About Iraqcom

IraqCom is an IT solutions & mobile added service provider established in September 2004 in Iraq to provide IT solutions, products and services to the public and private sectors and the community. They intend to achieve this through the continuous redefinition and reinforcement of their product portfolio, by being cost-effective and by strengthening their corporate culture of creativity and challenge.

Services

Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Web Design

Industries Served

Education Sports & Fitness

Iraqcom Reviews

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Project delivered with the kind of professionalism that earns a long-term relationship

Connor MacLeod / CTO - Pacific Ventures Group
Verified
Jun 21, 2024

Project summary: Remote and hybrid learning had exposed the limitations of our existing LMS and we needed a purpose-built solution that could scale to 50,000 concurrent users without degrading the experience.

Twelve weeks from kickoff to live production deployment for a project of this complexity. I would not have believed that was achievable if I had not watched them do it. The velocity came from genuine engineering discipline — clear requirements, short feedback loops, automated testing, and a team that communicated internally without the overhead that slows most agencies down. The product has been live for four months with no critical bugs and one minor patch. We are already in scoping conversations for phase two.

PROS

Business-aware approach to every technical decision, strong project governance, fast turnaround on feedback, zero drama during a genuinely complex engagement

CONS

The volume of quality documentation they produced was genuinely impressive but also meant our team needed dedicated time to review it properly — a minor process point, not a complaint

5.0
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5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeEmbedded Systems Development
IndustryEducation
Project Cost$500,000+
DurationFeb 2025 – Jun 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
Pacific Ventures Group operates across the Education sector with offices in Vancouver, Canada. In my capacity as CTO I oversee both the strategic and operational technology agenda. We are a growth-stage business that needed a development partner capable of scaling with us rather than constraining us.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
The immediate trigger was a performance failure during our peak trading period that cost us measurably in both revenue and client trust. The root cause was architectural and our internal team did not have the Embedded Systems Development expertise to address it properly. We needed specialists.
What services did the company provide for your project?
Primarily Embedded Systems Development, though the scope naturally touched adjacent areas. They handled architecture design, implementation, integration with our existing systems, performance testing under realistic load, and knowledge transfer to our internal team. The breadth of what they covered without requiring us to bring in additional vendors was one of the reasons the project ran efficiently.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
Their portfolio included two projects that were sufficiently close to our own brief in terms of complexity, Embedded Systems Development scope, and Education context that we felt confident they understood what we were asking. The proposal was technically rigorous, the pricing was transparent, and the proposed team structure gave us senior engineers throughout rather than just for the pitch.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Better than we did at the start, which sounds like an exaggeration but is genuinely accurate. The discovery workshop they ran surfaced assumptions we had not examined and contradictions in our requirements that would have caused real problems mid-development. The functional specification they produced was the clearest articulation of our product that we had seen written down.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Communication was handled primarily asynchronously given the time zone difference between Vancouver, Canada and the team's base, but it was managed so well that the gap rarely felt like a constraint. Written updates were clear and timely, escalations were handled promptly, and we never had to chase for a status update. The cadence was exactly right — enough to feel informed, not so much that it created overhead.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
The project landed on the agreed delivery date and within the approved budget. We did add scope during the engagement — two features that became apparent as essential during user testing — and those were quoted, approved, and delivered without affecting the original scope timeline. That kind of clean change management is not something you can take for granted.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
Quantitatively: user engagement metrics are up significantly since launch, our support ticket volume has dropped, and we have received unsolicited positive feedback from clients who noticed the improvement. Qualitatively: our internal team is proud of the product we now have, which affects morale and retention in ways that do not show up on a dashboard but matter enormously.
What did you like most about working with this company?
Their ability to hold the business objective in mind alongside the technical task. I have worked with technically excellent agencies who lost the thread of what we were actually trying to achieve. This team never did. Every architectural decision, every trade-off conversation, every prioritisation discussion was anchored to the outcome we had agreed at the start.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Unreservedly. We are in active conversation about the next phase of work and I expect this to become a multi-year partnership. For any organisation in the Education space looking for a Embedded Systems Development partner who combines technical rigour with genuine commercial awareness, I would put this team at the top of the shortlist.

Hardware-to-cloud pipeline built by engineers who understood both worlds equally

Priscilla Tan / Head of Engineering - AsiaPac FinTech Pte Ltd
Verified
Sep 17, 2022

Project summary: We had a clear product vision but lacked the engineering capacity internally to execute it within the window our market opportunity required.

Project governance was one of the things that impressed me most. We had a dedicated project manager who ran tight fortnightly sprints with clear acceptance criteria, a shared backlog that gave us full visibility at all times, and a change request process that was fair and transparent. Nothing slipped through the cracks, no bill shock at the end, and the final delivery matched the original scope document almost perfectly. In my experience that kind of discipline is genuinely uncommon.

PROS

Engineering quality that our internal team can maintain without calling the vendor, thorough documentation, proactive risk identification throughout the project

CONS

The volume of quality documentation they produced was genuinely impressive but also meant our team needed dedicated time to review it properly — a minor process point, not a complaint

5.0
Overall
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeIoT Development
IndustrySports & Fitness
Project Cost$150,000 to $499,999
DurationOct 2025 – Dec 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
I lead technology at AsiaPac FinTech Pte Ltd, a mid-sized organisation in the Sports & Fitness sector headquartered in Singapore. My remit as Head of Engineering covers everything from infrastructure to product development. We had reached a point where our internal engineering capacity was not sufficient to execute our roadmap without an experienced external partner.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
We had a product concept validated by market research but no clear path to build it within our budget and timeline constraints. Our Sports & Fitness competitors were moving quickly and we could not afford to spend eighteen months finding out a generalist agency could not execute the IoT Development work our product required.
What services did the company provide for your project?
The core engagement was IoT Development but expanded to include technical consultancy during the discovery phase, which helped us refine the requirements significantly before development began. They also took responsibility for coordinating with our third-party data providers, which removed a significant coordination burden from our internal team.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
We evaluated four vendors in total. Two were eliminated after the technical assessment stage because their proposed architectures showed a surface-level understanding of what we needed. This team's proposal demonstrated genuine depth in IoT Development and specific knowledge of the Sports & Fitness sector that the others could not match. The reference calls confirmed a consistent pattern of delivery.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Thorough and precise. They translated our business language into technical requirements without losing the intent, which is a skill that sounds straightforward but frequently goes wrong. Every user story they wrote was reviewed against the original business objective before it entered the sprint and the acceptance criteria were specific enough to remove subjectivity from QA.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
The project management was the best I have experienced in a vendor relationship. We had fortnightly sprint reviews with structured agendas, a shared backlog that we could inspect at any point, a risk register that was actively maintained rather than created at kickoff and never opened again, and a project manager who treated our time as something worth protecting. Communication was proactive, not reactive.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes. I will note that the original timeline was aggressive and I had privately expected a slip. They managed to hold it by making smart sequencing decisions early on that I only fully understood in retrospect. The budget discipline was equally good — we received a single change request for scope we had introduced ourselves and it was priced fairly.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
Hard to isolate precisely because several factors changed simultaneously, but the data we can attribute directly to the new IoT Development platform shows a meaningful improvement in the metrics that matter to our Sports & Fitness business. Our account managers report that the new capability is coming up positively in client conversations, which was one of the strategic objectives we started with.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The continuity of the team. The engineers who scoped the work were the engineers who built it. That sounds like it should be standard practice but in my experience it often is not. The institutional knowledge that comes from that continuity pays dividends at every stage, particularly when you are dealing with a complex Sports & Fitness domain where context takes time to build.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Absolutely. I would recommend them with a specific note that the quality of the discovery process is where the value starts. Clients who invest properly in that phase will get the most out of the engagement. We made that investment and the returns are evident in the quality of what was delivered.

FAQs

What services does Iraqcom offer?
Iraqcom provides software development services that may include mobile app development, web development, custom software development, UI/UX design, cloud solutions, AI development, and enterprise application development. Its core focus areas include Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development.
How much does it cost to hire Iraqcom?
The cost of hiring Iraqcom depends on factors such as project complexity, development hours, required technologies, team size, and engagement model. Based on available data, Iraqcom's typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149, with an average project cost of $100000+.
What technologies does Iraqcom specialize in?
Depending on the project requirements, Iraqcom may work with technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, PHP, Flutter, React Native, iOS, Android, AWS, Azure, AI, and cloud platforms. For context, it has experience across industries such as Events & Event Management, Education, Sports & Fitness, Healthcare, Government & Public Sector and Environmental Services, and its typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149.
Why should businesses choose Iraqcom?
Businesses may choose Iraqcom based on factors such as technical expertise, industry experience, client reviews, development methodology, communication practices, and the ability to deliver scalable software solutions that align with business objectives. Founded in 2004, the company has built a track record of delivering projects across various industries.
Is Iraqcom an offshore software development company?
Iraqcom may operate as an offshore, onshore, or hybrid software development company depending on its location and the markets it serves. For context, it has served clients in Iraq, and it reports a team size of 50 - 249 professionals.
Can Iraqcom build AI-powered applications?
Many modern software development companies, including Iraqcom, offer AI and machine learning integration services such as chatbots, predictive analytics, computer vision, and intelligent automation. For context, its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development, and its typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149.
Does Iraqcom sign an NDA before starting a project?
Most professional software development companies, including Iraqcom, are willing to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to protect client data and project confidentiality before development begins. For context, it has experience across industries such as Events & Event Management, Education, Sports & Fitness, Healthcare, Government & Public Sector and Environmental Services, and its typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149.
Which countries does Iraqcom serve?
Iraqcom may serve clients across multiple countries and regions, including Iraq, depending on market demand and business partnerships.
Does Iraqcom develop SaaS products?
Yes, Iraqcom may offer SaaS product development services, including multi-tenant architecture, subscription billing integration, and cloud-native deployment for scalable software-as-a-service solutions. For context, its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development, and it has served clients in Iraq.
Can Iraqcom modernize legacy software?
Iraqcom may provide legacy software modernization services, including re-platforming, code refactoring, and migration to modern frameworks or cloud infrastructure to improve performance and maintainability. For context, its listed capabilities span Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development, and it has served clients in Iraq.

Company Info

Founded 2004
Employees 50 - 249
Hourly Rate $100 - $149
Avg. Project Cost $10,000+
Client Rating 4.4/5 (12 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.3
Schedule
4.5
Cost
4.3
Communication
4.3