Living Longer Through A Mobile Game

Custom Software Development, Web Development, Mobile App Development, API Integrations, IT Strategy Consulting, Software Architecture, Data Engineering & Research, QA

See how Blue Zones used Beehive to go from idea to deployment with zero guesswork and full transparency.

Technologies Used

Frameworks

Django, React

Languages

Python, TypeScript

Database(s)

SQLite

Cloud Infrastructure

Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes

Integrations

Mixpanel, Gallup, Typeform, Bugsnag, Carium, Amazon Incentives API, DietID

Compliancy

HIPAA

Background

Blue Zones, founded by Dan Buettner, highlights the world’s longest-lived and happiest communities. In 2021, Buettner introduced The Blue Zones Challenge, a transformative, research-backed guide designed to help people implement healthier habits around nutrition, movement, and social connection. Grounded in decades of data, the challenge offers a blueprint for extending both lifespan and quality of life.

Problem

EVP and CMO, Naomi Imatome-Yun, approached Beehive wanting to bring the Blue Zones philosophy to life through an interactive mobile app, one that would help users adopt and sustain healthy habits for a chance to increase longevity. And to lead development, Paul Cummings was brought on as Product Manager. The goal of this app was to create an immersive and habit-forming experience, empowering users to integrate Blue Zones principles into everyday life bridging the digital and physical worlds.


Background

Blue Zones, founded by Dan Buettner, highlights the world’s longest-lived and happiest communities. In 2021, Buettner introduced The Blue Zones Challenge, a transformative, research-backed guide designed to help people implement healthier habits around nutrition, movement, and social connection. Grounded in decades of data, the challenge offers a blueprint for extending both lifespan and quality of life.

Problem

EVP and CMO, Naomi Imatome-Yun, approached Beehive wanting to bring the Blue Zones philosophy to life through an interactive mobile app, one that would help users adopt and sustain healthy habits for a chance to increase longevity. And to lead development, Paul Cummings was brought on as Product Manager. The goal of this app was to create an immersive and habit-forming experience, empowering users to integrate Blue Zones principles into everyday life bridging the digital and physical worlds.


Challenges

Beyond securing and encrypting all user information to be HIPAA compliant, Beehive had to account for a wide range of edge cases to support a highly customizable experience for enterprise clients, tailoring the game based on user’s demographics, wellness goals, and background, which required rigorous testing and flexible backend architecture to ensure both security and personalization at scale.


Solution

Following several weeks of discovery and deep immersion into the Blue Zones teachings and supporting longevity data, Beehive designed a gamified mobile app designed to turn daily healthy habits into engaging, rewarding experiences. The idea is for users to be encouraged to complete daily challenges aligned with Blue Zones principles, earning points. After testing multiple UI/UX and branding approaches, user feedback helped the Beehive team hone in on the most intuitive and engaging design that encourages daily play and makes healthy habits feel rewarding.

Solution

Following several weeks of discovery and deep immersion into the Blue Zones teachings and supporting longevity data, Beehive designed a gamified mobile app designed to turn daily healthy habits into engaging, rewarding experiences. The idea is for users to be encouraged to complete daily challenges aligned with Blue Zones principles, earning points. After testing multiple UI/UX and branding approaches, user feedback helped the Beehive team hone in on the most intuitive and engaging design that encourages daily play and makes healthy habits feel rewarding.

Results

The platform is licensed to employers, cities, and insurance providers as a proactive health and wellness benefit for their members. To support customization at scale, Beehive also built an admin dashboard, allowing Blue Zones leaders to tailor challenges and experiences for different user groups across various organizations.

4.5M+

expected user traffic on the app

100+

Therapists use the product to upload sessions

Future

User feedback continues to play a key role in shaping the product, and through ongoing collaboration with Blue Zones, Beehive is actively iterating to improve the experience. The next phase of expansion includes developing outdoor activations, bringing the Blue Zones Challenge into the physical world to deepen real-life community participation.

Client Testimonial

“Brilliant engineers with good communication

who are also focused on helping people and improving their day-to-day lives.”

Naomi Imatome-Yun

Executive VP and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

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