Click mobile app showcasing collaborative photo albums

Click – Collaborative Photo Album Platform

Cross-platform social app that lets creators launch shared photo albums, invite collaborators, and follow collections with privacy controls and real-time updates.

Industry: entertainmentProject Year: 2014Client: Click

Services Provided

Product Strategy
iOS & Android Development
Backend API & CMS
App Store Launch Support

Project Tags

Industries

EntertainmentCommunity & SocialMedia & Publishing

Focus & Tech

EntertainmentSocial CollaborationiOS (Objective-C)Android (Java)REST APICloud StorageRealtime Notifications

Overview

Click reimagines group photo sharing for on-the-go teams. Users can spin up curated albums, control collaborators, stream uploads instantly, and discover public collections. We handled the full product build—from brand design and mobile clients to the API, media pipeline, and moderation tooling.

Our Contributions

Product Strategy
iOS & Android Development
Backend API & CMS
App Store Launch Support

Supported Devices

iPhone
iPad
Android

Development Tools / Environments

iOS (Objective-C)
Android (Java)
REST API
Cloud Storage
Realtime Notifications

Implementation Details

Built unified iOS and Android codebases with shared design system for consistent interactions.
Developed scalable API with token-based auth, album permissions, and real-time sync endpoints.
Integrated CDN-backed media storage, automatic image optimization, and secure download links.
Created push notification service for upload alerts, follows, and comment activity.

Admin Features

Moderation console for reviewing flagged media, managing reported users, and issuing takedowns.
Analytics dashboards tracking album growth, engagement, and storage utilization.
Tiered subscription management enabling branded albums and expanded storage plans.

The Problem

Creative teams were juggling scattered galleries and messaging threads when documenting events. They needed a controlled, mobile-first way to crowdsource media without exposing private shoots or overloading email.

The Challenge

We had to balance public discovery with granular privacy, keep uploads fast on fluctuating networks, and deliver a consistent UX across iOS and Android. Moderation tools and CDN-backed storage were required to support growth from day one.

The Result

Click launched to a 4.5-star rating, processed over 250K photos in the first quarter, and gave agencies a secure collaboration hub that cut their shared drive prep work by half.

Key Requirements

Provide frictionless mobile uploads with reliable performance on variable connections.
Protect private albums while enabling public discovery and follower growth.
Offer admin controls so agencies can review, approve, or remove content quickly.

Results & Impact

250K+ photos uploaded in the first 90 days with 99.9% uptime.
Private agency teams reported 2× faster album assembly for campaign recaps.
Push notification re-engagement lifted daily active users by 38%.

Screens & Flows

Click album feed showing latest collaborative collections — Album feed highlights new uploads and shared collections from collaborators.

Album details screen with contributor list and privacy controls — Control who can view, contribute, or follow each album with one-tap privacy settings.

Photo grid layout displaying high-resolution media tiles — Responsive grid keeps high-resolution imagery crisp while supporting instant uploads.

Follower activity view showing comments and reactions — Real-time notifications and activity feeds keep collaborators in sync.

Upload workflow with progress indicator and tagging options — Guided upload flow adds metadata, tags contributors, and streams to the album instantly.

Discover screen featuring trending public photo collections — Public discovery surfaces trending albums so fans can follow new creative work.

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