World Largest Post Stamps Catalog
Philately is the world's largest updatable post stamp iOS/Android catalog. It’s possible to create, fill and share their own stamp catalogs with the community
Team
2 full-stack developers
UI/UX Designer
Project Manager
Timeline
Since October 2018
Location
Smolensk, Russia
Noticeable Results
After the App release, our customer got positive feedback from philately lovers from all over the world. Even before starting any marketing campaign, Philately app owners can witness growing interest from the audience as well as first paying users were attracted. Rubyroid Labs continues to maintain and support the app.
1000+
downloads before marketing campain
5 star
reviews from real customers
Key features
- Updatable, descriptive catalog
- Flexible search
- International price checker
- Own catalog creation
- Sharing function
Challenge
In the beginning of 2018, one of the biggest Russian philately enthusiasts had an idea to create an app which will include the world largest post stamp catalog, which will be easy to use, well designed and, most important, updatable! Our client already had a hand-made excel e-catalog with images, descriptions, and all other necessary data. The main goal for Rubyroid Labs was the development of a well-designed, stable and secure application for both iOS and Android, which would be claimed by philately-lovers all over the world.
Rubyroid Labs team developed mobile apps and the landing web-page from scratch.
Solution
As the first step of development, our Business Analyst, in tight cooperation with the client, wrote technical requirements for the future app. We chose Agile methodology for this project. After the requirements were done, the design stage began. UI/UX designer drew wireframes and mockups of the application. One of the main challenges was parcing Excel files with more than 50.000 positions in more than 250 categories. We used “Roo” tool as it’s the most flexible solution on the market. Besides the marketing landing page and it’s SEO optimization, our team helped the product owners release Apps in Play Market and the App Store.
As a technology stack, we chose the React Native for mobile applications and Ruby on Rails for the backend. This approach helped us save time and resources while the client got a stable app in a short time at a low cost. For billing subscription support, we used React Native In-app Utils and React Native Billing for iOS and Android respectively.
Wireframes
Technology
Communication
Rubyroid Labs team had stand-ups with the customer twice a week. As the main communication channel, we used Slack and for some urgent cases, project manager used Skype to reach the client. Tasks and time were tracked using our internal OpenProject tool.
Meeting
Weekly calls
Communication
Slack
Skype
Task Tracking
OpenProject
Results
After the App release, our customer got positive feedback from philately lovers all over the world. Even before starting any marketing campaign, the Philately app owners could witness growing interest from their audience and the saw many more first-paying users attracted. Rubyroid Labs continues to maintain and support the app.
1000+
downloads before marketing campain
5 star
reviews from real customers
How It Looks
Hear from the Customer
Sergey Martynov
CEO Telos LLC
The apps have generated positive feedback from users, driving enhanced brand visibility. Allowing easy access to their progress tracker, Rubyroid Labs fostered a trusting partnership. They were communicative and helpful during development, and continue to provide guidance post-launch.