Manager Mode – Season Long Fantasy Sports Experience

India’s leading fantasy sports platform partnered with Sciflare to launch Manager Mode — a season-first format designed to boost retention, engagement, and monetization at scale.

Request

Dream11 wanted to expand beyond one-off fantasy matches and build a season-long fantasy format that would:

Keep users engaged beyond a single game.
Drive higher retention and loyalty.
Enable new monetization channels (boosters, premium features).

Result

5.5M+ users engaged in seasonal gameplay.
150K concurrent players supported seamlessly.
40% response time, ensuring real-time experience.
87% infra cost savings through backend optimization.
0% performance boost, powering smooth scaling.

Technologies

FlutterKotlin (Android)Swift (iOS)

Challenge

Although Dream11 had mastered single-match fantasy contests, it faced major challenges:

Users often dropped off after one match — low retention.
Needed a season-long hook to keep fans returning weekly.
Had to balance free-to-play entry with revenue streams.
Required a scalable solution to handle millions of concurrent users.

Solution

Sciflare worked hand-in-hand with Dream11 to launch Manager Mode, designed for long-term engagement.

Season-Long Team Management — manage squads across an entire season.
Weekly Leaderboards & Rewards — fresh incentives to return.
Transfers & Boosters — added strategic depth.
Free-to-Play entry; premium feature pathways for monetization.
Cloud-native microservices with real-time leaderboards.
High concurrency (>150K players) and sub-40ms response times.
Scalable on AWS + Kubernetes.

Key Features

Season-Long Gameplay

Fans manage one team for an entire season.

Weekly Leaderboards

Rewards & recognition cycles.

Transfers & Boosters

Strategy-driven mechanics.

Mobile-First UX

Designed for millions on iOS & Android.

Real-Time Infrastructure

Low-latency APIs & scalable microservices.

Monetization Channels

Boosters & premium features unlock revenue.

Results

Retention Lift – fans returned weekly for transfers, leaderboards & rewards.
Engagement Growth – 5.5M+ users actively participated in Manager Mode.
Scalability at Scale – 150K concurrent players supported seamlessly.
Performance Boost – 40% faster gameplay & smoother scaling.
Cost Efficiency – 87% savings in infrastructure costs.
Market Differentiation – positioned as the first large-scale season-first fantasy platform in India.

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