Playo is a software application used by many sports enthusiasts to connect with players all around the world. The Playo application provides a platform to interact with other players, reserve sports venues, organize events, and have a community discussion. Using this platform of communication, sports people can get expert guidance to improve themselves in the specific sports they are in. This platform can not only be used by beginners but also by experts for sports events organizing purpose and to express their passion towards the play they are in. This application also supports real-time sports event updates for the public.

This application also facilitates training as well as coaching programs for sports activities. Most importantly through this application, the latest sports equipment and sportswear are updated here. Using these updates sports professionals can make use of the most equipped materials to make the activity without stressful effort. Now, we shall discuss some of the important points to develop a sports ground booking app like Playo. 

App Like Playo

Why to develop Playo Application:

The User Perception:

According to the user’s perception, an app like Playo helps people to actively engage in sports and fitness activities. Using platforms like Playo, users can get the sports events and venue details. The users can get the sports updates instantly using the Playo-like application. 

Sports Coach Perception:

Sports coaches can identify young and dynamic talents in the particular play they are in. Using an app like Playo, the sports coach professionals can get outdoor event information and other activities. 

Booking Application:

Booking apps make our life easier and to plan our daily calendar more effectively, as the app also comes with the option to cancel or modify the bookings based on any sudden change in our schedules. 

More than 80% of internet users are using smartphones, and these handy devices help users gain an advantage over non-users by widening the opportunity and also by assisting users to get the desired products and services at the required time.   

This application not only widens or provides more opportunities to the users, but it also helps the business owner providing products and services through the app to get more target audiences without much effort. 

Essential features:

On top of the objective, the app should also have the following features, which shall help to increase the customer base and customer retention rate. 

Personalization:

 Provision to have an exclusive account, track record, reminders, interactive platform to get the service on desired time, discounts, rewards, and reference bonus. 

User comfort: 

Frequent updates, one-touch booking provisions, easy payment provisions, and Pictures for easy understanding instead of long readings are some of the important aspects of any app that can give comfort to the users  

 

User Profile Management:

User profile management is the management activities involved in every profile registered in our application. This feature ensures the authentication of user data. The main use of the profile management is the half-completed reservations will be in the same status where the operation has been stopped. The user can complete the remaining reserving job for later. Our Playo-like app provides this feature as the personalization of the profile by the user. 

Agent Profile Management:

The Agent profile management is the feature, we have designed for the amenities providers of the sports activities. Using this agent profile, the agents who are managing the profile can do operations such as schedule handling, Payment status checking, Booking management, and so on. The Playo-like app can do back-end operations with this feature. 

Managing Team Operations:

We have designed our sports booking application in a way that it can be operated as a team. This means a team of people can work together in an app platform on a shared mode. This feature helps a lot for people operating in remote mode and makes effective time management in the work environment.

Searching venues:

We have designed the  app with a search feature to which venues for sports events and competitions can be obtained according to the location, availability of the place, and affordability. 

Using this feature, the sports people can enrich their efficiency with various occupied play activities. 

Check for availability:

Using our application, the sports professionals form a community where many sports professionals have joined. By communicating via the community they can check for the availability of the sports persons and the sports ground. Not only the sports professionals but also the sport-related business professionals have also been in the community. This feature makes the sports event or activity happen with no hurdles. The players will only focus on the game not on the event organising stuff.

On-spot reservation:

Using our application, the sports grounds and other amenities for the play activity can be booked or reserved instantly if it is available. This feature highly helps for the sport event planning and this saves the golden time of the players. The other most important factor of this factor is, that we have designed this application so the booking can be done in time slots. We provide the available time slots by the administration of the particular ground and more than one event can be booked for the same day in different time slots. Most importantly, these time slot bookings can be done transparently. 

Notification & Alerts: 

Notification about the events and tournaments will be shared with the members of the community in our app. Alerts for the events just before the date will also be shared with all the members. Using these notifications and alerts, the members can make arrangements for the sports events in their busy schedules. Likewise, special offers and promotional moves will also be sent as notifications to the members of the community.  This not only benefits the sports person but also the sports by encouraging the tournaments. 

Ratings & Reviews:

Our reviews and ratings for the sports grounds will help in the best selection of sports grounds for the sports events. This feature also makes the tournament memorable for the people who are all part of the event. Through these ratings and reviews, the sports ground property owner can get more business opportunities. 

Analysed Data for the Property owner:

We provide data analytics such as the dates whenever the sports ground has been booked and what are the exact requirements of the sports professionals when the ground is booked. Every detail about the booking will be recorded. Hence data analytics for the entire booking operation

Will be done. Using the analysis done, the forecasting of further planning will be done by the proprietor of the sports ground. 

In-app communication:

In-app communication is possible in our Playo-like application. The members of the community can be communicated in messages according to their demands. This will help the community people to make decisions at the right time. 

Payment Gateway Integration: A variety of payment options is essential to deal with a variety of customers. We provide a trusted payment gateway integration according to the requirements of the client. We suggest a payment gateway that supports all varieties of payment options such as debit cards, net banking, UPI, and so on. This builds a trusted relationship between the business providers and their clients through transparent and safe payment transactions. 

Admin Panel:

The admin panel is the application in which all the backend works such as profile management, data analytics, and status updates everything will be handled here. The admin panel is the core of the software application where fundamental operations are being taken care of. Using the admin panel the overall software application will be controlled and operated on track. 

Cost Estimation for developing an App like Playo:

Key factors impact the cost of apps like Playo:

Several factors affect the cost estimation of the development of software applications like Playo. In this section of the blog, we shall briefly discuss various things that affect the cost of the software application we are developing:

  • Platform in which the application is being developed. This is one of the vital factors that

impacts the cost of the application. For Android and iOS applications, the pricing is different than the cross-platform built apps. 

  • Complexity of the Application is the next factor affecting the software application we are 

developing. As the complexity increases, which means more features increase the cost of the app development. 

  • The next crucial factor is the Geo location where the application is being developed. This is

because of the different currency values of various countries. For instance, Asian developers charge up to $50 per hour. European country professionals charge up to $80 per hour. 

  • The maintenance and further updates to the application will be charged separately beyond

the scope of the app development.

The cost breakdown for the software app like Playo is as follows:

For Planning & initial ground research, the charges applicable is $4000 – $10,000

For the UI/UX Design, the cost estimated is $6,000 – $20,000

For Backend development, the cost estimated would be $15,000 – $ 60,000

For Frontend development the cost estimated would be $15,000 – $50,000

For API integrations the cost estimated would be $ 5000 – $ 20,000

For the Testing and Quality assurance phase, the cost would be $ 7,500 – $25,000

For Launch expenses, the cost might vary anywhere between $ 2,500 – $ 10,000

For Maintenance and updation of the app, the cost might be in the range of $ 10,000 – $ 30,000

After the development phase of the application, there are some additional costs involved for server hosting, Third-party integration charges, and other promotional expenses. The cost of the development of an app like Playo is $ 50,000 – $ 2,00,000. 

Conclusion:

In this blog, we have discussed the overall development structure involved in the development of apps like Playo. On the whole, an app like Playo will be an ideal investment for business owners who are sports amenities providers. We are expertise in developing such sports ground booking apps like Playo.

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