Smart daylight app increases energy savings by 80%
Making gated communities
more secure
Through a slick mobile app allowing residents to manage visitors, events, and access to their shared property.
Short summary
Industry
Property management
Growth stage
Established business
Key market
US and EU
Services
UX/UI design
Mobile app development
Quality assurance
Team
1 Project Manager
4 Mobile Developers
1 UX/UI Designer
1 QA Engineer
Technology
iOS – Swift
Android – Kotlin
Design – Figma
Timeline
2023 – 2024
Our California-based client aims to improve the security and management of gated communities and properties with restricted access. Whether it’s multifamily residences, student housing, or other facilities, they’ve created an app that helps users manage their properties intuitively.
The challenge
The client already had a web app, accompanied by a simple mobile app, but it wasn’t fit for the scale of their plans. They needed an expert team of mobile app developers to create a new app from scratch.
Among our challenges were:
- Developing complex IoT features
- Creating a modern, intuitive design
- Connecting the web and mobile app seamlessly
The solution
By encompassing various features for access control, communication, and community management, the app provides residents and members with a convenient and user-friendly experience.
SECURITY MEETS
INTUITIVE
DESIGN
Product features
- Visitor management
- Event management
- Touchless mobile credentials
- Resident directory
- Ticketing system
- Vehicle management
Visitor management
Residents can issue visitor passes with precise access times and types. A log of all visitor activity ensures security and oversight.
Event management
Users can create events, send invitations, and track RSVPs. Event-specific passes make guest access seamless while maintaining community security.
Touchless credentials
This feature allows residents to unlock gates using Bluetooth-enabled credentials. Residents can manage multiple properties, set favorites, and switch between manual and automatic access modes.
Resident directory
A searchable database of residents categorized by their roles (owners, tenants, members) fosters better communication within the community.
Ticketing system
Issues like maintenance requests or community complaints can be logged, categorized, and tracked through an easy-to-use ticketing system.
Vehicle management
Administrators can register vehicles, including license plates and details, to streamline gate entry. This feature integrates with visitor logs for enhanced security.
OUR IMPACT
Complete UX/UI design
Clear hierarchy
To give users a first-class experience, we introduced a clear information hierarchy and made the navigation intuitive and easy to understand.
User-centered design
While striving for a visually appealing interface, the primary focus of the design work was on functionality and addressing user pain points identified in the existing web application.
Web app logic translated to mobile
Translating a complex web application into a mobile app involves careful consideration of user experience principles specific to each platform (Android and iOS).
iOS and Android apps from scratch
Complex feature implementation
Features like touchless mobile credentials required advanced IoT knowledge and thorough testing.
Scalable development
We took a proactive approach to the development of the Android app, using the modular structure that enhances code organization and scalability for any future work on the app.
For iOS, we used Apple’s new SwiftUI declarative framework to build a modern, scalable app.
Expert consultation
The client’s strengths lie in developing web apps, while our expert mobile developers helped them create a mobile-friendly backend infrastructure.
Outcome
When all’s said and done, here’s what our collaboration resulted in:
- A functional and user-friendly mobile app from scratch
- Improved security and control for users
- Features making community management easy
We continue maintaining and supporting the app, solving issues as they arise, and implementing new features.
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