Challenge
Gemstone Lights, a leader in smart lighting solutions for residential and commercial buildings, faced several technological and operational challenges that hindered their growth and competitiveness. Their dependency on a firmware vendor, legacy mobile applications with high maintenance costs, and the need for enhanced user experience and advanced features were key roadblocks. To overcome these challenges, Gemstone Lights partnered with No Bull Code
The Challenges
1. Vendor Dependency: Gemstone Lights relied on a firmware vendor, limiting their ability to innovate, expand product features, and meet market demands.
2. Dual Codebase: Maintaining separate codebases for their Android and iOS apps resulted in high development costs and inefficiencies.
3. User Experience and Features: The legacy app lacked the modern user experience and advanced features necessary to compete in the smart lighting market.
4. Device Visibility and Statistics: Limited insight into device performance and usage statistics hindered their ability to track dealer requests and provide proactive support.
Gemstone Lights, a leader in smart lighting solutions for residential and commercial buildings, faced several technological and operational challenges that hindered their growth and competitiveness. Their dependency on a firmware vendor, legacy mobile applications with high maintenance costs, and the need for enhanced user experience and advanced features were key roadblocks. To overcome these challenges, Gemstone Lights partnered with No Bull Code
The Challenges
1. Vendor Dependency: Gemstone Lights relied on a firmware vendor, limiting their ability to innovate, expand product features, and meet market demands.
2. Dual Codebase: Maintaining separate codebases for their Android and iOS apps resulted in high development costs and inefficiencies.
3. User Experience and Features: The legacy app lacked the modern user experience and advanced features necessary to compete in the smart lighting market.
4. Device Visibility and Statistics: Limited insight into device performance and usage statistics hindered their ability to track dealer requests and provide proactive support.
Solution
No Bull Code addressed these challenges with a comprehensive approach:
1. Team Augmentation Services
- All improvements were achieved through the team augmentation services provided by No Bull Code.
- A dedicated team worked collaboratively to enhance the mobile app for both customer and dealer sides, improve the admin dashboard, and develop the pattern simulator system.
- This collaborative approach ensured that Gemstone Lights could scale their development efforts efficiently without the need to hire in-house resources.
2. Migration to Flutter
- The legacy Android and iOS apps were completely rebuilt using Flutter, a cross-platform development framework.
- Achieved feature parity while consolidating the codebase into a single platform, significantly reducing maintenance costs.
3. Enhanced User Experience
- Revamped the app with an intuitive interface and seamless navigation.
- Introduced support for a wider range of lighting devices and features, enhancing customer satisfaction.
- Device support to work with google home and alexa.
4. In-House Firmware Development
- Enabled Gemstone Lights to establish their own firmware development team.
- Eliminated dependency on external vendors, giving them full control over their hardware capabilities and product roadmap.
5. Advanced Device Insights
Implemented robust device statistics and visibility tools.
Provided dealers with enhanced tracking capabilities for requests, improving operational efficiency and customer support.
No Bull Code addressed these challenges with a comprehensive approach:
1. Team Augmentation Services
- All improvements were achieved through the team augmentation services provided by No Bull Code.
- A dedicated team worked collaboratively to enhance the mobile app for both customer and dealer sides, improve the admin dashboard, and develop the pattern simulator system.
- This collaborative approach ensured that Gemstone Lights could scale their development efforts efficiently without the need to hire in-house resources.
2. Migration to Flutter
- The legacy Android and iOS apps were completely rebuilt using Flutter, a cross-platform development framework.
- Achieved feature parity while consolidating the codebase into a single platform, significantly reducing maintenance costs.
3. Enhanced User Experience
- Revamped the app with an intuitive interface and seamless navigation.
- Introduced support for a wider range of lighting devices and features, enhancing customer satisfaction.
- Device support to work with google home and alexa.
4. In-House Firmware Development
- Enabled Gemstone Lights to establish their own firmware development team.
- Eliminated dependency on external vendors, giving them full control over their hardware capabilities and product roadmap.
5. Advanced Device Insights
Implemented robust device statistics and visibility tools.
Provided dealers with enhanced tracking capabilities for requests, improving operational efficiency and customer support.
Results
Results and Impact
1. Streamlined Technology: The transition to Flutter consolidated the codebase, reducing development and maintenance costs while ensuring faster updates and feature rollouts.
2. Improved User Feedback: Over 50,000+ downloads and 5,000+ reviews on app stores with an average rating of 4.8 reflect a significant improvement in user satisfaction.
Market Leadership: Gemstone Lights emerged as a market leader in smart lighting solutions, catering to both personal residences and commercial buildings.
3. Increased Innovation: With an in-house firmware development team, Gemstone Lights can now rapidly expand their hardware capabilities and launch innovative features within desired timeframes.
Enhanced Dealer and Customer Support: Improved device visibility and dealer request tracking led to better operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Efficient Development: The team augmentation approach provided the flexibility and expertise needed to accelerate development and deliver high-quality improvements across all systems.
Results and Impact
1. Streamlined Technology: The transition to Flutter consolidated the codebase, reducing development and maintenance costs while ensuring faster updates and feature rollouts.
2. Improved User Feedback: Over 50,000+ downloads and 5,000+ reviews on app stores with an average rating of 4.8 reflect a significant improvement in user satisfaction.
Market Leadership: Gemstone Lights emerged as a market leader in smart lighting solutions, catering to both personal residences and commercial buildings.
3. Increased Innovation: With an in-house firmware development team, Gemstone Lights can now rapidly expand their hardware capabilities and launch innovative features within desired timeframes.
Enhanced Dealer and Customer Support: Improved device visibility and dealer request tracking led to better operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Efficient Development: The team augmentation approach provided the flexibility and expertise needed to accelerate development and deliver high-quality improvements across all systems.