Fika

Mental fitness app

Fika is a mental fitness and skills development application for iOS and Android platforms. We rebuilt a prototype React Native app into a market-ready product, developed a scalable backend and CMS-driven content system, and enabled the team to continuously evolve the app with new interactive formats such as audio, video, and guided exercises.

Mar 2019 – Dec 2020

Project duration

$50-100K

Project budget

Services

Product development

Mobile development

Business outcomes

Ranked in the Top 5 Health apps on the App Store

Raised £1.2M in seed funding in 2021

Upskilled 6,000+ employees across UK colleges

About Fika

Industry:

Health & Wellness

Country:

Company size:

11-50 employees

Established:

2019

Clockwise development team

Mobile developer

Project Manager

Functionality we delivered

Content library and management

Centralized library with a large volume of exercises in multiple formats
A headless CMS architecture based on Contentful, enabling the content team to independently create, manage, and scale multi-format exercises without developers
Optimized performance using lazy rendering to ensure smooth navigation

Interactive exercise experience

Guided exercises created with text, audio, video, and interactive elements
User-driven selection of exercises based on personal goals and preferences
In-exercise and post-exercise note-taking with support for free-form text and bullet lists with unlimited items
Automatic tracking of completed exercises, progress saving and resume flow

Users engagement

Group chats for up to 5 participants, enabling small peer discussions
Topic-based discussion boards where users can сreate posts, read and engage with content posted by others

Notifications & reminders

Push notifications for engagement and task reminders
Local notifications with user-defined scheduling and timers
A reminder system designed to support daily habit-building without overwhelming users

Tasks execution flow & management

Time-bound tasks with defined completion deadlines
Ability for users to take on tasks and track completion status
Web application for curators to create and manage tasks, monitor completion, and participation statistics