Case Study: Fantasy Sports Platform Development for Dream GP
- Team 8 members
- What we built a full-scale fantasy sports platform focused on Formula 1
- Industry Fantasy sports
- Client Type Startup
Services Delivered
- Fantasy sports app development
- Discovery phase
- Full-cycle web app development
- Mobile application development
- iOS development
- Android development
- UI/UX design from scratch
- Backend architecture design
- API development and third-party integrations
- DevOps and infrastructure management
- Ongoing support, bug fixing, and continuous improvements
Challenges
The main challenge was building a comprehensive platform with complex logic, multiple data integrations, smooth UX, and administration functionality while meeting a tight deadline. The entire platform needed to be up and running by the start of the Formula 1 season.
Key challenges included:
- Integrating multiple contest formats with different logic within a unified platform.
- Implementing real-time, accurate scoring logic.
- High dependency on external data created pressure when a provider switch was required under a tight deadline.
- An unreliable third-party data provider.
- A late request for product scope expansion with a dedicated iOS app.
Solution
The IT Craft development team has designed a full-scale fantasy sports platform focused on Formula 1. The system includes web and native mobile applications (iOS and Android). An admin panel is available for league configuration and game management.
The platform integrates real-time and scheduled data updates. It supports complex scoring logic and delivers a highly interactive user experience tailored for motorsport fans.
Our engineers delivered:
- Real-time scoring and update system.
- Flexible architecture for multiple contest types.
- Comprehensive admin panel.
- Custom data feed simulation module (real-time admin input with instant recalculation and updates).
- Backend process monitoring and logging.
- Push notifications.
- Analytics and tracking integration.
- Performance optimization and high-load readiness.
- Accelerated iOS delivery under tight deadlines.
Technologies:
PHP 8
Symfony 7
API-Platform
Node.js
React.js
Next.js
TypeScript
Zustand
Axios
React Hook Form
Swift UI Kit
Kotlin
Android SDK
PostgreSQL
Firebase
AWS ECS (Fargate)
Docker
GitHub
Bitrise
CircleCI
Results
Cooperation with IT Craft enabled the client to quickly enter the market with a scalable, complex product.
Users can participate in competitive leagues through multiple gameplay formats. The platform supports both a classic salary cap mode, where users build teams under budget constraints, and a league-based format, where league creators define team compositions for all participants, creating a more controlled and strategic season-long experience.
Our fantasy sport development team’s efforts resulted in:
- Successful and timely product launch aligned with the Formula 1 season.
- Application release and deployment to App Store and Google Play.
- Exceeded client expectations in both scope and delivery.
- Stable platform performance for thousands of users.
- Reliable operation despite third-party data challenges.
- High user satisfaction driven by strong UI/UX design.