Kiggit App

Kiggit is a dynamic social gaming startup headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 2013 by Jakob Hagemann (CEO) and Thomas Baastrup Jacobsen (CTO), Kiggit aims to bridge the gap between social gaming and betting, providing a fun and interactive way for friends to challenge each other during football matches. Rather than traditional betting, Kiggit focuses on social engagement, allowing users to make friendly wagers, such as betting a dollar or deciding who buys the next round of beers based on their favorite team's performance.

Kiggit's ambitious vision required a constantly evolving platform that needed to be updated with modern technologies and enriched with new features to stay competitive. The primary challenges included:

• Predictions: Enabling users to make predictions on matches for their favorite leagues, with weekly, monthly, and season-long competitions and challenges.
• Live Scores and Statistics: Providing real-time scores, lineups, formations, and match statistics.
• Groups and Group Leaderboards: Allowing users to compete with friends, colleagues, and club fans, with the ability to join or create groups.
• Win Prizes: Offering users the chance to win sponsors' prizes in featured groups and competitions.
• Newsfeed: Keeping users updated with the latest football news, including videos, photos, and articles.
• Twitter Lists: Featuring the latest tweets from top football influencers.

Solutions

UKAD was chosen for this project due to our excellent reviews on Clutch from Nordic clients. To meet Kiggit's challenges, we delivered a comprehensive, full-cycle solution:

• Code Takeover and Refactoring: We took over the existing codebase and refactored it using modern Node.js, ES6, and async/await to simplify maintenance and future development.
• UX/UI Redesign: Our UX/UI team crafted a new design to enhance user experience, ensuring the app was intuitive and engaging.
• Backend Development: Utilizing Node.js, we improved the app’s performance and scalability, switching from Cassandra to MySQL for new features.
• Ionic Development: We rebuilt the iOS and Android apps using Ionic, providing a consistent and high-quality user experience across platforms.
• Dedicated Team: A stable, dedicated team was established to maintain high-quality standards and achieve the best results.
• Feature Implementation and Testing: We implemented and tested new functions to analyze user needs and updated the app’s functionality based on UX research results.

Despite the ultimate closure of Kiggit due to financial limitations and challenges in attracting sufficient investor interest, the project was well-received by users. The iOS and Android applications were successfully launched, providing football fans with an unparalleled gaming experience.

Key achievements include:

• Enhanced User Experience: The redesigned UX/UI significantly improved user engagement and satisfaction.
• Performance and Scalability: The platform's performance was optimized, and it became more scalable with the switch to MySQL.
• Quality Mobile Apps: The iOS and Android apps, built using Ionic, delivered a seamless and enjoyable user experience.

Our partnership with Kiggit lasted over two years, and we continue to maintain a great relationship with the client, assisting them with other projects. This collaboration highlights UKAD’s capabilities in Node.js and Ionic development and our commitment to delivering full-cycle solutions.