Funny or Die: mobile app revamp for an Emmy-winning brand Comment end

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.

Industries

Digital media, Entertainment

Services

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

Solutions

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

Technologies

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

Outcomes
and highlights

Our redesign of the client’s Android app increased its Google Play rating from 3.0 to 4.7 stars
GeekWire featured one of the solutions we built as an App of the Week

Solutions overview

Project overview

Bringing 100% funny content to mobile

AgileEngine redesigned and built the company’s flagship app, helping Funny or Die expand its reach and improve engagement on Android. Our team also provided full-stack engineering support for the client’s existing products and implemented experimental functionality like VR/360 video. The solutions delivered by our experts 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