Introduction
Roomado is a cutting-edge real estate search and listing application designed by Mechodal team to simplify the process of finding and listing properties. Our team was tasked with developing a mobile app that mirrors the functionality and design of Roomado’s already established website. Here’s how we successfully brought Roomado to mobile platforms.
Project Overview
Roomado’s founders were looking for an application development partner who could translate their existing web functionality into a mobile app. Their goal was to enhance user experience and streamline property searches in the highly competitive real estate market.
Client Needs and Goals:
- Develop a mobile application that mirrors the website’s functionality and design.
- Seamlessly integrate with the backend APIs developed in .NET.
- Ensure effective collaboration between two separate development teams.
Initial Meetings and Requirement Gathering
We kicked off the project with two critical meetings. During the first meeting, we delved into Roomado’s requirements, challenges, and visionary ideas. The next day, we provided a detailed project timeline and cost estimate based on their clearly defined needs, which facilitated a quick start to the project within just 16 hours.
Design and Development Approach
UI/UX Design:
- Conducted thorough UI research to ensure a consistent user experience across web and mobile platforms.
- Shared initial designs with Roomado’s team, incorporated feedback, and finalized the design within two days.
Development Process:
- Technology Choice: Selected Flutter for its cross-platform capabilities, ensuring both Android and iOS versions could be developed simultaneously.
- Backend Integration: Leveraged existing .NET APIs for backend functionality, ensuring smooth data flow and operations.
- Contract and Kickoff: Established a contract with the backend development team and commenced development.
Communication and Collaboration
Given the involvement of two different teams, clear and consistent communication was crucial. We adopted the following tools and strategies:
- Development Steps: Divided the project into small, manageable tasks executed daily.
- Version Control: Used GitHub for clear version control and code backup.
- Communication Platform: Created a Microsoft Teams group for real-time communication.
- Project Management: Utilized Jira to manage tasks and track progress effectively.
Development and Testing
Integration and Testing:
- Integrated the frontend with the backend APIs and conducted rigorous testing to identify and fix bugs.
- Converted the Android application to iOS, conducted thorough testing, and resolved any issues.
Final Delivery and Maintenance
Delivered a final application with a 98% bug-free performance. We continue to maintain Roomado using a Kanban development process, ensuring ongoing improvements and support in collaboration with the backend development team.
Results and Impact
- User Engagement: Increased user engagement and satisfaction due to an intuitive and reliable app.
- Listings Growth: Significant growth in property listings on the platform.
- Client Feedback: Positive feedback from the Roomado team on the app’s performance and user experience.
- Market Position: Strengthened Roomado’s position in the real estate market.
Conclusion and Future Outlook
- Client Testimonial: “The collaboration and dedication shown by the application development team were instrumental in bringing Roomado to life.”
- Future Plans: Continued enhancements and feature updates planned for Roomado.
e.g Google map integration, payment getaway integration for there in app subscription, enhance broker onboard and property listing experience
What we learn as Team?
If we excite big features into very small tasks, it may help to develop faster without breaking communication within the team and without loosing user experience in the application, because when we develop big features in a short period of time, we need to compromise some of the points in the app performance, but with this way, we successfully build a complete real estate application without loosing or compromising any points.
Visual Showcase
