Mobile
React Native
Build Android and iOS apps in the same language as a React website, so one team can share code and skills across web and mobile.
Used for
- Mobile apps
- Shopping apps
- Staff and field apps
- Mobile apps for SaaS
Media & technology
Software for entertainment, streaming and events businesses
Streaming, ticketing, fan engagement and merchandise platforms for event organisers, OTT services, music labels and production houses.
At a glance
The short version
- What we build
- How it works
- Fan app or website
- Ticketing system
- Fan app
- Gate scanner app
- 2 more
- Runs on
- Android
- iOS
- Website
- PWA
- Admin
- Built with
- and 1 more tool
- Who it's for
Entertainment products face sudden spikes and impatient audiences. We build ticketing, streaming, fan and merchandise platforms that hold up on the big day.
- Cost depends on
- Streaming scope
- Peak load targets
- TV and device coverage
How to start
Tell us what you need in your own words. You talk to the developers who would build it and get a written, line-item estimate.
Get a project estimateBuilt for opening-night traffic
Entertainment software is quiet for weeks, then everyone arrives at once: tickets go on sale, a season drops, a trailer takes off.
Queues must hold under load, video must adapt to patchy 4G on a moving train, and gate scanning must work when the venue's network does not.
Challenges
What entertainment platforms must survive
On-sale surges
Ticket drops need virtual queues, seat holds and payment timeouts.
Video delivery costs
Streaming, CDN and storage bills grow with every hour watched.
Content protection
Premium content needs DRM such as Widevine and FairPlay.
Venue connectivity
Gate scanning must work offline and sync later.
Solutions
Solutions for entertainment businesses
Subscription stores and memberships on UPI AutoPay, card mandates and eNACH, with pause, skip and swap controls and fulfilment planning.
Product, content and offer recommendations built from your behavioural data, with business rules, cold-start handling and A/B testing.
Brand-owned online stores for D2C companies, with conversion-focused checkout, retention tools, server-side tracking and multichannel stock sync.
Features that generate catalogue copy, reports, summaries, translations and images, with brand controls and a review step before anything is published.
What we build for entertainment
Event ticketing
Seat maps, tiered pricing, QR tickets and offline gate scanning.
Streaming apps
Adaptive playback, downloads, watchlists and continue-watching.
Subscriptions
Plans, trials and UPI AutoPay renewals with entitlement checks.
Fan engagement
Polls, contests, community feeds and push notifications.
Merchandise drops
Limited releases with stock reservation and courier integration.
How it works
How a concert ticket goes from on-sale to the gate
Streaming follows its own path; ticketing is where the sharpest traffic spikes hit.
- Fan app or website
Step 1: Fans join the virtual queue
At on-sale time, buyers enter a waiting room that admits them at a pace the system can serve, instead of everyone hitting the checkout at once.
- Ticketing system
Step 2: Seats held while they pay
The chosen seats are held for a few minutes. If payment is not completed in time, they go back on sale for the next buyer.
- Fan app
Step 3: Payment and QR ticket
The fan pays by UPI or card and receives a signed QR ticket in the app and by email.
- Gate scanner app
Step 4: Scanners download the ticket list
Before gates open, each scanner downloads the ticket list and signing keys so it can check tickets without internet.
- Gate staff
Step 5: Entry at the gate
Each QR code is checked offline and marked as used. Tickets scanned twice at different gates are flagged as soon as the scanners sync.
- Organiser dashboard
Step 6: Reconciliation and what comes next
Sales, entries and no-shows are reconciled, and fans receive merchandise offers and the next event announcement.
Platforms
Screens fans use
- Mobile
Android app
Apps for Android phones and tablets, tested on budget and mid-range devices and published on Google Play or privately.
- Mobile
iOS app
Apps for iPhone and iPad, built to Apple's guidelines and released through TestFlight and the App Store.
- Web
Website
Marketing and content websites: fast, search-friendly pages with a CMS your team can update without a developer.
- Web
Progressive web app
Installable web apps with offline support and notifications, useful when an app-store listing isn't essential or phones have little storage.
- Back office
Admin dashboard
Back-office panels for operations, support and finance teams: orders, users, content, reports and permissions.
Technology
Entertainment stack
Redis holds seats during checkout, React Native builds the fan and gate-scanner apps for Android and iOS, and video delivery and on-sale capacity are built on AWS.
Web
Next.js
A modern web technology for fast, search-friendly websites, online stores and web applications that load quickly on mobile.
Used for
- Business websites
- Online stores
- Web apps
- Customer portals
Backend
Node.js
Runs the server side of apps: fast, scalable back ends that power your app, website and integrations.
Used for
- App back ends
- Live order tracking
- Chat and notifications
- Payment processing
Data
Redis
Keeps frequently used data in fast memory, so apps stay quick on busy days and live features like order tracking feel instant.
Used for
- Faster apps
- Live order status
- Shopping carts
- Job queues and alerts
Cloud & DevOps
AWS
Cloud hosting for your app, website and data, with data centres in India and room to grow when traffic rises.
Used for
- App hosting
- File and photo storage
- Backups
- Busy sale days
Data
PostgreSQL
A reliable database for the records your business runs on: orders, payments, bookings and stock, kept accurate and easy to report on.
Used for
- Orders and customers
- Payments and ledgers
- Stock and inventory
- Bookings
Payments & maps
Razorpay
Lets customers in India pay by UPI, cards, netbanking or wallets, and handles subscriptions, refunds and payouts to sellers or partners.
Used for
- UPI payments
- Cards and netbanking
- Subscriptions
- Payment links
Plain-English glossary
Entertainment tech terms, in plain English
- OTT
- 'Over the top': video or audio streamed straight to viewers over the internet rather than through a cable or DTH operator. An OTT app is your own channel to your audience, with your own subscriptions and viewing data.
- Virtual waiting room
- An online queue that lets buyers into the ticket page in batches during a big on-sale. The site stays up, and fans see their place in line instead of an error page.
- Adaptive bitrate streaming
- Video prepared in several qualities, with the player switching between them as the viewer's connection changes. On patchy 4G the picture drops quality for a moment instead of stopping to buffer.
- CDN
- A content delivery network: servers in many cities that keep copies of your videos, images and pages close to viewers. Playback starts faster and traffic spikes are absorbed, and its usage is a large part of a streaming bill.
- DRM
- Digital rights management: encryption that lets only signed-in, paying viewers play premium content and blocks easy copying. Rights holders often require it, using systems such as Widevine on Android and FairPlay on Apple devices.
Product preview
What fans, gate staff and organisers see
Fan app. Fans pick seats from live availability; chosen seats are held for a few minutes while they pay, so two buyers never end up with the same seat. 
Gate scanner app. Gate staff scan QR tickets even when the venue network drops; scans sync later, and tickets already used at another gate are flagged. 
Organiser dashboard. Organisers watch sales, the waiting-room queue and seat holds live during an on-sale, and can pause sales or release seats from one screen.
Illustrative preview
Sample screens: names, prices and figures are examples, not client data.
Cost drivers
Entertainment project cost drivers
Streaming scope
A managed video platform is quicker than custom transcoding and DRM.
Peak load targets
Load testing and autoscaling for on-sale spikes add engineering time.
TV and device coverage
Android TV, Fire TV and smart TV apps need separate builds.
Estimates are written from your scope, with the effort and assumptions behind each line item.
How pricing worksServices
Services for this industry
The design and engineering services our in-house team combines on projects in this sector.
Mobile app development
Native and cross-platform Android and iOS apps, from first release through regular store updates, built by our in-house designers and engineers.
React Native development
Android and iOS apps in React Native and TypeScript, suited to teams that already use React on the web and want shared logic across products.
Web application development
Browser-based products, customer portals, dashboards and internal tools, built on clean data models with secure roles and integrations.
E-commerce development
Online stores, shopping apps and B2B ordering portals on Shopify, WooCommerce or custom stacks, wired to Indian payments, couriers and GST invoicing.
API development
Secure, documented REST and GraphQL APIs, plus integrations that connect your apps to payment, logistics, GST, messaging and business systems.
UI/UX design
Product design for web and mobile apps: research, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and design systems that engineers can build from.
Locations
Entertainment by city
Cities where this sector is a significant part of the local economy. We work remotely with teams across India and meet in person where practical.
Maharashtra
Mumbai
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How do you keep ticketing up during a big on-sale?
We design for the spike. A virtual waiting room admits buyers at a rate the system can serve, seats are held in Redis with short timeouts during payment, and static pages come from a CDN. We load-test at levels you set, brief the payment gateway beforehand and add bot protection against touts.
Should we build a streaming pipeline or use a managed service?
For most OTT and course platforms, a managed service such as AWS Elemental MediaConvert with CloudFront, or a video API provider, handles transcoding, adaptive bitrate and DRM packaging, billed by usage. Custom pipelines pay off only at large scale. We start managed, keep video behind our own API and revisit costs once viewing hours are known.
Can QR tickets be scanned where mobile signal is poor?
Yes. Scanners download the ticket list and signing keys before gates open, validate QR codes offline and mark them as used locally. On reconnection, scans sync and duplicates across gates are flagged. For large venues, a local Wi-Fi network between scanners lets them share entries in near real time without internet access.
Next step
Plan for your biggest night, not your average day
Tell us about your audience and peak events; we will propose an architecture and a phased estimate.