The challenge
Local charity Amaze gives information, advice and support to parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They developed the Compass Card, a free leisure incentive card for those up to the age of 25 with SEND who live in Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. Registered users of the service are now able to access the ever growing list of leisure incentives available via a mobile app.
- Amaze case study focused on software and mobile app
- Services included charity, mobile app, social and API
- Client perspective from Ann Blackburn, Compass and Development Manager at Amaze
Our approach
Giving much of our time pro bono, we designed and developed the Compass Card mobile app using Ionic development framework, built the accompanying API and created a simple, web-based content administration tool using Django. The latter allows Amaze to manage their own content in real-time and the API allows content to be shared via both the mobile app and Amaze's dedicated Compass Card website.
The team at DabApps have been a pleasure to work with. They took the time to understand what Amaze does and what was needed and they were efficient, intelligent and responsive throughout the development process.
Ann Blackburn, Compass and Development Manager at Amaze
Results and impact
Amaze wanted to build on and grow access to leisure incentives by advertising them through a new Compass Card mobile app. They asked us to build an app for both Apple and Android phones as well as enable them to manage their own content which could be shared across the app and their organisation’s website. Initially, the app was to be launched by Amaze in Brighton & Hove but we knew that the solution had to scale to include another neighbouring authority who were interested in rolling out a similar scheme.
Looking ahead
The work gives Amaze a stronger product foundation to build on, with a partnership shaped around practical delivery and continued improvement.