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Revamping the apps of an Emmy-winning media brand

Funny Or Die needs no introduction. The company's off-the-wall comedy videos and feature films have won prestigious awards, including Emmy, Clio, the Golden Lion, and the Webby Awards. Funny Or Die engaged AgileEngine as an engineering consultancy to redesign its flagship app and develop several standalone web and Android solutions.
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Project overview: bringing 100% funny content to mobile

With a staggering 40-million audience, Funny Or Die has significantly enhanced its mobile presence through our collaboration. Our engineers played a pivotal role in the development of the client’s flagship app, along with several standalone mobile solutions. They also spearheaded UI and backend development and ventured into experimental solutions like VR/360 video, all of which have contributed to the remarkable growth of Funny Or Die's mobile presence.

Key deliverables

  • Complete revamp of the Funny or Die app for Android featuring image galleries, articles, and a video browsing experience similar to YouTube
  • Chromecast support helping bring Funny or Die videos to TV screens
  • News Flash, a lightweight news app for Android
  • Improvements for the Weather app for Android, including new features like the weather widget and multi-cities support
  • UI and backend development support for the web version of Pitch, helping migrate parts of the app to a cross-platform iOS/Android stack (React Native)
  • R&D services covering experiments with VR/360-degree video playback on Google Cardboard
  • Video editing tool for Android

Technologies

  • Java, Kotlin, C++, Realm, MVVM/Data binding, Chromecast, ExoPlayer, OpenGL ES

Project outcomes and highlights

  • Our experts enabled Funny Or Die to rapidly launch several standalone Android apps at a fraction of the cost of in-house development. The News Flash, Weather, and Pitch apps reached millions of users.
  • Our deliverables enabled Funny Or Die to measurably improve the UX of its flagship mobile app. Our redesign of the client’s Android app increased its Google Play rating from 3.0 to 4.7 stars.

Industries

Digital media, Entertainment

Solutions

Mobile application, Web application, VR, 360-degree video, Dashboard

Services

Mobile development, UI development, Backend development, R&D

Technologies

Java, Kotlin, C++, Realm, MVVM/Data binding, Chromecast, ExoPlayer, OpenGL ES

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