Proper

Real estate · Property management

Proper

A single app where landlords, tenants and contractors align on essential housework.

Proper

About the project

Proper makes essential housework super-easy by bringing landlords, their tenants and third-party contractors into a single mobile app where they can align their efforts.

Industry

Real estate

Type of project

Web & mobile solution

Country

USA

Duration

7 months

Business Goals

The Proper team asked us to create an all-native, multifunctional property-management product — trusting us with the full technical side and the UX/UI. The goal: make communication between landlords and tenants as easy, effective and quick as possible to resolve issues that arise in the renting space.

Key challenges

  • Accessible, intuitive UI/UX

  • End-to-end encryption

  • Connecting three parties

  • In-app payment integration

Solution

Fluid app for both sides:

A smooth mobile app for tenants and landlords, covering every user flow on both sides.

Proper screen 1

Frictionless SMS login:

Firebase Realtime powers shortened SMS deep-links that log users straight in — or send them to the store to install.

Proper screen 2

Photo-based issue reports:

Tenants snap or upload a photo, pick a category, add details and an address, and send it to the landlord.

Proper screen 3

Maps & address matching:

Google Maps confirms the right address and helps contractors find the place effortlessly.

Proper screen 4

Contractor dispatch & invoicing:

Landlords share issues with contractors who accept the job and invoice in-app with direct card payments.

Proper screen 5

Achievements

Proper gained strong traction in its first quarter.

  • Monthly active users

    42,000

    monthly

    Active users in the first quarter.

  • Requests

    36,000

    requests handled

    Maintenance requests in the first quarter.

  • Issues created

    12,000

    in the first quarter

    Issues created by tenants and landlords.

Key features

  • In-app photo capture

    Take a photo in the app or upload from the gallery to report an issue.

  • Live chat

    Direct messaging between all parties.

  • Single communication hub

    One place for landlords, tenants and contractors to align.

  • Progress notifications

    Notifications that track each issue’s progress.

  • Issue creation

    Create issues for the landlord and the contractor.

  • Multi-property profiles

    Landlord profile with a list of properties and per-property coordination.

  • Contractor database

    A database of contractors maintained inside the app.

  • Invoice processing

    Invoices processed on completed work orders, with card payments.

The team behind the project

Because Proper wanted iOS and Android at once, we staffed a strong team — front-end, back-end, iOS and Android developers, a senior software architect, design and QA, led by an experienced PM.

Client

  • 1

    PM

  • 5

    Developers

  • 1

    Software Architect

  • 1

    Designer

  • 2

    QA

Tech Stack

  • Swift

    Swift

  • MV

    MVC

  • Wordpress

    Wordpress

  • Firebase

    Firebase

  • Google Maps & Places

    Google Maps & Places

  • Kotlin

    Kotlin

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Testimonials

Event10x

Softermii has a hard commitment towards the project delivery on time without any delay.

We ended up by having a very attractive product that can compete with any other virtual platform.

Walid Farghal, Director General, Event10x

Cococure

Excellent programming skills and timely delivery.

They were able to take our poorly documented description and deliver a world-class app.

Folabi Ogunkoya, Founder, Cococure

SoundIt

It's great to know that all of the development is backed up by careful planning.

The app has so far garnered a lot of attention from potential investors. Softermii has very structured project management and utilizes the Atlassian Suite; their team is organized, serious, and professional.

Eriz Zarate, CTO, SoundIt

TempTribe, London

The team is really flexible with picking up urgent bugs.

I found that is a really good working relationship in that sense that the prices are very reasonable and they are accessible even over the weekend.

Duncan Mitchell, Managing Director, Co-Founder, TempTribe, London

Scoby Social

Softermii delivered a technically sophisticated app.

It integrates multi-party video conferences with social media dynamics. These guys proven to be a professional, reliable, and effective partner.

David Levine, Founder, Scoby Social

Dollar Shave Club

I would highly recommend Softermii for any programming needs.

I am consistently impressed by the quality of the work and team effort brought forth by everyone that we've worked with.

Ashley Lewis, VP of Product, Dollar Shave Club

Locum App, London

They were really on top of everything.

They know how important my timelines were and they made sure that they’re dead to them and got everything done quickly.

Reece Samani, CEO & Founder, Locum App, London

ITRex Group

They delivered amazing results and worked through holidays to make sure I could deliver on the project deadline.

The results were consistently top quality and the devs are friendly and responsive.

Shervin Delband, Director of US Operations, ITRex Group

Convo Corp

They had logical, well thought-out plans with different execution strategies that had supported our timelines.

Softermii had created largely acceptable deliverables. The team had been cooperative in fixing and improving areas with logical, well thought-out plans with various execution strategies.

Momina Wahab, Director Agile PMO, Convo Corp

Softermii are great with time management and produce high-quality work.

Because of how satisfied we’ve been with their work on this project, we’re exploring bringing them in on a new project as well.

Muna Al Hashemi, Founder of a Proptech Startup

Luciid

I don't feel they lack in any department regarding getting the job done properly — they are all-encompassing.

They lead a well-planned process to stay within deadlines and budgets and ensure a solid project management experience. The team also praises their ability to incorporate everything they need all around.

Kwesi Peyna, Owner & CEO, Luciid

Their team members were very invested in finding solutions for us.

Softermii brought useful suggestions to the process. The collaboration with developers was close and efficient, and final outcomes for the project are promising.

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