kicker, 2024

A football audio platform, migrated and in operation.

For a well-known football media brand, we technically modernized the acquired audio platform, redesigned it, and have been operating it ever since.

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FWMFL app home screen with continue-listening bar, playlists and the top episodes.

Player of the FWMFL app with episode artwork for a report on the Eintracht Frankfurt fan scene, progress bar and playback controls.

Screens

This is how it looks.

A selection of screens from the product. Swipe through.

Home screen with continue-listening bar, a row of playlists and the top episodes below. — Home: continue listening, playlists, top episodes

Player with large episode artwork, progress bar and controls including 15-second skips. — Player with artwork and chapter markers

Podcast detail page with cover, listener count and the Episodes, About and More like this tabs. — Podcast with episodes and recommendations

Onboarding Your clubs: selection list of football clubs with club colors, one club is marked. — Onboarding: content by club

See for yourself

Problem

What we did.

Migration of the mobile app from Cordova/Ionic to React Native, web rebuild on React/TypeScript, backend rebuilt on AWS with an upstream proxy for gradually phasing out the legacy systems. Audio and podcast streaming, subscription/paywall, and ongoing maintenance.

Effect in figures

Which was measurable in the end.

01 Cordova → RN Migration + operations

02 iOS, Android, Web Three platforms

03 AWS Backend rebuilt from scratch

Information

How it was built.

Platforms: iOS
Android
Web
Tech Stack: React Native
React
TypeScript
AWS
Stripe
Architecture: Proxy backend for gradually phasing out the legacy systems, AWS hosting, CI/CD.
Duration: Since 2023, ongoing operation