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Fanzword
Football-first social platform for MENA fans.
Real-time match chat, fan rankings, and a gamified social feed for MENA football fans — tied directly to live match events.
Launched
December 2020
Market
UAE & Arab world
Platform
iOS & Android
Role
Full-cycle from scratch
Status
Live
Live
Sportmonks API
Live data
Ads & sponsorships
Model
Fan points system
Ranking
12 covered
Leagues
The brief
Football fans in MENA had no dedicated social platform. Generic social media wasn't built for live fandom — match moments got lost and fan discussions were fragmented.
The challenge
Building real-time chat at scale with Arabic-dialect toxic-speech moderation, plus a gamified ranking system that sustains engagement across an entire season.
Our solution
A match-centric social platform with WebSocket fan-out, Arabic-dialect moderation, and a gamified engagement loop that rewards the most active fans per league.
What we built
Six things that make Fanzword work.
01
Live match feed
Fan posts, reactions, and comments tied directly to live match events and highlights.
02
Gamified fan rankings
Engagement-based rankings with leaderboards per league — top fans earn real rewards.
03
Real-time push alerts
Match events, goals, and results delivered instantly via push notifications.
04
Fan profiles
User profiles with activity history, followed teams, badges, and ranking display.
05
Reward system
Top-ranked fans across leagues and cups earn incentives for season-long engagement.
06
Admin dashboard
Content moderation, user management, and full platform oversight panel.
Visuals
What it looks like.
Splash
Home
Fantasy
Bonus
Winners
News
Match Details
Competition Feed
Tech stack
The tools we picked, and why we kept them simple.
Boring tech where boring is right, sharp tech where it counts.
Swift 5 (iOS)Kotlin (Android)Node.jsMongoDBSportmonks Football APIFirebase FCMSendgridSmartlook
Results
What changed after launch.
1M+ worldwide
Downloads
50K+ user reviews
Reviews
Live, UAE & Arab world
Status
"Exceeded expectations"
Client
They have exceeded our expectations because of their dedication to meeting our goals.
IE
CEO & Founder
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