Mobile App
TOML Mobile Application Enhancement & Production Deployment
Time Of My Life (TOML)
January 2025
4 months
4 engineers
The Challenge
TOML was a functional application, but several usability, accessibility, and infrastructure gaps were affecting user experience. Audio playback was inconsistent, progress tracking lacked continuity, and the app needed app store deployment readiness.
- Inconsistent audio playback and lack of progress tracking continuity
- Robotic text-to-speech voice reducing user engagement
- Profile management and safety alert interaction gaps
- Lack of dedicated staging/production environments, backups, and security monitoring
- In-app subscription system needed updates to comply with Apple and Google store policies
Our Solution
We enhanced the application across usability, accessibility, infrastructure, and deployment readiness, publishing TOML across the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and iPad platform.
Usability & Accessibility Upgrades
- Refined audio playback behavior and task progress persistence
- Replaced default robotic voice with natural, human-like speech via Google Cloud TTS
- Modernized UI visual identity using client branding guidelines
- Enhanced profile management, safety alerts, and automatic text-to-speech guidance
Infrastructure & Security Hardening
- Established secure cloud infrastructure with staging and production environments
- Enforced SSL, firewall protection, and secure credential management
- Automated database backups and real-time monitoring
- Dockerized backend services with CI/CD pipeline automation
Multi-Platform Launch & Store Compliance
- Managed release lifecycle for Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and iPad
- Updated subscription system to comply with Apple and Google in-app purchase policies
- Handled store submission, review responses, and compliance approval
The Impact
- Significantly improved user experience through smoother navigation and intuitive interactions
- Enhanced accessibility with automatic voice guidance and natural voice playback
- Delivered a modern, client-branded interface with a refreshed visual experience
- Improved task continuity with persistent progress tracking across sessions
- Strengthened platform security through SSL, firewall protection, and automated backups
- Increased application reliability with dedicated production infrastructure
- Successfully prepared and launched the application on Apple App Store and Google Play Store
"They modernized our mobile app, replaced robotic audio with natural voice, and guided us through a flawless release on the App Store and Google Play."
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Product Lead, TOML
Product Manager
Technologies Used
React NativeExpoTypeScriptLaravel 11Vue.jsGoogle Cloud TTSFirebaseDocker