Sport club app Spread
A modern hockey mobile application designed for sports clubs and their fans.
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The Idea Behind the Project
Spread is a sports application that works as a social network to keep the interaction between hockey sports clubs and their fans.
It provides users with the latest news, live matches, player statistics, and scores of their favorite hockey teams, while sports brands can advertise their products to a wide audience.
The app also allows fans to communicate in real-time through discussions, polls and even virtual fan sections, creating a platform for a vibrant community to thrive.
Project Challenges
The client came to us with an application written with the outdated Ionic framework and needed it to be rewritten to modern React Native.
Main goals:
- Rewrite the application from the outdated Ionic to modern React Native
- Conduct an extensive user research
- Create a software architecture with a convenient and modern design
Provided Solutions
Transition to React Native
The entire app has been rewritten from an outdated framework to advanced React Native ensuring enhanced app’s cross-platform interoperability and a more stable development environment.
The Spread app was developed both for iOS and Android.
Code Refactoring
The existing code of the application has undergone code restructuring in order to improve its readability and maintainability, reduce complexity and ensure its stable performance.Advanced Features
We incorporated modernized features to the application, such as users subscription to the sports clubs, brands in-app promotion opportunities, built-in messenger, group chats, etc., to keep user retention, motivation, and engagement.
Key Features Overview
Club Profiles
The latest information on sports clubs: their history, achievements, news, teams, etc.
Brand Promotions
In-app promotion opportunities for sports brands to the app’s user base.
Match Updates
Fans can watch games of their favorite teams on-the-go, follow game statistics, live scoring, etc.
Social Network
Users can communicate with each other and discuss their favorite hockey teams, events and other related topics.