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Case study · Mobile · Development and maintenance

WeAreBikers: the app that came back.

This social app for motorcyclists came to us after two previous developers — with an unstable server and the Android version removed from Google Play. Today it has over 41,000 accounts and keeps growing.

ClientWeAreBikers, Piotr Jarząbek
In our caresince June 2021
ScopeAPI, iOS, Android, website, server
Result41,000+ accounts
WeAreBikers app screen
What the app does

It shows which friends are riding right now, lets riders share their position on a map with points of interest, and talk over an intercom in Bluetooth helmets on the road — even over long distances, using mobile data.

iOSAndroidAPIAudio streamingAmazon S3

Starting point

Aplikacja trafiła do Google Play i App Store w 2019 roku. Całą architekturę — serwer, klientów mobilnych i serwis www — przygotował jeden ze znanych polskich software house'ów, który według klienta „nie podołał realizacji projektu wg wytycznych”.

Over time uptime fell to a worrying level, and the Android version was removed from Google Play for not meeting the store policies. The client was looking for a trusted partner to stabilise the app and keep developing it.

What we did

01First weeks

Stabilisation and back in the store

Backend analysis, quick stability fixes and getting the app back on Google Play.

02Architecture

New API and new server

The old API could not handle the traffic — we built a new one and moved everything to a server that can scale quickly.

03January 2022

A smooth switch

iOS and Android apps adapted to the new API; the switch from the old backend with no noticeable interruption for users.

04Since then

Development and care

Moving beyond the MVP, fixing what the previous developer left, further development and ongoing care of the server and data.

Result

WeAreBikers runs reliably on iOS and Android, passed its baptism of fire at the Warsaw Motorcycle Show and has over 41,000 accounts today. Its story was covered by Motocyklista.info:

„WeAreBikers żyje. I ciśnie dalej.”
Motocyklista.info — „Gdzie jesteś przyjacielu” ↗

References

“Guys, your work has a real impact on the quality of motorcycle riding and on the growth of the motorcycle industry.”

“We rode around Poland along its borders on electric motorcycles. Along the way we tested the WeAreBikers app, which… performed brilliantly. At times the app saved us when we got lost, when overtaking as a column, or when we needed support from another team member. It only strengthens our belief that WeAreBikers is a real tool for motorcyclists.”

— WeAreBikers app owners, after the Electric Moto Trip 2023

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