The following primary features were requested by the client for the on-demand app:

• Professional and elegant UI/UX that would be easy to use by all the users across the spectrum.
• Seamless navigation to find the right listings in the least amount of time.
• Detect user location at both the ends of the spectrum for mapping the need with the availability. Visibility is restricted to approximately 3 km.
• Hybrid and web interfaces for users and admins.
• User registrations for multiple roles such as users (individuals and businesses looking for handyman services in the on-demand app), service providers (individuals and businesses) and the admin.
• Dedicated dashboards for all the users to view order and service history.
• Ability to book appointments using a digital calendar inbuilt within the app. Users should be able to book appointments for immediate delivery, within thirty minutes, within one hour, within two hours, the next day, the next week and other durations.
• Notifications & reminders for users and service providers.
• The ability to cancel requests by the users or accept/reject service requests by the service providers.
• The ability to maintain credits by adding cash and the ability to add cash-credit when running out of credit.
• Different access permissions according to user roles.
• Password retrieval in case the existing password is lost.
• Listing search with multiple criteria such as name, service category, service name and previous service history.
• The ability to leave reviews & ratings.

It is but natural that an on-demand app of such magnitude will have some challenges that are in fact opportunities for a seasoned mobile app development company like ours. We were greeted by the following challenges:

• A seamless interface across-the-board.
• Cross-platform ability of the mobile app including Android, iOS and web with minimum differences in usability and features.
• The integration of the digital wallet/credit system and the automatic maintenance of the credit according to services accepted as well as services cancelled/rejected.
• Integration of high-tech mapping for location tracking and matching users and service providers in real-time. Listings for users and service providers who are not in the designated vicinity must not be visible.
• Different user management dashboards for consumers, service providers and the admin.
• Provisioning for multiple categories and subcategories for various services.

As a premium mobile app development company, DCI thrives on challenges. We see every challenge as an opportunity to provide exceptional services to our global clients and bring to them transformational solutions that help them accelerate their business goals and strive towards organizational aspirations.

We have a well-tested and well-established process of handling critical projects such as the on-demand mobile app project. Our team spent a lot of time brainstorming with the client representatives. They gathered lots of data from the target user base to get a grasp of what problems they are currently facing and what solutions they expect of an on-demand mobile app such as the one requested by the client. This gave us a clear idea of how to approach the challenge and how to provide the best possible solution to the clients as well as their users.

For mapping solutions we used Google Maps. For the database we used MySQL. For the features needed by the client, we found that the React Native and Laravel stack to be the most appropriate choice because the client needed a hybrid mobile app with support for Android and iOS platforms. At the initial stage we created a wireframe so that our development team and the client were at the same page regarding the visual flow of the mobile app as well as the input output processes.

Once the client gave us the go-ahead we proceeded to develop the prototype. It gave the client a concrete idea of how the app is going to materialize and how it would feel when the users actually started using it. Once everyone was on board, our development team went ahead with developing the solution.

As our standard approach, at every crucial stage we sought input from the client as well as provided our own input. We prefer to keep our communication process as clear as possible.

We were able to develop and deploy the mobile app within the timeframe given by our team members.