Who it's for
Ops teams with driver, field, or SaaS companion apps. Carriers, logistics orgs, and B2B products where the phone must complete a job the desktop cannot.
Mobile applications
Apps built for the job site
Driver, field, and SaaS companion apps - accept loads, capture POD, and sync offline when signal drops.
Mobile app design and development for driver, field, and SaaS companion products
What we deliver
Offline-first UX, POD and document capture, push and GPS where needed, and API sync to your CRM, TMS, or SaaS backend - native, React Native, or Flutter based on product requirements.
Problems we solve
Desktop shrink, delayed first action, and no offline recovery. When users abandon the app for calls and paper, we map the field workflow first, then design around one critical action per screen.
Kriva is a product design and engineering studio - not an app template vendor. You own the code, designs, and documentation after launch.
Mobile workflow problems
The app installs. The workflow still leaves the phone.
Web shrunk. Attention interrupted. Signal lost. Apps that ignore field conditions lose the workflow back to spreadsheets and voice.
Desktop shrink
Web screens become small, slow, and impossible to use with one hand.IMPACT: users abandon the app for calls and paper.
Delayed first action
Onboarding and navigation block the task the user opened the app to complete.IMPACT: the first critical action never happens in the app.
No offline recovery
Status updates and documents fail in weak-signal conditions without a clear retry path.IMPACT: lost PODs, end-of-shift catch-up, no audit trail.
Three product paths
Different mobile users need different product behavior.
Driver apps run on-site with weak signals. Field apps work outdoors. SaaS companions extend desktop platforms with focused tasks.
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- Load acceptance with lane, stop, and appointment window
- One-tap status progression from pickup to delivery
- POD photos and signatures with offline queue
- Large touch targets for cab and dock use
Field Apps: Job details and capture in outdoor conditions
- Job location, access notes, and completion checklist
- High-contrast UI readable in direct sunlight
- Camera and document capture with save points
- Interrupted workflows that resume where the user left off
SaaS Companions: Focused tasks away from desktop
- Approvals and quick record updates - not full admin
- Push alerts tied to one clear next action
- Account lookup without desktop navigation depth
- Companion scope defined around mobile-sized jobs
Core mobile workflow
Accept → Status → Documents.
For each action, Kriva ensures the user goal, minimum information, likely failure, offline behavior, and backend update are aligned.
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01 · Accept
User confirms the job
Goal: Know what I'm doing today and where.
- Essential details only
- Location and time
- Offline-safe confirmation
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02 · Status
User marks progress
Goal: Report current status reliably.
- Clear progression steps
- Single tap per state
- Offline queue on weak signal
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03 · Documents
User captures proof
Goal: Photo or signature required for completion.
- Camera or signature capture
- Guidance on requirements
- Offline storage and sync
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04 · Recovery
System handles failures
Goal: User sees what succeeded, what's queued, what needs retry.
- Clear state indicators
- Retry without reentry
- Audit trail visible
Engineering + backend
The phone is one part of the product.
Native, React Native, Flutter, or design-only is chosen by product needs: camera, GPS, push, performance, offline requirements, and timeline. Mobile actions must update your CRM, TMS/API backend, SaaS platform, or document store reliably. Auto-transport orders → Car transportation.
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Mobile action
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Offline queue or API call
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Connected system
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Success or visible failure
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Retry or human resolution
Verified work
ShiftRail driver field app.
US trucking carrier. Drivers accepted loads, captured POD, and updated status from the yard and route - with an offline queue when signal dropped.
Field problem
Paper BOLs and phone calls to dispatch. Status updates waited until end of shift - no real-time visibility for the desk.
Driver workflow shipped
- Accept or decline assigned load
- Pickup and delivery status updates
- Photo POD and signature capture
- Offline queue with retry on reconnect
- Dispatch sync to TMS via API
Field constraints handled
- Weak signal in yards and rural lanes
- High contrast for outdoor reading
- Battery-conscious background sync
- Clear failure and retry states
- Minimal typing - tap-first inputs
Client name changed. Metrics and dispatch console detail live in the case study and trucking solution pages.
How we work
Name the job before choosing the platform.
Four stages: define the user and first critical action, prototype interrupted and offline paths, build the app and backend contract, test and launch. Kriva offers design-only or design-and-build engagements.
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Define and research
User, first critical action, offline needs, camera and backend requirements. Validate platform choice.
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Prototype workflows
Interrupted tasks, weak signal, camera, retry states. Test on-site with real users and conditions.
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Build app and backend
Responsive UI, offline queue, API contract, error handling, and documentation. Weekly demos.
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Launch and transfer
Testing on-site, beta rollout, team training. Code and design transfer to your control.
FAQ
About mobile apps.
Practical answers for driver, field, and SaaS app decisions.
The product decides, not a default. Camera and GPS depth, push behavior, performance targets, offline requirements, and timeline drive the choice - we validate platform fit during the define stage, before any build commitment.
Yes. We map the current workflow first - where users avoid, delay, or complete tasks outside the app - then redesign around the first critical action. Engagements are design-only or design-and-build, whichever your team needs.
Yes - those are the core of driver and field work. Offline-first queues with visible sync state, camera and signature capture with guidance on requirements, and retry without reentry when signal returns.
Yes. Mobile actions update your CRM, TMS/API, or SaaS platform through a defined API contract - success or visible failure, then retry or human resolution. No silent data loss.
Both. Design-only delivers prototypes, specs, and files your own engineers build from. Design-and-build ships the app and backend contract with weekly demos, testing on-site, beta rollout, and team training.
You do. Designs, source code, and documentation transfer to your accounts at launch. Retainer support is optional, with no lock-in.
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Show us the mobile task users avoid, delay, or complete outside the app.
Bring the current app, field workflow, or first action that keeps failing. We'll determine whether the problem is UX, offline behavior, platform choice, integration, or the wider product workflow. No RFP required.
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