Live Sports Mobile App
with Streaming & Real-Time Analytics
A cross-platform mobile application for live sports streaming and real-time analytics delivers tournament coverage through live and on-demand video, leaderboards, shot-level tracking, and player insights. Users can follow favorite players and teams, receive timely updates, and access premium content throughout the season.
industry
Professional sports / Entertainment
services
Mobile development / Backend integration / Data migration
country
USA / UK
duration:
November 2025 – May 2026
Highlights
- Delivered the first production-ready version in just 4 months.
- Ensured stable performance and minimal disruption during high-traffic live events.
- Successfully migrated legacy native applications to a unified cross-platform solution.
- Reduced development and maintenance costs through a single codebase.
- Enhanced the user experience through personalized content, real-time updates, and interactive features.
Challenge
The client needed a fully functional mobile application developed from scratch under extremely tight deadlines while simultaneously supporting live sports events.
Specific challenges included:
- Continuously evolving requirements and UI in a fast-moving Agile environment
- No separate QA team, requiring the engineering team to take full ownership of testing and release quality
- Delivery within a distributed team across Europe and the US, requiring efficient cross-time-zone collaboration
- Backend delays, making a UI-first development approach essential
- The initially selected third-party video solution did not meet production requirements and had to be replaced mid-project
- Lack of stable test data and inconsistencies in CMS responses
Solution & functionality
The team adopted a flexible Agile delivery model focused on adaptability, speed, and continuous progress. A UI-first approach allowed development to move forward despite backend delays. When the original video solution proved unsuitable for production use, the team researched alternatives and implemented a more stable playback approach.
To work around incomplete and inconsistent data, the engineers used reverse-engineering methods to simulate and validate data flows, helping ensure stable application behavior.
The team also established a rapid issue-response and release cycle to support reliability during live events, including second-line support outside regular working hours.
The application was tailored to support global sports scheduling, high-load live events, personalized user experiences, and seamless migration from legacy native applications to a unified cross-platform product.
Live and on-demand video streaming
Real-time leaderboards and player statistics
Shot-by-shot tracking
Personalised content based on favourite players and teams
Push notifications and live event updates
Integration with a headless CMS for dynamic content management
Subscription-based premium access
Fan engagement features with rewards
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Delivery model
3 Senior React Native engineers from Timspark integrated into the client’s distributed product team. One engineer took on a lead role from our side, supporting planning, technical coordination, code review, delivery oversight, and stakeholder communication.
Core tech stack
React Native (Expo)
TypeScript
Architecture & libraries
Data Fetching & API Layer: GraphQL, TanStack Query
State Management: Zustand
Navigation: React Navigation
UI & Animations: React Native Reanimated, Lottie
Media & Streaming: React Native Video
Content Management: Sanity CMS
Feature Flags & Configuration: ConfigCat
Storage & Persistence: MMKV
Development & Testing Tools: Storybook
Results and business value
The project helped modernize the client’s mobile platform through a scalable, high-performance cross-platform solution designed for live event delivery. It streamlined development, supported faster rollout of new functionality, and created a flexible foundation for future product expansion.
Delivered the first production-ready version in just 4 months
Ensured stable performance and minimal disruption during high-traffic live events
Successfully migrated legacy native applications to a unified cross-platform solution
Reduced development and maintenance costs through a single codebase
Enhanced the user experience through personalised content, real-time updates, and interactive features
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