Cosel Product Selector

Cosel approached us to develop a new mobile and desktop app for their business. The purpose of the app was to encapsulate their existing product selector algorithm and make it available for use by users without an Internet connection. For this to be possible, all product data and images needed to be downloaded and stored on the user’s device. The app then needed to perform regular checks to ensure that all of the data stored was synchronised and kept up to date. The app also needed to contain marketing materials, provide calculators, allow users to add specific products to their favourites and to send datasheets to themselves by registering a free account.

We built the apps using the Angular Framework, paired with Ionic and Electron to deploy and publish to the required platforms. Our first and largest task was to translate the existing product selector algorithm from PHP to Typescript. Once thoroughly tested we developed an API to bridge the gap between the app and the product database, allowing us to fetch and store all product data with ease. With the primary components completed, we were able to develop the interface for the product selector form and single product pages as specified in the provided designs. The additional features and user accounts were then built into the app to complete the requested feature set.

We produced an offline version of the Cosel Product selector that matches perfectly with the results generated from the client’s website. The app provides a more intuitive interface and provides advanced functionality not possible within the site. The app is used by staff at trade shows and in business premises and people’s homes in order to determine quickly which products are required and to improve sales. The app is now available for download for iOS, Android, Windows PC and MacOS.