Taking over a legacy project is a freeze, a build you can run, and a first release you are willing to sign — not a six-month rewrite sold as “modernisation.” The previous vendor leaving is not a strategy. Access, environments, and who can merge are.
CodeLoop Studio in Sarajevo takes over sites, mobile apps, and backends when we can own the next honest slice — Flutter, React Native, native, or Next.js already in the repo. Commercial page: legacy software takeover. Broader delivery: custom software development and custom mobile app development. Embed in your squad instead: dedicated development team. Hosting is not a retainer — maintenance notes.
Questions UK and EU buyers ask before a takeover
Can a Europe-facing studio take over Flutter or React Native? Yes — audit, freeze, stabilize. Studio in Sarajevo, CET overlap. Commercial path: legacy software takeover.
Is there a code audit before a rewrite? Always. Rewrites are the exception. Access and a build that runs come first.
Need a seat instead of a milestone? Dedicated team / staff augmentation embeds in your process after the same audit.
What a takeover is, and what it is not
A takeover starts with a repo that builds, credentials that are yours, and a list of what is on fire versus what is merely ugly. It is not a silent audit that becomes a cathedral. It is not a promise to “rewrite in the new stack” before anyone has shipped a patch users notice.
If the product is still a brochure, we will say so and point you at website development notes. If nobody can log in except the old contractor, that is an authentication problem first.
What we freeze before we touch production
You hold the accounts. Domain, hosting, stores, GitHub. We work inside your orgs. A vendor login we cannot rotate is a lock, not a handover.
A build that runs. If CI is folklore, we make a green build the first milestone. Code quality in delivery is review and pipeline, not a linter brand.
One first release. A security patch, a form that arrives, a store listing that is true. Not a redesign of every screen because the palette is dated.
No invented archaeology. We will not claim we “rescued” a product we have not opened. Operational software we can point at includes Hena Em — built here, not a takeover fairy tale.
When we will decline
If the only artefact is a ZIP on a USB stick and no one remembers the production host, that is a rebuild conversation, not a takeover. If you need us to impersonate the previous agency in a dispute, we will not. WordPress for a job it cannot do is when not WordPress.
Send access, not a novel
Repo URL, who can deploy today, and the next release that must not slip. Reply in 24 hours — online estimate or contact.
Next: legacy software modernisation — stabilise, refactor or rewrite.
Questions about taking over an app
Do you take over half-finished Flutter or React Native apps from a previous freelancer?
Yes, when we can own the next honest slice. CodeLoop Studio in Sarajevo takes over Flutter or React Native apps already in the repo: audit, freeze, then stabilize. Rewrites are the exception. Access and a build that runs come first.
What does a code audit before continuing development include?
Access and a build that runs come first. You hold the domain, hosting, stores and GitHub accounts, and we work inside your orgs. If CI is folklore, a green build is the first milestone. We then freeze one first release — a security patch, a form that arrives, or a store listing that is true — before continuing. Rewrites are the exception.