Building digital solutions for world changers
Netguru builds digital products that let people do things differently. Our clients have changed the way people do banking, listen to music, learn languages and rent bikes. Their products have been featured in TechCrunch, Business Insider and Product Hunt. Share your challenge with our team and we’ll work with you to deliver a revolutionary digital product.

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Volkswagen, OLX, Keller Williams, Damac, Solarisbank, Moonfare, Finstreet, temi, Artemest, Shine, Tourlane, Newst

VisionHealth
The client wanted to develop the Kata app to improve inhalation treatments and to establish partnerships with medical facilities. The role of Netguru was to provide mobile development services using React Native. The client received a working product, that is effective for use in both commercial and clinical environments.

Foodetective
Foodetective is an app that lets restaurants get unbiased reviews from real customers. Foodetective aggregates all kinds of restaurant management services in one place thanks to an open API and a developer portal and enables restaurant owners to manage their businesses using a single platform.
The goal of the project was to build two intertwined products for the food & beverage industry. We’ve been working on the project for over two years. The services provided by Netguru included: UX/UI design, web development (frontend and backend), React Native development for iOS and Android as well as further maintenance of the whole platform. To help the client approach new markets, Netguru ran a product discovery workshop.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/foodetective-restaurant-search-management-tool

Digital Wealth Solutions
Digital Wealth Solutions is a technological innovator on the wealth management scene. They envisioned a digital platform that would give financial advice firms a ‘digital front office’ to use with their clients.DWS appointed Netguru as their delivery partner and primary technology adviser.
Working closely over the course of the last 3 years, DWS and Netguru together delivered an enterprise-quality, functional, secure, and reliable platform.
The project team combined DWS’s expertise in financial advice and business with Netguru’s technological know-how. The main stages of our work were:
- Solution shaping and developing a prototype
- Development following an agile delivery approach to build the desired features.
- Regular technical and end-user testing and periodic deployments.
- Final deployment
The platform is now fully functional. We continue to work with DWS to improve its functional and non-functional aspects.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/digital-wealth-solutions

Codex
Richard Rodriguez, the Codex startup founder and a legal practitioner himself, wanted to make lawyers’ lives easier by bringing digital innovation into the field. He commissioned Netguru to create a platform that helps lawyers and law students to keep up to date with the codes.
Netguru took full ownership of the product development process. Following the value the MVP was to deliver to end-users, we identified and scoped top priorities–from software development to UX design, PDS workshops, and usability testing.
Now Codex102 is a transparent and easy-to-use set of tools that provides legal practitioners with seamless access to knowledge.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/web-platform-to-update-legal-documentation

Aegon
PPK.info is a financial web platform aimed at simplifying information surrounding PPK, a long-term pension savings program created by the Polish government.
Netguru worked with Aegon, a global life insurance and asset manager, and The Heart, a corporate company builder, to create a web platform.
Initially designed as a simple information service, Netguru built this from scratch, overseeing every aspect of design and development with Python and React.
Users can now easily find all the necessary information, submit their questions, sign up for the newsletter, and calculate their PPK contributions.
Read more: https://www.netguru.com/featured/financial-institution-web-platform

Shine
Shine is a self-care app that allows people to manage stress and practice mindfulness via motivational messages and self-improvement audio tracks.
Since it was launched in December, we have been introducing new functionalities and fixing bugs.
We are responsible for mobile development and design. We chose React Native in order to be able to build an Android app on the basis of the iOS version later on.
The Daily Shine Text functionality offers empowering information with a link to a related article and check-ins for a positive recap of the day.
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Keller Williams
Keller Williams is the world's biggest real estate franchise. They needed an exceptional tech partner to build the best AI-powered software in the industry. Since 2017, we have built together a series of AI-powered products from scratch - a CRM system, the Kelle personal assistant (aka "Siri for real estate"), a consumer app, and improved other core apps. Netguru also created a UX/UI style guide and design system. Our cooperation helped KW to grow into a technology company, building value with digital solutions. In 2019, "Fast Company" named KW the most innovative real estate company in the world.
Read more: https://www.netguru.com/featured/keller-williams-digital-transformation

Aspit
The Norwegian company Aspit specializes in technology for the healthcare industry, bringing solutions for medical professionals to deliver better care to their patients.
Aspit reached out to Netguru to create software that would be easy to navigate but also compliant with the strict healthcare industry regulations. The project included building an EMR system that helps doctors to easily manage patient records, and a mobile app that empowers medical professionals to communicate effectively via sharing files. Thanks to Aspit’s solutions, doctors can access patient data incredibly efficiently, collect more detailed information, provide more accurate diagnoses, and act more quickly where it counts.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/software-for-medical-professionals

Naontek
Naontek is a digital hub looking to take the German medical industry to the next level by digitizing medical data management and doctor training.
Naontek’s product portfolio includes Univiva, a platform for healthcare professionals, providing third-party services related to their medical practices and to pharmacies.
Netguru was tasked with developing the platform to offer a more personalized, transparent, and convenient user experience to the market.
Netguru took over this existing foundation and led the growing product team to deliver the final product, utilizing our expertise in software development. We used several programming languages and frameworks to ensure the optimal functioning of the app. The development stack included Python, Go, Postgres, Vue, and Node.js.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/naontek-healthcare

Endowus
Endowus, a Singapore-based investment platform, was set up by experienced financial and technology professionals from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Grab, and Blackstone to make wealth management easier and more transparent.
The company came to Netguru for guidance on how to promote this investment solution.
Netguru’s designer became fully integrated into the Endowus team and worked on a range of brand- and product-related issues, including user experience, user research, and marketing-related projects.
Netguru contributed its expertise in designing a user-friendly interface with sophisticated features which serves multiple user personas. Thanks to Netguru’s contribution, Endowus now has a fleshed out product roadmap for the coming months and years.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/endowus-investment-solution

Santander
Bank Zachodni WBK (BZ WBK) was one of the biggest retail banks in Poland, offering a range of financial services for both private and business entities. It was acquired by Santander to become Santander Bank Polska SA in 2018.
BZ WBK approached Netguru to develop a platform where their clients could share expectations and provide feedback to help improve the bank’s services.
The Bank of Ideas website was the result of this collaboration. Netguru took responsibility for the whole project from concept to solution, working on plans for both backend and frontend.
For BZ WBK, the Bank of Ideas became an effective resource to help them understand client sentiments and inform their future strategy.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/social-platform-for-santander-bank

Swap
Swap is a P2P mobile payment app and a rising fintech star in Mexico. The first version of their product worked fine; however, adding more features required a complete UX/UI redesign. Swap was looking for an external partner that would help them rethink the interface. We ran workshops that helped understand the idea behind Swap and take a creative approach to the UX redesign. Our team created custom illustrations, which made onboarding an effortless experience. Thanks to the UX redesign by Netguru, Swap added a new personal finance management module, social media money transfers, bill payments, the Swap credit service, and the Swap card to the app without losing engagement.
Read more: https://www.netguru.com/featured/swap

Shepper
Shepper is a tool for monitoring revenue-generating assets. It sends people ("Shepherds") to locations to check on the state of a property, car, or insurance claims. The service began with two separate apps - a tool developed in-house for "Shepherds" and a third-party app for customers. The Netguru team was responsible for mobile development and designing a new app that would merge the two systems together and improve the overall user experience. In six months we built a React Native app from scratch. The platform is gaining traction on the demanding B2B market with customers from over 12 countries, the main markets among them being the US, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Scandinavia. Over 100 corporations already use Shepper on a recurring basis. The startup is backed by Aviva Ventures.
Read more https://www.netguru.com/featured/shepper-physical-assets-checks

ADN
Anime Digital Network (ADN) offers an attractive selection of animation streaming to French speakers living in Europe. It uses a subscription model and works hard to maintain the good relationship it has with its user base. This has become difficult due to challenges like downtime during high traffic that could hinder users in receiving the service, outdated technology and inefficient setup that prevented the platform from scaling.
The main business goal of the project was to support ADN’s expansion strategy towards increasing their competitive edge and market leadership. We achieved it by:
- Preparing and executing a 5-day workshop followed by a comprehensive report on the then-current state of the Platform, and suggestions on how to tackle the rebuild.
- Rebuilding the ADN platform in a way that increased its long-term stability, scalability, high availability, and potential for innovation.
- Balancing out the platform’s technical debt and delivering new features based on technological or business interdependencies and a defined roadmap strategy.
- Consulting and supporting ADN in the scoping and delivery of their 2021 roadmap of projects, in alignment with their growth strategy.
- Introducing fast and simple delivery of new system functionalities.
- Continuous maintenance of platform architecture and infrastructure. We prioritized cost optimization and performance.
We used the AWS cloud environment as a solution for a highly scalable database, cache control, autoscaling in the ECS, as well as DDoS and other popular attack detection thanks to the WAF rules. Thanks to GitLab CI, we were able to implement an automatic deployment process.
Read more: https://www.netguru.com/featured/adn-modernizing-streaming-platform

Babbel
The Berlin-based company is a top-grossing language app with over one million active subscribers and a 70% brand awareness rate in the core markets. Babbel decided to use its strong position in the B2C segment and enter the B2B market. Netguru designed and built the UX/UI of a module for organizations with an admin dashboard, ability to deal with big data, easy navigation across different views, access to invoicing, and app usage data. Thanks to our cooperation, Babbel now supports learning for teams in companies ranging from startups to medium enterprises and well-established organizations, such as Hyundai, Paramount, N26, Bacardi, Pirelli, and Acer. The company is one of the leaders on the growing market of language learning apps for business.
Read more https://www.netguru.com/featured/babbel

ODIN
The Odin Development Compass (ODC) is a platform that helps individuals discover their natural strengths. The company was looking for a custom software provider for an interface redesign to gain traction among users. ODC consisted of 20 different apps deployed on external hosting. Each of them had a separate database and source code. Netguru was responsible for auditing and refactoring the code, as well as redesigning the UX and UI of the crucial Teamcasting module, and migrating to AWS. We successfully helped Odin unleash the full potential of their idea and repaired and stabilized the ODC platform.
Read more: https://www.netguru.com/featured/odin-team-organization-tool

Cash Opera
Cash Opera is a quick and easy to use app for currency exchange between individuals. It matches people looking for a particular currency with those who no longer need it. The app needed a thorough redesign of their UI, so Cash Opera partnered with Netguru. We did a UX review, fixed multiple user flows, and improved the UI for the core functionality. Clean and coherent custom illustrations and a new set of icons match perfectly with the new animated logo designed by the Netguru team.
Read more: https://www.netguru.com/featured/cash-opera

Neveo
Neveo is a social media app for sharing photos online and in a monthly booklet that connects young and older family members. At first, the Belgian startup offered a digital frame gadget but decided to switch to print albums. With only five people on board, Neveo needed external tech support, so they turned to us. Netguru built a new compelling photo sharing platform and designed a scalable architecture that can handle growing traffic. Neveo is gaining some serious market traction. Over 20K users in more than 100 countries share more than 1 million pictures each month.
Read more https://www.netguru.com/featured/neveo-photo-sharing-platform

Moonfare
Moonfare is a fintech platform that revolutionizes private equity. This Berlin-based startup believes individual investors should also be able to invest in private equity funds with low minimums (starting at £100k) and low fees (up to 0.5%). The Moonfare team turned to Netguru to build a secure technology platform and provide the investors with amazing user experience.
After an analysis of the project and Moonfare’s business goals, Netguru recommended to build the new platform with Node.js on the backend, design it with React.js on the frontend, and configure the whole architecture in Amazon Web Services.
After a couple of months, Moonfare successfully puts its product on the market. Now, the platform has 200 investors and 1,000+ members and manages more than €60 million across Europe and the world.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/moonfare

Artemest
Artemest is an e-commerce platform that connects customers with the most beautiful crafts from around Italy. Before contracting Netguru, Artemest was struggling with technical issues surrounding the project's online infrastructure.
The client needed a comprehensive review of their product. Another crucial step involved finding new ways of developing and upgrading Artemest's e-commerce platform. Netguru provided a full-stack solution to these problems.
Artemest has grown exponentially, building a community of artists and curators around its business. The platform has been featured in Forbes, The New York Times and Elle magazines.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/artemest-ecommerce-platform

Nodus Medical
Zurich-based startup Nodus Medical develops a voice-controlled digital assistant for surgical teams. Nodus hired Netguru to design the UX and UI and develop the frontend for their SaaS platform. Later, the company turned to our DevOps consulting team for help in migrating to AWS. Netguru made sure Nodus chose the best services and configuration options for easy deployment, security, performance, and cost optimization. The Nodus Medical platform is being used in hospitals across Europe to streamline the surgical process by providing valuable data during the procedure while lowering the mental stress of surgeons.
Read more https://www.netguru.com/featured/nodus-aws-cloud-migration

Countr
Countr has turned to Netguru at the beginning of January 2018. The client already had an alpha version of the app, but it required a general reorganisation. The crucial elements in building the platform were:
- Developing a mobile application that would scale effectively.
- Implementing a Machine Learning solution that would enable product discovery.
- Rewriting the legacy code according to best practices.
- Extensive testing of the application to make sure users understand how it works and what value it brings.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/countr

Lisk
Lisk is a platform for building blockchain applications. The startup from Zug, Switzerland, teamed up with us to design its user experience and user interface. Twelve Netguru designers were involved in the project. We organized a couple of on-site workshops and exchanged hundreds of wireframes and dozens of user testing reports. The effect is a modular and scalable design system and an extensive website redesign.
Read more: https://www.netguru.com/featured/design-system-for-blockchain-application-platform

Volkswagen Home
The Volkswagen Group is the largest automaker in the world. Netguru designed the UX and UI for the first Warsaw concept store of the company's flagship brand - Volkswagen Home. The client set a clear goal: to design a compelling place that combines coziness and luxury. The Netguru team designed every step of the purchase process, including every possible interaction with customers, from arriving at the parking lot to coffee service and making the deal. Volkswagen Home opened in October 2017, and without much promotion VW finalized five deals in the first month. The average sale price at VW Home is now 4-5k PLN higher than the average in traditional sales channels. Netguru's design helped double the sales of high-end car versions.
Read more
https://www.netguru.com/featured/volkswagen-home-first-in-the-world-concept-store-for-volkswagen

Pockee
Pockee is a family-friendly payments app concept built by Netguru that educates through fun interactions and using gamification lets kids learn while they play. Pockee's interface can be adjusted to suit the age and personality of any child. Parents can relax as their children learn to save and spend money.
See the case study.

Petro Niche
Petro Niche is a Calgary-based technology and consulting company focused on the oil and gas sector. It offers mapping and consulting services to oil and gas professionals across western Canada. Netguru worked with Petro Niche on enhancing the existing code and expanding the functionalities of the Petro Ninja app. The process involved building the app’s new functionalities using React Native as the main mobile technology.
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https://www.netguru.com/clients/petro-niche

DAMAC
DAMAC has been operating in the real estate market since 2002, delivering residential, commercial, and leisure properties across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, and the United Kingdom.
A major factor that distinguishes DAMAC from other developers, is its ethos of supporting its agents. As a keen adopter of modern technology, the company developed an idea for an app in which all of the information the agents needed, is available at their fingertips.
The team at Netguru has been instrumental in helping DAMAC to produce a comprehensive digital product that delivers a range of features. Agents are now able to effortlessly browse through the latest offers, check all relevant property details including the size, location, and specifications amongst other additional features.
Read more here:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/damac

CarLens
Machine Learning and Augmented Reality combined in one sleek mobile app that lets you recognize cars in the streets.
- Image detection
Image analysis tasks can be as simple as reading bar-coded tags, or as sophisticated as identifying a person from their face.
- Tensorflow
The biggest advantage of Tensorflow is its easy integration with mobile application on both Android and iOS.
- Machine Learning
Data is one of the most important things in the machine learning process, seriously. It should never be underestimated. Very often it is even more important than the algorithms you chose.
- Augmented reality
Since we did not have any restrictions with regards to the technology we could use, we have decided to choose the latest and greatest possible AR solution. So we went with AR Core coupled with Sceneform SDK from Google. Sceneform can draw just about any Android view in 3d and AR. This included Lottie animations!
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Herdius
Herdius aims at building a highly performant decentralised financial platform. They decided to raise capital through ICO tokens. As the ICO industry is getting highly competitive, Herdius needed an attractive way to win over investors for their idea.
Thanks to the cooperation between two designers and one front-end developer, the Netguru team managed to launch the website in 3 intense weeks.
Herdius can now raise money to fund their cryptocurrency project. The user interfaces were positively received by different stakeholders.
Read more
https://www.netguru.com/featured/design-for-emotions-herdius-case-study

Oncimmune
Oncimmune is a leading early cancer detection company. Their patented technology can detect autoantibodies produced in response to cancer, allowing their tests to detect cancer up to 4 years earlier than current methods.
Oncimmune turned to Netguru, because Netguru offered a complete service – from building wireframes and designing screens to coding a mobile application. During the scoping session, the Netguru team verified the client’s needs and requirements for the application. React Native was an optimal solution that would facilitate building such a product efficiently.
Building an app in React Native took only six weeks, which included the design and testing phases. The cooperation between the teams went smoothly and according to the plan. The client could quickly begin the promotional efforts and focus on business goals.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/oncimmune-healthcare

Solarisbank
Solarisbank is the first banking platform for corporations and startups with a full banking license. This means they can build their own financial products using different ‘bricks’ provided by Solarisbank. This Berlin-based fintech company was looking for a team to build and support their product development in two main areas: debit card and consumer loans. But our cooperation was so much more. Netguru helped Solarisbank expand its API services; assembled and introduced a well-oiled, standalone team to work on a platform for handling debit cards (Ruby); and strengthened the team responsible for the consumer loan products engine (Elixir).
Now, Solarisbank is making waves at a pace rarely seen before in the financial industry.
It took them less than three years to build the platform, scale up a team, and raise almost €100m in funding rounds.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/solaris-online-banking-platform

Newst
The founders of Newst.se wanted to disrupt very conservative processes in the industry and create a better environment for the three-part collaboration that is happening within the lease segment: real estate owners, consultants, and clients.
We helped Newst.se
design a modern and intuitive UI that incorporates various business requirements into a coherent product. In order to do that the team used Scrum framework and followed the following steps:
- Defining the scope and designing a better hub for real estate representatives
- Making listings of premises much more intuitive and informative for potential tenants
- Building a scalable architecture with well-documented API accommodating for different data standards and formats
- Extensively testing the solution as part of our process (multiple points of inspection), internally (organising bug bashes) and with partners (alpha version)
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/newst-real-estate-platform

temi
Temi is the sister company to Roboteam, a leading provider of unmanned ground vehicles. That is also the name of a cutting-edge personal assistant robot, labelled by the media as the equivalent of Amazon’s Alexa on wheels. Netguru joined temi to help the company to build a robot, envisioned to lead the market of home robotics.
To tackle the challenge of building a personal assistant robot from scratch, a lot of effort was put into research and testing. The goal was to find the best use-cases of architectures and technologies for temi. Our joint teams also had to handle voice recognition, video loads, and fast data processing in the cloud.
The personal assistant robot has received fantastic feedback from the first testers, industry experts and media outlets. Temi also gathered a round of applause in industry events in the US and Europe.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/meet-temi-a-personal-assistant-robot

Hive
Hive is an NY-based challenger in the market of collaboration platforms, taking on incumbents such as Asana or Trello. Hive, a project management tool fuelled by machine learning and tonnes of integrations, combines a chat functionality with a task overview, thus increasing team efficiency.
Netguru’s part of the project was to craft a slick design for Hive’s apps and to develop a React Native app for iOS and Android.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/featured/hive-a-secret-child-of-asana-and-trello

Darajat
A scalable multi-language e-learning platform hiring tutors in Egypt and Kuwait and offering high-quality engaging courses. Darajat’s founders were looking for a web development team that had projects in the Arabic language in their portfolio, and Netguru is one of them. Together we created a learning management system (LMS) that is suited for changing curriculums in multiple countries, scalable, and ready to expand to other markets. Our team helped clarify the scope, built an MVP from scratch, and provided maintenance support. We also helped Darajat develop and execute their marketing strategy. The platform has already gained traction in Kuwait and Egypt and is ready to expand to further countries, also outside the Middle East.
Read more: https://www.netguru.com/featured/darajat-elearning-platform

ChaperHome
ChaperHome is a seed-funded startup and its creators’ second business project. The app needed several functionalities, including location snapshots, start and destination points, message and scenario presets, a dead man’s switch with alerts sent out in case of trouble, and more.
Netguru developed a frontend of the app for which we used React Native.
ChaperHome has received fantastic feedback from users, including many interesting suggestions for new functionalities and ways in which an application of this type could be used in various other industries.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/clients/chaperhome

parcelLab
parcelLab develops two main products: tailored delivery notifications and a custom track & trace page. They needed compelling, elegant and useful landing pages for the owners and managers of different online shop categories: fashion, home & living, consumer electronics, and brands & products. The company turned to Netguru to help them promote the campaign and attract new clients from different industries. The process included:
- Creating visually appealing designs for landing pages that would resonate with different audiences
- Translating designs into fully interactive and engaging landing pages.
- Using top-notch tools with to deliver the highest quality.
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Altostack.io
Altostack.io turned to Netguru to help them design and implement their entire branding and web design strategy.
The Netguru team successfully managed to complete the Altostack.io design project within 4 weeks. The new branding identity of the company received positive feedback from stakeholders. The main results included:
- The company’s entire corporate identity was designed.
- The company’s landing page reflects a fresh approach and is now adjusted to its tech-savvy customers.
- 17 illustrations were created.
- Altostack.io’s branding stands out positively from its competition which uses a more traditional visual language.
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Apps for Good
Apps for Good is an NGO that partners with educators to deliver its technology learning courses to young people between 8 and 18 years of age. Its courses are available to teachers through a dedicated e-learning platform. As a part of their growth plans the organisation’s leadership decided to revamp Apps for Good’s core software.
Netguru was chosen to develop a platform that allows teachers, students, and volunteer experts to engage and facilitate technology teaching. Apps for Good was already a complex project operating on a large scale since 2012. On top of that, the project had been developed and maintained by several different teams over the years.
Apps for Good is helping more than a thousand schools and ten of thousands of students around the globe every year. After three years of cooperation, Netguru is still one of its main tech partners.
Read more:
https://www.netguru.com/clients/apps-for-good
Reviews
the project
UI/UX Design for EPR Solutions Firm
“Netguru has really great design resources; I’m very thrilled to be working with them.”
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the VP of product at Aspit, a Norweigian company that provides healthcare professionals with electronic health record (EHR) and electronic medical record (EMR) systems. We mainly support professionals in physical therapy, chiropractors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and anyone else working in the area of therapy.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
We needed help with UI/UX design because we didn’t have any internal designers.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Netguru helps us with our UI/UX design projects. For example, they designed the workflow of our EMR system. We’re also developing a web app, and they’re doing all the workflow designs. Additionally, they’re designing the buttons and making a style guide.
This web app is a patient booking portal. On it, patients will be able to book their online appointments with their therapists, and they will be able to use this app on their cell phones, tablets, or web browsers. Additionally, it will be available for iOS and Android.
Aside from that, Netguru is also designing a journal system, and we have a maintenance agreement with them for one of our products.
Last year, they helped us with a development project as well, but we decided to go in another direction. We stopped that part of the project and only use them as designers now. However, this wasn’t a reflection on them; we just had to change the sequence in which we were delivering the product.
What is the team composition?
Over the last year, we’ve worked with two designers from Netguru. Before closing down the development project, we also worked with three developers, a QA, and a team lead.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
I wasn’t working for this company when they brought Netguru in. However, I know that they were working with a company based in Sri Lanka, and they wanted somebody closer to Norway, in the same time zone, and with a similar culture.
How much have you invested with them?
We spend €20,000–€30,000 (approximately $23,000–$35,000 USD) per month.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together in April 2019, and our engagement is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Netguru redesigned our system’s workflow and UX, and now, it’s very user-friendly, easy to understand, and easy to manage. The product that we’re currently developing is quite new to the market, and we’re gaining new customers weekly. So far, the feedback has been really good, and our customers are happy. Overall, we’re really happy with their designs.
Additionally, Netguru has really great design resources; I’m very thrilled to be working with them. They’re very professional, and they have a great eye for design.
How did Netguru perform from a project management standpoint?
Netguru’s project management is very good; we’re very pleased with them. They’re easy to work with, and they deliver on time. We communicate through Slack, and they have their own Jira board set up so that it’s easy to manage which stories are being worked on.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Netguru is very professional, organized, and polite, and they give great feedback on our plans.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, we’re really satisfied.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Stay close to the project.
the project
Software Dev & Maintenance for Digital Advertising Company
"Their flexibility and professionalism unfailingly meet our timelines, needs, and budget."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
Cleve Kennelly: I’m the COO of Hivewyre, a digital advertising company.
Joey Lake: I’m the manager of our area’s ad ops. I work closely with Netguru’s team.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
CK: We needed them to handle our engineering and development efforts.
What was the scope of their involvement?
CK: Netguru manages the front- and backend of our existing internal system. They address any technical issues that can impede its performance and focus on refining our data system and UI, which our internal team uses for our advertising campaigns.
JL: They’ve conducted a discovery process to go over our platform and determine any vulnerabilities or areas that need major updates. After that, they’ve presented their findings and suggestions to improve its quality, appearance, and performance.
Upon securing our approval, Netguru’s team then modernized our outdated UI with a new coding language and upgraded our existing features. They’ve relied on Python to improve our interface and prevent any potential security issues.
We’ve recently decided to build a software program for our clients, and Netguru is in charge of developing that platform. They’re currently working on its backend, and the entire software is set to come to fruition soon.
What is the team composition?
JL: We mainly work with Dominik (Senior Discovery Consultant), our head developer. At any given time, we’ve worked with a team of 3–4 resources from Netguru’s team, including a project manager.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
CK: We acquired Netguru as an offshore team through some ownership changes.
JL: We already worked with Dominik before we acquired them and eventually transitioned to rely on their entire team’s services.
How much have you invested with them?
CK: Their current monthly service fee amounts to $12,650, while we paid them $11,000 a month last year.
What is the status of this engagement?
CK: Our ongoing engagement with Netguru kicked off in October 2019.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
JL: One of the highlights of Netguru’s work is their successful code work, which has evidently modernized our outdated interface. Their overhaul has resulted in a more secure platform — we’re more confident to use it now because there are no risks that can compromise its safety.
Additionally, Netguru ensures the continuity of our system and business with their efficient maintenance services, and they generate helpful suggestions to help us refine our existing methodologies.
How did Netguru perform from a project management standpoint?
JL: We rely on Jira for project management. Netguru has a structured workflow, which we find efficient as it helps us stay in the loop and track their weekly progress. They’re also highly responsive, and they immediately resolve any issues that we raise — we don’t consider our time zone differences challenging because of their approach.
While I personally wish the project has progressed faster, I know that development work takes time, and engaging an offshore team is another challenge.
CK: Netguru has accomplished our project requirements within the timelines we’ve set. We’re extremely satisfied with their team’s performance.
What did you find most impressive about them?
JL: What stands out about Netguru is their orderly work structure — Dominik has already impressed us with this quality when we’ve solely worked with him, but it’s noteworthy to see Netguru exhibit this as a team. Additionally, their flexibility and professionalism unfailingly meet our timelines, needs, and budget.
Are there any areas they could improve?
JL: I can’t think of anything off the top of my head. Netguru has been a very flexible and timeline-oriented partner that strives to overcome our time zone differences, and we’re just thankful to have them on board.
CK: Netguru’s most recent price increase has surprised me, so I’ve quickly expressed my sentiments to their team. However, they’ve responded well to my feedback, so we’ve already resolved that.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
CK: Make the most of your engagement with Netguru by communicating with their team regularly — this is important in any partnership that deals with time zone differences.
JL: Know what you’re getting into, and pay attention to their suggestions and ideas to make for a harmonious partnership.
the project
App Development for Sensor Technology Company
“They committed to deliver something they were proud of.”
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the director of product development for a company that creates sensor technology. We currently focus on the boating industry, making sensors to monitor boats for private users and professionals. This monitoring includes data like movement, water level, and more.
We’ve been working since 2018, so we’re still growing. Currently, we have 12 employees.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
Our data is transferred from our hardware to the cloud, so we needed to create an interface to present that data to our customers in a user-friendly but detailed way. Thus, we hired Netguru to help us with app development for iOS and Android.
What was the scope of their involvement?
First, I gave Netguru the scope of work and the app’s designs that we had previously done with the help of another team. They then reviewed everything and gave me a budgetary estimate. They also told me if the timeline was accurate or if it needed adjustments.
Netguru then developed two native apps for us, one for iOS and one for Android. With this app, our users can monitor their boats from home while they’re docked. The app displays data collected by our sensors so that users can know if their boat is getting flooded or stolen or if their batteries are being drained.
Netguru also implemented analytics for us, so we now can use Google and Firebase Analytics to know the statistics of our apps.
What is the team composition?
I worked with four people from Netguru on a daily basis: Sebastian (Project Manager & PM Team Leader), an Android developer, an iOS developer, and a QA person. We also worked with Aleksandre (Account Manager), whom I frequently spoke to.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
I didn’t find Netguru myself — someone else did. I have no idea how we found them, but I know this is our second time working with them. We didn’t want to start from scratch with a new company, so we brought them again.
They already had a good understanding of our products, and we had a good relationship with the project and the account managers. When I met Aleksandre, he was very confident that they would deliver.
How much have you invested with them?
We spent around €80,000 (approximately $95,000 USD).
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together in April 2021, and we wrapped up the project in September 2021.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
As we just recently launched the app, we don’t have metrics or statistics that speak about the quality of Netguru’s work. However, I can say that they did a great job, and they were very patient throughout the project.
Although I have a good technical understanding, I’m not a developer myself. Thus, there were things that they explained to me twice, and they didn’t give up until I understood everything clearly.
How did Netguru perform from a project management standpoint?
Netguru’s communication was one of the best parts of working with them. They didn’t procrastinate, and they were great at following up with me. They knew that I was busy, but they politely reached out to me when they needed something from me until they got my answer.
Additionally, Sebastian was very organized, and he built a very good relationship with our team; he was definitely a bridge builder. He also did a great job handling the day-to-day project management.
We used Slack as our communication tool, which went really well. However, as we only had one shared channel, the conversation got a bit messy. We also used ClickUp to manage the project.
I know that Netguru uses Jira because they used it for the previous project with my company, but this time I asked them to use ClickUp because that was the tool we used internally. I also told them that if it was more efficient for them to use Jira, we could have done that, but they agreed to keep using ClickUp.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Netguru cares about their work. For example, I knew about some bugs on the iOS app, and I told the team to prioritize them in order of importance. I put one particular bug at the end of the list and told them that we couldn’t spend time solving it. However, the iOS developer told me that he would fix it because he was responsible for it. This said a lot about their great work; they committed to deliver something they were proud of and not something unfinished or with bugs.
Netguru also ensured that we delivered a great UX to our customers. We had a UX design process before developing the apps, but some things didn’t turn out as expected. However, they gave us great feedback to improve the UX. Sometimes we made the changes, and other times we stuck to what we had scoped, but the important part was that they were able to give us that feedback.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I don’t have much constructive feedback for them. I know that some of the challenges occurred because we didn’t have time to focus on this project as much as they needed us to. If anything, I think that Sebastian could have been more strict with me.
On the other hand, they could have reduced the time for the meetings, especially since we met on a daily basis. Half-an-hour meetings were too long, and 15 minutes would have sufficed.
Additionally, it would have been good if the QA person had suggested that we test the app earlier. We invited some people to test the app when it was almost done, and they found a lot of things that could be improved.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
You need to fully scope your project; don’t leave any loose ends behind. You need to have everything in place, including your requirements, use cases, and user stories. Additionally, make sure that you have the time to work on a project like this; it will require your involvement on a daily basis.
the project
App Design & Dev for Crowd-Powered Data Collection Solution
"The quality of their work speaks for itself."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I'm the co-founder and CPO at Shepper. We help businesses across a range of industries such as retail, property, media and utilities to collect insightful data on their physical assets using a network of local trusted people that pick up jobs using our app.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
We’d just gotten our series-A funding, and as a startup, we were always working against the clock. At that moment in time, I couldn’t risk employing a big team internally, so I wanted to rely on a really good partner who could get up to speed quickly and scale the team up and down as the project progressed.
What was the scope of their involvement?
A key component of the platform is the frontend Shepper app, which is the gateway for picking up data collection jobs in the market for our users, whom we call Shepherds. Netguru developed it in React Native. The backend was done by our in-house team.
I created a lot of the wireframes myself, and we kicked off with a UI/UX designer from Netguru. We were mid-rebranding at the time, so we didn’t apply our brand to the app designs. Netguru also helped a bit with the screen design, but we provided most of it.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
They do a lot of content marketing on LinkedIn, and my co-founder at the time knew Netguru through his wife. I thought that I’d give them a go, so I picked up the phone and called.
How much have you invested with them?
The total so far is £425,000 (approximately $566,700 USD).
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with Netguru in December 2018, and our engagement is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I couldn’t recommend Netguru highly enough, and I’ve been saying that since we struck up a conversation with them. They’re completely different to work with than any other agency.
Fundamentally, we don’t look at Netguru as an agency. They’re a development partner, and I’m very proud of the work they’ve produced. They’ve done a phenomenal job of creating the mobile app.
How did Netguru perform from a project management standpoint?
We’re working with them remotely, but that’s true for everyone these days. We just wish we could integrate them more into our internal culture, but they’re well-represented within the business. Everyone knows who Netguru is.
Their project management and general team attitude are amazing. They’re the type of team that, if they don’t know something, they’ll find someone internally who does. Everybody supports everybody, so we get a lot more value than just having a team assigned to us.
It’s been a wonderful relationship. They have their own Jira board for our project, and we have a Slack workspace with them. They’re always there when I have a question, which is fantastic.
What did you find most impressive about them?
The quality of their work speaks for itself. It’s almost a given that we’re going to have good quality work, and it’s in their nature to want to help and make suggestions. Netguru listens very well and always tries to find something to do.
They can also work autonomously. Rather than having me guide them in the right direction, they’ll come up with their own suggestions and even challenge me. It’s nice to have a team like that.
A traditional agency would just agree to the work but not deliver the desired result because maybe they hadn’t thought about something. It’s the opposite with Netguru. It’s a collaborative effort, and we all work together for a common goal.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, I have nothing negative to say. I score them every quarter, and it sometimes seems like they’re doing that too much, but it’s just because they want to gauge how satisfied we are.
We’ve had a few account and project manager changes, but the project’s been ongoing for two years, so that’s quite natural. The project managers we’ve had have been fantastic.
Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?
What I hear a lot from Netguru is that they like the energy I bring, because it makes them really excited. The client should show that they really care about the product, rather than just giving Netguru an app to build and checking in every once in a while.
It’s important to have a good kickoff session and to act as a leader in the environment. Netguru will work better if they can see that it means a lot to you as a business.
the project
Dev & Design Outsourcing for Commercial Real Estate Company
“It’s very valuable and cost-effective for us to have part of our development with Netguru.”
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the head of product with Newst.se, a B2B marketplace for commercial real estate. We’ve been on the market for about 18 months. We connect brokers and real estate owners with companies looking for commercial property, whether it be an office or warehouse. On top of that, we add tools to the supply side that help them reach out to properties faster and essentially find someone to move into their vacant commercial properties as quickly as possible.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
In Sweden, developers, coders, and the technical side of things is fairly expensive; there are high costs for that kind of labor. We decided to go nearshore in Poland — we are in Sweden, and Netguru is in Poland — because the costs are very competitive, and they still provide high-quality resources.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Netguru essentially helped us set up our entire online digital product. They’ve touched upon anything from design UX to product management, front- and backend development, and DevOps. They’ve been involved on every level in terms of developing the product.
We came to the partnership with an idea of what we wanted to achieve, and we wireframed that with Netguru. They came up with high-fidelity designs. It’s a very collaborative and organic effort, and the team that we’re working with is very integrated with our team and process.
The package is hosted on Amazon. It’s a Rails-based stack, primarily, with JavaScript and a couple of React frameworks.
What is the team composition?
We’re currently working with three developers: one frontend and two backend. They’re dedicated to us. There’s also a scrum master on their end. There are other resources that we can add along the way, including QA, design, and DevOps. They are very flexible from that perspective. The core team is always there, and then it’s fairly easy to onboard other resources as needed for certain amounts of time.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
We found them through a recommendation. We had a couple of meetings, and we had a good fit straightaway. They understood what we wanted to achieve and laid out the resources we needed. From there, we initiated the operation.
How much have you invested with them?
Our running cost is around $25,000 per month.
What is the status of this engagement?
Our work together began in 2018, and it’s ongoing. They’ve been with us since day one. Our product has been live for 18 months, but we’ve worked with Netguru for about 24 months.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
They’re very integrated and forthcoming. We’ve basically been with the same resources since the start of the engagement, so even though they are outsourced, we really feel that they are a part of the team. We try to give them the ability to feel ownership of the product and what they deliver to us, and they’ve taken to that.
They want to deliver a good product with us. Rather than just sending them specifications, they actually come with suggestions, so it’s a very dynamic and fruitful cooperation. It’s very valuable and cost-effective for us to have part of our development with Netguru.
How did Netguru perform from a project management standpoint?
We’ve never had any issues in terms of meeting deadlines and communicating.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Having worked with a few other providers, I feel like Netguru has a bit of a different approach. It almost seems like they’re a startup in terms of their roles, like a customer success manager. They really try to deliver a quality product, and all of the resources we need are always available.
Overall, it’s a very well-oiled machine. They try to not only deliver something to us but also develop themselves, learn new technologies, and come up with new ideas. For them, it’s not just about delivering specifications, but also delivering a really good product for us.
Are there any areas they could improve?
There’s nothing that’s worth mentioning or that affects the delivery for us. You can always get better at different things, but at the end of the day, we’re very happy with Netguru’s final delivery.
Any advice for potential customers?
I don’t know if we just had a great team fit, but based on my experience working with Netguru and learning how they work, I think it’s very valuable to try to integrate them as a team. That way, they will definitely feel more ownership. They have communication skills that make it possible for them to integrate, so if you allow them to, they will, and good things come out of that.
the project
Fraud Prevention Solution Dev for Financial Services Co
"If I had another project, I would directly start it with Netguru and not look for other providers."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the CTO of CRIF Bürgel, a financial services company based in Germany. I’m responsible for the whole architecture, infrastructure, and security in the company.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
We wanted to develop a new product for identifying fraud. The product would use different strategies, including device fingerprinting and biometrics.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Netguru developed a fraud prevention solution using best-in-class services. They implemented a microservice and infrastructure as code (IaC) architecture. Their team used Redis, CockroachDB, Rancher Kubernetes, AWS, React.js, and Node.js.
What is the team composition?
We started with two developers and increased the team to four developers and three DevOps team members. We increased it further from there, adding a product designer, a scrum master, and a product owner.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
I looked for outsourcing companies on Clutch and shortlisted 10 of them. Netguru ranked well, and we had the best communication with them.
How much have you invested with them?
We spent between $300,000–$400,000 on this project.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with Netguru in late-February 2019, and the project finished in February 2020.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Everything was high-quality and delivered on time.
How did Netguru perform from a project management standpoint?
While my product owner was in contact with their developers, I was in contact with Netguru’s project manager. Their agility was good as was the quality of their people.
What did you find most impressive about them?
If I had another project, I would directly start it with Netguru and not look for other providers.
Are there any areas they could improve?
One challenge for Netguru may be keeping their team motivated during the coronavirus. However, there was nothing that they could’ve done better. Netguru just needs to continue in this direction.
the project
App Design & Development for Legal Annotation Service
“I recommend working with them.”
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the founder and CEO of elScript SA, a legal annotation service. I’m developing an application that is like a digital document for lawyers or legal practitioners. It allows them to annotate legal documentation.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
The challenge was with the algorithm running the application. The product works a little differently than others. Most annotation tools detect that your annotations remain the same and are the ones being modified over time. In the case of the application I had in mind, it’s the text that gets changed, and the annotations are there to remain as a knowledge base.
We needed to develop an algorithm that helped the application to sort the differences between two legal texts and to port over the annotations to the next text.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Netguru built the application. They did design and front- and backend development. They also developed the algorithm.
What is the team composition?
Most of the time, there was a project manager, a frontend programmer, two backend programmers, a designer, and a QA person.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
I looked at a review site for developers. I was looking for someone in Eastern Europe because I wasn’t able to afford Western European programmers. I targeted Poland, as I knew they had really good programmers over there.
I found some good reviews about Netguru. I went on their site and was convinced they were the right company for us because they had a very clear article about how to talk with developers if you don’t know anything about development. It made things very easy for me to know what I had to do to help them understand my project.
How much have you invested with them?
My company spent €200,000 ($237,400 USD).
What is the status of this engagement?
We worked together from February 2019–July 2020. We had an MVP released by the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020. Everything went live in July.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I’m very happy with them. They delivered what I wanted. The application is functional. We’re testing it with users. We’ll be starting a campaign to see if we have more users that will pay to use the application.
How did Netguru perform from a project management standpoint?
Project management was good. I didn’t know anything about this kind of stuff, and Netguru helped me. They were good guides for me. They set the different steps we needed to go through, and everything was clear from the beginning. We had 1–2 initial Zoom sessions, and then we used email or Slack.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Netguru was very helpful in explaining the process and how it was going to work. They were good at designing what the MVP should be. Initially, it was a very broad project. They were able to focus on what would help us to be impactful and leave the rest of the bells and whistles for later. Discussions were good. The relationship was always peaceful and friendly.
Are there any areas they could improve?
Sometimes the QA could have been a little better. I had to do some proofreading myself.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
I recommend working with them. Go to Netguru with some mockups and clear ideas of what you want to achieve. Tell them who your target users are.
the project
React Engineering for Digital Wealth Management Firm
“The people on the team are also pretty good. We enjoy working with them.”
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the chief product officer of a digital wealth management firm based in Berlin, Germany.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
I had a new project with a significant scope and I didn’t necessarily want to bring on internal resources because it was a temporary change in scope.
What was the scope of their involvement?
They’re currently working with to provide two React engineers and two Salesforce engineers. They work on our product team as part of a large cross-functional product we’re working on.
They take part in our sprint reviews, retrospectives, and planning. They do provide their input to help make our team and work more efficient.
What is the team composition?
We work with four of them at a time.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
I reached out to a number of companies that I’ve met with before. Netguru pitched to the company in the past. I went through my due diligence and looked at cost-effectiveness and how we would work together. Then I did a technical review of the engineers themselves to make sure that they would meet our technical requirements.
How much have you invested with them?
We spent between €50,000–€100,000 (approximately $60,000–$120,000 USD).
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with them in June 2020.
the project
App Dev & Consulting for Prescription Medicine Startup
"They are phenomenal engineers."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m an engineering manager for a prescription medicine startup.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
We needed some mobile development done but lacked the internal resources.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Netguru provided a team to work collaboratively with our internal team. They took care of some business requests that desperately needed to be attended to. They also work on development, deliver full-on business requirement features, and do some consulting.
What is the team composition?
Initially, there was a program manager, a senior Android engineer, two iOS engineers, and a QA engineer. Currently, I interact with a senior frontend engineer, two backend engineers, and a QA teammate.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
They were referred by one of our senior directors who had worked with them previously.
What is the status of this engagement?
We began working together around August 2019, and our engagement is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Netguru is integrated into our internal teams, so we have monthly check-ins. If there are issues, the team leader addresses them. They are phenomenal engineers and a great asset to our team. They produce high-quality work, and we are satisfied with them.
How did Netguru perform from a project management standpoint?
We don’t fully utilize their project manager because I took on a lot of that role myself. Essentially, she acts as an engagement manager, making sure their engineers are engaged and happy.
She also answers their questions and makes sure that their needs are met. We use Jira extensively and communicate mainly via Slack. We also have daily stand-ups. The team is flexible and available.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They onboarded onto the tech stack very quickly. They took the time to learn our tooling and tech and to comb through the entire code. They do this better than any vendor I’ve worked with in the past.
Additionally, they are leaders in the field regarding the architecture of their code. Netguru constantly looks at new technologies and architecture, as well as new and old principles, and they take pride in being great tech leaders.
They’re also good at pointing out issues and consulting. For example, they helped tremendously with our Android codebase. They integrate well and blend in with the synergy of our team.
Are there any areas they could improve?
It would be nice if they had a process for their engineers to agree to work a certain time in order to fit their client’s schedule. I asked the account manager about this in the beginning and was told that wasn’t their policy.
Their engineers were free to work whatever time schedule they chose. They were more accommodating in reality when we needed them to be, so it was never a real issue for us.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Treat them as part of your team. They want to provide the utmost integration because they care and want to do what’s right for their client.
the project
iOS Dev for Voice Transcription & Organization App
"Netguru has been down to earth, approaching everything humbly."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the directing manager and founder of The ORIGIN AG.
What challenge were you trying to address with Netguru?
I had an idea for an app that consumers can use to voice their thoughts and feelings without looking at their screens. I wanted users to be able to reflect on their ideas but was a novice in terms of building a product like this from scratch. I needed a partner to develop the product.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Netguru built our app for users to record, store, and analyze thoughts, notes, tasks, and dreams. Their team developed the product for iOS from the ground up. We will build an Android version but believe iOS market segments will be more interested in the tool.
From the beginning, I had strong ideas, which I sketched for their team. Netguru was adaptive throughout the project. I brought them my ideas as to how users could access the different parts of the app, but they ensured we followed best practices.
With the platform, users can speak what they think and feel without having to look at their phone screens. The speech is recorded and transcribed. Their team integrated the app with Apple’s transcription engine, speech2text algorithms, and voice assistants to transcribe user’s recordings into organized notes. Then, the transcript gets stored and sorted in a creative interface. They implemented game mechanics, which enable users to interact with their ideas and categories on the home screen.
We haven’t done a hard launch, so that’s coming next. At that point, we’ll be working to find the sweet spots and pivoting on features if necessary. We’re approaching the process with an attitude of building the app with our users.
What is the team composition?
The team fluctuated between five and seven people. We worked with three developers who supported the main developer. We also engaged with a product owner, a product leader, and quality assurance teammates.
How did you come to work with Netguru?
A colleague recommended Netguru as their team developed an app for him. We decided to visit and appreciated their effort to understand our vision deeply. There was also a large degree of transparency in regard to cost, which I valued because I’m new to this market. At the end of the day, I had a gut feeling based on the in-person meeting
How much have you invested with them?
We’ve spent around €140,000 (approximately $155,500 USD)with them so far.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with Netguru in January 2019, and it’s ongoing. We’ve gone back into development to fix some bugs and upgrade basic features. I don’t see why I wouldn’t continue to work with them.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
We’ve done a few focus groups. Generally, the feedback has been excellent, and the product’s aesthetic has been a big plus. Users tend to think the platform’s quite fun to use. They speak, watch the app transcribe their words, and then see their thoughts stored. It's a new tool in the market, so people are a bit confused in the beginning. To help users understand the platform, we’re creating a more explicit onboarding process in combination with marketing materials.
How did Netguru perform from a project management standpoint?
They've performed exceptionally well. Usually, we've had stand up meetings every morning via Google meet. Our primary method of communication was Slack. Netguru team was not afraid to speak their minds. We’ve built a close relationship.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Their team has been most impressive. Netguru has been down to earth, approaching everything humbly. They’ve spoken their minds throughout the collaboration.
Are there any areas they could improve?
Nothing comes to mind right away. I can't complain.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Go and meet the Netguru team in person. Shop around to compare offerings and teams.
Thanks to Netguru’s work, the client’s system is user-friendly and easy to manage, and it has received positive feedback from customers. The team is professional and has a great taste for design. They’re also organized, polite, communicative, and timely, and the client is satisfied with their work.