The Fanominal app works by synchronizing the user's smartphone with their Internet-enabled television to allow for simultaneous viewing and chatting. The live chat messages then appear right on the screen, making it easy for users to enjoy their favorite programs right alongside their friends and family. Modeled after the same technology that allows gamers to chat and play in real-time with others all around the world, this app aims to make watching television a more fun and interactive experience.
- Creating a real-time group chat experience synchronized with live TV content
- Ensuring low-latency communication during live sports, shows, and events
- Designing an intuitive user experience for mobile-to-TV connectivity
- Handling high user concurrency during popular live broadcasts
- Supporting cross-platform availability (Android & iOS) with consistent performance
- Maintaining content moderation and user safety in public and private chats
- Translated the core vision of “Make your TV interactive” into a scalable mobile-first solution
- Designed and developed a real-time social interaction platform centered around live TV content
- Implemented group chats aligned with favorite teams, shows and celebrities
- Enabled seamless mobile app synchronization with television experiences
- Built a robust back-end capable of handling spikes during live events
- Optimized the app for fast onboarding and easy app-store adoption
- Product discovery and feature definition
- UI/UX design for social interaction and live engagement
- Mobile application development (Android & iOS)
- Real-time messaging and notification implementation
- Backend architecture and database management
- Performance testing, scalability planning, and deployment
- App Store and Google Play Store readiness support
Mobile: Swift (iOS) & Kotlin (Android)
Backend: Node.js
Real-Time Communication: WebSockets / Firebase Realtime Database
Database: MongoDB / Firebase Firestore
Cloud Infrastructure: AWS / Google Cloud
Authentication & Security: OAuth 2.0, JWT
Notifications: Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM), Apple Push Notifications (APNs)
- Successfully launched an interactive social media app that enhances the TV-watching experience
- Enabled users to chat live while watching sports, shows, and events
- Increased audience engagement through real-time conversations and community building
- Delivered a scalable, secure, and high-performance mobile application
- Positioned Fanominal as a unique second-screen social entertainment platform
User engagement during Live TV Games
