Joovv
Light Therapy App
When Software Lags Behind Hardware
Joovv, a SoCal photomedicine pioneering company, was readying to launch its brand-new light therapy devices. The slick high-tech design, rave reviews, and positive clinical trials — everything pointed to a successful launch.
Except for a companion mobile app.
Compared to the latest hardware, the Joovv app had to catch up on so many fronts:
To make a real splash, Joovv needed a genuine next-gen app to accompany their next wave of light therapy gadgets.
lack of support for new hardware
outdated look & feel
connectivity technical issues
no engaging features for customers
Building
Next-Gen Light Therapy App
Right from the start, we knew we weren’t solving just the design challenge. Besides a major design revamp, we had to enhance the app with advanced features, solve quite a few technical issues, and ensure its HIPAA compliance.
We ended up developing a brand new app that worked equally well with Joovv’s legacy devices and its brand-new hardware.
Catching Up to Hardware
To make light therapy sessions more engaging, we upgraded the app with a few features:
goals setting
(sessions per week/month)
notification reminders
background processing & session recovery
We also had to tune up the app into working with the new hardware options:
display alarm clock & battery level
select ambient mode
retrieve session history from devices
To help the company coordinate its marketing efforts, we built a web portal where Joovv could:
More than Remote Control
manage users and notifications
review app usage metrics
sync user data with a CRM
manage firmware updates
Technicalities
While working on the user-facing app changes, we also had to solve some technical challenges.
Cross-Platform
First, we had to keep the app available on iOS and Android. Thinking ahead about the app’s long-term maintenance and support, we decided to go with React Native.
Another technical challenge was to keep the app compatible with the legacy devices while adding support for the latest hardware. To achieve that, we had to recover the BLE commands from the original codebase and reuse them in a clean new code.
BLE
Tech Stack for Building an IoT Medical App
We wouldn’t be telling the whole story if we skipped HIPAA compliance. The light therapy app pulls user data, e.g., height, weight, and birthdate, from Apple HealthKit and Google Fit. So we had to ensure its full HIPAA compliance:
HIPAA Compliance and IEC 62304
end-to-end data encryption at rest and during a sync
Amazon Cognito for secure user authorization
forced data transit over secure TLS/SSL connections
On top of that, we had to make the app comply with the IEC 62304 standard that regulates security requirements for IoT medical software.
When Software and Hardware Work in Tandem
The Joovv app has become the last missing brick in the Joovv ecosystem, contributing to user engagement and guaranteeing premium service on a par with the company’s hardware.
We’re proud to continue helping Joovv push light therapy into the masses with their revolutionary high-end light therapy devices, helping people get healthier and happier.
As a result, the original light therapy app turned into something bigger: a personal light therapy assistant and remote control on the surface and a powerful marketing tool on the inside.
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While working on the user-facing app changes, we also had to solve some technical challenges.
Technicalities
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Total Cost: 2,100 hours
Length: 1 year 2 months
Type: Prototype, Development
MVP v1: 900 hours, 6 months
Type: Prototype, Development
Length: 1 year 2 months
Total Cost: 2,100 hours
MVP v1: 900 hours, 6 months
Official Light Therapy Partner
Joovv has been the official light therapy partner of the SF 49ers since the 2019 NFL season.
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