UDB | Ultimate Drill Book

Upgrading and innovating the company’s unique product from printable sheets to multifunctional app. We developed mobile apps and web admin panel so that all processes of learning marching drill can be accessed, visualized and managed in real time. The delivered app brought more than 90 000 new end users for the customer’s company and opened up new markets worldwide. Learn more >> 

Customer Request: Mobile solution for learning and cleaning drill. The customer helps coordinate ensembles using cool physical drill books and wanted to make the digital solution as well. We’re glad to help bring the marching drill into new era by creating a unique app.

Delivered Project: Cross-platform mobile app and web admin panel. Full integration with Pyware 3D files, smooth animation with music playback, live coordination, custom view modes and options, and more — all performers can synchronize each step with the previous ones and music, and director knows exactly what’s going on at any moment.

Business Value: After launching the app, customer’s company expanded from being US-local to worldwide; the number of end users grew from 5 to 100 thousands and is growing.

Challenges:

• Integrate, parse, and visualize third-party (Pyware) drill writing software
• Develop algorithms for calculating movement vector, yard line crossing counts, midway points, and step size
• Implement adding notes including drawing and adding images
• Synchronize animation with selected audio
• Display each performance in a number of ways
• Implement role-specific settings for different user accounts

Key Features:

• In-house experience — Native Android and iOS apps, web admin panel fully synchronized and adopted.
• Secure registration, login and license bundles — Access codes to sign up in a team, per-team license for the exact number of members needed.
• Pathways at each step — Know where each step leads with previous and next position in place. See the path for individual performer or for the whole ensemble.
• Adding notes for any need — Include general notifications for the ensemble and personal for any performer. Add images, draw lines, be as general or precise as needed.
• Calculated coordinates for perfect rehearsals — Select hashes, round and view coordinates instantly. Automatically calculated half-way points and yard-line crossing counts in place.
• Miscellaneous perks — Choose background, overlay sets, download drills for offline use. All useful info at users’ service.

Services:

• Mobile Development
• Web Development
• UX/UI

Industry: Education, Entertainment

Technologies: Objective-C, Core Data, NSUserDefaults, MagicalRecord, AFNetworking, CoreGraphics, Java, RealmDB, Custom RX Wrapper, Retrofit, Canvas, Node.js, Express, Mongoose, Moment.js, ioredis, Mailchimp, React, Redux, Mocha, Chai, MongoDB, Redis