Mobile Development Services for a Healthcare App
250M
Patients potentially supported
The company’s estimate of the app’s reach worldwide.
90%
Inhale incorrectly
Share of patients not performing their prescribed inhalation treatment properly, according to the company’s research.
The client
VisionHealth develops digital healthcare solutions for patients with chronic lung disease who depend on an inhaler, with the aim of helping people with chronic respiratory illness live in better health.
It wanted an app that shows users how to inhale correctly in a way they can follow, reminds them when to do it, and reports back on how well it went by recording what they actually did.
The challengeWhat the teams actually needed
The company wanted the app to treat patients and also to create partnerships with medical facilities where the technology could support inhalation therapy — a new revenue stream and a more diverse business model.
Challenge 01Two environments, one product
The app had to work in a commercial setting and in a clinical one, which are not the same thing.
Challenge 02Partnerships depend on quality
A top-quality working product was what would let the company establish relationships with medical facilities and work with contract research organisations running clinical trials.
Challenge 03Every kind of inhaler
The application had to adapt to all inhaler types and collect anonymised patient data while doing it.
What we did
Two versions of one app, for the clinic and the shelf
Netguru provided mobile development, building separate versions for clinical trials and for commercial use, with React Native and TypeScript as the technology.
Features from patient needs
The team researched what patients with respiratory disease actually need, which produced the list of potential features.
An interactive inhalation module
A guided, interactive module at the core of the app shows someone how to inhale properly, adapting across inhaler types.
React Native with TypeScript
Mobile development ran on React Native with TypeScript across both versions of the product.
Beyond the code
Close collaboration brought support and consultancy on other technical problems too, releasing the product to different app stores among them.
Client testimonial
It’s great how Netguru adapted to our highly regulated development lifecycle, as we have a lot of overhead, which is probably not usual in other fields than medical. I also liked that we were able to consult Netguru experts outside of the agreed assignment, e.g. when we were facing issues with the Android store, Netguru devops and Android experts gave us guidance on a very short notice.
Tech stackThe tools that made it possible
01
React Native
The framework behind both versions of the app.
02
TypeScript
Typing on top of it, for a product used in clinical settings.
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