Find out the cost and timing of media development
Evaluate the convenience of a mobile application for media and entertainment
Test the interface
The warranty period is 2 weeks
Comprehensive audit
The optimal team for the task
Support and mentoring from experts in related fields
Transparent process — TK work, reporting, tracking, timing control
Our team is certified according to international standards Scrum.org . We apply the best practices of agile development to your business.
Active participation in open-source projects allows you to create reliable solutions using proven technologies and keep up with the times.
Our solutions are created from ready-made tested components. This speeds up development and scaling, as well as making further support easier.
Our experts with extensive experience in collaboration guarantee efficiency, coherence and quality of the final product.
We are not new to complex projects. We have extensive experience in creating BPMS, CRM and high-load systems.
Proven professional qualifications, reliability and compliance with advanced industry standards.
We will help you create a solution that will meet the needs of your business. Our team uses proven and up-to-date tools, develops digital products for stable and efficient work for many years to come.
Project planning
We define the goals of the project, the format of the content, the requirements for functionality and the preferences of the target audience. We analyze competitors, choose the optimal technology stack and architecture of the future mobile media application.
Designing the user interface
For 6 weeks, we have been creating a UX/UI design focused on the needs of readers. We are developing prototypes of sections (news, subscriptions, favorites, offline access, etc.), thinking over navigation and visual style that will reflect the uniqueness of your resource. We pay special attention to the user-friendliness and accessibility of the interface.
Functional development
Within 3-4 months, the development team is creating a cross-platform or native mobile media application. We wrote more details about which development to choose here.
We are implementing features such as news feed, topic filtering, push notifications, content search, offline reading, as well as integration with payment, subscription, and authorization systems via social networks.
Testing the application
We perform automated and manual software testing for performance, functionality, security, and compatibility with different devices.
Release and support
After the release of the media application, its health is monitored and logs are monitored. Our team promptly fixes any inaccuracies and bugs that arise.
Today, almost everything happens on the phone — people read the news, listen to podcasts, watch videos and share interesting things with friends. Therefore, each media outlet (magazine, news portal or blog) should have its own convenient mobile application.
The entertainment and media app helps you quickly deliver content to readers, keep in constant contact with them and not depend on social networks and algorithms.
The media app is:
More opportunities for monetization — subscriptions, exclusive materials, embedded advertising.
More loyal users — the content is always at hand.
More control — you control how and where the audience receives your content.
Basic functions of the media platform:
news and article feed (main section with relevant publications);
a subscription system for interesting categories, authors, or topics;
push notifications (reminders of new releases, breaking news or special materials);
likes, comments, saves;
share on social networks (integration with Telegram, WhatsApp, VK and other platforms);
built-in media player for podcasts, interviews, and video reports;
the ability to save materials and read them without the Internet;
user profile (settings, reading history, subscription management, preferences, and saved articles);
analytics and statistics;
search and filter by keywords, authors, topics or date.
Our Humotech case is an example of a media and analytics application. The client already had a social media monitoring platform, but its functionality was no longer enough to solve modern problems. We conducted an audit, redesigned the interface, added advanced analytics, improved filters and navigation. As a result, the app has become noticeably more convenient and efficient — in just six months, the audience has grown several times. The platform is currently expanding towards monitoring media and TV content.
We also have the DX Radio case, a streaming app. The company approached us with the task of developing a media application for Android by analogy with the existing iOS solution. We developed a soft player on Flutter, simplified support, adapted the design, and combined both platforms into one codebase. As a result, the audience of the service has grown by 47%, and the cost of development and updates has been significantly reduced.
And the InfoBet project is an application for sports fans. It was important for the client to combine sports results, news and analytics in one service. We have implemented a mobile application on Flutter with real-time support, personalization for your favorite teams and integration of news sources. Special attention was paid to user-friendly navigation and dynamic UI. As a result, users have received a single tool for sports instead of dozens of websites and applications, and the service is scaling up to new sports and an international audience.
We have been developing the MVP (minimum viable version of the product) for 3 months. This provides an opportunity:
Quickly enter the market and start testing the business model;
Collect feedback from real users;
Minimize risks before scaling.
The cost depends on the functionality, platforms (iOS, Android), design, and development approach. For example, a news app with a feed, subscriptions, podcasts, and analytics can be created on Flutter. This will reduce costs while maintaining high quality. This approach is especially useful for online editorial offices, which need to quickly reach both platforms.
The mobile application provides constant contact with the audience: push notifications, offline access to content, personalization of the news feed and integration with subscription payment systems. This is a channel that works faster and more reliably than social networks, and allows you to build your independent audience.
A product manager, UX/UI designer, mobile developers (often on Flutter), engineers, testers and analysts are working on the creation of the platform. It is important that the team understands the specifics of media — working with content, user behavior, push notifications, subscriptions, and analytics. At LighTech, we form the composition of the project for the tasks of a specific client, including experts who have already worked with media formats.
They are in demand from news outlets, online magazines, podcast platforms, radio stations, streaming services, Telegram and YouTube media, as well as media startups that need direct contact with their audience. Apps help you retain readers, develop subscriptions, and monetize content.
