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How to Create a UPSC Exam Preparation App

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With millions of applicants every year, UPSC is one of the toughest and most aspirational exams to crack in India. However, with the arrival of multiple UPSC exam preparation apps, applicants have been able to crack the impossible with right preparation & guidance. On this blog we discuss in detail “How to Create an UPSC Exam Preparation App”.

Technology has made it easier to prepare the best study material for UPSC exams. Besides with dozens of interactive Android & iOS applications reading bulky books, question papers & newspapers are a lost cost.

Benefits of Creating UPSC Exam Preparation App

  • Reaches every corner of the country
  • Any student can register and access the information
  • Freedom to access any course related to the students interests
  • Institutes can manage the contents. They can use multimedia contents to explain the concepts
  • Live broadcasts to larger audiences
  • Control & Convenience, students can learn whenever and wherever they want
  • Tutors/Coaches can create and publish many mock testes and see results instantly. Students can see their mark history and analyse their progress

Consistent learning and practice are key points for any exams especially UPSC.  Let’s see what more an UPSC exam preparation app should have.

Core Features Needed for A UPSC Exam Preparation App

#1. E-learning (Access to books, videos and other study materials)

It is very important getting access to the study materials for the exams. For the UPSC exams the preparation for preliminary exam and the main exam will be different.

When you develop an exam preparation app it should provide access to PDF’s, videos, audios, word files, PowerPoints etc. It would be an alternative to the traditional book studying method.

#2. Mock Tests

One of the many challenges in UPSC preparation is to find the correct answer in the shortest possible time. Students can attain this by continuous practising with the help of mock tests.

The mock tests may be based on subjects or time duration.  The UPSC exam preparation app should provide the mock tests based on subjects/topics as well as time duration.

#3. News & Current updates

Reading daily newspapers and writing them in a book is something no UPSC aspirant would miss as part of their preparation. It will not only help them in written exam but also in their final interviews. The app must be implemented to get the latest news from news channels, newspapers & other important mediums.

#4. Book marking

Revision without a doubt plays a crucial role while preparing for UPSC exams. Students should be able to bookmark or save their findings for later reading/watching inside the UPSC app, so that it would be easy and convenient for them during the revision time.

#5. Live class

The UPSC exam preparation app must be able to stream live classes from the trainers / tutor for direct coaching because not everything the students learn from books is understandable. The app should also provide the students with the facility to ask questions & clarify their comments etc.

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#6. Live Chat/forums/Quiz

Learning by discussing is the best way to prepare the UPSC exams. Live chats, forums and real time quiz programs would help the students to discuss, ask questions and provide the known answers. Not only will it help the brighter students but also the struggling ones as well. An UPSC app should provide this facility to students.

#7. Quick Assessment for Preliminary exams

Preliminary exams are objective type exams. Student can do the multiple tests based on subjects and time durations. The answers should be evaluated immediately, results including negative marks will be exhibited to student.

#8. Assignments for Finals

The final exams are in written format. The trainers / tutors can give assignments to the students and the upload their answers once they are completed.

The evaluation will be done manually by the coaches and they will provide rating for multiple evaluation parameters like understanding the question, important points, sentence forming, clarity in answers etc.

#9. Report Cards

The UPSC exam preparation app should record all the test results so that the students can understand how much they progressed overtime and what areas do they need to focus for better results. Students must keep their progress in a scoreboard for evaluation.

#10. Course Categorisation

While developing an UPSC exam preparation app you must give multiple course options to the students for their convenience. For instance, there could be Free trial, Modular courses and Tablet courses.

Free trials would allow students to understand how easy is it to enroll in the online courses and setup their preparation routine.

Modular courses specify a standalone main course of your selection; you can choose a course that suits your requirement and give full focus on that subject.

Tablet courses are combination of multiple course packages. This way, students can access and engage in hours of lectures that cover the comprehensive syllabus.

#11. Enabling Flexibility for Students

Regardless of the course, a UPSC exam preparation app needs to offer different accessibility options to students. Students can choose courses in the form of

  • Prime video (pre stored video) – For students who prefer to learn at their own time and convenience and doesn’t want to depend on a fixed schedule. It could be due to different reasons such as low bandwidth internet, inconvenient timing schedule or simply because they want to learn faster.
  • Live classes – Students who prefer to follow a fixed schedule and like to have interactive sessions with their teacher would find live classes a convenient option.
  • Test series – Students should be able to take tests by combining two categories. For example, prime video and test series for a complete course or for the selected subject.

These options give students all-important flexibility in an exam preparation app. They should also be able to:-

  • Select a single subject, a complete course or multiple courses
  • Access test series for whole course, multiple courses or for one subject only

E-learning App Cost

Student Apps (iOS, Android) Features

Sl.No Features
1.0 Front Page
1.1 Banner (scrollable – videos, images)
1.2 Course Listing
1.3 Popular Courses/Latest uploads
1.4 Subscription Plans
1.5 Sign up/Sign in
1.6 Search Bar
2.0 Home Page
2.1 Course Name (Purchased)
2.2 Related courses/videos
2.3 Attached files (audio/pdf/word)
2.4 Discussion/Comments
2.5 Recommended Courses/Videos
2.6 Rating and Feedbacks
2.7 Quiz/Test
2.8 Assignments
2.9 Live Classes
3.0 Side Menu
3.1 My Courses
3.2 Calendar
3.3 My Subscription
3.4 Subscription Plans
3.5 Public Forums
3.6 Access Codes
3.7 My Account
3.8 Notifications
3.9 Affiliate
3.10 Logout
Interaction with teacher/Doubts
Performance Analytics and Score Card
download for later use /bookmark
night mode
Old question papers
Contact Us / Queries

Admin Module Features

Sl.No Features
1.0 Users
1.1 Learners
1.2 Admins
1.3 Affiliates/Business
2.0 CONTENT
2.1 Courses
2.2 Packages
2.3 Asset library
2.4 Question bank
2.5 Live tests
2.6 Live classes
3.0 ENGAGEMENT
3.1 Public discussion forum
3.2 Course wise forums
4.0 INTEGRATIONS
4.1 Third party
4.2 API
4.3 Payment Gateway
4.4 Vimeo Media server
5.0 MARKETING
5.1 Coupons
5.2 Wallets
5.3 Credits
5.4 Refer and earn
5.5 Affiliate settings
5.6 Blog
6.0 CMS
6.1  Banner
6.2 Testimonials
6.3  Popup messages
6.4  Page builder
6.5 Header and Footer
7.0 SETTINGS
7.1 Transactional SMS
7.2 Email
7.3 Push messages templates
7.4 Custom fields for signup
8.0 SUBSCRIPTION PLANS
8.1  Highly flexible
9.0 TICKETS
9.1 CRM Integration
10.0 REPORTS
Announcements:
System Auto-alerts
Query/Doubts Management
Access Rights Management
Feedback Review:

Development Team to Create an UPSC exam preparation app

A flawless blend of communication is required along the development period through the completion of the project with maximum productivity & in minimal time. Each and every single team member has an integral role to play for developing better insights & avoiding errors, afterall teamwork brings out the best in every project

  • Android Developers
  • IOS Developers
  • Admin Panel
  • Web-Services
  • Graphic Designer
  • Quality Assurance/Tester
  • Project Manager

How Much Does It Cost to Create an UPSC exam preparation App?

The expense of an UPSC exam preparation app can be placed somewhere in-between $18,000 and $20,000. The app publishing cost can vary depending on your choice

You need to purchase developer licenses from Apple and Google Play platforms. Then you need to buy a hosting plan to host backend/web server on the cloud. There are various standard 3rd party options for hosting. Most preferable are AWS and Digital Ocean.

Purchasing a Domain and getting an SSL to secure the domain is the third step and also an important aspect of getting your app a brand face. In addition to these, depending on the features required for your app, you will have to make purchases for SMS, Email, Deep Linking etc. from 3rdparties. For SMS we prefer Textlocal and for email we prefer SendGrid. These can be managed with a minimal cost to publish your app and can later be upgraded if required.

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Redbytes & UPSC exam preparation Apps

So far, we here at Redbytes have developed two UPSC exam preparation apps for PATEL TUTORIALS & SHUBHRA RANJAN.

Founded in 2014, Shubhra Viraj EduTech Private Limited is among the most renowned institutes for preparation of Civil Services Examinations (IAS, IPS, IFS, etc.) conducted by UPSC. We are proud to have worked with Shubra Viraj Edutech to meet their exam preparation app requirements. We helped them implement

  • MCQ Tool
  • Practice & Test Mode
  • Dashboard to track progress of each student
  • Time Bound tests for prelims

Established in 2003 Patel Tutorials focuses on preparing students who are appearing for various state SSC, PSC, UPSC, Defence, Railways & Banking exams. We worked with their energetic training & management team to develop a user-friendly mobile app with amazing features. We helped them implement,

  • Detailed Performance Submission
  • Rank Prediction & Performance Statistics
  • Scoreboard to keep the students in check
  • Comprehensive Notifications

Conclusion

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E-Learning opportunities have been blooming lately. With the current pandemic situation in place, developing an exam preparation app will help the education system immensely.

Students can learn and practice their knowledge from the safety of their home. If you are keen to create a UPSC exam preparation App or any other app, please visit contact us page to get in touch with us.

How to Create an App Like Clubhouse

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Clubhouse app has been in the news ever since its Beta version was launched back in 2020 and its popularity is on the rise day by day. This is an invitation-only audio-chat app that lets users to be part of live audio conversations by creating or accessing digital “rooms”. The incredible platform enables people to talk in real-time, tell stories, and use their voice for communication or to exchange thoughts.

Enthusiasts are still astonished by the way in which the app has won the acceptance of millions in this short period. There are a lot of social media interaction apps already in the arena. So those wishing to create an app like Clubhouse should bear it in the mind that it is not simply about developing a basic app but designing one with user comfort and exclusive features to make an impact.

Let us have a look at how to create an app like Clubhouse and its overall budget!

Success Story of Clubhouse

The app came to limelight as a start-up in March 2020 when the Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Paul Davison and Rohan Seth launched it while the actual start-up was initiated in Fall 2019. Initially, it was designed for podcasts in the name ‘Talkshow’ which was later rebranded as Clubhouse.

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There were only about 1,500 users in May first week. The popularity of the app skyrocketed when the American venture capital company Andreessen Horowitz invested in the app in mid-May. The portfolio of the said firm includes Coinbase and BuzzFeed which resulted in a wave of discussion.

According to Forbes report, the investment was around $10 million and the secondary sale shares were around $2 million. Another report from Forbes stated that even when investors estimated $100 million worth for the app, there were some investors who were keen to fund up to $200 million.

With 4.8 ratings from around 5 lakh responses, they boast of millions of users at present with an amazing value of $ 1 billion.

Here let us have a look into the key specialities and stats of the app that made it so popular and successful in a short span of time!

  • Unlike many popular social media apps like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, Clubhouse can be referred to as an invite only-audio social network with no room for video and written messages and that is what makes it unique.
  • Following registration with app, users can go to ‘rooms’ to listen to others talking about your interested topics or even join as a speaker with the permission of the room owner.
  • Tech innovators and celebrities were the first ones to use the app through invite and that itself triggered more reach to the platform. Being the only app of its kind at present, it grabbed the attention of enthusiasts in no time.
  • Moreover, the time of launch was another important factor for its huge success. The time of pandemic made everyone disconnected with the world and most of the people were lonely and felt desperate for live interaction when Clubhouse made entry.
  • It was designed as an exclusive experience for iOS but expects to hit more platforms soon. Unlike other social media apps, Clubhouse is a live app that does not store anything for next day and this uniqueness has made it a standout from the usual social interaction platforms.
  • The app gives the feel like a personal offline conversation and as there is no video involved, people can be at the flexibility of making casual conversations without the need of preparedness.
  • Celebrities like Elon Musk, Roger Stone, Mark Zuckerberg, Kanye West, and Jared Leto are among the top users who are part of this new sensation.
  • With more celebrities joining the app, the demand is on the peak. According to reports from Reuters, demand for membership was evident in platforms like eBay, Reddit, and Craigslist with about $400 for invitation codes.
  • According to CEO Paul Davison, the active weekly user base in January 2021 was about 2 million whereas it went to 3.5 million downloads by February 1st and later to 8.1 million downloads by mid-February and it crossed 10 million just 1 year after its release.
  • They announced that Android version will hit the market soon and even hired Android developers in February which substantiates their statement. Social media giants like Facebook, Twitter, Discord. Spotify, Slack, Telegram etc has already launched additional features to directly compete with the app.

The enthralling comments on the app by top medias says it all. Let us have a look into a few of them.

  • Vogue: FOMO fuels people to download the latest tech trend
  • New York Times: the invite-only app draws attention with exclusivity
  • CNBC: celebrities and high-profile venture capitalists are promoting it.
  • Forbes: the audio-only app feeds the need for human connection.
  • BBC News- Experience of meeting strangers on ’90s chat lines
  • Product Hunt- Gen Z alternative for radio.

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Core App Features

Those who are aspiring to create an audio chat app like Clubhouse can go through the core features of the app. The list also discusses some feature options that can be easily integrated with the existing app to make it more competitive.

#1. Clubhouse Invitation

Already registered users in the app have the exclusive feature of sending invites to any two people of their choice. As stated by officials, there are three main ways through which a person can get entry to the app in the first place. It is by getting an invite, virtual waiting list registration and some rumours are there saying you can even buy an invite.

#2. Onboarding

This is the first step once you enter the Clubhouse app. It asks you to give your name along with a photo. Followed by that, you can just enter any room you like. New users are by default muted at first and it allows you to unmute if you wish so with the permission of moderator. If you are the one who created the room, you will be the moderator.

#3. Sign-up/log-in

This feature can be added with integration option to make creating the account easy for users. You can either allow for sign up through email services or through other social media account credentials.

Only users with an invite can get to the sign–in page while others can go to waiting list by choosing “Get your username”.

#4. Feed

Users can open the feed to see the various discussions that are happening now which are denoted as rooms. You can see the room’s name as well as the people who are inside. The list contains the upcoming events and the live ones.

#5. Rooms

You can create a room, join existing rooms, or simply view a room. The Start a room button lets you to create a room. You can choose from Open, Social, and Closed room types. Users have the freedom to politely interrupt the speaker by raising hand. You can leave the room anytime by pressing Leave button quietly or after announcing that you wish to leave.

A simple architecture of a room usually contains the following:

  • “Leave quietly” button
  • “Raise hand” button
  • Search possibility within room
  • List of speakers

When inside a room, you can check the current speaker and their account. You can even see who invited the speaker and the time of invitation and the clubs in which they are a member, very much like the feature of Twitter.

#6. User profiles

This section comprises user’s name, picture, and a short description. However, you can make room for users to add more relevant details or give optional fields to make the profile look more interesting in your new app.

#7. Clubs

This is like Facebook groups. Users have the freedom to join any clubs and meet other people of similar interest. The clubs let you view members, add new members, and even suggest topics for discussion.

A club can be formed only following at least 3 regular room conversations. The clubs can be made private (club members only) or public. The simple architecture looks like the following:

  • Club name
  • Members
  • Club logo or picture
  • Categories of interest
  • Short description

There is also a follow button for clubs which you can press to get notifications when conversations are hosted. Three possible roles inside a club includes the following:

Admin: They can schedule conversations, add, or remove people, access club rules and profile and even send invites on behalf of club.

Members: They can set up private rooms within the clubs, glance through private rooms, or even nominate new members.

Followers: They can access any open rooms created by admins with no special grant to access private rooms.

#8. Interests

This section is to get an overview of your interests which helps Clubhouse to give you best options to follow people or topics. You can even select “Follow no one” option when your feed remains empty.

#9. Search

Any social media app handling live content will have a very handy feature like ‘Search’ and so is the case of Clubhouse. This feature lets you to search for people whom you wish to follow or chat topics of interest. During a conversation, the search option can be used to look for people inside a room.

#10. Upcoming for you

This is an interesting section that shows what is in the store for you in the upcoming days. This shows a schedule of the events that are already fixed, start times, conversation names, speakers, and short description of topics. Pressing the bell icon gives you reminders of when the chat will kick start.

The section can be filtered for three categories- My events, Upcoming for you and All Upcoming.

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#11. Activity

This feature gives an overall outline of the previous activities that are linked to your account. This includes the people who recently joined the app, who are following you, the scheduled events as well as the clubs of other members.

#12. Notifications

Like other social media apps, Clubhouse also makes use of push notifications for enhanced user engagement. This section notifies you about events and tells you when someone you follow creates a new room.

Another specialty of Clubhouse app is that content is live only and nothing is stored for future. So, such a reminder feature can help users not to miss the content when their favourite topic or speaker is in action.

#13. Topics

To make it easy for users to find the most suitable rooms, Clubhouse lets them choose from a list of topics available. Topics are assigned by the speakers at the time of room creation to make it easy for listeners to find rooms of their interest.

#14. Moderation

For any type of social media apps, the role of a moderator is crucial. The room owners should be given the moderation rights and an admin panel can be an added boost to monitor user reports as well as to ban rooms that triggers bullying or hate speech.

#15. Settings

A user always prefer a customizable version of the app and the settings section can give them the option to change any features according to their preference. It can be theme, languages, block, or mute users, adjust notifications, change topics of interest and more.

#16. Clubhouse Payments

This feature is still in the testing phase as they cooperate with Stripe to kick start in April 2021.

#17. Creator First

This accelerator program is an initiative to support content creators on the platform to improve their audience base with a direct payment system to monetize the content.

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Technology Stack to Create an App Like Clubhouse

The actual technology stack of the Clubhouse app is still not disclosed. Agora is rumoured as the tech behind Clubhouse, but the officials have neither accepted nor declined the same. As audio streaming quality and real time communication is the key, there is no room for any compromise for technology side responsible for the same.

Analysts pointed out the possibility of a similar technology stack for Clubhouse:

  • PubNub for actual voice room
  • AWS(S3) for storing profile images
  • Cloudflare for hosting APIs
  • Data Theorem for app security
  • Amplitude for product analytics

Here let us take a snapshot of the various technologies that help to create an innovative app like Clubhouse:

  • IDE-Xcode, Android Studio
  • Programming Languages- Swift, Kotlin, PHP, Node js
  • Cloud Storage-Amazon S3
  • Utilities- Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Visual Website Optimizer
  • Payment Gateways- Braintree, Paypal, Stripe
  • Email- Gmail, AWS, SendGrid
  • Database- Mongo DB, Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • Messaging Platform- Twilio, Nexmo, Sinch, RestComm
  • Analytics- Mixpanel, Google Analytics, Keen.io
  • Deployment Platforms- iOS, Android, Cloud

Development Team to Create an App like Clubhouse

It is crucial to have a flawless blend and communication among the development team throughout the process to complete the project in minimal time with maximum productivity. All these specialists have an important role to play to develop better insights, avoid possible errors and bring in the right mix of excellence. Afterall, it is the teamwork that matters the most in the success of any project.

  • Business Analysts
  • UI/UX Designers
  • iOS Developers
  • QA Engineers
  • System Administrators
  • HTML/CSS
  • Back-end Developers
  • Scrum Masters
  • Project Manager
  • Team Managers
  • Quality Analysts
  • Testers

How Much Does It Cost to Create an App like Clubhouse?

If you decide to go for only iOS platform, the expense can be somewhere around $30,000 for a basic app and it can be around $45,000 for an advanced app while some analysts even suppose it can go about $50-60K with extensive features.

However, if you choose to go for Android also, the cost will go higher. Having said that, the cost need not go double as similar design and same back end can serve the purpose.

Below are some of the major factors that affect the app development cost:

  • Product design
  • Time frame
  • Product features
  • Technology stack
  • Project size and complexity
  • Hourly rate of development team
  • Number of members in team

Out of all, the hourly rate of development can make a considerable difference in the overall budget and the rate is mostly dependent on the location from which they operate.

A rough estimate of number of hours needed to create Clubhouse app will be around 400 hours for iOS development, 350 hours for Android development, about 100 hours for design, and up to 120 hours for PM/QA which totals about 870 hours.

However, there can be some unseen parameters that will pop up during the process which consumes more time. Considering many related factors, experts have pointed out an estimate time of up to 1,250 hours to complete the project if you include advanced features.

How Can an App Like Clubhouse Be Monetized?

As of now, Clubhouse app has not added any room for monetization. Including ads is the easy way but it can be more irritating for users that one think and the purpose may go in vain. The team is still thinking of some other way which can be choosy for users but still gain some momentum through subscriptions, tickets, and the like.

There are ways where Clubhouse as well as Clubhouse users can get revenue like-app transaction fee, paid premium listings and making accounts premium.

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Final Thoughts

The success and popularity of this social audio network in this short time has triggered interest among other enthusiasts to create an app like Clubhouse. But as we have discussed, it is not something simple but needs tremendous hard work and a dedicated team who will never compromise on the quality.

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As the mundane chatting on social media apps and messengers or scheduled Zoom meetings for work or studies are eating up most part of your day, a platform that gives room for random and spontaneous communication can give some interesting twist to your social life.

Experts have even thought of possibilities regarding building a similar app that can be tailored for corporate needs. Ongoing collaborative work, live communication and quick calls are considered as the specialities of this platform that makes it promising for internal corporate communication, especially during this remote working culture of covid era.

How to Create an App Like Dream11?

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The IPL season is going on live & many people are now behind the Dream11 app. They are busy creating their fantasy team with real-life cricketers.

Dream11 has opened up an exciting fan world where “the more the players score on-ground, make you win”. One can compete with their friends and even earn money by joining different sports contests.

Let’s dive into the topic How to create an app like Dream11 and its development cost through this blog.

The Dream11 Success Story

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With more than 20 million active users, Dream11 started its journey in 2008 with just cricket as their fantasy sports offering. Today, it is the first Indian gaming platform to enter the unicorn club in 2019. It is no just a platform for cricket anymore but also allows users to play other sports fantasy games like football, hockey, kabaddi and many more.

Dream11 has been continuously experimenting with innovative additions to their online fantasy sports platform drawing in more and more users every day.

Other than that, this online gaming app has added to the thrill of the sport giving the audience a sense of power. Along with that, it is not just an opportunity to socialise with like-minded sports fans but also to win a ton of cash prizes and rewards.

With such passion, energy and commitment from the userbase, apps like Dream11 have been able to establish a strong foothold in the market in a very short period of time.

If you are aiming to create a similar fantasy sports app like Dream11, considering it as a benchmark is a wise move. Plus, you also need to have an assessment of the concept, features and cost to create an app like Dream11.

App Features & Functionality

Before you kickstart the app development process for your Dream11 clone platform, you should prepare a list of features and functionalities that will be integrated with the app at the time of launch. Generally, any fantasy sports league app must include these features and functionalities to begin with.

dream11 app features

User Panel

#1. Contestant/Application user Registration and Log-in

App users should be able to register and log-in via a convenient and hassle-free process. Ensure that you do not overcomplicate this step by collecting unnecessary information. Limit it to a unique email id or a mobile number with a password combination.

That said, a number of apps also offer the option to register using social media profiles or Google accounts. This facilitates a single tap registration system as the user does not have to remember additional usernames and passwords.

#2. My Profile

The profile dashboard of the user is where he can build on his online player persona by adding relevant information.

#3. Edit Profile

The profile details such as username, phone number, email id, etc. can be entered in this section. The user can also edit, add or delete information here.

#4. Check Reward Points

The reward points earned by the user can be checked from the Profile too. This comes in the form of points gained, account balance, bonus, etc.

#5. Home Screen

Post registering on the app, the user lands on the home screen by default. This is a mandatory navigating where the user glimpses a bit of everything that is available on the platform.

Be it filtering or searching for games or matches, types of sports, category of matches, match listing, timing, tournament names, team names and so on.

#6. Search

If the home screen looks like too much information, the user can easily take the help of the Search box to look up specific games or sports that are currently being played. The app displays a list of upcoming matches on keyword search results too.

#7. Filter

The search results can be streamlined further with the assistance of applicable filters. From the returned results, the user needs to select the desired game or match.

Users can see details like match timing, match teams, venue, etc. By clicking the same, the user is directly taken to the contest screen.

#8. League Arena

The league arena feature is the essence of any fantasy sports app. This functionality is key to audience engagement and keeps them hooked on to ongoing and upcoming tournaments and championships.

The arena highlights information such as new leagues, the cost of entering the leagues, winning range, rules of the contest, size of the tournament, period, etc. needs clear articulation.

#9. Contest Listings

Contest listings can be viewed via the Contest feature on the app. Information on individual matches and games are displayed as part of the listings.

Other details that are also viewable include filter contest by entry fee range, winning range, contest type, contest size; then on contest listing includes contest type, contest name, entry fee, total winning amount of the contest, winners count, total team count.

#10. Join Contest

The user can choose the match or game listing of their choice to join in the contest. Entry fees will be applicable as part of the joining process.

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#11. Create Your Own Contest

This feature allows the user to create a contest with a single tap. All they need to do is to submit information such as Contest Name, Total Winning Amount (Min & Max), Contest Size (Min 2 & Max 100), Allow multiple teams (yes/no), Entry fees (Entry fee is calculated on the basis of total price amount & contest size selected).

The join contest button will enable other players to participate. However, the creator of the contest will have to join in first to activate the contest.

#12. My Contest

The creator of the contest will be able to view all players that have joined in the contest. The creator will have the rights to view & edit their picked team players. They can even filter and search by types of matches including live, upcoming games and their results.

#13. Payment Mode

Entry fee or joining fee can be paid on the app platform. This is possible with the integration of multiple payment modes like Credit/Debit Card, Paytm Wallet, Application wallet, etc.

#14. See Transactions

The transaction history section shows the user his or her history of earnings for every match or game that they have played on the fantasy app platform.

#15. Invite & Earn

The fantasy sports app generates a unique referral URL or a code that users can share with their friends and family to join in and participate in the matches and games.

Every time a new user joins in using the referral link or code gives the primary user a reward or a cash bonus which is added to the app’s wallet. This wallet amount can be later used as a means to join in contests.

Features of the Admin User Panel

#1. Admin Login

The administrator of the app can log in using a unique id and password combination, very similar to the user login process.

#2. Dashboard

The admin arrives at the dashboard of the admin panel after logging in. The dashboard is equivalent to the home screen where the administrator gets a 360 degree overview of what’s happening on the platform.

#3. User Manager

The admin also has the authority to manage users who are registered on the app. The administrator can edit, add, delete or even activate or deactivate user accounts.

#4. Manage Matches

Match listings are also managed by the administrator from the admin panel. Match listings can be edited, added, deleted, activated and deactivated by the administrator.

#5. Manage Games Category

Similarly, the administrator can also manage the games categories by adding, deleting, editing, activating and deactivating whenever required.

#6. Contest Manager

Match contests on the app is managed by the admin via the backend panel. The administrator has the right to add, delete, edit, activate and deactivate match contests any time.

#7. Revenue Management

Administrators are able to conveniently view the total earnings of every match played on the app’s platform at any point in time.

#8. Manage Payment

The various payment modes integrated with the app is again handled by the administrator at the backend.

#9. Manage Reward Points

The reward points earned by every individual user is authorised by the app’s administrator.

10. Manage Cash bonus

Cash bonus and prizes offered to players are distributed post the administrator’s authorisation.

#11. Manage Reports

Administrators can generate reports based on business requirements at any time. Commonly shared reports include Contest reports, Contestant reports, Match report, Earning Report, Player Ranking reports, etc.

#12. Manage Bank Withdraw Request

The administrator has the right to authorise contestant requests to withdraw their winning amounts and transfer it to their respective bank account.

Typically, this involves accepting or rejecting bank details, pan card information, view the complete contestant list and then transfer the funds to the winning contestant.

#13. CMS Management

Administrators also need to look at managing subsidiary functions such as help, contact us, about us, etc. of the fantasy sports app.

#14. CRM Integration

Integrating the CRM with the admin panel makes it more convenient for the administrator to manage key operational tasks like tickets, user-location, send emails, push notifications, etc.

Additional App Features

#1. Live Match Scores

Having a live scoreboard incorporated in the app’s platform will bring in more users when there are ongoing live matches and tournaments. Having analysis from experts in the game, highlights, etc. makes the app more engaging for the user.

#2. In-App Advertising

Having a dedicated in-app advertising functionality helps to scale promotional campaigns with by reaching out to a wider audience base.

#3. Push Notifications

Users need to be alerted of updates, news, match or app related information periodically. This can be done by integrating the push notification feature on the app.

#4. Multi-Language Support

If you looking to operate your fantasy sports app on a global platform, you must think of offering a multi-language support functionality.

#5. Live Chat

Easy to access live chat feature are a must have these days on any mobile app. You can consider a combination of bots and live agents manning the functionality, offering optimal 24×7 support to users.

#6. Real-time Analytics

Generating real-time analytics is key to any app being successful. This captures essential data and draws vital insights upon which future business decisions are based.

#7. GPS Location Tracking

If you need to send push notifications and alerts to app users for ongoing leagues and upcoming games, the GPS location tracking integration comes in handy.

#8. Custom Mail Reminder System

Participants will be informed of upcoming matches or any other essential information through a customised mail reminder functionality.

#9. Cryptocurrency Payment Integration

Apart from conventional payment modes, adding cryptocurrency as an additional avenue of making payments can attract more users to your fantasy sports app.

#10. Loyalty Programs

Designing a loyalty program will keep players hooked to your app in the long term.

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What Team Structure is Needed for Fantasy App Development?

To create your Dream11 clone fantasy sports app, you will need to hire the services of an expert team of specialists.

The common team structure required for developing a basic fantasy sports app is:

  • 2 UI and UX designer
  • 3 to 4 developers
  • 1 Quality Assurance Engineer

To create a medium to advanced Dream11 app version, you will need a team of:

  • 5 to 6 Team Managers
  • 8 to 10 UI and UX designers
  • 4 to 6 Quality Analysts
  • 15 to 18 developers
  • 1 Project Manager

What Is the Recommended Technology Slack for Your Fantasy Sports App?  

The recommended technology stack that you may use for your version of the fantasy sports app platform may include the following:

  • Sports API: GoalServe, Cricket API, RapidAPI.com, Sportsmonks, Entitysports, Cricinfo
  • Payment: BrainTree, PayPal, Stripe, e-banking, PayUMoney
  • Database: MongoDB, MySQL, HBase, Cassandra, PostGress, MailChimp integration
  • Frontend: JQuery, Angular JS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Bootstrap
  • Cloud Environment: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Salesforce, Cloud Foundry
  • Real-time Analytics: Hadoop, Spark, Bigdata, Apache Flink, CISCO, IBM
  • Push Notifications: Twilio, Push.io, Amazon SNS, Urban Airship, MAP, ADPush

Choosing the Right Framework

With your feature list, team structure and technology stack sorted out, you need to decide on the type of Dream11 app that you would like to create. You have the option to choose between Native apps, Progressive Web Apps and Cross-platform apps. Your expert team can help you arrive at decision.

For example, Dream11 app went for Flutter as it helped in balancing their traffic need and took care of key platform related concerns.

If you have budget constraints or are relying on the type of monetization you plan to implement through the app, your target audience, the features you plan to offer the users, etc., then you would be better off selecting between a native, web or cross-platform framework.

Plus, you will have the flexibility to work with different coding languages if you have opted for native or cross-platform frameworks. In addition to that, the type of framework you end up selecting must be backed by solid market research.

While this stage is slightly iterative in nature, working out your sports, its fan-base, categorization of the fan-base, etc. are critical factors when it boils down to deciding on the type of app framework you would create.

How to Design an Effective Fantasy Sports App?

The app’s design is possible one of the most critical aspects of developing an effective fantasy sports app like Dream11. This is the vital element that creates that distinction between a sports platform and other app categories.

Remember that there are multi-level engagements for users in a fantasy sports app. When designing the user interface, all of these facets have to be looked into to ensure that the end user experience is superlative.

Here are some guidelines to follow:

#1. Easy Onboarding

The user onboarding is the first design aspect of a fantasy sports app platform. A lot of active users have complained of developers and designers not paying adequate attention to this stage of the user’s app onboarding experience.

It is best to go through the best practices of designing a sports app user onboarding and apply the guidelines when designing your platform.

#2. Defined Real Estate

The information set of most fantasy or traditional sports mobile apps is on the heavier side. There is an endless list of things that the user can do – create leagues, join one, track real-time score, view their team’s management, access dashboard, make payments and so much more.

It is important to concentrate on wireframing the screen’s real estate properly as this multiple information set is the foundation of a fantasy sports app. The designed must be able to figure out how best to showcase these different data sets as and when the user needs to access it.

#3. Minimal Text Usage

With a ton of adrenaline pumping you do not want an overload of text distracting the user from the games. The presence of minimal text is what a fantasy sports app demand. Keep the screen real estate clutter free as possible allowing users to interact freely during matches and games.

How Much Does It Cost to Create an App Like Dream11?

Even when everything has fallen in line the one question that needs to be addressed pinpoints directly to numbers. How much is it going to cost to create an app like Dream 11?

That is a difficult question to answer as it is hard to arrive at an exact figure as there are several factors that influence the budget of mobile app development. Having said that, you may calculate a rough estimate taking into account the outlined parameters that will help you meet the budgetary requirements to finance the project.

Here are the key factors to look at:

#1. Location of your Development Team

You may choose to have an in-house team to create your Dream11 clone app. Alternatively, you may outsource it to a credible mobile app development company.

Do consider that the cost of app development will vary depending on the location of your development agency. For example, companies or developers located in the US have a relatively high per hour rate. On the other hand, agencies located in South East Asia or India offer more economical per hour rates.

The rates of developers are as given below:

  • USA: USD 100 to USD 250 per hour
  • Europe: USD 70 to USD 200 per hour
  • Asia: USD 60 to USD 180 per hour

#2. Team Experience

The experience of your team will have an impact on the cost of development. If you hire specialists with a lot of experience, they are bound to charge you more whereas a newbie will come at a more affordable price.

#3. App Complexity

Incorporating basic functionalities and features will keep your costs down. However, integrating advance and unique sets of features will skyrocket the budget. But the user experience will be one of kind.

#4. Platform Support

If you opt to create your Dream11 app compatible with both Android and iOS will result in a higher financial outlay whereas going for a single platform at the deployment will keep your costs down. iOS typically needs more expert coders which can raise your expenses so if you are on a tight budget, opting for an Android version first will make sense.

All factors in, you are looking at an average figure of USD 19000 to USD 24000 to develop a fantasy sports app for both iOS and Android platforms. On the other hand, an app with just basic features and functionalities will range anywhere around USD 8000 for Android and iOS versions.

How to Monetize Your Fantasy Sports App?

So, your app is now ready to be launched in the public domain. You also need to figure out how is your fantasy sports app going to generate revenue.

Let’s look at some avenues of making money from your app platform.

#1. Advertisement

One of the most popular mediums of creating a constant flow of revenue of your fantasy sports app is to allow third-party advertisers to promote their products and services.

This can be done via dedicated real estate on the app’s screen which does not disturb the overall app’s user experience and design sensibilities.

#2. Participation Fees

Most major games, matches and tournaments come with a participating or entry fee. This is also an ongoing stream of revenue for the app. Plus, you can also organize contests with a chance of winning high payouts. Generally, the app keeps a commission percentage of the winner’s earnings too.

#3. In-app Purchases

Selling merchandises related to popular leagues and tournaments is an additional revenue making opportunity. Fans generally like to invest in such products that showcase their favourite sportsman, teams, leagues, etc.

#4. Sponsorship Rights

Getting title sponsors for leagues and tournaments can be a massive way to make money from your fantasy sports app platform. Other than just title sponsors, this can be taken to micro levels such as one-off matches or games too.

#5. Tie-ups with Sporting Leagues

Partnering with live leagues not only brings in revenue by adding new users but is also is a fantastic opportunity to create brand awareness.

Read Also : How to Create an App like Hotstar

In Conclusion

Many of the bigwigs of the sports world such as the likes of Sony Sports and ESPN networks started their respective fantasy leagues. Moreover, the NBA and NFL have joined in with their fantasy sports platforms too.

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Witnessing phenomenal traffic has led to deeper interaction and engagement with the audience making it one of the primary reasons why fantasy sports leagues are rising quickly on the popularity ladder.

Creating a fantasy sports app like Dream11 can help you tread paths which are yet not fully explored. While there are established players, there is still a lot of space for new apps to enter the market. After all, it is the game of the future and the demand is only expected to rise in the coming years.

So, what wait any longer. Create your fantasy sports app like a Dream11 today and provide the sports lovers the with best possible reason to play.

How to Create an App Like StubHub?

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Never can you miss any exclusive events with an app like StubHub at your fingertips. Whether it is a new theatre show, games or concerts you will get your tickets on the go.

StubHub like innovative ticket booking apps is gaining extreme popularity today. Creating a similar app with advanced features is not at all a bad idea in the now world.

Let’s take a look at How to create an app like StubHub and its development cost.

Why Is StubHub So Popular?

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Entrepreneurs identified the need for an instant solution to ease the physical and mental pain of event goers. Thus, was born the likes of StubHub, a ticket booking platform that takes away the stress of physically and mentally booking tickets.

Founded in 2000 in the city of San Francisco, StubHub is the brainchild of investment bankers and Standard Business School graduates Eric Baker and Jeff Fluhr.

In 2011, they launched a new ticketing app that was compatible with iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry 10, and Android that included interactive venue maps and number of seats available.

Plus, the user could plan a day out by locating restaurants, bars, and parking facilities, all from the convenience of the StubHub mobile app.

Not only does using StubHub save valuable time for prospective customers, but it also helps them plan ahead of the events that they would like to go to as well. The entire process is streamlined with a mobile app like StubHub which led to them soon becoming leaders in ticketing on a global scale.

Different types of Ticket Booking Apps

There are two broad category types for online ticket booking apps – the on-demand ticket booking, and in-advance reservation system.

Let us deep dive a little more here.

#1. On-Demand Ticket Booking App

If you are looking to cater to customer requirements in real-time, you would need to create a ticket booking app like StubHub that provides instant service.

This can be achieved by building an on-demand ticket booking app wherein users can opt for a service, place the order via the platform and be able to track its completion through Google maps.

This kind of on-demand facility works for:

  • Online Taxi or Cab Services
  • Dedicated delivery services
  • Home Services
  • Laundry Services

#2. In-Advance Ticket Reservation or Booking Apps

When users need to make appointments in the foreseeable future via their calendars, then an in-advance ticket reservation app or booking platform will be able to meet your business requirements. This type of service is beneficial to several industries and sectors, namely:

  • Hospitality Services
  • Food and Beverages: Easy table booking and meal ordering
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Events and Entertainment
  • Beauty and Grooming Services
  • Appointment with the doctors
  • Hotel Booking Services

Beginning Your Development Process for Your StubHub Clone

The project brings with it a high level of complexity. Moreover, there are established players who will compete against newcomers trying to take a bite into this profitable pie.

That said, a carefully planned concept executed by a competent and experienced team of analysts and developers can make this extremely difficult job achievable.

Back this with a well-rounded promotional strategy and you are good to go.

But before you begin your app development journey, ensure that you have done your due diligence.

  • What is the list of research that one should do before developing the app?
  • What is the current market scenario viz a viz user response?
  • What are the different features that it should have?

Your ticket booking app will always remain on the mind of your users when you design a platform that is visually appealing in comparison to your industry rivals.

Then comes the list of features that you must integrate that simplifies the ticket booking process. This should be backed by a seamless payment mechanism.

If every aspect of the process works in cohesion, you’ve got yourself a robust platform to market. Plus, the retention rate of your app is bound to increase.

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Features of the StubHub App

The list of features for your StubHub clone must have can be divided under two primary heads – the User Panel and the Admin Panel.

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User Panel Features

#1. Registration

For any app, registration is a mandatory requirement for usage. By providing the basic information such as a unique mobile number or an email id in combination with a password will help the user to register on the app.

#2. Log-in

A landing page is where you arrive post the registration page. By inserting the details used for registration, you can log-in the app and remain signed in unless you physically sign out.

#3. User Profile

You can navigate to the Profile page and build your account further by answering more personal questions about yourself, your interests, etc. This helps the app build a personalised recommendation list for individual users at the backend.

#4. Choose Location

Depending on your geographical location that is automatically accessed by the app, the user can see a list of events that are scheduled to take place over the next few months. Alternatively, the user can look up events in another city or country by changing the location manually.

#5. Home page

Post inserting the location, the user will be directed to the app’s home page. A list of events along with a snapshot of their details will be highlighted here.

#6. Search

Users can look up specific events, movies and more by entering keywords in the search box.

#7. Filter

Users can streamline the search results further by filtering them with additional parameters like reviews and ratings, location, and more.

#8. Show Listing

This is the features that showcase the events by their name, language, ratings, reviews, location, venue, offers and ticket prices in a list format.

#9. Show Details

User can click on specific events to view details such as the star cast, format like 2D or 3D, date and time, banner image, cast name, language, duration, etc.

#10. Booking Window

Users can book tickets by tapping on their preferred show or event. This opens up an interlinked page that displays essential information like show timings, pick specific seats, or can select a theatre (for a movie) very conveniently.

#11. Book Show

Ticket booking is easy as the user can simply click on the Book Ticket button on the mobile app. If it’s a movie, the user will be taken to the seating page where he or she can select their preferred category and location of seats.

#12. Ticket Category

If the event or movie theatre has a variety ticket or seating categories, this feature helps the users to make their bookings according to their preferred ticket category.

#13. Booking Screen

Prior to proceeding to the payment section, the user is able to view the complete order summary on the Booking Screen. Generally, the details that are highlighted here are show name, date and time, venue name, ticket cost, seat number, price; confirm email id or the phone number.

#14. Payment

Usually the user can choose his or her preferred mode of payment in the Payment section. This typically includes a combination of Net Banking, Debit and Credit cards, eWallets, UPIs, PayPal, etc.

#15. Booking Confirmation

A Booking Confirmation is sent to the user as soon as the payment goes through. This includes the order summary as well as a QR code.

#16. Download Ticket in PDF

This is an essential feature where the user has the option to download the ticket in PDF format and store it in a safe place for future use. This is a handy feature especially if there are two or more people going to the event on the same ticket as the PDF can be shared easily with others.

#17. Print Ticket

Users can print the ticket as an alternative option for producing their smartphone for QR code scanning at the event entry point.

#18. Cancel Ticket

Most ticket booking apps come with a Cancel Ticket feature. Although it may come with specific terms and conditions that may even include a penalty fee.

#19. Loyalty Points

Many ticket booking platforms come with their individual loyalty programs. Whilst booking through them helps in accruing points, users can also choose to redeem them at the point of purchase too. Generally, this requires them to click on the Redeem Loyalty points button.

#20. Coupon Codes

Offers are shared with users through Coupon Codes which is a vital feature of any ticket booking platform. Users can insert the codes to avail a discount on the ticket pricing.

#21. Age Verification

There may be a number of events that are listed for adults only. Therefore, the Age Verification functionality helps ascertain that only those above the age of 18 are able to purchase tickets by sharing some form of approved documentation at the time of booking.

#22. Ticket Verification via QR Code

The QR code is a convenient way to allows users to enter the location at the event. This comes as part of their ticket order summary which comes via message and even on the email.

#23. Ratings & Reviews

Post event completion, users have the option to rate and review the show. This can be in the form of ratings which are usually in numerical value or more exhaustive in the form of a detailed review.

#24. Booking History

Users can have a look at their purchases on the ticketing platform via the Booking History feature. This is also a point of reference that comes in handy if the user goes to recurring events or programs.

#25. Multilingual

Many ticket apps allow users to view the content in the language of their choice. Although the default home page appears typically in English in English speaking countries, the user can manually change it in the app.

#26. Support

The app remains incomplete minus a support function. This can be in the form of a live chat plugin or an in-app call or email feature.

#27. Notifications and Updates

Users can receive notifications and updates via the app’s platform. This feature helps them stay abreast of new events, shows, programs, offers, etc.

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Admin Panel Features

#1. Log-in

Just like users, the admins also need to log into the platform by first registering themselves on the mobile app.

#2. Intuitive Dashboards

This gives an overview of the list of current events or shows, upcoming movies and programs, number of ongoing events, bookings received, cancellations, earnings, etc.

#3. Scanning the Ticket

The admin also needs to have the QR code scanner on the app to enable ticket collectors to scan the tickets at the event entry points.

#4. Manage Users

Admins can view the list of active users on the app in real-time. Plus, they can add or remove users with the help of this functionality.

#5. Managing Profiles

User profiles are accessible by admins via the admin panel. Information on individual users can be modified whenever required.

#6. Managing Shows

The admin gets an overview of all the running events, programs, shows, movies listed on the app. They can further filter the information by category, ongoing and upcoming shows, category format, language, time, etc.

#7. Booking Manager

Listed bookings can be managed by the admin through the Booking Manager feature. Information such as venue, location, date, time, category, keyword, etc. via this section.

#8. Managing Venues

Admins can manage information on event venues including date, show time, price range, venue, and cinema; ground, etc. They can also modify, add or delete listings as and when required.

#9. Invoice Management

User invoices on bookings made can be efficiently processed and managed using the Invoice Management module on the app. Payments coming through can also be tracked and monitored via this feature.

#10. Manage Content

The app’s content can be managed by the admin using the Manage Content module on the Admin Panel. This includes adding, deleting and modifying text and images.

#11. Push Notifications

Admins can send out regular updates and notifications via the Push Notifications feature. This helps keep the user base informed on upcoming events, offers, news, etc.

#12. Offers and Discounts

Admins can design unique offers or promote third party discounts or promotions via this functionality on the Admin panel.

#13. Report and Analysis

Every app operates on the basis of insights that are generated via robust and reliable reports and analytics feature on the Admin panel. This helps drive the app’s future in the right direction.

#14. Connect to Customers

Admins can connect with users and answer their queries, offer support and service through this must-have feature.

#15. Advanced Features

Apart from the general features on the user and admin panels, your ticket booking app needs something out of the ordinary. Some of these advanced features can help you stand tall amongst the competition.

#16. Event Feeds

Users can view personalised event recommendations on their home screen as soon as they log in. This should be based on their individual user preferences, interests, past bookings made, etc.

#17. Smart Search

By keeping a track of previous searches made on the app by the user, the Smart Search functionality offers suggestions to make the process more seamless and convenient. Application of additional filters such as language, price, location makes the tool a must-have.

#18. Integrated Calendar

With an integrated calendar built-in, users can keep track of their current bookings and make future plans as per the convenient schedules.

#19. Visual Media

More photos and interesting videos embedded in the app helps it to look more attractive to the user.

#20. Google Map Integration

Google maps help users reach their event destination conveniently. It can show the optimized routes to the event venue on the app’s platform.

#21. Global Currency Support

Apps today prefer catering to a global audience. This makes it necessary to have a global currency support functionality that helps you target an international audience and accept payment in multiple currencies.

#22. Customer Support

The foundation of any successful mobile app is a strong customer support system. While you can have bots manage preliminary queries, but it is the live agents who offer instant solutions that make all the difference.

#23. Cloud Storage Integration

Storing user’s sensitive information and following security norms to ensure that the data is safe and protected can be done via the integration of a cloud-based storage system.

Technology Stack to Create an App Like StubHub

With the feature-list sorted, you need to figure out the technology stack for your ticket booking mobile app. Your development team can help you with this. However, an app like StubHub has used the following:

  • Server: Spring Boot, Swagger, Hibernate, Java
  • UI: BootStrapJS and ReactJS
  • Security: Spring security
  • Database: MYSQL, MongoDB, HBase, Cassandra, Postgress
  • Logging: Log4J
  • Caching: Hazelcast
  • Load Balancer: Nginx
  • Code Repository: Git
  • Deployment: Ansible and Docker
  • Log management: ELK Stack and Logstash
  • Hosting: Amazon EC2
  • Cloud Environment: AWS, Google, Azure
  • Map Navigation: Google Map
  • Content Delivery Network: Cloudfare, Amazon CloudFront
  • Payments integration: PayPal, Stripe, Square
  • Notifications: RabbitMQ, Twilio, Push.io, Firebase
  • SMS, Voice and Phone Verification: Nexmo, Twilio
  • Messaging Queue: AWS Simple Queue System
  • Email: MailChimp
  • Real-time Analytics: Hadoop, Spark, Apache Flink, CISCO, IBM

Team Structure Required to Create an App Like StubHub

A dedicated and experienced team is required to create an app like StubHub. You can either build an in-house team of resources or opt to outsource it to a reliable agency.

Your team must consist of:

  • Project Manager
  • iOS Developer/Android Developer
  • UI designers/ UX designers
  • Graphic designers
  • Front-end Developers
  • Back-end Developers
  • QA Testers

What is the Cost to Create an App Like StubHub?

There are several factors that in combination determine the cost to create an app like StubHub. Primarily these include:

Platform Opted

You can choose to create your Stubhub app for either Android or iOS or both. Whichever route you choose to take, both platforms come with individual features plus costs. Most apps are developed simultaneously for both platforms to reach out to a larger audience base.

Features Selected

Basic features are must-haves which make up the backbone of your ticket booking app. However, the integration of advanced features and functionalities will certainly have a cost attached to it.

If your budget is low, then you should stick to basic to medium features. However, if you have the leeway to splurge, incorporating a selection of advanced functionalities can make your app a standout.

Design Aspect

Despite the best features, a badly designed app will find no takers. Therefore, you need a solid user interface design supported by a strong and user-friendly navigation system. This enables the app to be more interactive in appearance.

Developer’s Cost

The development cost will vary on how you choose to go about it. An in-house team of resources hired on a contractual basis will require you to pay out monthly salaries until the app is built and launched. You will still need to keep on a smaller team to keep innovating, testing and maintaining the platform.

Alternatively, you may outsource the entire project to a reliable mobile app development company. The developer cost varies depending on the location of the agency. Here are some figures for your reference:

  • USA: USD 100 to USD 175
  • UK: USD 90 to USD 150
  • Western European Countries: USD 80 to USD 125
  • Eastern European Countries: USD 70 to USD 100
  • India: USD 50 to USD 80

The average cost to create an app like StubHub ranges anywhere between USD 35000 to USD 50000.

What Are the Different Ways to Generate Revenue Off Your Ticket Booking App?

A ticket booking app like StubHub offers multiple roads to revenue generation eventually. Some of the most popular avenues are:

Commission on Tickets

Every ticket booked via the ticket app earns a commission for the service provider. Usually, this cost is absorbed in the ticket price, but many platforms choose to be more transparent and highlight it as a separate ‘Convenience fee’. This is a continuous form of revenue that is generated from launch day.

Advertisement

When the app garners a significant user base, third-party advertisers can opt to buy media space on the platform. The ticket booking app can charge for this in-app advertising space basis the clicks that the ad gets.

Apart from these two methods, there can be other direct and indirect instruments for generating revenue from the platform. This will evolve as the app grows too.

Read Also : How to Create an App like OLA ? 

In Conclusion

The process of ticket booking is as easy as going online, opening an app, entering the location and viewing the available movies released in nearby theatres. The same goes with live sports games or concerts.

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With this short guide to help, you are almost ready to create your own ticket booking app like StubHub. To get an instant quote, do not hesitate to get in touch with us.

How to Create an App Like OYO

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Today there are online apps, literally for everything and OYO is such a successful app with so many users. A perfect online hotel booking platform, OYO has now become popular rapidly and a large number of entrepreneurs have come forward to invest in this latest trend.

People now-a-days are more in to travel as they consider it as their passion. While travelling, they would prefer a budget hotel with comfortable stay. Here comes the role of OYO as it is considered as the biggest platform based budget hotel network.

Let’s start by the concept of why you need to create an app like OYO and development cost.

What made OYO Rooms Successful?

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OYO Rooms is not like your standard hotel booking app. It helps budget travellers book accommodation in standalone hotels or guest houses that are managed under the OYO brand.

Being one of the first to launch an app in this space has contributed to its rising popularity over both the iOS and Android platforms in a very short time span.

OYO conveniently lessened the stress of budget conscious travellers without compromising on quality and comfort. This helped it to gain tremendous footing in the hospitality market.

How to create an app like OYO

You need to have an experienced team on board, accompanied by solid monetary investment to compete with established players in the space. Some of the areas that you should focus on when it comes to create your OYO app

  • The core concept and the idea of the app
  • Unique differentiators that set it apart from immediate rivals
  • A SWOT analysis of the market and competition
  • Benefits and features of the platform
  • Business and marketing strategies that should apply

Types of Hotel Booking Apps

There are several types of hotel booking apps that you can consider developing. The primary classification is

#1. Last-Minute Hotel Booking App

If your target audience constitutes of those looking to book holidays at the very last minute, the aggregator app is what you should look at developing.

#2. Before-hand Hotel Booking App

These are traditional hotel booking platforms where you can book your preferred accommodation up to a year in advance.

#3. Hybrid Hotel Booking App

OYO Rooms allows advance and last minute bookings to be made on their app platform. Therefore, it is more of a hybrid model that combines the best of both worlds.

Before you commence with the actual development, it is essential to figure out the model on which your app is going to be built. This lays the foundation and the remaining architecture of the platform can be designed basis this.

Creating A Custom Hotel Booking App

When you embark on your app development journey, you must go through the following stages:

#1. Idea Evaluation and Research

Prior to starting the actual development process you must make sure that your idea has the potential to succeed. Undertake the necessary market research, conduct analysis and evaluations, come up with a project blueprint and get feedback.

#2. UX Strategy

In consultation with your development team, you must formalise a strategy for your user interface. Ensure that it focuses on functionality and ease of usage whilst complying with all necessary best practices.

#3. Concept Validation

Once you have developed the app’s prototype, you need to run it again by your target audience. This helps validate and authenticate the concept once again, plus, helps to get feedback and reviews for you to take any corrective measures and fix bugs.

#4. Design and Development

Design the visual representation of the UI and UX that will help to create your OYO app demo version. This forms the basis of your project converting into a live app.

#5. Product Growth

Thoroughly monitor and track user acknowledgement and their reactions to any changes. This can help you make any app modifications so that the app caters to user needs perfectly.

The Business and Revenue Model of OYO Rooms

You need the app to generate revenue at some point in time. An app like OYO Rooms can work on two different business and revenue models. These include:

#1. Aggregator Business Model

OYO Rooms followed the aggregator model until 2018. This enabled them to connect with a number of properties and guest house owners who were willing to sell their rooms on their platform under the OYO brand name.

The end user does not know the actual property name since the hotel or guest house is under a management contract with OYO.

The aggregator model helps OYO earn an approximate revenue of 22% in profit shares. The property owners who list their hotels and guest houses on the OYO platform generate traction and interest through more frequent traffic which otherwise would not have been possible for standalone hospitality establishments.

#2. Franchise Model

OYO presently operates on the franchise model where 90% of the revenue gains from hotel operations are shared with OYO by the property owners. The properties have to adhere to strict standards of operations where they have to stick to consistent levels of customer service to help grow the business.

Under this business and revenue model, the hotel and place owners became constrained to OYO’s terms and offer room plans accordingly.

Read Also : 20 Best Hotel Booking Apps 2020

Key Features to Be Integrated into A Hotel Booking App Like OYO

To create a mobile app like OYO Rooms, you must have a list of features ready for incorporation. Take a look at our recommendations:

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#1. Easy Registration and Login

The majority of apps require their customers to register on the platform. The OYO Rooms app is no different. Guests must login using unique email id or mobile number in combination with a password.

Alternatively, to simplify the process, you can also integrate social handles and Google account as a way to register with a single click. Complicated registrations can irate the prospective customers driving them to leave the app mid-way without completing their booking.

#2. Booking Rooms from The App

Users should be able to view the home page upon registration. They can insert the necessary location and travel dates and apply any other filters to generate a search list. The listed properties clearly highlight the type of rooms available, their prices, any inclusions and applicable taxes.

Images accompanying the results help travellers make their decision on which OYO property suits their requirement the most. The app platform makes the booking process effortless with the integration of easy payment options.

After all, the instant nature of these apps to book hotels easily is what gets the users attracted to them in the first place.

#3. Room Availability and Search Functionality

Travellers can check for available rooms in hotels at their preferred travel destination. The general search can be further streamlined with the use of relevant filters such as:

  • Type of accommodation
  • Price range
  • Room type
  • Amenities
  • Meal plans, breakfast and any other inclusion
  • Nearby places

These filters help to make the hotel booking process convenient and hassle-free.

#4. Prices of Different Rooms

Along with the search results, users can also view a range of prices depending on room type and any other inclusions such as breakfast, etc. The app should offer the users to look at the available amenities in order to make the decision process easier for them.

Travellers can select the price as per their preference and budget. This page usually does not include taxes which are highlighted in the final payment page.

#5. Easy Payment

The final payment page displays what the customer needs to pay to confirm the booking. It also shows the various payment options such as:

  • Debit or Credit Cards
  • Net Banking
  • PayPal
  • eWallets
  • Pay at Hotel

#6. Modifications in Booking

All bookings made on the OYO app can be modified up to a certain extent. Be it room upgrades or adding the option of breakfast and meals, the user can add or remove elements from their booking.

In case of additions, the app will levy applicable charges which may be collected at the property.

#7. Places Nearby

Any hotel booking app stands on the foundation of a solid geolocation feature. Users can view and explore places nearby, such as tourist destinations, restaurants, movie theatres, malls, etc.

#8. Car/Taxi Booking

The prospective rider places a ride request by sharing Pick Up and Drop Locations using the hotel booking application. Drivers near the Pick-Up location receive this request information.

As the driver accepts the ride request, the rider receives a booking confirmation on the app. It also shows the cab’s estimated arrival and the route taken by the driver in real-time.

#9. Booking for Restaurants, etc

Check our proximity of restaurants, shopping centres, entertainment centres or other amenities nearby. Users can make a booking with their preferred eatery or tickets to the cinema, theatre or adventure park directly from the app’s platform.

This makes it super-convenient for the users.

#10. Trip Planner

Travellers can plan their holiday with a hotel booking app like OYO. Select your accommodation, plan your sightseeing trips and even book your cabs right from the app’s platform. Everything gets recorded in a single place minimises a lot of back and forths for the user.

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#11. User Contribution

Prospective travellers can always check on user feedback, reviews and ratings of the hotels listed on the app’s platform. Great reviews and ratings can translate into more revenue for the property.

Plus, customers can leave feedback too on the properties too. Typically, you will the following contributions:

Trip Stories such as travel blogs, vlogs, detailed reviews

  • Travel Tips & Advice
  • Community Portal
  • Rating & Reviews
  • Photo Galleries

#12. Easy Cancellations

The user should be able to cancel their hotel as per the terms and conditions of the booking. This is applicable for even non-refundable bookings where users can cancel by paying a penalty of forfeiting the entire amount.

Refundable booking cancellations are also possible where the user may place a request by a certain date. For these bookings, the customer generally has to give a credit card guarantee.

#13. GPS Functionality

When the traveller arrives at their destination, the app’s in-built GPS functionality helps the user locate the hotel easily. The app enables the user to view the most optimised route depending on the time of his or her arrival.

#14. Trip History

The section that outlines Trip History basically acts as a point of reference for the app’s user. It generally displays information like period of travel, destination travelled, hotel booked, and more.

#15. Booking and Payments History

This is a dedicated section that shows the users the number of trips taken using their profile.

#16. Push Notifications

When there are active customers using your hotel booking app frequently, you need to have a medium of communication in place to alert them of news, updates, changes in terms and conditions, etc. The best way is to have a Push Notification system that automatically shares these updates with every single app user.

Take a look at some common scenarios where push notifications can be useful:

  • Updates on new properties
  • Price drops on properties that you have saved or liked
  • Updates on information on existing properties
  • Deals, sales and offers

#17. In-app Chat or Call Feature

It is essential to have a feature that can connect the traveller with the hotel booking platform seamlessly in case there are any urgent questions or queries.

An in-app call or chat functionality can become the preferred mode of communication between both concerned parties in such situations.

Unique Features on The OYO Room App

The OYO Room app comes with some unique features which help make the platform strong and robust. It also gives it a competitive edge over its immediate industry rivals.

Take a look.

#1. OYO Money and OYO Rupee

The app offers virtual currencies that can be earned by existing customers on referrals to your friends and families who book their hotels using the code.

#2. OYO Wizard

This is OYO’s loyalty program where long time customers are offered special discounts and offers on future bookings on the platform.

#3. OYO Captain

Customers can hire the services of a local representative using the OYO app who is assigned with the responsibility of looking after every aspect of the traveller’s holiday. Generally, the role of the representative involves the following:

  • Reviewing hotel bookings and overseeing that the rooms are as per the requirements of the customer
  • Keeping a check on the amenities and facilities of the hotel accommodation
  • Help in designing itineraries for sightseeing and exploring nearby places, making restaurant bookings, etc.

#4. OYO Assist

This is a self-service facility where customers can use the OYO app to check on the following:

  • Policies related to their hotel bookings
  • Modifying or cancelling hotel bookings
  • Making refund claims
  • Lodging a complaint or grievance

#5. OYO SOS

The app comes in-built with an SOS button that is connected to a dedicated call centre. If the travelled feels unsafe or threatened in any way, he or she can immediately press the SOS Button and speak to an agent who is trained to deal with people in such situations.

#6. Deals for You

OYO has a dedicated deal feature that offers exclusive offers and discounts from OYO partners like banks, eWallets, or other service providers. These benefits are passed on to the end customer through this section.

Features on the Admin Panel

The app comes with a robust backend admin panel that includes the following modules of operation:

#1. User Management

The admin gets a complete overview of all user information from the back-end. The Admin can search, filter, edit or delete them and generate necessary reports and insights whenever required.

#2. Hotel Management

This feature allows property owners to add, view, publish, and edit products on the dashboard as well as track product status of rooms being sold effortlessly.

#3. Hotel List Management

Owners can list their available rooms via the Hotel List Management module. Here they can enter basic product details such as description, price, room dimensions, amenities and facilities, room images, inclusions, exclusions, etc.

#4. Payment Transaction Management

Property owners need a dedicated segment on the app to keep track of their earning during the day, week, month, year, and more. They should also be able to monitor the earnings that are being transferred to the bank account by the service provider via this same feature.

#5. Confirm Booking Management

Property owners can monitor the number of confirmed bookings received on their enlisted property via this module on the admin panel.

#6. Transaction History

Every user payment is trackable through the Transaction History section on the Admin Panel. Once payment is received, the admin can view it in real-time.

#7. Discount and Offer Management

Cashbacks, discounts, sales, offers are monitored and tracked via this module. The administrator can create new promotions or update existing ones using this functionality.

#8. Support Request Management

The admin moderates all support requests and shares them with the relevant departments for resolution.

#9. Analytics

Admins can see the whole picture of their reseller business. Real-time analytics enables them to keep track of and monitor vital information on the most viewed properties, total sales/revenue, customer booking patterns, user session times, etc.

OYO Mobile App’s Technology Stack

With a well-defined platform and the list of features out of the way, you need to know on how actually to create an app like OYO.

Here is the recommended technology stack.

  • Framework: Android, iOS, and Cross Platforms
  • Web/App Development Language: Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Xamrin, Objective-C, Swift, PHP, Node.js, and Angular
  • Map: Google Map API
  • Nearby Places: Google Places API
  • Interface: Rest API, Slim Framework
  • Database: MongoDB, MySQL, Redis
  • Cloud Environment: AWS
  • Hotel metasearch data: HotelsCombined Data Feeds and Skyscanner Affiliate API
  • Aggregator APIs: Expedia Affiliate Network API
  • Payment Gateway:Braintree & PayPal, Stripe, eWallets
  • Web Server: Nginx, Apache HTTP Server
  • Real-Time Analytics:Hadoop, Spark, BigData, Apache Flink, Cisco, IBM
  • Traffic Analysis Tools: Google Analytics, Mouseflow
  • Streaming Media System: Helix Universal Server, Wowza Streaming Engine, Nimble Streamer
  • Weather Forecasts: OpenWeatherMap API

Development Team Structure

You need a team of expert and experienced professional developers to develop and deliver a successful hotel booking app like OYO. Your team should consist of the following experts:

  • UI/UX Designers
  • Android and iOS Developer
  • Front and Back-End Developers
  • QA Expert
  • Database Expert
  • Product Manager
  • Marketing and Sales Team
  • Delivery Manager

How Much Does it Cost to Create an App like OYO ?

With the features, model, tech stack and team structure finalised, you need to arrive at a cost estimate for the development of your hotel booking app. The cost to create an OYO app varies based on different factors. These primarily involve:

  • Project functionality
  • Design
  • The development company and its location
  • The technology used
  • The number of hours that programmers and other professionals work on the project
  • Technical difficulties that may arise

Along with the app size, features and functionalities, the location of your development team also determine the overall app cost.

Developer per hour cost in some major locations are:

Country Average hourly rate
USA $80
UK $70
Western Europe (Germany) $60
Eastern Europe (Ukraine) $30
India $25

 

Taking into account all of these factors, the average cost of creating an app like OYO with a development team based in India ranges between $60,000-$80,000.

Read Also: Must Have Features in Hotel Booking App

 Conclusion

With the hospitality industry witnessing such dramatic transformations, apps like OYO Rooms are the future of hotel booking. No wonder there is a ton of investment in the space driving new players to come in with their unique ideas and concepts in the domain.

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If you are interested to create a Hotel booking app like OYO Rooms, then this is the ideal time to dive into this project. There is greater availability of private equity and bank funding that is helping businesses to come up with more mobile solutions for the future.

How to Create an App Like Hotstar

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Hotstar is undoubtedly a hugely successful app. So, you might want to aim high and create a video streaming app like Hotstar, or simply gain traction in the video streaming app business. Here are a few important points to learn from Hotstar’s success journey.

In this blog, we dive into the different stages of app development, popular features, revenue-generating models, etc

Why on-demand video streaming apps?

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Everything getting on-demand makes way for entertainment into on-demand. It’s time to say Goodbye to those lengthy commercials & strictly scheduled programs.

The engaging nature of apps like Hotstar & Netflix enables you to view international & local content. Such apps are working on every feature aiming at greater viewership & also subscribers. Premium members in Hotstar can even view contents before the original telecast.

Table of contents

Features of on-demand video streaming apps

Apart from the basic features of a basic video streaming platform, some superior features make them trending.

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#1. Easy login

Users can install-on-demand video streaming apps from the play store in simple steps. Easy login via Gmail, Facebook account, or mobile number is followed by opening up an amazing world of entertainment.

#2. Access to diverse contents

Apps like Amazon Prime, Hotstar, etc provide a proper portfolio on various shows & programs available. Some contents are devoted to premium members.

Basic genres are available to registered users. It shall have content for users of all age groups. Such apps usually include movies, serials, drama, Live sports, kids show, etc.

#3. Multi-language support

These apps are multilingual & you can engage with any language other than English / regional languages. This feature enables developers to reach a wider audience crossing geographical limitations.

#4. Quick Browse & search option

You can find out your favorite program by typing any of its keywords. Most TV shows & channels are included in the homepage itself, but you can have quick searches on other sub-genres on the search box. The latest versions incorporate voice search options which have made it more likable.

#5. Scalability

The developers can add or update new things whenever they need to. Users should not have any limit on scrolling search drop-down menu. They can watch the contents of their interest. Scalability in the apps should be ensured.

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#6. Download & watch offline

This feature makes people feel happy about uninterrupted content viewing. Once you download the content, you can just off your internet & can enjoy hours of entertainment.

#7. Watchlist

Here, you can search, select & add contents that you wish to watch later. No more repeated efforts on searching for the same content. Apps can give notifications about the contents in the watchlist &remind about them.

#8. Detailed user profiles

Users get all details about the content he/she wishes to watch. The cost of the content, plan details & payment methods. Users get suggestions on their favorite genres.

#9. Multi screening

Don’t you know about multitasking? You can engage in various works at a time. Here in Hotstar like apps, you can view different contents at a time. This feature is included so that viewers could feel ease in viewing versatile programs on their multiple devices.

#10. Premium contents

On-demand video apps consider premium membership as the best mode of generating revenue. This premium feature allows users to view exclusive content by paying a certain amount. This includes top-rated contents on IMDb, finest documentaries, etc.

#11. Privacy settings

Some people don’t wish to disclose the kinds of stuff they watch. But, some people are different from them showing the content they subscribe to. Both areas should be taken into concern.

#12. Payment methods

As the majority of contents are paid, the app must assure various payment methods. Users shall feel payment at ease. They can include credit/debit cards, BHIM UPI, or Internet banking.

#13. Push notification

Such apps let users know about updates or upgrades in their apps. Besides, users get notifications to watch upcoming movies/shows.

#14. Screen mirroring

You can view any content anytime on any device you like to. This is a typical feature of a video streaming app. Whether it be on a TV, laptop, or mobile phone, one should be able to view uninterrupted content.

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 Steps to create an app like Hotstar

Below are the different stages of developing an entertainment app with appealing UI/UX.

  • Idea validation & determining your target audience
  • Form your team
  • Choose the cloud Infrastructure
  • Decide the content delivery network (Google cloud CDN, Limelight, etc)
  • Add security features
  • Select appropriate video engine or video player
  • Video Content Management platform
  • Decide on various features & functionalities
  • Include Multiple payment methods
  • Social Media Integration
  • Offer user personalization options
  • In-built analytics & tracking.
  • Enable in-app purchases.

Technical stack

Design : Weebly, Google Fonts

Language & frameworks : HTML5, Java, JavaScript, Python, Kotlin, Swift, Gradle, Retrofit, Codeigniter

Hosting : Akamai Intelligent platform

Storage : MySQL, Mongo DB, AWS

Analytics : Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, Clever Tap

Database & cloud services : Cassandra, Oracle, Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Atlas-DB

Productivity : GSuite

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Various panels in video streaming apps & their features.

Customer app

  • Login
  • Watchlist
  • Offline videos
  • Reviews, comments
  • Subscription services
  • Stop services

Show director app

  • Login
  • User management
  • Updates on contents
  • Third-party content
  • Advertising

 Admin app

  • Content management
  • Application management
  • Push notifications
  • Package subscription offers
  • Social media integration
  • Payment management
  • Technical assessment
  • Analytics

Monetization models of a video streaming app

A video streaming app conducts hassle-free streamings for its users. So, what will motivate them to make frequent services? These are the various strategies that help them get adequate revenue.

#1. Free- trial

Here, Users can enjoy free video streaming; this period is called the free trial period. It can be 15 days or 30 days where one can go through the app as a whole. After the free trial,  users pay a certain amount & avail regular/premium service.

#2. Advertisements

There are some short ads in between your streaming, which you often skip. But those ads are one of the effective models of revenue generation for such apps. The brands pay a specific amount according to their running time & visibility.

#3. Subscription-based

Users have to pay for a plan whether on a monthly or yearly basis. This payment is added to the user’s account as a credit for further streaming services.

How much does it cost to create an app like Hotstar?

The complexity, number of features & functionalities in an app determines the cost to create the Hotstar app. Many other factors impact the total cost. Let’s look upon some factors that decide the cost.

#1. Type of platform

The increase in the number of platforms will trigger the cost too. The cost of developing Live streaming apps in Android platforms is higher than that of iOS. It includes more work with technical fragmentations. The testing stage in the Android platform is also elaborate & time-consuming.

#2. App size

App size along with its appearance & features make a great amount in the process of development.

#3. App design

Higher flexibility needs a higher cost. That is, amazing & engaging UI needs more cost. Video streaming apps become unique, only when it meets the expectations of the user.

#4. Development team

In the case of outsourcing, you have to invest a great amount because of the higher expertise of the developers. The amount can vary from country to country. In-house developers too need more developing hours increasing the cost of your development.

Front -End development $14000-$3500
Back-end Development $14000-$37000
Android App Development $10000-$25000
iOS App development $10000-$25000
Total Cost Approx. $71,600

Popular On-demand Video streaming apps

Netflix

This name is very much familiar to film enthusiasts. It is said as the leading video streaming service on a subscription basis. They provide personalization wherein individual members in a family can have their own personalized Netflix. Offline watching saves your data & watch whenever you wish to.

Amazon prime

Amazon prime is very much popular for its prime membership starting at 129/month or 999/year. They comprise hundreds of genres where you could find TV shows, movies & Amazon prime originals. Recommendations based on previously watched shows make users stay connected with the app.

Read Also : 20 Best Free Movie Apps 2020

Conclusion

Social Media App cost

2020 is the best time to think about an on-demand video streaming app. As everyone is staying inside their homes & having a lot of time to spend.

They utilize this time for watching quality entertainment programs & people would encourage an awesome video streaming app happily.

How to Create an App Like Uber Eats ?

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Food delivery apps offer a seamless experience to the users with its amazing features. Creating such an app will boost up the reach & flexibility of your business. The pandemic time has driven a sudden increase in the number of customers who rely on food delivery apps. Going out to restaurants & Dining together with family is unsuited in the now condition.

Apps like Uber Eats have raised their great bars in the market. If you are planning to create an Uber Eats like app, you need great planning, large financial backup, significant development time, and various other elements.

Let’s dive into the various aspects to create an app like Uber Eats and its app development cost.

The Uber Eats Business Model

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When you have decided to go the Uber Eats way, it is important you first have a clear understanding of its business model. Remember that the success of the app depends on the efficient collaboration of multiple offline and online stakeholders make these platforms difficult to design, master and scale.

UberEats plays a dual role of being an aggregator and also the delivery agent.

While it provides access to the conventional model of food delivery by listing multiple restaurants, eateries, cafes and more, it depends on its own logistics network to execute the food delivery orders to the end customers.

Take a look at its key components:

  • Delivery Fee: Using a pricing calculator, the app estimates a fee for delivery taking into account the distance that will be travelled between the restaurant and the customer.
  • Revenue Sharing from Restaurants: UberEats works on a revenue sharing model on every individual order received from their restaurant partners.
  • Advertising: Partner restaurants can place sponsored ads to appear first on the search list or recommendation list. UberEats charges a marketing fee for any such promotional content on their platform.

What is the Development Process of a Food Delivery App ?

Prior to jumping directly into the development process of your food delivery app, you must complete some hygiene steps that will help chalk out the blueprint for the project. First, start with some robust market research.

Market Research and Target Audience

Doing thorough market research is a vital aspect to create an Uber Eats like app. This gives you an insight into what your target audience expects from such a food delivery platform and if your app has been designed to meet their needs.

Be it gluten-free vegans or pizza lovers, the app should be able to meet the needs of all types of audiences with varied palettes.

Begin with drawing up a demographic criterion that will help you create a target customer profile. These following questions can help to clarify the picture.

  • What are your target audience’s age, gender, location, income, social preferences, etc.?
  • How do your target customers spend their free time?
  • Is there a specific problem that your app is solving for your target audience?
  • Are you looking to trigger a particular feeling from your customers with your platform?
  • Why your customers should use your product, rather than competitors?

Answering these questions will generate an idea of your target audience.

Basic Requirements

Some basic functionalities must be taken care of when you decide to create a food delivery app like Uber Eats. The key parameters that you should keep in mind are:

  • Keep the user interface design clean and simple
  • Use minimalist visual enhancements on the user interface
  • Focus on seamless integration of your partner restaurant to the database

Type of Food Delivery App

You must select the type of food delivery app that you want to build. For example, Uber Eats is a dual platform that takes orders and also delivers them too. There are other types of food delivery platforms such as:

  • An app for a local or franchised chain like McDonald’s or Dominoes
  • Aggregator food delivery app like UberEats
  • Home-cooked food delivery apps like Plated
  • Grocery delivery app like Postmates

Read Also : How to Create an app like Swiggy

Functions & Features

Your features and functions are going to be the differentiating factor and can make or break your app.

Not only should you concentrate on the navigational aspect but make sure that the features and functions address all the important requirements that your audience expects from this platform.

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The Uber Eats app has three versions of features and functionalities. These include:

  • Customer version
  • Delivery version
  • Partner Restaurant version

Customer Version

Here is a list of must-have features on the customer version of the app:

#1. User Registration

Users can access the registration feature on the app’s welcome screen. The sign-up is a standard process of submitting minimum details that helps track the user’s movement on the app. Generally, it demands minimal details such as a valid email id or mobile number and password.

However, in recent times, this has been simplified further by the integration of Facebook or Google SDK that enables users to register using their Facebook profile or Google Account.

#2. Profile Management

Once the registration step has been successfully completed, users can progress towards customising their profiles. This can be done by the addition of photos, preferences, payment details, delivery addresses.

Users will also have the option to select their default settings such a delivery address or a payment method to make the process of ordering food quick and efficient.

Every time users log into the app, the platform automatically pulls in the default settings unless changed manually.

#3. Setting the Location

The app is designed to sync in with the location settings of your device in order to display the list of eateries that will be able to deliver to the given address.

This setting of the location can automatically change when the user is on the go if the app has integrated with your smartphone or laptop’s location too.

However, you can manually set the location by inserting a specific address on the app. This will highlight a list of restaurants that only delivers to that particular address.

#4. Search Field

Once the location has been confirmed, users can view a list of possible restaurants that deliver to their address. But an additional search field helps users to look up a specific eatery, cuisine or even a dish.

Additional filters can help narrow down the search by ratings, price ranges, etc. simplifying the process enormously.

#5. Estimated Delivery Time

Depending on the time of the day, the food delivery app assigns an approximate delivery time against each individual restaurant partner. This timing is dynamic has it keeps changing taking into account multiple factors.

By looking at this estimated delivery time, you can decide on which restaurant to place the order from.

#6. Order Placement

There should be no complicated navigation when it comes to the order placement feature. Otherwise, you will bear a greater risk of losing out on valuable customers before they’ve completed with placing their orders on the app.

Once the user has zeroed in on the restaurant of choice, they should be able to quickly add their preferred items to the cart, customise them wherever applicable along with specifying the necessary quantities.

The next page should capture any specific instructions that the user wishes to share with the restaurant partner. The user can also select the option to have the order delivered or opt for a self-pickup.

The last step of order management is to verify the order summary. The user then moves on to the payment page to conclude the process of placing the order.

#7. Payment

The order can only be confirmed once the payment has gone through. The app should provide multiple gateways options to users in the form of processing it through credit or debit cards, food vouchers, eWallets, Paypal, cash on delivery, etc.

As the service provider, it the app’s responsibility to ensure that confidential financial information captured on the platform is protected with all the necessary security and encryptions.

The app should have the required governmental licenses to accept payment from users too.

#8. Order Tracking

On receiving confirmation of the payment automatically confirms the order too. Not only can you track when the restaurant accepts the order, starts preparing it but also monitor the order delivery in real-time along with details of the driver who has been assigned to pick-up it up.

The tracking for the delivery executive is done with Location API that can determine the delivery executive’s present location to let the app display an approximate delivery time.

#9. Notifications

You can keep your target audience engaged with your app by sharing constant news, updates and alerts. This can be done using the push notifications feature.

The notifications system can also function as an add-on support to real-time tracking in case the user does not have the app interface switched on post order confirmation. That’s why notifying users about order status via push notifications or SMS works perfectly.

#10. Rating & Reviews

After every delivery of order, the user gets the option to share their ratings and reviews on a number of key parameters such as user experience, delivery, food quality and more.

This is a key functionality of any app platform which can be synced in with the other key data to generate useful insights.

Allows the customers to leave detailed reviews also helps build trust not only for the app but for the partner restaurant as well. This can draw in new prospects who may be inclined to try out new joints.

#11. Bookmarks

Introducing a bookmark feature allows customers to quickly close orders especially if they are in a hurry. While it may not be an absolute must to have a functionality such as this, but it definitely serves as a value addition, playing a key role in revenue generation in the long-term.

#12. Order History

Users can view a list of their past orders from the Order History section. In fact, this feature can be further enhanced by incorporating a Reorder functionality if the user wishes to place the exact same order again in the future.

#13. Discount System

Food delivery apps must be accompanied with a strong discount and promotions feature as it can help draw in new customers and get existing users to keep placing orders. A promo code engine is a necessity that can boost loyalty ten-folds.

#14. Social Networks

Social media plays a huge part in a food delivery apps these days. A simple and direct integration with popular social media channels can drive users to share restaurant experiences and reviews with their social networks instantly.

Enabling this quick link not only works to promote the app platform but also helps to build customer loyalty in the long run.

#15. Loyalty Program

Designing a loyalty program has its perks as studies show that 45% of consumers are willing to stick to platforms that offer some king of a loyalty program that benefits them.

Food delivery apps can provide priority delivery or free delivery to members who sign up with their loyalty program. Plus, taking a nominal joining fee can add up as another source of revenue generation for the food delivery service.

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Delivery Version

Here is a list of must-have features on the delivery version of the app:

#1. Registration and Profile Set-up

Just like the customer version of the app, the delivery interface also involves a user registration and profile set-up process.

This is only specific to the delivery agents who will pick up order from the partner restaurant and transport it to the user’s given address.

Capturing key details is an important aspect of the setting up the profile as some of it will be displayed as part of their front-end profile to the user.

Once the profile is created, delivery agents get access to the system’s database and can track whatever orders that come their way.

#2. Order Management

Delivery agents are able to view new orders that need to be delivered. All relevant information can be accessed by using the ‘Go Online’ button.

Generally, delivery agents have the flexibility to accept and reject customer orders as per their convenience and availability. This can be done using the button and start accepting orders.

#3. Status Updates

Delivery agents can manage their status updates in real-time that also adds to the customer’s convenience. Clients are able to monitor and track their order processing with an overview on the waiting time too.

On delivering the order, the agent confirms its completion via the app platform. The client automatically receives this notification and also gets an alert to rate the experience.

#4. Delivery History

The delivery agent will be able to view the history of orders delivered by him or her. While a total overview is available, the information can be further filtered by the period of time.

#5. Earnings Screen

This is possibly one of the most important features on the delivery version of the app. The agent can keep a check of his daily, monthly and annual earnings.

The section can also display the current balance, recent transactions, promotions, and cashing out possibilities.

Partner Restaurant Version

The partner restaurant version of the app is more line with an admin panel. Restaurants use it to accept and process orders. The app provides relevant information of the delivery agent who has been designated to pick up the order and transport it to the end customer.

Here is a list of must-have features on the partner restaurant version of the app:

#1. Registration and Profile Management

This works exactly the same as the customer and delivery agent versions of the application. Other than signing up to register themselves, the only different in creating a profile on this version is that it is not relevant to an individual but an establishment.

Therefore, the restaurant, other than adding the necessary information such as their outlet name and location also uses this feature to upload their food and drinks menu along with brief descriptions if applicable, photos, reviews, etc.

#2. Content Management

Partner restaurants can use the Content Management feature to design communication that can promote their eatery to prospective clients. That includes updating the menu frequently, more photos of new dishes, customer reviews and ratings, along other things.

#3. Order Management

Every order that the restaurant receives can be managed through the Order Management module. Typically, the partner restaurant can view the following information on the panel:

  • Detailed view of the order
  • Update the status of the order and send out notifications to the consumer when it is accepted and to the delivery personnel when the order is ready to be picked up.
  • View the entire list of current orders

Once the order is prepared, it is instantly dispatched to the end customer via the delivery agent.

#4. Payments

Restaurants can keep account of their earnings via the food delivery app using the Payments module. Every transaction along with the order list is generally updated on this module in real-time basis.

Read Also : 10 Tips for Starting an Online Food Delivery Business

Technology Stack of Food Delivery App Development

For a food delivery app like UberEats, you will need to integrate multiple technologies to make sure that the platform is functional. While the tech stack itself will vary depending on your business models, the likes of UberEats has used this composition:

Platforms: Android and iOS

  • Programming Languages: Kotlin (Android) and Swift (iOS)
  • Back-end development:js

Frameworks and Libraries:

  • For Registration: Google and Facebook SDK Login
  • For Storage: Amazon Cloud Storage
  • Mailing service: Amazon SES
  • SMS service: Twilio
  • Synchronization:io
  • Push notifications: FCM, Amazon SNS, Firebase Cloud Messaging
  • Social media integration: Facebook SDK
  • Maps: Google Maps, Core Location Framework
  • Navigation: Google Directions
  • Addresses: Google Places, MapKit
  • Payment provision: Braintree, Square API, Stripe, PayPal
  • Restaurant Listing: Grubhub API, FourSquare API
  • For Analytics: Google Analytics
  • For Cloud: AWS, Azure

You can customise your technology stack in consultation with your app development team and the budget that you can allocate towards it.

Hiring Skilled App Developers

To create an app like Uber Eats, you need an experienced team of experts in this space. You have the option to hire an in-house team or opt to go with an app development agency.

Whatever option you choose to go with, you will need the backing of the following key specialists who will be able to execute your idea.

  • Project Manager
  • Business Analyst
  • UI/UX designer
  • Android engineer – At least 2
  • iOS engineer – At least 2
  • Front-end developer
  • Back-end developer
  • QA engineer

How Much Does It Cost to Create a Food Delivery App Like Uber Eats?

There are a number of factors that contribute to the cost to create a food delivery app like Uber Eats. The key components are:

  • The type of app that you are developing – Native, Hybrid or an MVP
  • Which platforms are you creating it for – Android, iOS and Web (any one, two or all three)
  • Complexity of the application – Simple, Medium to Advance, Completely Unique with standalone features
  • The app’s general functionalities
  • Time taken to develop the app
  • The mode of app development – Using an in-house team or an App Development Agency. If outsourcing to an agency, the location of the company will also play a role in the overall cost estimation.

Some basic calculation of app development:

Module Development Estimated Time Taken Estimated Cost
UI/UX Design 60 hours $1500 to $3000
Front-end and Back-end development 400 hours $7,000 to $ 15,000
Technical documentation 40 hours $1000 to $1500
MVP testing 80 hours $2000 to $4000
Polishing and bug fixing 40 hours $1000 to $2000

 

The total cost estimate here is approximately between $12,500 to $25,500. That said, the hourly rates of developers vary from country to country.

Here is a snapshot:

  • India based developers charge $10 to $80 per hour
  • Europe based developers charge $30 to $150 per hour
  • S. based developers charge $50 to $250 per hour

If there is a need for making a web app for restaurants, the range would extend to $50,000 to $60,000.

Having this basic calculation in place helps you to plan for your project well in advance. When you are in a position to scale the platform, having your finances in control will help you do that in a more streamlined fashion.

Read Also : How to Create an app like Bigbasket

In a nutshell

The rising popularity of on-demand food delivery apps no doubt has created a niche area for new entrepreneurs to enter the market. While app like Uber Eats has created the benchmarks in the space, you still need to create your own unique standing that can make you a standout platform.

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Gathering information is fine but the most important aspect of the entire process is to get the right team in place who can transform your idea into reality.

Want to know what’s next? Get in touch with our Mobile App Development experts and get started with your own food delivery app development.

How to Create an App Like Swiggy?

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On-demand food delivery apps such as Swiggy are hugely popular now. Their ability to enable worry-free food for us is extremely convenient.Food delivery apps such as Swiggy are not just a blessing for it users, but also for Food business owners.

So you might want to get the benefits of an app like Swiggy for your business. But what is Swiggy all about? It’s history, reason for success, features, cost of app development, time taken for development, investment, etc.

Let’s take a look at how to create an app like Swiggy and its overall budget.

The Swiggy Story

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Swiggy began its operations in 2014 and gained great support and love from customers soon. Pilani Sriharsha Majety and Nandan Reddy, two young graduates are the heroes behind the success story of Swiggy.

They along with Rahul Jaimani started Swiggy as a hyperlocal food delivery business in August 2014. The initial stages gained about 150+ delivery personnel and tie-ups with 300 restaurants. Swiggy completed about 1000+ daily orders too.

The funds obtained by Swiggy were a breakthrough in the start-up industry. In 2016, Swiggy established its presence on about 7 big cities including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolkata.

This wide reach and acceptance paved the way for many firms to partner with Swiggy. In the year 2018, Swiggy partnered with ICICI Bank and Flipkart’s Phonepe enabling users to make trouble-free payment methods.

Below are some of the noteworthy programs done by swiggy making it the most popular and valued food delivery start-up.

  • Post-midnight delivery in Delhi, Hyderabad till 2 am.
  • Swiggy Capital assists in giving free loans to the restaurant partners.
  • Launch of swiggy pop offering curated single-serve menus under 200 Rs.
  • ‘Swiggy Scheduled’ to plan & order meals in advance.
  • ‘Swiggy Super’ for monthly and quarterly subscription plans.

Why do people love ordering food online?

In this busy world, who desires long queues for buying food, reserving tables & reading lengthy menus? Every single stage in a package version will be encouraged for sure. Below are some of the factors which attract people towards online food delivery

  •  Faster delivery in your doorsteps.
  • Choose from various payment methods; Cash on delivery, credit/debit cards etc
  • Instant ordering with discounts or coupons.
  • Versatile filters for cuisines, restaurants & even food items.
  • Track your food & give reviews.

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Steps to create a food delivery app like Swiggy

#1. Attractive & easy user interface    

You are replacing the whole hotel procedure into an app! You shouldn’t feel it as a waste of time. A food delivery app should be easy to use and navigate. You could feel clarity on pages & results should be favourable. Otherwise, they will switch to other “your kind” app.

#2. Active performance on all devices

Ensure that your app can appear in various forms. Some people like to order on websites and some in desktop apps. However, you could help people in easy ordering, make them do further orders in your app & your app only.

#3. A Great package of information

Relevant & complete information is the heart of a food ordering & delivery app. Users should feel full in each stage of ordering. Little confusion on your apps can make them irritated & discontinue.

So, data on different restaurants, food items, cuisines, delivery time & many such things should be mentioned in your app. This information makes them feel effortless & complete their order.

#4. Diverse & secure payment methods

One of the most appealing factors in a food delivery app is payments at ease. An array of payment methods can make users feel about the flexibility of your app.

Making them feel secure about their confidential details can establish a long-term relationship with them. Multiple payment methods can accelerate your service & it is a must-have feature today.

#5. Provide offers & rewards

Everyone like Tasty foods at reasonable prices & some additional offers make them extra happy. It sounds great, right? Most on-demand food delivery apps now work on rewards & offers which benefits both the users, restaurants & developers.

Providing pocket- friendly deals & frequent offers could enable users to engage with your app & order more.

Read Also : How to Create an App like Uber Eats

Delivery app models

#1. The Aggregator model

It is said as the traditional model of delivery. A single website or app gives access to various cuisines & restaurants here. This process is mediated by aggregators who act as mediators between local restaurants and customers.

Customers can browse on a great number of cuisines & restaurants. Once you have a registered account, you can start exploring menus and order your favourite food.

This order is passed to the restaurant by the aggregator & the delivery service is done by the restaurant. Apps like Zomato &UberEATS come under this model.

#2. Logistics-focused platforms

Swiggy follows this model of delivery. Wondering what this model is? Unlike the aggregator model, restaurants could focus on customers & their further needs. Owners could avoid the process of monitoring drivers, paying them & vehicle maintenance costs.

The third party here makes a partnership with restaurants & with complete logistics support. Partnerships can be very beneficial to restaurants.

Features of food delivery apps

Some features make on-demand food delivery apps unique from other service apps. These features are categorised into four according to the persons dealing with them. Four types of panels namely

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  • Customer Panel
  • Restaurant Panel
  • Admin panel
  • Delivery Person Panel

Customer Panel features

The vital category of a food delivery app is its users. They should feel easy & comfortable with your app throughout the order & until the food is delivered.

  • Sign in: One can sign in using a mobile number following OTP verification of the number.
  • Location: Users can enable auto-detection of location or manually enter your location.
  • Homepage: Consists of many restaurants near your location and top reviewed ones.
  • Search: You can search for your favourite foods & restaurants here. Apps provide filters to choose between hundreds of options before you.
  • Order food: One can go through the menu, select food items, place & confirm the order, get it delivered.
  • Cart: Here, you can view the price and other details of your order. You can order them whenever you wish to.
  • Payment: Users can view the total payable amount & select from various payment methods
  • Track your order: You can track the entire process happening with your order. Once it is out for delivery, you can track the delivery boy.
  • Account: My account is a section where you can manage the addresses, payment methods, Liked & favourite things, and offers. It also showcases your previous orders with a reorder option.
  • Rate &Review: Rate the order after its delivery and you can review them too.
  • Order history: Details of current order & options to make queries about the delivery.

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Restaurant Panel features

  • Menu management: Add/delete food items according to their availability. Updates on new items & combo offers should be mentioned.
  • Dashboard: View various orders & their status like cancelled, pending & upcoming orders.
  • Food order management: View details of various orders & ensure quantity along with the quality of food.
  • Cancel orders: Restaurants can cancel orders.
  • Restaurant Profile: Create & update the restaurant profile with all the relevant information about the restaurant.
  • Chats: Chat with users in response to the feedback & queries the restaurant.

Delivery person app features

  • Sign in: A Delivery person can sign in via phone number/email id.
  • Status: It indicates whether the person can make a delivery or not. He/she can accept or reject the delivery requests.
  • Call/chat: Users can chat with the delivery person about the order or queries related to the order. The Calling facility helps delivery boys to reach at correct destination with least effort.
  • Location & GPS Navigation: The delivery person can reach the customer’s or restaurant’s location to collect and deliver the order.
  • Dashboard: View details on completed orders, upcoming & cancelled orders.

Admin panel features

  • User management: – Manage various users of the app & monitor their activities.
  • Menu management: – By joining with the restaurant, admin panel add/delete food items in various cuisines.
  • Food order management: – Can view the upcoming, current & cancelled orders.
  • Dashboard: – View details & summary about pending, upcoming & cancelled orders for particular restaurants.
  • Payment management: – Monitor various transactions done by users.
  • Push notifications: – Admins send push notifications to users about updates, seasonal offers or any system related news.
  • Transaction history: – Can view order summary, order id, payment method etc of an order.
  • Offers &coupons: – Generate seasonal offers & coupons for users.
  • Analytics: – Using 3rd party analytics tool, admins can make reports on a daily, monthly/annual basis.

Technology stack

Let’s look on the various technical stacks which give shape to an awesome food delivery app

Platforms: iOS, Android, Web

Data platform: S3, Presto, Druid, Snowflake, Flume, Hive, Spark, Storm

Database: Postgress, HBase, MongoDB, Cassandra

Payments: e-wallets, Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, net banking

Navigation: Google maps

Push notifications: Push.io, Twilio

Analytics: Storm, Flink, Firebase.

Cloud Environment: Azure, Google, AWS.

Monetization strategies of food delivery apps

#1. Advertisements

Advertisements are one of the most popular sources of revenue generation. Food delivery apps charge for display ads or short video clips about restaurants. It is often placed on the homepage & these positions are also a factor affecting the charge.

#2. Delivery charges

Restaurants without delivery facilities can be concerned here. You can get paid for providing your app with delivery personnel to them. Popular on-demand food delivery app like Deliveroo made revenue of $164 million by this monetization model.

#3. Surge price

Haven’t you noticed extra costs on days when demand is high or when there is rain or another difficulty? The app limits menu options but charges extra from customers. An increased delivery amount can increase the revenue of your app.

#4. Fixed commission

Here, apps charge a fixed commission per order. Each order made by a user is converted into revenue for the app platform. It also helps in building a long-term relationship between the restaurant and app.

Popular food delivery apps

Below are some of the dominating on-demand food delivery apps which are very much familiar & widely used ones.

Uber Eats Offer food delivery services in major cities around the globe. Allows ordering food in simple steps & easy digital transactions. Enables real-time tracking of your order delivered by freelance delivery persons under UberEATS.
Swiggy Largest & most popular online food ordering & delivering app platform. Partnered with various top food industries & giving world class experience to users in easy food delivery service.
Zomato With its very unique feature to reserve tables for dining, Zomato is a very popular food delivery platform. It also contains the latest features like social media integration, special offers to subscribed users, follow & interact with other users etc.
Deliveroo Deliveroo makes its service in a limited radius without an individual delivery system. It provides delivery services more efficiently as its means of transport include bicycles, motorcycles. This paves the way to include more people in the delivery service.
Grub Hub Well-known for its increased regular customers. It helps users to connect with various restaurants but delivers services through independent contractors. Grub Hub allows personalization of app for users & has many customised filters on many categories.

How much will it cost to create a food delivery app like Swiggy?

As we all know, it is the preferred features & functionalities that make way for the estimation of the cost of your app idea. Some of the other factors determining the cost to create a Swiggy like app are as follows.

  • Number of platforms
  • The region where the app is developed
  • Various payment gateways
  • Size of App development team
  • App complexity

 

Simple/Basic App Full-fledged app Average Running cost
$3,500 to $9,500 $18000 to $35000 $1,000 per month

 

Read Also : 11 Must Have Restaurant Mobile App Features

Conclusion

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As there is an increasing demand for food delivery apps, you can start planning a delivery app with impressive design & ease in every aspect. If you have a great app idea & want to execute it in the best way, come join us & create a successful app like Swiggy of your own.

How to Create an App Like Meesho

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Ever heard of Meesho? Today, it is one of the most successful stories in the space of reseller apps that describes itself as an online multi-vendor marketplace.

Imagine you want to create an app without the hassle of inventory or shipping and can start the business minus any significant investment. Sounds a little impossible, right? But apps like meesho has proven it can be done.

Let’s take a look at How To Create An App Like Meesho and its overall budget

Evolution of Meesho Reseller App

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The foundation to create a reseller app like Meesho was a social cause. The founders wanted to create opportunities to build home-based businesses, giving individuals to earn from an additional income source.

They were primarily focussed on driving homemakers to start something on their own without any investment. The wave soon caught up with other small and medium sized businesses who were looking for online avenues to sell but did not have the funds to create an individual storefront on their own.

At the onset, Meesho started out with a limited set of popular product categories, namely fashion and electronics. In due course of time, with the traffic on the app skyrocketing, its users demanded much more. The expanded product categories now include:

  • Accessories
  • Household
  • Fashion for Men, Women and Kids
  • Kitchen item
  • Decoration
  • Gift
  • Cosmetics
  • Grocery and Essentials

With multiple rounds of funding from venture capitalist big-wigs like SAIF, Sequoia Capital, RPS Venture, Facebook and more, Meesho has raised approximately $215.2 million in total and achieved 50x growth in less than a decade.

With over 1 crore resellers listed on the platform, Meesho has achieved unimaginable success and a barrage of milestones. This has paved the way for many entrepreneurs to try their luck at setting up a similar mobile app like Meesho where they do not really need to create a full blown eCommerce website.

Now, let’s look at the important aspects to create a reseller app like Meesho and how much you should budget to create such a platform.

Analyze The Market

Before diving straight to the development phase, it is important that you analyse the market where you intend to deploy the app. Do a quick SWOT analysis which will help you to streamline the pros and cons of entering into this business.

Make a list of your immediate competition in the space and match them in accordance with your geographical outreach. You will face stiff competition from established players like Amazon which probably enjoys the bulk of the market share in the eCommerce space.

Having said that, a reseller app like Meesho has made a niche for itself and that’s where you need to focus your energies. You can create a similar Meesho app that offers unique and standout features with good, user-friendly design.

Decide Upon Your Niche

Think about how you wish to sell. Do you want to limit yourself to being a platform that connects local businesses to the neighbourhood or go all out to create an app that facilitates buying and selling without borders?

Zeroing in on the market is absolutely essential. This is the first step before you do anything else. Next, figure out the list of product categories that you want to highlight in the app. Get a team in place to develop merchandising for each individual category which should be ready before you launch the application.

Define Your Product

Chalk out the USPs of your app. Unless you adequately highlight what your app offers to the target audience, there is little chance that the platform will find any takers in the market after the launch. Concentrate on the benefits that can be most effective:

  • Best Quality
  • Best Quality-To-Price Ratio
  • Luxury
  • Aspiration
  • Must-Have

Define the value proposition. Answering these key questions can help expedite the process.

  • What product or service is the app platform selling?
  • Is there a defined list of benefits for the end user on downloading the application?
  • Who is the target audience?
  • Have you made your offerings unique in comparison to your competition?

In the case of reseller apps, it may be an upheaval task to come up with unique product features as the functionalities are pretty much standard across the board.

However, you can still add some kind of offering or value that makes it attractive for your target audience to download and start using your platform.

Ideas that you can debate about are:

  • Free shipping
  • Next-day shipping
  • Bonuses with a purchase
  • Money-back guarantee
  • Discounted prices
  • Customizability
  • Free product listings for sellers

Read Also :  How to create an app like Flipkart

Create A List Of Features

Prior to settling on the list of features, ensure that your priorities in what you to expect the app to deliver have been mapped out. Next, divide the list of features into:

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  • Reseller App
  • Seller or Supplier App
  • Admin Panel

Features on the Reseller App

#1. Registration

The first step of any mobile application is the user registration process. This is usually via an email id / mobile number with a password combination.

Additionally, to simplify the process further, mobile apps are frequently adopting the usage of social media profiles and Google ids as a one step option to register on apps.

#2. Authorization

On completion of the user registration, the app sends out an authorization that verifies the user details such as email address and mobile that has been used to create the account on the app.

#3. Search Filters

This again is a standard feature in most eCommerce apps today. The search filters are designed to make it easier for prospective resellers to look up items that they are interested in. Adding advanced filters such as price, product type, size, brand, location, etc. streamlines the search results further.

#4. Product Feed

Reseller apps have a product feed that showcases a mix of products to the user. This is usually compiled taking into account a number of parameters such as user interest, past purchases, browsing history, preferred product types, brands, etc. The feed is dynamic and keeps updating automatically.

#5. Product Categories

All reseller apps need to divide the merchandise that they list into categories and sub-categories. This allows the prospective reseller to easily browse through the products.

#6. Product Page

Every product should have a dedicated page where information like product description, price, seller information, delivery period, etc. should be clearly captured.

Adding images and customer ratings is key here. Enabling a product view allows resellers to make sure that an item meets all their requirements before sharing it with their networks.

#7. Product Catalogues

Reseller apps have a unique product catalogue feature that allows the reseller to directly share the product or the entire catalogue with their networks via social media profiles, Whatsapp or email.

Whilst sharing, every bit of information such as product type, code, price, delivery period, payment method, product images is automatically sharable. The reseller, however, can edit the information prior to posting.

#8. Product Comparison

While users can always compare similar products with their closest competitors outside of the platform, having a product comparison feature built-in can be a definite value add.

Buyers can compare similar products that are listed on the application that can help them arrive at a quick purchase decision. Adding this innovative feature will let your users research products or services without leaving the app.

#9. Shopping Cart

When the resellers are interested in purchasing an item, he or she can add it to the shopping with single click functionality. This helps the reseller keep track of all the items that they wish to purchase and have a final look through before checking out and paying.

#10. Payment Integration

Payment gateways are a must for reseller apps. The reseller can opt to pay for the item prior to despatch or send it like a COD order. Most apps have standard integrations such as Debit or Credit Cards, Net Banking, Google Pay, UPIs, eWallets, etc.

#11. Delivery & Tracking

Once the order has been placed with the seller, the reseller must have a mechanism to track the order from despatch to delivery. There should also be an option for return or exchange the product post delivery which again should be trackable and monitored from the app’s platform.

#12. Payment Tracker

Payments collected for COD orders goes directly to the platform. The reseller should be able to track this until it hits their bank account.

#13. Reviews and Ratings

Resellers should have a section to share product and customer reviews and ratings. This builds trust in the product and the supplier driving other prospective resellers to share these catalogues with their networks.

#14. Geotagging

You can create your meesho app slightly different by incorporating a feature that helps in localization of its market. The reseller can be specific in their search of products by filtering through regions. This helps return search results that are specific to that particular area.

#15. Offers &Discounts

Cashbacks, discounts, sales, offers is something that every reseller loves. Therefore, you must have a dedicated feature that highlights ongoing sales and promotions that drives more sales and revenue for both the reseller and the platform.

#16. Push Notifications

The reseller must be kept abreast of app updates, sales and promotions, new products, out of stock items, etc. All of this can be easily accomplished with the push notification feature. You can also send targeted alerts and messages to the users.

#17. In-app Chat

For any eCommerce business, having an in-app chat features helps resolve resellers queries instantly. Plus, it can also be an avenue for resellers and suppliers to connect. This can help them to bargain on price, discuss payment method or even schedule a meeting.

#18. Localizations

If you plan to extend your platform’s service across the country or even internationally, then you should definitely consider language support as a key feature on the application.

#19. Refer & Earn

Resellers when they start doing well will look for other avenues to augment their income. Having a refer and earn section can quest their thirst to add more resellers to the network which earning a nifty commission on the referral.

#20. Loyalty Program

Your resellers will stick to your app only if you have a loyalty program that keeps them coming back to your platform over and over again.

Apart from these standard features, you may consider integrating some advanced functionalities on the reseller front of your application.

#21. Image Recognition

Using advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies, the image recognition functionality allows the reseller to take a picture of a specific item that they wish to sell, and the app automatically recognises it. The reseller is taken to the relevant category without having to go the entire browsing process at all.

#22. Virtual Try-on

Augmented reality is a booster in online shopping. This is a unique feature that resellers can use to try an article of clothing or accessory virtually before sharing it with their networks. If configured properly, this feature can help make your app the best buy and sell app in the reseller category.

#23. Style Boards

Creating personalised collections and style boards can be engaging and fun. This can potentially drive resellers to close more sales if they find specific items that really look trendy and attractive.

#24. Trendsetter Badges

Top resellers can be rewarded with interactive badges or incentivised in some unique manner. The desire to become a trendsetter can be so tempting that your resellers will be motivated to perform harder to be featured in the list of achievers on the app’s platform.

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Features on the Seller or Supplier App

#1. Registration

Every seller or supplier that wishes to sell their products via the reseller application must also register on the platform. The process is the same as the Reseller app. Sellers need to register so they can list items for sale, set prices, and so on.

#2. Item Management

Sellers can list their items via the Item Management module. Here they can enter basic product details such as description, price, material, dimensions, delivery period, return policy, product images, etc.

#3. Inventory Management

This feature allows sellers to add, view, publish, and edit products on the marketplace as well as track product status effortlessly.

#4. Order Management

Sellers can process the order once the reseller has confirmed it on checkout and payment.

#5. Customer Reviews

The seller can view customer reviews and respond to them in an appropriate manner.

#6. Shop Statistics

Sellers can view real-time statistics and insights on how well their individual stores are performing on the app’s platform. They can check insights on which products are selling out, which items are lagging behind, any customer complaints, delivery updates, etc.

#7. Push Notifications

Sellers too need to be kept updated on what’s new with the application, proposed promotions, alerts, etc. Push notifications can come in handy here as well.

#8. In-app Chat

Sellers may have questions too. This can be quickly resolved by connecting them with the platform’s seller support department via the in-app chat facility. Plus, the in-app chat can act as the link that connects resellers with suppliers. They can schedule meetings via this channel.

Read Also : How to create an app like Bigbasket

Features on the Admin Panel

#1. Authorization via email or OTP

The administration approves upon verification user details like email address and mobile number that both the reseller and supplier use to create accounts on the application.

#2. Reseller Management

Every aspect of the reseller is managed by the administrator via a dedicated reseller management module on the admin panel.

#3. Seller or Supplier Management

Every aspect of the seller or supplier is managed by the administrator via a dedicated reseller management module on the admin panel.

#4. Product Management

While it is the seller that uploads all product related information, it is the admin’s role to verify the information before it goes live on the platform. Incorrect information can lead to potential reseller grievances and complaints.

#5. Order Management

Although the order is processed by the seller, the admin oversees the process and ensures that delivery happens on schedule. They also follow up with the seller in case there are significant delays in product despatch.

#6. Support Request Management

The admin moderates all support requests and shares them with the relevant departments for resolution.

#7. Analytics

Admins can see the whole picture of their reseller business.Real-time analytics enables them to keep track of and monitor vital information on the most viewed items, total sales/revenue, purchase patterns, users session times, etc.

Team Structure To Build a Reseller Marketplace App

Developing a reseller marketing app can be intimidating unless you are an experienced app developer yourself. Hence, you need the services of an experienced and specialist team of developers who can execute the project successfully.

The team for this project will look as follows:

  • Project manager — 1
  • Business Analyst – 1
  • Backend developer — 1
  • UI/UX designer — 1
  • Dev/Ops – 1
  • Android developers — 2
  • QA engineer — 1

How Meesho Works–The Technology Stack

Now let’s review what technologies are used to create a reseller app like Meesho.

  • Mobile Platform – Android, iOS
  • Web – .Net, PHP, JS etc.
  • Push Notifications – Twilio, Push.io
  • SMS, Voice, and Phone Verification –Nexmo, Twilio
  • Payments – Braintree & PayPal, Stripe, EWallets
  • Database – MongoDB, Hbase, Cassandra, Postgres, MailChimp Integration
  • Cloud Environment – AWS, Google, Azure
  • Real-Time Analytics – Hadoop, Spark, BigData, Apache Flink, Cisco, IBM

Cost to Create a Marketplace App Like Meesho

A number of factors are taken into consideration that will help you to arrive at an approximate cost estimate to create a marketplace app like Meesho. These key parameters include:

  • Features and their complexity
  • Time
  • App development company
  • Location

Hourly rates for Developers from various countries

Countries Eastern Europe U.S UK India
Cost per hour $50-$150 $80-$250 $80-$255 $20-$80

 

Front End/Back End development $8000-$10000
UI/UX Design $300-$9,500
QA & Testing $4000-$5000
Wireframe $700-$2500

 

The minimum that you can expect to spend on a project of this nature is $10-$80 per hour for Indian developers. Still, the development cost can depend on the platform, features, UI/UX design etc.

Monetization Model of Marketplace Apps

There are several ways by which you can choose to monetise your reseller app. Here are some avenues that can help generate revenue:

#1. Subscriptions/Membership Fees

While the initial signing up can be free of cost, has a membership fee structure or a subscription model in place for resellers to resell from the platform. This can be a nominal amount that can help them access more advanced features on the application.

#2. Insertion Fees

The application can charge a fee to the sellers or suppliers to list their items for sale on the application. If a seller lists their item in two categories, they pay the fee for both categories.

#3. Sponsored Listings

Sellers can pay for sponsored listings and can showcase their products right at the top of the category.

#4. Seller Fees

The marketplace app earns a commission on every item sold by their listed supplier via the app’s platform.

#5. Transaction Fees

The app earns a commission from the payment gateways whenever a transaction is completed at a percentage of the sale or at a fixed cost.

#6. In-app Advertisements

When the reseller app has garnered significant user traffic, the app can allow third-party advertising to be displayed at designated real estate on the platform. This promotional system allows sellers to attract users by offering them with individual offers and internal recommendations.

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In Conclusion

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To create a reseller app like Meesho is not that difficult in spite of it being technically complex. Everything depends on how well you ideate, strategize and then execute the project. If you start on the right note, you are already halfway to success!

How to Create a Messaging App Like WhatsApp?

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WhatsApp is undoubtedly one of the most popular messaging apps. While it could be tough to rival that, you might want to create an app with features similar to WhatsApp. It could be as an add on for your business or existing app or education institution. In this blog, we unravel how to make a messaging app like WhatsApp.

Why an app like WhatsApp?

As we all know, WhatsApp is gaining much popularity among us. It’s easy & attractive features make users love that app. WhatsApp is available on all operating systems & also active on multiple devices.

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You can enjoy boundless communication through text messages, voice messages, video calls, etc. Besides, you can instantly share your photos & videos with your friends either personally or in your group. Thus, creating a messaging app like WhatsApp gains a place.

Table of contents

Steps to create an app like WhatsApp

#1. Select the platform

As we said earlier, WhatsApp is active on multiple platforms. It is essential to decide the platform on which your app should appear whether it be in iOS, Android, or cross platforms.

#2. Choose the best business model for your app

It includes the various factors that decide the success of your app.

Target audience: When creating an instant messaging app, it is obvious to look upon the users and their expectations. Mostly, WhatsApp is used by all age groups especially by young people. Business firms also use such apps for their official purposes. So, you should consider the target audience in advance.

Monetization strategies: Your app is a product of structured development stages with their different costs. You must monetize your app without making your users hesitant about paying the money.

App features: The above monetization is easy when your app stand out unique from similar apps. Your app should contain an extra factor that makes people choose & use your app.

App promotions: Your app must be appearing each day. Once you publish your app, it should automatically make your users install & use it. After uploading in the play store, you can plan various promotion activities to attract your users

#3. Decide your app features

This step can decide the priority of your app among users. You should create a list of the most important features of your messaging app. You can also add brand new features to your app.

#4. Form a development team

Developers are the real heroes of an app story. Their tireless working result in a successful application. You can select an experienced team for creating your preferred app service.

You can either outsource or take In-house members to carry out faultless development stages. Below are some of the personnel who form a development team in a messaging app.

Project manager: He/she with an excellent managing skill inform the client about the project throughout the development process

Project Analyst: An analyst could accompany the project manager and make his/her work at ease.

Developers: Undoubtedly, they make an app technically stable & error-free. It includes front-end development; Back end development. Number of developers can vary upon the complexity of the app. Developers of iOS & Android form a separate team.

Designers: Users should feel the purpose of your app through the design itself. An unattractive design can make your venture into a failure. You should have a skilled team of UI/UX designers who can create intuitive designs for your app.

Testing & QA engineers: Your app shall go through various testing stages & ensure its proper performance. A good team of testers constantly working on bug-fixing & errors can make your app a highly responsive one.

Marketing manager: If your app needs promotional activities, an efficient marketing manager can make it happen.

#5. Set up the budget of your app

The pivotal factor of an app development process is its cost. The cost can vary with the complexity, development team, their location, features, etc. You should be able to estimate the overall cost & commence your app development.

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Features of a messaging app

Let’s explore the various features that shape an instant-messaging app.

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#1. User Registration

The first and foremost feature of a messaging app is an authentic registration. Users can register via e-mail or other social media accounts. WhatsApp opens up its world via mobile number following an SMS verification.

#2. Add contacts

WhatsApp like apps helps users to find out their friends who already have a registered account. The more friends they engage with, the more they stay connected with the app.

#3. Profile

Setting up your profile is the main thing. Users create a username with a bio about whatever matter they like to share. There is an option to change the display picture & upload status. So, developers should make space for profile options.

#4. Instant Messaging & Backup

As a messaging app, its sole service is to let users send & exchange messages. It has an option to create a group chat, where any number of people can react & exchange messages at a time.

In addition to this, a messaging app has to back up the chat history of the users. Instant messaging permit users to reply & get notified about the message which was received offline. Stickers & emojis in messages give users an emotional connect with the app.

#5. Push notifications

Giving Instant notifications on updates is a must have feature. They make users notified about invites on a new group conversation.

#6. Multimediality

Here, you can share pictures, short voice notes, text messages & videos. It can be considered as a typical feature to combine use of multiple media. Many users rely on messaging apps to send lengthy multimedia content.

#7. Favourites

Users can feel free to speak with their favourite contacts easily. They can add more people to this list or erase contacts.

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#8. Active on multiple platforms

If you are planning to start a messaging app, adding this feature will ensure a wide customer base. When available on multiple platforms, it can make their activities at ease.

#9. Contact sharing

Building long term relations through messaging apps can be noticed today. One can share contacts with other users. But no one can pose a threat to a person by sharing his/her contact with unknown users.

#10. Quick search

You can search for old content by typing anything related to it or even the date. You can allow search via keywords in your new app.

#11. Voice & video calling

Voice calling is a feature where you can have a call with a group of persons or individuals. This feature takes your app to the next level through video calls. Users love to see & speak with their friends limitlessly. Video calls are also helpful in official matters.

#12. Presence management

A feature to know who else is free to chat with you. Your online friend, their last seen, etc are familiar terms among instant chat app users.

#13. Security & Privacy

Ensuring the security of the content users share is the best thing you can include in your app. This feature enhances the reliability of your app.

The users can decide about their contents & make it visible to whom they wish to. Any unauthorized or third-party engagement cannot be encouraged. Various encryption options can make the app more secure.

#14. Cloud synchronization

This very feature makes the contents viewable across any device of the users. But the various systems should be good to accept changes. Any synced device can allow users to see their contents.

#15. Updates & upgrades

An app without advancements make users bored using the app. So, after publishing an app, the developers should work on the features to make it better & unique. You should include feedback systems to know your app issues & resolve them asap.

#16. Status

Users can express their thoughts, views & emotions in a creative style with our status feature. Status can be either in video, photo, or text format.

#17. Payment Gateway

Users can send and receive money via the app with our UPI-based payment service. The in-chat payment feature will allow users to make transactions with users on their contact list.

#18. Payment History

Users can keep track of their transaction history and identify their expenses at any time.

#19. Ad Integration

With the implementation of an active directory, you can store all your user’s data in one place. The administrators can quickly add or remove groups, users & resources quickly & efficiently through a single directory dashboard.

#20. Offline Support

Implementing offline messaging to your chat app will enable users to send messages even when they are offline. The only condition is the other user must be among your contact list and be under a 300-feet radius from you.

Technology stack of a messaging app

Authentication Nexmo API (via phone number), Facebook SDK, Twitter Kit (via email/social media accounts)
Chatting WebSocket
Programming language Java, Cotlin (Android), Swift, Objective-C(iOS)
Database PostgreSQL
File storage Amazon S3
Notifications Google Cloud Messaging, Apple Push Notifications
Cloud services Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote
Video & Voice calling WebRTC

How much will it cost to create an app like WhatsApp?

The cost of an app can vary from app to app. As it is known, the complexity, number of platforms, features & functionalities of the app determines the cost.

Apart from this, the location of your development team is also a deciding factor in the cost of your app development.

Countries Cost per hour
US $50-$250
UK $40-$170
Canada $55-$250
Western Europe $35-$170
Eastern Europe $20-$150
India $10-$80

Popular messaging apps

Instant messaging apps are now part of our daily life. Everyone is looking upon newer features on their existing apps & welcoming brand-new apps too.

Discord Specializes in various types of communication between communities ranging from gamers to other users. The app indulges its users to let them share video content via organised channels. It allows users to view content on various platforms.
Telegram It is considered as a secure & reliable source of messaging. This app work on multiple platforms with about 400 million active users. Telegram is constantly working on its features having an ad-free interface.
Amino Amino lets users share their thoughts & ideas instantly with their friends. The latest features include creating videos, read blogs, quizzes, etc. The easy customization of user-profiles makes it unique.
Hike One of the popular amazing apps well known for hikemojis. Users can create personal stickers & emojis. Advanced features include location sharing, videos, audio, etc.

 

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Conclusion

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Creating a messaging app is not at all a bad idea. You can create an app like WhatsApp but not with the same features. Know the main purpose of your dream app & add exclusive features in it. The era of messaging apps is evolving & your chances are remaining.