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Developed a Fast, Interactive Fantasy Sports Platform for Real-time Engagement in Sporting Actions

Sports11 app introduction - interactive fantasy sports experience

We built Sports11, a fantasy sports app that brings a full-blown sporting arena where fans become strategists. Built for real-time engagement and competitive thrill, Sports11 empowers users to create teams, enter contests, and track live scores, all while competing against friends and fellow fans. From casual weekend players to serious fantasy league veterans, the platform is built to scale, adapt, and keep users coming back for more.

Industry

Fantasy Sports / Gaming

Sports11 app - user dashboard for fantasy sports
Sports11 app - team management screen
Sports11 app - live leaderboard and scores

The Challenges

In the traffic-heavy world of fantasy sports, building an app that’s both lightning-fast and truly enjoyable is not easy. We needed to address a few major hurdles to make Sports11 stand out:

Laggy Interfaces

Sports moves fast, and fantasy apps need to move faster. Many platforms lag during peak hours, which ruins the experience when every second counts.

Poor Engagement Flow

Users often drop off between picking teams and watching matches. Most apps don’t offer enough to keep them engaged before, during, and after the game.

Cluttered Design

Too many features jammed into one screen leads to confusion. Many users, especially newcomers, feel overwhelmed and quit before even joining a contest.

Limited Real-Time Features

Without real-time score updates or instant leaderboards, users feel disconnected from the action. That delay costs both excitement and trust.

User facing challenges in fantasy sports engagement - Sports11 case study
Sports11 app - seamless fantasy sports interface
Sports11 app - intuitive user interface for fantasy games
Sports11 app solution - live game dashboard and team building

The Solutions

We deliveted a fantasy sports experience through this platform that feels seamless, immersive, and easy to engage with. Here’s how we made that happen:

Live Game Dashboard

We designed a dynamic dashboard where users can track scores, player points, and leaderboard positions, all in real time, without refreshing.

Effortless Team Building

Drafting a team is smooth and intuitive, with smart filters, player stats, and salary caps built right into the interface.

Sleek, Interactive Design

We used modern UI patterns and animations to create an app that feels lively and intuitive, even for first-time fantasy players.

Push-Driven Engagement

From match alerts to challenge invites, push notifications were crafted to pull users back into the action at just the right moments.

Key Benefits Sports11 Brings to Sports Lovers and Business Stakeholders of the App

Player Satisfaction

Fans loved the real-time thrill, easy-to-use features, and the fact that the app didn’t crash under pressure.

Retention on the Rise

Thanks to better engagement loops and game-day alerts, more users kept coming back week after week to play again.

Operational Efficiency

Admins could manage contests, users, and payouts from a central dashboard, no more juggling spreadsheets or third-party tools.

Revenue Growth

With in-app contests, referral bonuses, and premium features, Sports11 saw a sharp jump in monetization.

Sports11 app benefits - player satisfaction and revenue growth

82%Boost in Monetization

88%Increase in User Engagement

94%Users Happy with Personalisation

92%Boost in Revenue Streaming

Our Approach to Creating the Building Blocks of Sports11

01.Research & Strategy

  • Market Research
  • Competitor Analysis
  • User Personas
  • User Journey Mapping
  • Information Architecture

02.Ideation & Planning

  • Sitemap
  • Moodboarding
  • User Stories
  • Pain Point Identification

03.Design Execution

  • Branding
  • Wireframing
  • Mockups
  • Interactive Prototypes

04.Development

  • Frontend Coding
  • Backend Coding
  • Database Integration

05.Quality & Launch

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