Mobility apps from a founder who took a carpooling app from zero to pre-release
Denys Havryliak, Applefy’s founder, created the iOS project of HiBye, a carpooling app that connected drivers and passengers in the EU and Ukraine, from zero to a pre-release build between January 2019 and February 2020. The project closed before the app reached the App Store. Here is what that background brings to a mobility build.
What this experience brings
Mobility apps are won or lost on the route — where from, where to, when — and on bringing drivers and passengers together. Denys’s background is the passenger and driver flows of a carpooling app, and how Applefy approaches a mobility build follows from it.
A carpooling app, first-hand
Denys Havryliak created the iOS project of HiBye, a carpooling app for drivers and passengers in the EU and Ukraine, from zero to a pre-release build (January 2019 – February 2020).
Founder-led from the first call
Denys takes the first call on every project, so a mobility founder talks to someone who has taken a carpooling app to pre-release — not to a sales layer.
A domain specialist, on request
Mobility is broad — carpooling, ride-hailing, scooters, delivery. If your corner needs deeper expertise than one founder’s, say so in the booking form’s industry field and we’ll connect a specialist from your domain.
Security review in-house
Applefy runs OWASP/NIST-based Cybersecurity Audits as a standalone service, so an app that handles riders’ locations and payments can get a second set of eyes before it goes live.
What we build for mobility products
Route & Ride Search
Where-from and where-to on a map, date and time, and a list of planned rides to book, against the matching and availability data your own backend provides.
Trips & Notifications
Planned and past trips kept apart, and a notification when a ride appears for a search that had no result — the app shows what your systems decide.
Driver Onboarding & Regular Routes
Driver sign-up, regular routes with chosen days of travel, and the rides a driver offers — wired to the verification and payout rules you run.
Payments & Incentives
Fare payment handed to your payment provider so card data never touches your servers, plus incentives such as ride credits or prize draws wired to your backend.
Common questions about mobility and carpooling app development
Applefy has no mobility case study of its own. HiBye, a carpooling app for drivers and passengers in the EU and Ukraine, had its iOS project created from zero to a pre-release build by Denys Havryliak, Applefy’s founder, between January 2019 and February 2020; the project closed before the app reached the App Store. Our published Applefy case studies are in fintech, construction, health and wellness, and travel and lifestyle.
We build payment flows that hand card data to your payment provider, so raw card numbers never touch your servers, and we don’t process payments. Licensing, insurance and carpooling rules differ by country and by service model; those are yours to settle with a qualified adviser, and we build to what you decide. A Cybersecurity Audit can review the build beforehand.
Depends on the project. We can build the app against the APIs your team already exposes, or take on the backend too — on Kiolfast we own the backend outright. Tell us your stack and what exists today, and we’ll scope accordingly.
The same three tiers as any Applefy project: $20K–$40K (3–6 weeks), $40K–$100K (2–4 months), and $100K–$250K+ (4–8 months). Where a mobility app lands depends on scope — maps and matching integrations, the driver side, payments, and how many platforms you need.
Mobility is broad — carpooling, ride-hailing, micro-mobility, logistics. If your niche needs expertise beyond what one founder brings, put it in the industry field of the booking form and we’ll connect a specialist from that domain.
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Denys Havryliak
Founder & CEO
- 10+ years in Software Engineering
- Master’s in Cybersecurity
- Deep, current knowledge of AI tooling
You’ll talk to the person who builds. Denys works hands-on across product, architecture, and delivery — and keeps a close watch on what today’s AI tooling can genuinely do in production, not just in a demo.