All Square

All Square uses the latest social media and application technologies to tap into the passion for golf at a community level.

The startup’s ambition is to become the world’s leading marketplace and social network for golfers, a platform through which the world of golf will become more open and connected.

Project details

Patrick Rahme, a customer of The AppSolutions and CEO of a community for golfers called AllSquare, decided to create a social network to tap into his passion for golf and his passion for golf. like-minded people in the community.

AllSquare offers users many opportunities to share their golf achievements, interact with golfers from around the world, and find a nearby golf course.

It has the largest and most comprehensive golf course database in the world. The app’s news feed shows community members’ latest check-ins, photos, and updates.

Working with TheAppSolutions is a real pleasure. All of their team members are friendly, professional, and detail oriented. A real treat! The challenge is to help All Square become the world’s leading marketplace and social network for golfers.

The AppSolutions team was challenged to build a powerful Android app from scratch. In addition, we were faced with an unusual situation. The adoption of iOS apps for Android is common. In that case, the design and functionality of the app on Android will become the trend for subsequent app upgrades on iOS. However, the existing iOS app design is not satisfactory.

So our mission was not to adapt the existing design of the iOS app to the Android platform but to create a completely new design and user experience for the Android operating system, through which the world Golf will become more open and connected.

Our solution

The mobile app redesign was determined along with the client. We needed to create a new design and keep the user experience the same across devices. After discussing the details, our UI/UX team started working on the wireframes.

To create outstanding user interfaces, we have synthesized material design principles with cutting-edge technologies and applied mobile development best design practices in their category. We were lucky with our client, a lover of naturally beautiful solutions. The design approval process is very quick and easy.

Our team presented the full design scope, got customer feedback, then made some changes and AllSquare’s new design was born.

Use the technology stack

To provide smooth, uninterrupted operation of our Android application, we used a technology stack, a collection of subsystems and components such that no additional software is needed to support it. application support.

To build the AllSquare app on Android, we used the following solutions:

• Open source Square and its libraries including Retrofit, Okhttp, and Picasso combine with RX Java to access the application’s backend.
• Such an approach allows us to implement a reactive programming model for asynchronous operations with APIs, files, and databases.
• It is an important part of the development process because asynchronous operation allows the application to perform all its functions quickly and without crashing.

Create a network

Any social media is only meaningful to users if it includes their friends or interesting people. We provided the AllSquare app with social media integration using the Facebook SDK.

That allows users to invite their Facebook friends within the app with just one click. We launched the One Signal service to provide push notifications about community members’ actions to users.

Positioning technology

To allow users to find the nearest golf course and register, we have implemented a Google maps service. We compared golf club location data with the user’s location and displayed the closest golf courses on a map.

Additionally, the hotels closest to the golf course are displayed in the app. We’ve linked our app to the Booking.com service via API, so users can book hotels through Booking.com directly from the AllSquare app.

Summary

The first app release was released after 2.5 months of hard work. AppSolutions provided the project with an excellent team consisting of 3 Android app developers, a front-end developer, 2 QA testers, a technical writer, a UI/UX designer, and a manager. project.

 

 

It offers the world’s largest golf course database with more than 33,000 golf courses and resorts in more than 180 countries. Users can explore courses with reviews and find their next golf destination.

AllSquare allows everyone who is passionate about golf to become a community member and connect with like-minded people, share photo/video content and golf achievements, register and make new friends. We have used the latest social media technology to enhance communication between golfers, golf clubs and any other stakeholders in the golf industry. in the golf industry.