Counto – Event Countdown App
Business Challenge
The customer’s application Counto is software for entertainment and fun waiting for upcoming important dates. The reminder app with a simple countdown timer encourages people to use the application, fueling interest in the event. On the one hand, the customer already had the iOS version of the app for the countdown to the event. On the other hand, the company aimed to attract as many people as possible to use the software. That is why the client decided to release a version of the application available for users on Android devices. Important to realize that the Android application had to have the same functionality as the original iOS version. The customer turned to the development team with this request.
Solution
The mobile development team started its work on the implementation of the Android version of the event countdown app. The developed application offers a wide range of various options – event creation; invitation sending; visual timer, which counts time to the beginning of the upcoming date; chatting & comments; monitoring of event popularity, etc. In the short term development team was able to provide the countdown event app for the devices with the Android operation system.
How Does the Event Countdown App Work?
Within the application, users are able to create public or private countdowns (countos) to the upcoming special moments. Cool countdowns can be shared with friends and other people to engage them in the user’s anticipation. Private countos are available only for the invited people. Event owners have the option to invite or block attendees. Generally, private countos include information about the organizer, a brief event description, its date, and the running countdown. Also, users can share their counts in private or public groups. Sharing can be done directly in the event app or outside of it. For example, by using third-party applications like social networks or messengers, etc.
The event countdown app is a place, where event attendees can interact with each other. They can discuss special moments by swapping comments, thoughts, and suggestions. Such functionality fuels interest in the event and makes waiting even more interesting. Events can be anything, from rock concerts, theater performances, and beer festivals to sports races, graduations, family celebrations, and much more. Besides, the event owner can review and modify comments.
Additionally, the countdown event app supports the functionality of favorite lists. Thanks to such lists, avid event-goers always stay up-to-date and can easily find what they are looking for. As soon as the counto expires – it is transferred to the achieve and is visible only to the owner.
Business Impact
The main goal of the customer was to expand the countdown app audience by creating an Android version. The development team has delivered a stable version of the mobile application for Android. The customer, in turn, actively conducted various marketing activities to attract the target audience. Thanks to the work done by the development team, the company was able to quickly bring its application to the market, which is available to everyone and everywhere.
