Live Streaming Apps

Live Streaming App Development Company

Bigo Live-style platforms — PK battles, gifting, in-app games, and owner, BD and agency panels.

Live streaming is the hardest kind of consumer app to get right, and it is what we build most. We have shipped six real-time products: Khan Live, Live13, LiveAct, WM Live, Bazmi and Mehfil — covering live video rooms, audio-only rooms, PK battles, animated gifting, coin and diamond economies, host levels, agency and BD hierarchies, in-app games, moderation tooling and real payouts. If you want an app like Bigo Live, Poppo, Yalla, Chamet, Tango or TikTok Live, we have already solved the parts that sink most projects: latency, concurrency, gift rendering, game fairness, abuse, store review, and getting the money in and back out again. We work with founders, agencies and studios in Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Gulf and across Europe.

What's included

Our Live Streaming Apps Services

Everything you need, delivered by one accountable team.

01

Live Video Streaming

Low-latency one-to-many and multi-guest video rooms with co-host invites, seat management and smooth reconnects.

02

PK Battles & Live Matches

Host-versus-host PK matches with live scoring, timers, supporter leaderboards, win streaks and rematch flows.

03

Audio Chat Rooms

Yalla-style voice rooms with seats, mic queues, room themes, background music and shared listening.

04

Gifting & Coin Economy

Animated SVGA gifts, coin top-ups, diamond conversion, host earnings and withdrawals on a ledger that reconciles.

05

In-App Games

Ludo and other multiplayer games played inside a room, with wagering in coins, fair-play rules and a settled result.

06

Host, Agency, BD & Level Systems

Host onboarding, agency and BD hierarchies, level and badge progression, leaderboards, targets and salary rules.

07

Owner, BD & Agency Panels

Separate web panels for the platform owner, BD tier, agencies and hosts, each seeing only their own slice of the ledger.

08

Moderation & Safety

Reporting, banning, keyword filters, automated image screening, live admin controls and audit logs.

09

Payments & Payouts

Server-verified in-app purchases and local gateways in, verified host and agency payouts out, fully reconciled.

Platform modules

The full platform, tier by tier

A Bigo-style business is not one app. It is a hierarchy — owner above BDs, BDs above agencies, agencies above hosts — and every tier needs its own panel, its own commission rules and its own view of the same ledger. This is the part most quotes leave out and most projects discover too late.

Owner / Super Admin Panel

Total control of the platform and the money moving through it.

  • Global dashboard: revenue, coins sold, diamonds paid out, active rooms
  • Coin and gift catalogue with pricing and animation management
  • Commission rules for every BD, agency and host tier
  • Payout approval queue with a full transaction ledger
  • User, host and room management with ban and appeal handling
  • App-wide banners, events and push campaigns

BD (Business Development) Panel

The regional tier that recruits and manages agencies under it.

  • Agencies recruited and managed under one BD account
  • Earnings rolled up from every agency and host beneath
  • Targets, salary rules and performance tracking per agency
  • Own commission rate, set by the owner
  • Withdrawal requests with an approval trail

Agency Panel

Where host networks are actually run day to day.

  • Host recruitment, onboarding and verification
  • Per-host targets, hours streamed and diamond earnings
  • Salary and bonus calculation against platform rules
  • Agency-level leaderboards and monthly reporting
  • Payout requests for the whole roster

Host Experience

The tools a streamer needs to earn and keep earning.

  • Go-live flow with beauty filters, effects and room settings
  • PK match invites, live scoring and win history
  • Earnings dashboard: diamonds, gifts received, ranking
  • Level and badge progression with unlockable perks
  • Withdrawal requests and payment history

Games & Engagement

What keeps a room busy when nobody is talking.

  • Ludo and other multiplayer games playable inside a room
  • Coin wagering with fair-play rules and settled results
  • Lucky draws, spin wheels and treasure boxes
  • Daily check-ins, quests and streak rewards
  • Events, tournaments and seasonal leaderboards

Economy & Ledger

The part that decides whether the business survives.

  • Coin purchase verified server-side on both app stores
  • Gift-to-diamond conversion at rates you control
  • Commission split across owner, BD, agency and host
  • Refund, chargeback and fraud handling
  • Reconciliation reporting that balances to the last coin
How we work

Our Process

01

Model the Economy

Before any code, we map coins, gifts, diamonds, commissions, BD and agency splits and payouts so the numbers work at scale.

02

Streaming Architecture

We pick the right SDK and topology for your concurrency, region mix and budget — Agora, LiveKit or raw WebRTC.

03

Build in Sprints

Weekly builds you can install and stream on, starting with the room experience and working outward to panels and games.

04

Load & Abuse Testing

We test concurrent rooms, PK matches, gift storms and reconnects, then harden moderation before you invite real users.

05

Launch & Scale

Store submission with the review notes streaming apps need, then monitoring and tuning as your rooms fill up.

Why Microdesk

What you get

Six real-time products already shipped — Khan Live, Live13, LiveAct, WM Live, Bazmi and Mehfil
Owner, BD, agency and host panels built as a set, not bolted on later
Gift, coin and payout logic that reconciles instead of leaking money
PK matches and in-app games that stay fair under load and under attack
Moderation built in from day one, so App Store and Play review pass
Streaming SDK chosen for your economics, not for our convenience
Tech we use

Tools & technologies

FlutterAgoraLiveKitWebRTCNode.jsSocket.ioRedisMySQLPrismaNext.jsSVGAStripe

Where we work

We partner with startups and businesses in Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom and across Europe — with overlapping hours and clear, async communication.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you build an app like Bigo Live?

Yes. A Bigo Live-style app needs live video rooms, PK battles, gifting, a coin and diamond economy, host levels, agencies and payouts. We have built all of those across Khan Live, Live13, LiveAct, WM Live and Bazmi, so we start from working patterns rather than from scratch.

Do you build PK battles and live matches?

Yes. PK matches pit two hosts against each other with live gift scoring, a countdown, supporter leaderboards and a settled winner. The hard parts are keeping both streams in sync and making the score tamper-proof when gifts arrive in bursts, which is where most implementations break.

Can you add Ludo or other games inside the app?

Yes. We build multiplayer games such as Ludo that run inside a live room, with coin wagering, fair-play rules and a settled result written to the same ledger as gifts. Games are the main reason users stay in a room when nothing else is happening.

Do you build the agency, BD and owner admin panels?

Yes, and we treat them as one system. The owner sets commission rules, BDs manage the agencies beneath them, agencies manage hosts, and every tier sees only its own slice of the same ledger. Building these separately later is what causes the payout mismatches these platforms are notorious for.

How long does it take to build a live streaming app?

A focused streaming MVP with rooms, gifting and payments typically takes 3 to 4 months. A full Bigo-style platform with PK matches, games, agencies, BD tiers and admin panels usually runs 5 to 8 months. We agree the scope and timeline in writing first.

Which streaming SDK do you use — Agora, LiveKit or WebRTC?

It depends on your concurrency, regions and budget. Agora is fastest to a polished multi-guest product and strong on emerging-market networks, LiveKit gives more control and better economics at scale and can be self-hosted, and raw WebRTC suits narrow use cases. We recommend one after seeing your numbers.

How much does a live streaming app cost to run?

Streaming minutes are the main variable cost, billed per user per minute by the SDK provider. We model this against your expected room sizes, PK match frequency and session lengths during discovery, so you see the unit economics before committing to a platform.

Will a live streaming app get approved on the App Store?

It can, but only with real moderation. Apple and Google reject streaming apps that lack reporting, blocking, content filtering and live admin controls, and they scrutinise coin purchases and anything resembling gambling. We build those in from the start and prepare the review notes reviewers ask for.

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