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Sports, Gaming & Entertainment
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Sports, Gaming & Entertainment

Sports and gaming products get judged in their loudest moments: kickoff, tipoff, the drop. Traffic doesn't arrive politely, it arrives all at once, and the platform either holds or it doesn't. We build real-time systems for exactly that. LFG.Bet handled 15,000 signups in real time on a platform we built, and we've shipped products for entertainment and creator ventures like The Labz. Live data feeds, payments, engagement mechanics that keep fans in the moment, and where wagering is involved, the geolocation and eligibility controls the rules require. If you're building for a live audience, the architecture decisions that matter get made before the first sprint, which is exactly what our Discovery is for: the load you should plan for, the feeds you'll need, and the real cost of a platform that holds up on game day.

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Payments & Payouts for Gaming

Deposits, withdrawals, and prize payouts with fraud controls and reconciliation, built for volume and regulator scrutiny.

Fan Engagement & Prediction Mechanics

Predictions, leaderboards, live polls, and community features that give fans a reason to open the app on a Tuesday.

Wagering Compliance Controls

Geolocation, age and identity verification, responsible gaming limits, and jurisdiction rules built into the platform, not around it.

Live Data & Odds Feed Integrations

Scores, stats, and odds ingested from providers and delivered to users with the latency the moment demands.

Real-Time Platform Architecture

Systems designed for the moment everyone arrives at once: horizontal scaling, live updates, and graceful behavior under spike load.

Industry Segments

We build dozens of projects each year. Here are a few of our latest and favorites!

Esports & Competitive Gaming

Esports products spike exactly like sports: match night, bracket reveal, the upset everyone watches live. We build tournament platforms, team and league operations tools, and live stats and fan engagement on the same real-time practice that handled 15,000 signups in real time for LFG.Bet.

Music & Entertainment

Entertainment products live on moments: the drop, the show, the release. We've built for creative platforms like The Labz, and we build ticketing-adjacent tools, creator collaboration systems, and audience products designed for the surge and the quiet weeks between.

Fan Engagement

Fan engagement products compete with the game itself for attention. We build second-screen experiences, prediction and community mechanics, and content platforms that give fans a reason to open the app on a Tuesday, not just during the broadcast.

Real-Money Gaming

Real-money products carry two hard requirements at once: real-time performance under spike load, and compliance controls that regulators audit. LFG.Bet handled 15,000 signups in real time on a platform we built, with the geolocation, eligibility, and payment controls the category requires.

Sports Platforms

Sports products get judged at kickoff, when everyone arrives at once. We build platforms architected for spike load from day one, with live data feeds, real-time updates, and the engagement mechanics that keep fans in the product between games, not just during them.

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things you might want to ask

Frequently asked questions

What should a startup look for in a mobile app development company?
Beyond the usual agency checks, ask for apps you can download from both stores today, a reasoned answer on native versus cross-platform for your product specifically, clarity on who builds and runs the backend, a process for handling app review rejections, and a maintenance plan with numbers in it. Mobile products decay without updates because OS releases and store policies change on someone else's schedule. A partner who can't describe life after launch is quoting half the product.
Do I need a mobile app or is a web app enough?
If your product doesn't need push notifications, offline use, or device hardware like the camera or GPS, a responsive web app is usually enough, and it's cheaper, faster to iterate, and free of app store review. Plenty of projects that arrive as "we need an app" ship better as web apps. The honest test is listing the phone-specific capabilities your product genuinely uses; if the list is empty, start on the web. A good partner will walk through that list with you before quoting mobile work, not after.
Should I launch on iOS or Android first?
Launch on the platform your first paying users actually carry, and let the second platform wait until the first proves the product. iOS tends to fit US consumer and B2B professional audiences; Android wins on global reach and many field-workforce use cases; your own waitlist or early-adopter data is the tiebreaker. Building cross-platform keeps the second store cheap to add later, so sequencing costs you little. Be wary of anyone who insists on launching both at once without a market reason, since that doubles testing and review risk before you have a single user.
How much does it cost to build a mobile app for a startup?
A focused, MVP-scale mobile product typically runs $25k to $75k, the same territory as custom software of similar scope, with the platform count and the backend driving where you land in the range. One cross-platform codebase sits at the friendlier end; two native codebases can approach twice the build. Get the real number before committing: a $1,199 Discovery scopes your specific product and returns line-item pricing you can take to any team, which beats budgeting off a blog post's ranges.
Do you handle app store submissions and approvals on an ongoing basis?
Yes‚ app store management is a core part of our membership plans, including submissions, updates, and navigating the Apple and Google review and approval process. It's one of the most tedious parts of running a mobile app, and we take it off your plate so releases don't stall.
What about updates and maintenance after launch?
Mobile apps need ongoing care as operating systems, devices, and app store requirements change. Our membership plans cover that ‚ including app store management, resubmissions and approvals, monitoring, QA, and new features ‚ so your app stays compatible, available, and improving without you managing it all.
Do you build the backend and infrastructure too?
Yes — a mobile app is rarely just the app. We build the APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure behind it so the whole product is cohesive and scalable.
Can you help get my app into the App Store and Google Play?
Yes — we handle the build, submission, and launch process, and we've taken client apps into the top 100 of the Apple App Store. We plan for store requirements and review guidelines before submission to avoid rejections.
Do you build for both iOS and Android?
Yes — we develop for both platforms, and we frequently pair a mobile app with a companion web app and shared backend for a consistent cross-platform experience.
Do you build native or cross-platform mobile apps?
We build both, and we recommend the right approach for your product rather than defaulting to one. The choice depends on performance needs, budget, and how device-specific the experience must be.
Do you build both web and mobile applications?
Yes ‚we develop scalable web applications (including HIPAA-compliant systems) and native mobile apps, and we frequently build both for the same product. Having design and engineering for every platform under one roof means a consistent experience for your users and a single accountable team for you

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Book a Strategy Call

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Talk

A free strategy call to hear what you're building and tell you honestly whether we're the right team for it.

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Discover

A fixed-price Discovery, two to three weeks. We map your users, your features, your goals, and any existing code, including AI-built prototypes, and your existing business.

03

Decide

You get a requirements document, vendor recommendations, line-item pricing, and a timeline. It's yours to keep, whether you build with us or anyone else. Sometimes the honest answer is don't build yet, and we'll say so.

04

Build

One U.S. team designs, builds, launches, and supports your product, with a membership for the years after launch.

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