integrating analytics into the app wasn't part of our initial plans, the Surf team managed to finish the task in a shorter period of time and released it. The Surf team has always tried to help our backend team members from Love Republic, so that everyone involved in the development process moves in the same direction and meets the deadlines.

We give them a set of Photoshop documents [PSDs] and technical specs, including the required interaction with our servers. Their team then delivers the work based on our material. From time to time, we've worked on one-off research and development projects for specific technical issues related to Android. We've had them research private application program interfaces [APIs], hidden elements, or how a specific phone would work in a specific environment. They've built two versions of our UI. The first one was built in 2010. We did a complete redesign in 2013. Surf was involved in the entire implementation process in both cases, amounting to thousands of man-hours. We initially only worked on Android applications. Surf didn't have iOS expertise at the beginning of our relationship. We'd had some bad experiences developing for this operating system, and I wish they had development capabilities from the start. Right now, we have in-house iOS development capabilities through the American

Surf has a wealth of expertise in banking projects. In addition, we appreciate the level of their Flutter skills. Important was the fact that the company has a fully functional team covering all the roles we need: designers, PM, developers, analysts, and QA.

With the new system, the company has better reporting, scheduling, and planning processes. Surf has created impressive designs and a user-friendly interface while executing a well-organized communication process. Their competence and understanding are commendable.

Surf developed a native application for it, which is integrated with the company's website. The app contains a convenient catalog with filtering by product categories and brands. There is a system for recommending products that a client may like, and a smart search. With the help of the card, the client can find the store closest to him, see where the promotion is valid or the client's day is planned. In the application, the client can choose a convenient delivery option - self-pickup from the store, delivery by courier or at the checkpoint.

We needed an application for managing company personnel. We wanted to create a digital profile for each employee, where all information about them is collected. Based on this data, the manager or HR department can evaluate the employee, analyze their involvement and efficiency, and draw up development plans. And the employees themselves - to evaluate the possible directions of development, to undergo training, to present themselves from the best side.

Initially, we wanted to improve the native app we already had. Besides, we intended to implement test automation in the app and infrastructure for the tests as it reduces testing time and allows developers to fix bugs quickly. During the detailed discussion of the project, we understood that it would be easier and less expensive to create a new Flutter application from scratch and lay the foundation for its further scaling than modify the existing one.

At the start of the project, we had several meetings with the Surf Team to detail all the business requirements, identify the nuances, and fix the development approaches. They launched several Agile processes in parallel. Established the process of identifying business requirements, preparing the terms of reference and layouts. They developed a float for authorization, and the customer deployed an additional two-factor authentication system. We got a ready solution (web-service) for partners' interaction with the money transfer system. Simple and clear functionality allows you to send, pay out money transfers and administer the functionality of the web-client for end users. The project envisages further scaling - expanding the functionality, increasing the number of sending directions and customizing the interfaces.

The project that Surf made is in line with our vision and expectations. Many clients of the bank use the application and like its user-friendly interface. Moreover, it has high conversion rates. The app is under ongoing development with new features constantly added to it. Specifically, now we are implementing about 10 new features, such as requesting information about banking products (credits, deposits, etc.) via the application without having to visit the bank, push notification service, and personal offers.

It’s a corporate application our employees install on their mobile devices. Our operations staff can fill out checklists or write reports and submit them for review straight away. They don’t even need to be on a computer — all of it can be done on their phone right in the workshop. Heads of different functions can review reports and create summary sheets based on that data. They can also allocate tasks manually or automatically and keep an eye on the progress. Whenever a new task appears, an employee receives a push notification. The app is powered by a cross-platform technology — Flutter — so it works on both Android and iOS devices. Our collaboration has been very efficient and fruitful. Surf has an excellent way of interacting with clients: no matter what stage it was — development or rollout to production — we were always aware of what was going on and what to expect. The team took all of our comments into account and was ready for discussion whenever we needed it. The company kept proving they have extensive technical expertise. For instance, they suggested we use Flutter, which saved us roughly 30% of the budget.

We were looking for a mobile app developer with experience in fintech development. Surf turned out to be just the candidate we needed. We were impressed by their successful cases: several apps built for banks and investment platforms. Our platform offers customer journey analytics & omnichannel communications for banking products. We already had the backend and the API and had also launched a desktop web interface. All Surf had to do was build a mobile app. First, the design and functionality of our platform had to be adjusted to fit a mobile app. Then, a cross-platform mobile app had to be built with Flutter. We’ve successfully launched the first version of the app and tested it out on a few of our clients. The clients were actually very pleased with the functionality and usability of the app. Now we’re scaling the app up to accommodate all of our users.

We’ve been developing a mobile app for our meal kit & recipes delivery service. We are pleased with the interaction with the Surf team. It was nice that during the design process, the designer himself proposed changes different from the initial prototypes and correctly argued, he used his experience - this is a big plus.

We wanted to develop our own mobile video platform that would make it easier for subscribers to access our content, make us less dependent on YouTube as a content distributor, and would also allow us to monetize views and publish new content formats. Surf is the first and only company we have partnered with in mobile development. As soon as we started discussing the project, it became clear that Surf is the best choice in terms of resources and process management. The company had everything we needed: designers and expertise in both front-end and back-end development. In addition, we quickly came to a complete understanding of how the final product was supposed to look and function. Therefore, we had no need to look for other contractors. Surf has provided us with a video streaming service, giving our users access to more than 40 shows. We have implemented many additional features for users: they can subscribe to their favorite actors and comedians, get access to exclusive content or paid previews of the shows a week before their official premiere. The mobile app is developed with the Flutter framework. This helped us shorten the time to market and launch the product as quickly as possible. With its help, it was possible to reduce the development time by 30%. Surf has developed a platform with all the infrastructure: backend, CDN, and admin web interface to help manage content and monitor statistics. We have successfully launched the MVP. Users like the UX and quality as well as how fast the player responds and downloads the videos. The definition is adjusted to the Internet speed, the videos are cached. The videos can also be streamed to a TV screen. The mobile application has a user-friendly interface. Now we are actively upgrading our product together with Surf: we are working on user engagement and expanding our audience.

We needed to develop a mobile application with a modern user-friendly UI that would help improve the level of service for our premium brand customers. We chose Surf because this company has a lot of experience in developing foodtech applications. We were confident that Surf would be able to develop a convenient and effective mobile application for us. Surf has developed a great mobile app for us. It has significantly improved the quality of service for our premium customers. Customers can now manage deliveries and resolve support issues right in the mobile app. Thanks to this, the average bill and LTV increased and new customers came. The application has predictive analytics, enabling the client to determine which of the users is losing interest in the service so as to retain them before they leave. Based on analytical data, the application puts together personal offers for each user: from discounts and promos to changing the menu. This feature has also boosted Lifetime Value.