Industry Challenges in Music Streaming
Managing artist content, subscriptions, and listener engagement on a single platform while ensuring smooth performance and secure payment distribution posed a complex development challenge.
How we built a subscription-based music platform where 1,000+ artists share their work, earning directly from 2,800+ engaged listeners.
View ResultsBushido approached Mobulous Technologies to create a dynamic music platform empowering artists to take control of their careers while connecting directly with listeners through subscriptions.
Managing artist content, subscriptions, and listener engagement on a single platform while ensuring smooth performance and secure payment distribution posed a complex development challenge.
Build a subscription-based platform for artists to monetize their music, manage playlists, track subscribers, and grow their fan base efficiently.
Primary: Independent artists seeking career growth.
Secondary: Music enthusiasts looking for unique tracks and curated playlists from emerging talents.
During our research, we explored the music industry landscape, interviewed artists, and analyzed user behavior to uncover challenges and opportunities for a subscription-based platform.
Occupation: Independent Musician
Pain Points: Limited control over music distribution, difficulty engaging fans directly
Goals: Direct fan subscriptions, clear revenue tracking, tools to promote songs efficiently
Occupation: Music Enthusiast / Subscriber
Pain Points: Hard to discover new artists, scattered playlists, subscription fatigue
Goals: Easy access to unique music, personalized playlists, support artists directly
70% of artists want full control, 65% of users prefer subscribing directly to artists, 80% of users want personalized recommendations, 90% of artists seek revenue tracking tools.
Production
App launched 3 months back
12 Active Members
Across design, development, and QA teams
6 Months Duration
From concept to production launch
5 of 5 Completed
All major milestones achieved successfully
Our structured 6-month journey from concept to successful production launch
Comprehensive market research, user interviews, competitive analysis, and requirement gathering to establish project foundation and strategic direction for the EV logistics platform.
CompletedCreated wireframes, design systems, high-fidelity mockups for customer and driver apps, and interactive prototypes. Conducted extensive user testing and iterated based on feedback.
CompletedAgile development sprints with frontend and backend implementation for all platforms (customer app, driver app, web panels), API integration, real-time tracking, and payment gateway setup.
CompletedComprehensive testing including unit tests, integration tests, load testing with 1000+ concurrent users, user acceptance testing, security audits, and performance optimization across all platforms.
CompletedProduction deployment to app stores, driver onboarding across Delhi-NCR, marketing campaigns, monitoring setup, and post-launch optimization. Successfully scaled to 10K+ customers and 5K+ drivers.
CompletedAt Mobulous Technologies, we focused on building Bushido as a seamless, artist-first platform that empowers creators while ensuring a secure and engaging experience for subscribers.
They give artists full control over their music and revenue, enabling them to grow their fanbase and build profitable careers faster.
Our team followed two-week sprints with continuous feedback loops, ensuring rapid feature delivery and alignment with evolving platform requirements.
TWe protected user and artist data and optimized the platform to handle growing numbers of artists and subscribers efficiently.
We chose Inter as our primary typeface for its excellent readability across all screen sizes and modern, professional appearance that reflects iLine's innovative approach.
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Our color system reflects iLine's commitment to sustainability and modern technology, with a vibrant primary blue representing innovation and trust.
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Main brand color, CTAs, active states
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We delivered a comprehensive multi-platform solution tailored for different user types, ensuring seamless operations across the entire iLine ecosystem.
Android iOS
Intuitive mobile app for customers to book rides, track deliveries in real-time, manage payments, and access order history with seamless one-tap booking functionality.
Android iOS
Dedicated mobile application for EV drivers with GPS navigation, earnings tracking, ride acceptance, and battery monitoring for efficient route management.
Web Panel
Comprehensive web dashboard for logistics partners to manage fleet operations, monitor driver performance, view analytics, and coordinate large-scale deliveries.
Web
Business-focused web platform for enterprise clients to manage bulk bookings, corporate accounts, invoicing, and access detailed reporting for their logistics needs.
Web Panel
Powerful admin dashboard with complete system control, user management, analytics overview, revenue tracking, and configuration settings for the entire platform.
We selected a modern, scalable technology stack optimized for performance, security, and cross-platform compatibility across all user interfaces.
Users expected instant playback across devices without buffering, but varying network speeds and large audio files caused interruptions.
Implemented smart streaming with bitrate adaptation and caching, ensuring smooth playback even on slower networks while reducing data usage by 35%.
Handling thousands of songs, playlists, and subscription payments required efficient backend processes without delays or errors.
Built with Node.js and MongoDB, integrated Stripe for secure subscription management, enabling real-time updates for 1000+ artists and 2800+ subscribers.
Artists needed actionable insights on listener trends, but real-time analytics were resource-intensive and complex.
Developed a dashboard using WebSockets and Redis, providing instant metrics on streams, revenue, and subscriber growth, helping artists make data-driven decisions.
Built on a modular monolithic architecture with AWS cloud infrastructure, designed to handle thousands of concurrent rides while maintaining optimal performance and reliability.
Android | iOS
Android | iOS
Web Panel
Web Panel
Organized codebase with clear separation of concerns between mobile API, web API, internal services, and database layers, enabling independent scaling and maintenance.
Leveraging AWS services including EC2 for compute, RDS for database management, S3 for storage, and CloudFront CDN for global content delivery with 99.9% uptime.
Auto-scaling capabilities handle traffic spikes during peak hours, supporting 5000+ concurrent drivers and 10K+ active customers with 1000+ daily rides seamlessly.
A dedicated space where artists fully control their music, upload unique tracks, and manage their creative portfolio with complete independence.
Artists earn directly from listeners through subscriptions, ensuring transparent, recurring revenue while users enjoy exclusive content from their favorite creators.
Artists can organize songs into personalized playlists, making it easy for listeners to discover, follow, and stream content seamlessly.
Detailed dashboards provide artists with real-time insights on streams, subscriptions, and listener engagement to optimize growth and strategy.
The platform offers an intuitive interface for both artists and listeners, with smooth navigation, quick searches, and easy playlist access.
Artists can connect with fans, interact through updates, and foster a loyal listener base that directly supports their work.
Our dedicated backend ensures secure data management, smooth transactions, and reliable platform performance even with growing artist and subscriber numbers.
Listeners can access music anytime, anywhere, on the web and mobile, ensuring artists reach their audience without limitations.
Since launching 3 months ago, iLine has demonstrated exceptional growth and performance metrics, establishing itself as a leading eco-friendly logistics solution in Delhi-NCR.
Mobulous' Case Studies in App Development showcase innovation at its best. Their logistics and EV fleet management app improved our operational efficiency by 40% through real-time tracking and predictive maintenance.
Our partnership doesn't end at launch. Mobulous provides comprehensive ongoing support to ensure continuous improvement and optimal performance.
Dedicated support team available round-the-clock to address critical issues, with guaranteed 2-hour response time for urgent matters.
Regular app enhancements based on user feedback and analytics. We've already released 6 major feature updates since launch.
Continuous monitoring of app performance, server health, and user experience metrics with proactive optimization.
Explore the app's key screens and user interface elements
Music streaming app development involves creating mobile and web platforms that enable audio streaming, playlist management, user subscriptions, artist monetization, and advanced analytics for both listeners and content creators in the digital music industry.
Building a music app with subscription model requires payment gateway integration, user account management, content access control, recurring billing systems, and artist revenue distribution mechanisms to create sustainable monetization for all platform stakeholders.
Essential features for artist platforms include music upload and management, revenue tracking, subscriber analytics, fan engagement tools, playlist curation, promotional features, and direct communication channels with listeners.
Audio streaming technology uses adaptive bitrate algorithms that automatically adjust audio quality based on network conditions, buffer management for uninterrupted playback, cloud storage for music files, and CDN distribution for global access with minimal latency.
Music app development typically uses React Native or Flutter for mobile apps, Node.js or Python for backend, MongoDB or PostgreSQL for database, AWS or Google Cloud for hosting, Stripe for payments, and WebSocket technology for real-time features.
Comprehensive music streaming app development typically takes 5-7 months, including requirements analysis, UI/UX design, audio streaming implementation, backend development, payment integration, testing, and deployment to app stores and web platforms.
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