Frequently Asked Questions

AKI is China's first technology company to provide "Internet+" services for design competitions, founded in 2017, with nearly 2 million registered users. We provide end-to-end competition management services including competition creation, promotion, online judging and evaluation, entry management, and data analytics. Whether it is a government competition, a corporate brand campaign, or a university academic competition, AKI delivers a one-stop solution for your needs.

Creating a competition is very simple:

1. Register and log in to the AKI Competition Platform
2. Go to the "Create Competition" page and fill in basic information such as competition name, schedule, and eligible participants
3. Set the entry format and submission requirements
4. Configure the review rules and scoring criteria
5. Publish with one click — the system automatically generates the competition homepage

The whole process can be completed in as little as 10 minutes. For customized services, you can also contact our business team for a tailored solution.

AKI's online review and evaluation system is full-featured, including:

• Multiple review modes — scoring, rating, voting, elimination, etc.
• Expert pool management with random/assigned allocation
• Anonymous review and anti-cheating mechanisms
• Real-time score statistics and ranking
• Visual progress monitoring of reviews
• Supports both PC and mobile operation
• Automatic export of review results

The system also supports custom review dimensions and weights to adapt to the review needs of different competition types.

The complete process for hosting a design competition through AKI is as follows:

1. Define the competition theme and category (graphic design, UI design, industrial design, etc.)
2. Create the competition on the platform and set submission specs (size, format, file size)
3. Use AKI's promotion features for multi-channel distribution
4. Participants submit works online
5. Organize experts to score via the online review system
6. The system automatically generates rankings and award results
7. Output data reports

The entire process is fully digital with no offline steps required.
AKI has rich experience in design competitions and has served design competitions for professional institutions such as the China Artists Association.

AKI covers a wide range of competition types, including but not limited to:

• Design: graphic design, industrial design, UI/UX design, fashion design, architectural design, etc.
• Art: painting, calligraphy, photography, short-video creation, etc.
• Academic: mathematical modeling, programming, innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, academic paper evaluations, etc.
• Government: government solicitation campaigns, city logo solicitations, public-service advertisement solicitations, etc.
• Commercial: brand creative competitions, product naming solicitations, marketing campaigns, etc.

AKI offers flexible service models based on different needs.

The Basic edition suits small and medium-sized competitions and includes core features for competition creation, registration management, and online review.

For government and large enterprise clients, we provide customized competition management system solutions, including private deployment, brand customization, advanced data analytics, and dedicated technical support.

For specific pricing, please contact our business team →

AKI adopts an elastic cloud architecture and can support up to 300,000 QPS (queries per second) of concurrent access, easily handling peak traffic from very large-scale competitions. The system has undergone multiple stress tests with millions of participants and features complete disaster-recovery backup and load-balancing mechanisms. Whether it is a small contest or a national competition with hundreds of thousands of participants, AKI ensures stable operation.

Since its founding, AKI has successfully served many well-known clients. Representative cases include:

• Tsinghua University — academic competition project management
• All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce — full-process management of innovation and entrepreneurship competitions
• China Artists Association — professional review for art and design competitions
• Multiple provincial and municipal government agencies — government competition solicitation and review
• Hundreds of projects including corporate brand competitions and university academic competitions

Contact our business team for detailed case materials.

Participants can visit www.aki.com.cn to browse all ongoing competitions. After registering an account, they can:

1. Filter competitions by category (design, photography, academic, etc.)
2. View competition details, rules, and prize settings
3. Submit entries online
4. Track review progress and scores in real time
5. View award notifications

The platform now has nearly 2 million registered users, with new competitions continuously added.

AKI provides comprehensive data analytics features, including:

• Real-time registration count statistics
• Geographic distribution of participants
• Conversion funnel analysis at each stage
• Entry submission trend charts
• Review score distribution
• Judge consistency analysis

All data supports visual chart display and Excel/PDF export, helping organizers fully grasp competition operations and providing data support for subsequent decisions.

Yes. The AKI Competition Platform fully supports mobile access, including mobile browsers and responsive web design. Participants can complete all operations on their phones — browsing competitions, registering, submitting works, and viewing scores. Review experts can also score and write comments on mobile devices. In addition, we provide a mini-program entry for quick access and use.

AKI's core advantages are:

1. Full-process closed loop — from creation to award, one platform handles it all, no need to piece together multiple tools
2. Massive user pool — nearly 2 million registered users with built-in traffic to quickly reach your target audience
3. Rich government experience — deep understanding of compliance requirements and approval workflows for government competitions
4. Strong technical capability — standalone deployment with an elastic architecture supporting 300k high concurrency, stably handling national large-scale events
5. Good industry reputation — 8 years of industry accumulation, having served top institutions such as Tsinghua University and the China Artists Association

You can contact us through the following channels for a customized cooperation plan:

• 🌐 Promotion page: co.aki.com.cn for details
• ✉️ Business email: team@aki.com.cn
• 📍 Address: Jiecheng Center, 10th Floor, Block B, Fenglian Plaza, Chaoyangmen, Beijing
• 💬 Business WeChat: iduyanbo, Tel: 133-1105-2902; our business team will contact you within 24 hours

AKI continues to invest in product R&D and technology upgrades. Recent focus areas include:

• Deeper application of AI-assisted review (smart deduplication, style recognition, initial screening recommendations)
• Support for international competition scenarios
• Development of more vertical-domain competition templates

We will continue our mission of "making competitions simpler" to provide better competition management services to users worldwide.