Company
Date Published
Author
Katie Ginder-Vogel
Word count
560
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Mallzee, branded as "the personal stylist in your pocket," aggregates over two million products from 100 major fashion brands to provide personalized fashion recommendations for its users, primarily aged 16-35. Initially developed with a web-focused approach, the Mallzee team transitioned to using the Ionic framework in May 2014 to streamline app development and enhance user interface quality. Ionic's reusable components allowed for a rapid overhaul of the app's UI, facilitating both development efficiency and marketing team involvement in app content management without needing deep coding expertise. The decision to adopt a hybrid app model was influenced by the team's web development background and the desire for cross-platform support, although initial efforts concentrated on perfecting the iOS user experience before expanding to Android.