A woman orders food using her smartphone while sitting at a table.

Modernizing a Quick-Service Restaurant’s Mobile App Experience

Capabilities

Legacy App Modernization
Design Modernization
Real-Time Feature Updates
Customer Engagement Strategy
Seamless Backend Integration

Challenges

Outdated Technology and Mobile UX

The app’s outdated design and technology caused compatibility and usability issues, impacting the overall user experience.

Feature Gaps and Engagement

Limited updates made it difficult to keep Retail and Loyalty features relevant and engaging for customers.

Stability During Transition

Maintaining app stability and integrating updates smoothly while a new version was being built was a critical challenge.

Complex Team Integration

Working across internal and external teams required close alignment and agile collaboration to ensure seamless delivery.

Approach

Enhancing Stability and Continuity During App Transition

Applaudo’s team of skilled iOS and Android developers worked directly with the restaurant’s internal teams to maintain the stability and performance of the existing U.S. mobile app during a major platform transition.

We focused on enhancing key modules like Retail and Loyalty to ensure they remained functional and engaging. Regular updates, QA cycles, and performance monitoring ensured consistent reliability and minimized disruptions.

By embedding into internal workflows, our team accelerated delivery timelines and created a solid technical foundation for the next generation of the mobile platform.

Results

Stabilized App Performance

Ensured consistent performance and reliability for the existing U.S. mobile app, minimizing disruptions and keeping customers satisfied during the transition.

Seamless Feature Support

With dedicated iOS and Android developers, we maintained and enhanced key modules like Retail and Loyalty, ensuring these features continued to meet user expectations.

Smooth Collaboration and Integration

Our team integrated seamlessly with internal teams, accelerating the support cycle and laying a solid foundation for the upcoming platform launch.