Vodeo - Movie Renting iOS app by Janson Media Internet TV

Mobile phone screen showing VODEO streaming app with movies Annette, Wonka, Joker, and options for AirPlay and ChromeCast casting.

Netflix-like platform

They approached us to develop a Netflix-like platform with a large catalog of auteur films. Janson Media empowers independent filmmakers by placing their movies on the platform, ensuring audience engagement, and revenue generation through commissions. Vodeo seamlessly integrates standard online movie theater features that work so well that the difference with Netflix is imperceptible. Users can watch movies and shows on both mobile devices and TVs, streaming via AirPlay and ChromeCast.

Comprehensive admin panel

Furthermore, we've developed a comprehensive admin panel for streamlined content management. Admins can easily add new movies along with essential details, subtitles, and ratings. They can also create curated collections featuring new releases, recommended content, and frequently viewed titles. There are special sections for each category in the user app.Unlike other popular online movie theaters, Vodeo has no subscriptions. Users pay only for the content they want to watch. We have added an internal currency for which they can rent a movie or series episode.

iOS app

Mobile app screens showing a movie genre filter with selected genres Action, Comedy, Drama on the left, and movie details with cast, release year 2019, genre, and trailer preview on the right.

Content search by type and genre

Choose either a movie or a show and one of 24 genres. All the movie info on one page: rating, cast, trailer—to make sure you’ll like it.

Adjusting content viewing to your liking

Change volume, pause and start all over again, go to the full-screen mode, or rewind the film. Turn subtitles on and off.

Smartphone screen showing a video playback of a man and woman sitting outdoors, with floating video thumbnails and playback control icons around it.

Two smartphones displaying movie apps with categories 'Trending now' featuring titles like Poor Things and Kill Bill, and 'Popular' showing movies like Inception and Brave.

Trending, popular, and featured content

Decide what you want to watch right off the bat! “Trending” movies and shows are the most purchased over the last month. “Popular” offers the most-watched content of all time. “Featured” is the admins’ choice.

Video quality adapts to your connection speed

You don’t have to set the quality on your own. The app switches between 480, 720, and 1080p. The better your connection—the higher quality.

Video player on a smartphone screen showing a fiery woman with flames flowing from her hair and hand, with 720p and 1080p resolution options above.

Two smartphones displaying a movie rental app with ticket pricing options on the left and details for 'The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King' on the right.

In-app purchase to convert money into tickets

Convert real money into in-app tickets. Spend tickets to rent a movie.

Purchase history

If you forget what films you’ve rented, view your purchase history! From there, check when and what you’ve bought and how much it cost.

Two smartphones displaying a blue-themed streaming app; left screen shows ticket history with transactions for Game of Thrones and Forrest Gump, right screen shows rentals including Aladdin, Bohemian Rhapsody, Wrinkle in Time, and Beauty and the Beast with expiry and episode details.

Admin panel

Video player interface showing four people sitting on a couch in Part1.mp4 and a playlist panel for StarWars film with three video parts.

Faster movies uploading by dividing them into parts

Uploading a big film in one go takes longer than simultaneous uploading of several smaller fragments. Thus, we use the Amazon S3 server. After sending a few video parts there, the server combines it on its own. It is also cheaper that way!