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Gulfsip

GulfSip is a VoIP application for users from the Gulf region. The app provides 90% cheaper international communication through voice, text, and video. The solution has already got over a million users.

Headquarters:

Egypt

Customer since:

Year 2016-2018

Platforms:

iOS, Android, Windows

Industry:

VoIP

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Gulfsip

About a project

The Gulf region has strict restrictions for communications. The most popular chat apps, like Skype and WhatsApp, are not available there. Countries also block most VoIP services for a few reasons:

  • Security concerns as VoIP services protect users’ privacy and prevent surveillance
  • The revenue of state-owned telecom providers gets reduced because of low-cost communication services. 
  • Low-cost communication services reduce the revenue of state-owned telecom service providers 

Therefore, our team was tasked to overcome the main challenge – build a service that would meet the laws and be stable and accessible for everyone.

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Project idea

Conferencing features positioned GulfSip as a business communication tool. During the development, we ensured high quality of calls, speed of voice transmission, and connection stability.

Target audience

The Addevice team successfully overcame the challenges of the Gulf regions and created a solution that provides users with access to audio and video communications.

  • We created a P2P network to connect users directly without central services. Such an approach has a few advantages:
  • Saves costs for server usage and helps to avoid any potential security threats
  • Reduces investment costs
  • Ensures calls via Gulfsip are not vulnerable to hacking or unauthorized recording

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Challenges & results

Gulfsip faced the challenge of overcoming communication restrictions and privacy concerns while creating a service that adhered to local laws. Despite these obstacles, it successfully provided high-quality, secure communication for over 1 million users, offering features like conference calls and fast file transfers to bridge the gap in the Gulf region's communication landscape
Challenges
  • Communication Restrictions
  • Security and Privacy
  • Lack of Access
  • Market Gap
  • Legal Compliance
Results
  • Over 1 Million Users
  • Conference Call Features
  • Privacy and Encryption
  • Stable Voice and Video Calls
  • Faster File Transfers
iOS

1000 hours

Android

1200 hours

UX/UI

500 hours

Front-end

1400 hours

Back-end

1650 hours

Project management

400 hours

QA

600 hours

iOS

1000 hours

Android

1200 hours

UX/UI

500 hours

Front-end

1400 hours

Back-end

1650 hours

QA

600 hours

Project management

400 hours

Technology stack

GulfSip became an extremely popular VoIP solution in the Gulf region. The app provides over a billion users with access to affordable communication tools.
Swift

Swift

Kotlin

Kotlin

NodeJS

NodeJS

Firebase

Firebase

Amazon Web

Amazon Web

Socket.IO

Socket.IO

MongoDB

MongoDB

Solutions

Addevice rolled the sleeves up to make things happen. We developed an app that allowed users to create and share GIFs, both inside the app and in third-party apps such as Facebook Messenger, Twitch, and WhatsApp. As a result of development, users could:
  • Create custom GIFs with sound
  • Choose GIFs from a library and add favorite songs to them
  • Share favorite songs with friends as a GIF with music
  • Connect with other creators and like-minded meme-makers
  • Rank on the leaderboard to win special prizes, shout outs and special merchandise
  • Browse content across communities (anime, comedy, TVs)

What clients say

Nirav Shah

This project was finished on time. The project manager was fast and an excellent problem solver. He went above and beyond in delivering an excellent featur on time.

Nirav Shah, M.D. Chief Executive Officer

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