A Flutter application that prevented scaling
Climby is a platform dedicated to athletes and sports enthusiasts, providing a space where athletes can share their journey, interact with their fans, and monetize their content. The MVP, developed over several months, integrated basic features such as subscription management and interactions. However, from its inception, the MVP had technical debt that hindered its ability to evolve and adapt to growing user needs. This debt made it difficult to add new features and efficiently manage the platform, thus limiting Climby's development.
Migrating from Flutter to React Native without service interruption
The Climby project took place in a context of technological migration, moving from Flutter to React Native. This change was motivated by the need to eliminate the technical debt accumulated in the MVP and start fresh with solid foundations to allow better scalability. The migration proved particularly challenging due to active users on the platform. We had to ensure no service interruption while improving the application's fluidity and optimizing development speed to respond more effectively to user needs.
Steps for a successful React Native migration
The steps for a successful migration to React Native for Climby took place in several key phases. In just three weeks, we rebuilt the application in React Native, focusing on:
UX/UI Optimization: Simplifying the user experience to enable more intuitive navigation, centered on essential features.
Data model change: We migrated from Firebase, a proprietary technology, to a generic solution for greater flexibility and scalability.
Subscription and premium content management: A system was implemented via Stripe to efficiently manage subscriptions and protect premium content.
The migration was completed in a single evening, allowing the switch to the new architecture without service interruption for active users.
In parallel, an administration interface was developed in just one week, offering efficient application control and allowing the team to manage data and users centrally.
Finally, we integrated OneSignal for push notifications and ensured smooth deployment on Android and iOS stores, while collecting and adjusting user feedback for continuous improvements.
Continuous Monitoring for Optimal User Experience
Since launching the new version of the application, we have continued to support Climby in its evolution, optimizing features and monitoring application performance. We have also implemented a user feedback tracking system, allowing quick identification of areas for improvement and deployment of updates accordingly.
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