# Viewcy App

Viewcy came to us with an aging React Native app that had stopped compiling. The codebase was built on deprecated libraries, and every attempt to update it broke something else. They needed a video and events platform that could actually ship.

We rebuilt it from scratch. The old architecture left no path forward. The new codebase runs on custom React Native components with no deprecated dependencies, no mystery crashes on launch.

The original app had no picture-in-picture. Users had to keep the app open to watch anything. We added PiP for iOS with proper resource management so video keeps playing in a floating window while users browse elsewhere. No memory leaks, no stuttering after an hour of use.

AirPlay and Google Cast weren't in the spec. Low lift, obvious win for users. One-tap streaming to a TV or speaker system. The kind of thing that just works when you tap the icon.

The original app was video-only. We added an entire events layer: browsing, discovery, and a custom date picker that lets users scan upcoming shows faster than any off-the-shelf component would allow.

We built the in-app ticket viewer as an authenticated browser shell that renders Viewcy's existing web ticketing UI, so web and app stay in sync. The auth handoff to their web endpoints had to feel invisible, so we coordinated session flows and endpoint contracts to keep the experience smooth. The same ticket data powers the Viewcy Check-in App, so there's one source of truth for attendees and door staff.

We wrote documentation, set up CI pipelines for both app stores, and structured the codebase so Viewcy's team can extend it without us. They ship new releases now with minimal overhead.

The app does what it was supposed to do from the start: bring global music and culture to users' phones, and give event hosts a reliable way to sell tickets and welcome guests.