Content apps & feeds
Fast, personalised feeds that surface the right story first — because a slow app loses the reader before the headline loads.
Media & Publishing
Apps that turn readers into subscribers.
Namtech builds content, subscription and audience apps for news outlets, magazines and creators — designed for attention and recurring revenue, where a slow feed loses the reader and a clumsy paywall loses the sale.
What we build
Read it, love it, pay for it.
Six things a media app has to get right — content feeds, subscriptions, engagement, notifications, offline access and monetisation — built to work together instead of as six disconnected tools.
Subscriptions & paywalls
Metered, freemium or hard paywalls with in-app purchase and billing that turn a reader into a paying subscriber.
Audience engagement
Comments, saves, follows and reactions that keep readers coming back instead of bouncing after one article.
Smart notifications
Breaking-news and topic alerts timed to actually get opened — not the blunt broadcast that gets muted.
Offline reading & listening
Download-for-later articles, issues and audio so the commute, the flight and the dead zone all still work.
Monetisation (subs + ads)
Subscriptions and ad inventory reconciled into one revenue view, so you see what each reader is actually worth.
Who we build for
Every format earns attention differently.
News outlets
Breaking-news speed, live feeds and alerts where minutes decide the read.
Magazines
Rich issues, archives and subscriptions that carry the print brand into the app.
Independent creators
A direct-to-audience app that owns the relationship instead of renting it from a platform.
Streaming & audio
Podcasts, shows and audio with playback, downloads and resume-where-you-left-off.
Niche communities
Focused feeds and member-only content for an audience that pays for depth.
Events media
Live coverage, schedules and push updates that spike hard around the moment.
Why Media & Publishing is different
Media lives on attention and recurring revenue. Fast content, smart notifications and a subscription flow that actually converts are the difference between a download and a subscriber — so we design the feed, the paywall and the alerts to work together, not fight each other.
What fits your build
Match your title to a starting point.
These are honest starting points, not teaser rates — every project gets a fixed quote after one scoping call.
| If you run… | You likely need… | Namtech tier | Typical timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| A title testing a mobile reading app | One content feed + notifications + basic subscriptions | Starter / MVPfrom SGD 20,000 | 8–12 weeks |
| A publisher running on subscriptions | Feeds + paywall + CMS integration + audience engagement | Businessfrom SGD 38,000 | 12–20 weeks |
| A media network at scale | Multi-title, roles, ad + subscription revenue & data migration | Enterprisefrom SGD 90,000 | scoped per project |
FAQ
Asked by every media team.
How much does a media app cost?
At Namtech, a media app with content feeds, a paywall and subscriptions is typically a Business build — from SGD 38,000, with a fixed quote after one scoping call. A focused single-title MVP can start from SGD 20,000, and a network-scale platform from SGD 90,000.
Can the app run a paywall and subscriptions?
Yes. We build metered, freemium or hard paywalls with in-app purchase and billing, so a free reader can be converted to a paying subscriber inside the app — the subscription flow is usually the difference between a Starter and a Business build.
Can the app pull from our existing CMS?
Yes — CMS integration is scoped up front. We connect your feeds, articles and issues to your existing CMS so your editors keep publishing in one place and the app updates automatically.
Can we send breaking-news and topic notifications?
Yes. We build smart push notifications — breaking-news, topic and personalised alerts — timed and targeted to get opened rather than muted, which is what keeps a news audience returning.
Does the app work offline for reading and listening?
We design download-for-later reading and audio so articles, issues and episodes keep working on the commute, the flight or in a dead zone, then sync when the connection returns.
How long does a media app take to build?
Most content and subscription apps ship in 12–20 weeks, including QA on real devices and App Store & Google Play submission. Timeline is confirmed in the proposal.