iOS app for Picking Duck

Picking Duck is a competitive Fantasy Sports app with community features

Duration 2017 – 2022
Team 5 members
Type Fantasy Sports
Industry Entertainment
Platforms Mobile; iOS

Project idea

The idea behind the app: people enjoy sports betting because it gives watching sports games an interesting edge. But, they are concerned about losing money. The app enables them to have a risk-free Fantasy Sports experience. Plus, they can spot moves of successful bettors.

Target audience

The app provides a safe playground for new bettors to learn responsible betting and money management without the risk of losing their savings. Experienced users use it to test their ideas and strategies.

Results

5+ years

Product Operates
Acquired by

WPFH

IT Craft boosted development pace with its expertise in Fantasy Sports development. As promised, the team launched an iOS app, saving the client’s time and budget. After the launch, the team focused on app updates and maintenance.

Core Tech

Swift
Ruby on Rails
Charts
SVProgressHUD

Project challenges

Concept. Startup idea is a unique mix of a betting contest and Fantasy Sports. The team needed to reflect the idea details in the system logic accurately.

Project takeover. The client had started the project with another outsourcing team, which lost momentum. The IT Craft team needed to get up to speed quickly and implement the envisaged functionality.
Tight deadline. The team managed to keep pace with the initially planned deadline by working in short iterations and using acquired know-hows in Fantasy Sports development.

Planning

Input

The client initially had:

Sportsbook website devoted to Fantasy Sports competitions
Expansion plan
Another team developed part of app source code

Analysis

Our team:

Enhanced app logic
Delivered missing features
Integrated required third-party service

Result

Our work resulted in:

High-quality app code
Timely launch of iOS app
Maintenance works upon requests

Business benefits

App Focus

The app strongly focuses on education and entertainment. It aims at helping inexperienced users better understand betting and improve their skills.

Sportsbook Variety

The app supports different leagues and competition types, including basketball, football, tennis, soccer, and more.

Following

App users see the real pick history. They can follow top users’ bets to learn how strategies work.

Freemium

Picking Duck uses a freemium model. Users are free to register and participate in various contests. If they choose, they can buy extra chips.

Main project features

Dashboard

The dashboard provides a plain, intuitive user interface. App users see their picking activities, results, pending picks, and chip balance statistics.

Leaders

Users can check rankings from here in such categories as Contest Leaders, Daily Winners, and Hot Players. Search by nickname is available.

Weekly contests via sportsbooks

Users master their betting skills (this also suits experienced bettors) by participating in various weekly contests where they win chips, trophies, and prizes with the greatest amount of chips.