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“The sports news app for real fans.”
Fanthem delivers football news, match scores, player stats and fan discussions in a slick native iOS app, powered by a custom WordPress REST API backend.
Editorial teams are comfortable with WordPress, but users demand a native app experience. Bridging both worlds — editorial familiarity and native performance — was the core challenge.
Custom WordPress post types exposed via REST API to the iOS app. The app cached aggressively for offline reading. Editorial team kept their familiar WordPress workflow unchanged.
Custom post types for news, match reports, and player profiles — all editorial-friendly.
Live match updates via third-party sports API with push notifications for goals.
Aggressive content caching so articles are readable without connectivity.
Firebase-powered in-article comment threads moderated from WordPress.
25,000 downloads in 3 months
4.6 App Store rating
Editorial team adoption: 100% (zero re-training needed)
Average session: 8 minutes
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