Less Searching.
More Watching.

Project

SaaS product

Role

Creative direction, UX/UI, strategy

Client

Urban Pixels

Our team

Nikhil Vaish | Project manager
Erik Wirtz | Creative direction & UX/UI
David Lin | Lead developer
Aidrian O’Connor | Presentation layer architect
Alex Petrescu | Back-end developer

Agency | Our own Urban Pixels 😛

The rise of streaming was supposed to make entertainment more accessible. Instead, users found themselves overwhelmed by fragmentation and frustration. Searching for a movie meant bouncing between multiple services, outdated Google results, and rental paywalls. By the time a user found where to watch, the moment was lost.

Key user pain points

“I don’t know where to stream my favorite movie.”

“Searching multiple platforms is frustrating and time-consuming.”

“I want a single place to search across all services.”

At Urban Pixels, we recognized a clear need:

What if there was a single search engine that aggregated streaming availability in real time?

The Solution

A one-stop streaming search engine

We built Can I Stream It?, a real-time search engine that helped users instantly find where to watch movies and TV shows across multiple platforms.

Core features

Target users & personas

Parents
Find Family Friendly Movies Quickly

Kids lose patience while parents search.

College Students
Find Something to Watch on a Budget

Too much time spent scrolling, tight budget.

Movie Buffs
Track down obscure titles

Hard to find niche films, too many services.

Digital Consumers
Find the best streaming deal

Paying for multiple services, need better recommendations.

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It’s like Kayak for streaming services

— Gizmodo

Simplify finding movies and TV shows to watch on demand

”Kudos for making one of the coolest, most useful websites and apps I've seen in ages. I love them and I'm spreading the word like it's gospel. Have a swell weekend!

— Cheers! Susan

”Thank you for trying to make lives of cord-cutters a little bit easier!

— Colin, CISI user

Press

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It's like Kayak for streaming services. Search one spot and get results from all the major players.

Gizmodo
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Add this site to your bookmarks because I guarantee you, at some point, you’re going to need it.

Tech Crunch
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CanIStream.it aims to help you find the movie or TV show you want to watch in the blink of an eye. It does exactly what the name implies…

Fox Tech News
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If you often find yourself paralyzed by choice with the many options available today, Can I Stream.it? can help. Whether using their website, iPhone app, or Android app, the service lets you search across multiple platforms to find the movie or TV show you want.

CNET
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A great service that lets you quickly find an online stream of your favorite movies as well as sources for e-rentals, digital purchases and of course venues to procure the old-fashioned DVD or Blu-ray..

USA Today
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Remember when we highlighted the useful Web tool CanIstream.it? Well, it’s now expanded to include TV shows in addition to movies titles.

Discovery Channel
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It's a nifty service for people who take a more decentralized approach to home entertainment.

CBS News
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Can I Stream It? helps you find where and what's available online

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