Social Networking & Community App Development

Empat is a delivery partner for social and community teams that need reliable senior engineering and community app development services built around real engagement workflows, fast-growing user bases, and the day-to-day reality of running a social product.

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50+ successful AI-powered Projects from 2022 till now

19 founders are included in the Forbes 30 under 30

6 Y Combinator alumni are among our clients

We have clients from Fortune 500 and S&P 500

Since 2013, we delivered

over 300 projects for 23 markets

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What’s Included in our social app engineering services

Social Discovery & Product Scoping

We start by understanding the engagement model, user types, product goals, and community workflows behind the system, so the platform supports real social needs instead of adding unnecessary complexity to your roadmap.

Platform Architecture & Integrations

We design the architecture for modern social platforms with the right backend structure, social graph, real-time logic, notification flows, and third-party integrations needed for scalable day-to-day usage and predictable long-term growth.

Social Apps & Community Experiences

We build user-facing apps, feeds, profiles, onboarding flows, and digital community products that make social software easier to use, easier to manage, and more valuable for the real people behind the screen.

Moderation Tools & Internal Systems

Our delivery includes moderation tools, admin panels, internal community systems, reporting environments, and workflow products that help teams coordinate execution more efficiently across roles, regions, and growing user bases.

QA, Validation & Release Readiness

We validate key flows, test role-based scenarios, review edge cases, and prepare custom social app development for release with practical QA and production-readiness criteria your team can hand straight to delivery.

Launch Support & Product Growth

We help teams launch confidently, improve product performance after release, and evolve the platform over time through iteration, structured delivery support, and clearly business-driven priorities.

How We Deliver Social Products for Real Communities

At Empat, social delivery is not about shipping features faster — it is about shipping the right ones. We combine product thinking, senior engineering, and human-reviewed delivery to create software that supports real engagement workflows, fast-growing user bases, and the practical day-to-day execution your team will live with.

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We start with the community and business context. Before building anything, we study the product model, user journeys, engagement workflows, and real delivery goals behind the social platform.

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We map workflows and user roles. We define how members, creators, moderators, admins, or internal teams interact with the system in real scenarios.

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We perform an initial evaluation and review

We design the architecture for long-term use. We plan backend structure, social graph, real-time logic, notifications, integrations, and maintainability from day one, not as an afterthought.

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You get a preliminary proposal

We build the core product system. Our team develops the backend, interfaces, integrations, role-based flows, and product-facing functionality needed for reliable social delivery.

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We present, you negotiate

Senior engineers stay in control. Architecture, business logic, QA, and release-critical decisions remain under experienced human oversight throughout the project.

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Conduct a technical interview

We prepare the product for real-world usage. We validate flows, test scenarios, review edge cases, and run release checks before launch.

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Launch

After launch, we help teams improve and scale. We iterate based on real usage, community feedback, product priorities, and long-term growth needs.

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Social & community software use cases we support

Social Platforms & Networks

We build social platforms, networks, and structured community systems that support feeds, profiles, connections, user access, and scalable experiences across growing user bases.

Community Apps & User Experiences

We create user-facing products such as community apps, onboarding flows, mobile experiences, and social products that make digital communities easier to use and easier to manage for both members and the teams behind them.

Moderation Tools & Community Operations

We help teams build software for moderators, admins, and community operations — including moderation, reporting, notifications, and internal workflow support that fits the real rhythms of a growing community.

Messaging, Engagement & Social MVPs

We support startups and product teams launching messaging features, engagement mechanics, and new social products, helping them define the MVP, shape priorities, and build a version that is realistic to launch, learn from, and improve.

We cover every detail of your entire project for success

Product Development

We're all set to bring your project to life, no matter the scale! Just share your idea, and we'll take care of the rest with the best possible implementation.

Service

MVP development

Develop a Minimum Viable Product with Empat and jump-start your project. Our experts will develop your product quickly and on a budget; even though it will contain basic features only, it will still have all the important functionalities and desired qualities.

Startup

Custom AI Development

Custom AI development services for production-grade software products with scalable architecture, launch readiness, and strong technical oversight.

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case studies

See how Empat delivers social and community products through complex workflows, strong product logic, scalable architecture, and production-ready execution.

obimy

Mobile App Development

Product Development

Staff Augmentation

Social Networks

Proud

Obimy, is a mobile application that brings together loved ones who are at a distance from each other. This app has more than 10M downloads on iOS and Android.

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10M+

ShredSpots

Mobile App Development

Proud

Social Networks

ShredSpots is not just an app, it was created from a dream to spread the comfortable skating experience among those who practice skating sports. ShredSpots is now a community with 200k+ skaters and 100k+ skating spots.

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200K+

LinkedWind

Product Validation

Product Development

Staff Augmentation

Social Networks

LinkedWind, a groundbreaking mobile application designed to provide real-time wind and riding conditions for wingfoiling, kitesurfing, and windsurfing. The app is set to redefine how riders access vital wind information and enhance their water adventure experience.

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Ready to Build a Social Product That Grows a Real Community?

Work with Empat to design, build, and launch social software that is practical, scalable, and ready for members, creators, internal teams, and the long-term growth your roadmap depends on.

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Check out reviews and press mentions. Short and sweet, find out what we do that customers love us.

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Product Manager

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They deliver on time and ask the right questions. They have a good spread of knowledge and are able to allocate the right people to get the job done.

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Varvara

Product Manager

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Empat team is trustworthy, brilliant, honest, attentive, and highly professional. They communicate via virtual meetings, emails, and messages.

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Jonathan

Founder

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The team provides timely updates and is constantly available to help or resolve any concerns. Although the app is in development, the client is impressed with Empat's professionalism and the personality they inject into their work.

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Jenna

Founder

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Empat provided frequent updates and held collaborative conversations. The team was extremely communicative, responsive, and professional.

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Nat

CEO & Musician

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Empat's design expertise ensures my personal brand is presented effectively, attracting a wider audience.

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Namik

Chief Executive Officer

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Empat designed and developed my Shopify store that is visually appealing and user-friendly. This resulted in increased customer engagement, reduced bounce rates, and higher conversions.

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Daniel

Community Manager

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Empat provided fast solutions and delivered all tasks on time. They also ensured excellent project management and professional communication were commendable.

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Severin

CEO

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Thanks to Empat, the client witnessed a considerable increase in website traffic, search engine rankings, and user engagement. They also boosted dwell time and CTR and reduced bounce rates.

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Zhenya

Founder & CEO, Obimy

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Empat’s work meets all expectations. The team is efficient, communicative, and serves as a great sounding board for new ideas.

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Lubov

Personal Assistant, AirDoc

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The Empat team completed the project on time and with utmost quality. They worked thoroughly, going through each aspect of the project in detail to avoid any mistakes.

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Yaroslav

CEO & Founder, Dental Care

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Thanks to Empat, the client has increased their app users by 80% and sales by 50% and tripled their revisits rate.

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Natalia

CEO & Co-Founder, Caries Monster Fighters

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The team instilled reliability and willingness to perform their task in the best possible way.

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Abdullah

Founder & CEO, Powerfull

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Since launching the product several months ago, the app has gained over 1,200 users who've consistently praised the app's efficiency and user-friendliness.

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Empat together with the international organization Global Medical Knowledge Alliance launched the HealUA. Ukrainian doctors can receive professional advice from their colleagues from all over the world.

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Ukrainians have created a dental care app. How did the idea come up, and what can it do?

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Zhanna

Co-Founder & CEO, POSY

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The team leads excellent project management, meets the timeline, and communicates well through a weekly call. Their integration with the client's team stands out.

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Charity groups and even the military have seized on the desire of Ukrainians to voice their anger as a mechanism to raise funds.

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Stuart

Executive, Monitree App

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The MVP developed by Empat was well-received by the client's users, who found it engaging and user-friendly.

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The website RevengeFor, launched three weeks ago by a Kyiv native and IT worker, Nazar Gulyk, appeals to foreigners with historical grievances against Moscow who would like to support Ukrainians as their proxy.

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Anonymous

Product Manager

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Empat delivered a high-quality app, as 92% of the total bugs were found before deployment. The team was great at problem-solving, so they addressed all the client’s concerns efficiently.

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The Ukrainian mobile application Obimy became the leader in the US App Store, ahead of Tinder, Pinterest and Netflix.

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Valentyn

CEO & Co-Founder, Big Sister AI

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Thanks to Empat, the client successfully created new software from scratch. The team was highly reliable throughout the process, showing that they were ready for everything.

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In mid-February Nazar Gulyk, CEO of Empat launched the Deruny recruiting platform together with the Winterthur IT start-up Circleup. The goal: is to bring Ukrainian developers together with Swiss companies.

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Andrii

CEO, Kuka

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Empat successfully delivered the client's application, and the customers that used their new software attracted 20% more employees. The digitization of the client's product helped them understand the needs of their customers.

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FAQ

What social networking and community app development services does Empat provide?

Empat provides engineering for social platforms, community products, user-facing apps, moderation tools, internal systems, real-time features, and workflow automation products built around real engagement needs.

What types of products can you build for social and community teams?

We can build social networks, community apps, feeds and messaging features, moderation tools, internal systems, admin panels, reporting tools, and software designed around the real shape of modern social workflows.

Can Empat act as a software development partner for social startups?

Yes. We work with startups and product teams that need help shaping the MVP, defining the scope, and building a social product that is realistic to launch, validate with real users, and improve over time.

Do you provide social app development for internal moderation and operations, not just member-facing features?

Yes. We build both member-facing and internal systems. That includes software for moderation, reporting, notifications, permissions, workflow automation, and other execution-critical processes inside a community organisation.

Do you offer custom social app development instead of generic templates?

Yes. We build around the actual logic of the product, including user roles, engagement workflows, real-time needs, integrations, and operational priorities. That is often more effective than forcing a generic system to fit a complex social product.

Can you add AI features to social and community products?

Yes. We add AI features — content moderation support, recommendations, smart search, personalization, and automation — where they create real product value. We don’t add AI for the sake of it, and every line of AI-generated code is read and approved by a human engineer before it ships.

Can you handle scale for fast-growing social products?

Yes. We design architecture, real-time logic, and data models with growth in mind, and we have delivered social products used by large, active user bases. Scalability is planned from day one, not bolted on after launch.

How do we get started?

The first step is a discovery call. We review your product, workflows, business goals, and delivery needs, then recommend the most suitable path forward.