How We Cut App Development Costs by 70% for Compass Point

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How We Cut App Development Costs by 70% for Compass Point

Migration from PhoneGap to React Native, reducing maintenance costs and new feature delivery efforts while delivering a cross-platform app for iOS and Android.

[ Client ]

About the Client

A software development company providing enterprise application development services, systems integration, and custom software development to optimize business processes through IT. The client needed to modernize a mobile application that was becoming costly to maintain.

Automation
N/A
6 months
Mobile Development
React Native Dev

70%

Dev & Maintenance Cost Reduction

1K+

Daily Active Users

10

User Acceptance Tests Run
[ Challenge ]

Legacy PhoneGap App Driving Up Costs and Limiting Growth

The client requested Akveo to develop new features for an existing application written in an older version of PhoneGap. During analysis, we identified that switching to React Native would significantly decrease new feature development and maintenance costs while improving performance and user-friendliness.

Key requirements included keeping compatibility with the existing database and API, an offline-first architecture with sync when connectivity is restored, and a design intuitive for non-technical users.

[ Solution ]

Building the Solution

After identifying that React Native would outperform PhoneGap, the scope covered React Native mobile app development, backend API services, UX audit, mobile screen design, UAT series, admin web application improvements, and CI/CD deployment.

The new backend API uses the existing database, ensuring backward compatibility. The offline-first architecture stores data locally and syncs when connectivity is available.

Tech stack: React Native, SQL Server, Angular, .NET, iOS and Android, Figma/Sketch.

Impact that Matters

[ Results]

The new React Native application eliminated synchronization issues and reduced development and maintenance costs by 70%, with 1,000+ daily active users.

70% cost reduction

App development and maintenance costs were reduced by 70% after migrating from PhoneGap to React Native, with a single codebase serving both iOS and Android.

1,000+ daily active users

Over 1,000 users use the application daily with no synchronization issues reported and full backward compatibility with existing services.

Seamless offline experience

User experience in offline mode is now transparent and predictable, with seamless data sync when connectivity is restored, validated through 10 user acceptance tests.

[ Tech Stack ]

Tech Stack

Backend & Database
Microsoft SQL Server

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