Native iOS Development for Time Tracker

Ebillity streamlines tracking work time and synchronizing it with billing/accounting systems.

Duration 2015 – 2017
Team 3 Members
Type Business & Productivity
Industry FinTech & Management
Platforms iOS

Project idea

The app enables employees to enter the time spent on a task from any available device, track entries, and synchronize them with accounting or rollout payment systems—easily and quickly.

Target Audience

This SaaS app fits with businesses looking to decrease manual administration work from engineering to architecture. It lets manage the work time of remote teams effectively. Companies understand their employees’ productivity.

Results

1,346,967,160

Total logged hours
4.5 stars

On Capterra

The IT Craft team successfully launched a native iOS app based on the already-existing UI design. The team ensured smooth data transfer between all software parts. Also, Our developers worked on a few more enhancements and new features—welcomed enthusiastically by Time Tracker’s users.

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Core Tech

Objective C
CoreData
Cocoa Touch
CircularTimer

Project challenges

The work on the iOS app required alignment with the existing UI design and already employed development practices on the project.

Integrating the new iOS app with the available system API provided unexpected issues.
As with any running project, system architecture, and source code required attention from developers to grant the best compatibility.

Planning

Input

The client initially had:

An already-running tech startup business
An expansion plan for the iOS platform
UI design and requirements for the future app

Analysis

Our team:

Focused on iOS app development
Provided advice on possible system improvements
Enhanced the Android app

Result

Our work resulted in:

Delivering a new iOS app and fitting it in with the client system
Adding new features
Partial redevelopment of Android source code

Business benefits

Expertise

The IT Craft team not only provided top-level iOS development expertise but also focused on interrelated project parts.

Proactive approach

IT Craft engineers started the initial testing, discovering tech issues. The team addressed those issues to help the client increase the quality of provided software.

Value focus

The team ensured that no user data got lost. The app stores data locally when there is no Internet connection and synchronizes it when connection is restored. There is smooth data transfer between the iOS app and other software parts.

Expansion

Cooperation with IT Craft helped the client stay on track with their plans, providing iOS users with a streamlined, top-rated iOS experience.

Main project features

Time Tracking

Both individual workers and teams can track and submit time from any device. Managers can view and approve entries and edit details. They enjoy a detailed entry log that prevents disputes.

Integrations and collaboration

Time Tracker exchanges information with all major payroll and accounting systems, such as Xero, Intuit’s QuickBooks, ADP, and others. It is easy to generate invoices with the company logo or billing reports.

Offline mode

The application captures time and creates offline entries when an Internet connection is unavailable. It synchronizes all new time entries once the user device restores connection. This feature ensures that field teams spend less time on administrative work.