endorsedOngoing

React Native Mobile App & UX for Fantasy Sports Startup

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Mobile Application Development

Industry

Gaming

Duration

66 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 February 2021

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

LoyalJoys

Boston, United States of America

Project Summary

GeekyAnts designed and developed UX and the mobile front end for a fantasy sports startup, working with a small team to build a cross-platform React Native app. They implemented backend services on AWS using Node.js and MongoDB and integrated features such as authentication, customer data, sports data feeds, social features, chat, and payments. The team followed an agile process with two-week sprints and has completed roughly 85% of planned features while proactively suggesting UX and technical improvements.

Key Challenges

Build the fantasy sports app from the ground up
Evolve UX design concurrently with development
Create a single React Native codebase to run on both Android and iOS

Project Deliverables

Mobile front-end (React Native)
Backend services on AWS (Node.js, MongoDB)
Integrations: Authorization/Login, Customer Database, Sports Data, Social Feed, Chat, Payment System
UX designs

Project Solution

GeekyAnts provided UX design and built the cross-platform mobile front end using React Native and the backend services on AWS using Node.js with MongoDB. They delivered integrations for authorization/login, customer database, sports data feeds, social feed, chat, and payment systems. The work was executed by two software developers (one backend, one frontend) and followed an agile approach with regular demos and a groomed backlog.

Project Outcome

85% of features completed
App scheduled for go-live in October 2021
Quality has been good with the team fixing bugs as they are found
Work executed using a modified Agile process with two-week sprints, demos, and a groomed backlog

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

React Native
Node.js
MongoDB
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“GeekyAnts has successfully developed nearly 85% of the features they required. They have been using agile methodology for the project, succeeding expectations with their proactiveness towards both their technologies and the platform's UX.”
Anonymous
CEO
Date: 09/08/2021