Launching Mexican Native Trading App in 5 Months

Cápsula is a Mexican fintech startup that, fresh off its first seed round, faced a clear imperative: get a polished trading app into users’ hands - and fast. With market momentum on the line, Cápsula turned to ProSense to deliver a fully published native iOS and Android application in just five months.

Problem

At seed stage, Cápsula’s biggest hurdle was timing:

• Market Entry Pressure: Investors and early adopters expected a working mobile app to validate the concept and unlock the next funding milestone.
• High Expectations: The app needed to showcase a robust trading interface, seamless integration with a brokerage partner, and rock-solid performance.
• Tight Deadline: From kickoff to App-Store release, there was only a five-month window.

Solution

ProSense tackled the challenge by assembling a seasoned, cross-platform squad and focusing on rapid, quality delivery:

• Senior Engineering Team: Two iOS engineers, two Android engineers, one backend/API specialist, and a QA lead — each chosen for deep, relevant experience.
• Fully Native Apps: We built separate iOS and Android codebases to maximize performance, stability, and adherence to platform conventions.
• Brokerage Integration: Our backend/API specialist created and hardened the connector to Cápsula’s brokerage partner, ensuring real-time market data, order entry, and portfolio tracking.
• Optimized Trading UX: We designed an intuitive flow from account setup through trade execution, with special attention to latency, error handling, and user feedback under volatile conditions.

Execution

Using two-week sprints and continuous collaboration with Cápsula’s founders:

1. Discovery & Architecture (Weeks 1–4): Defined core trading flows, finalized API specs, and set up a modular code structure for rapid iteration.
2. Parallel Development (Weeks 5–14): iOS and Android teams built their apps in tandem, with daily integration tests against live brokerage endpoints.
3. UX Refinement & QA (Weeks 15–18): Conducted user-flow workshops, stress-tested under simulated market loads, and polished animations and onboarding.
4. App-Store Submission (Weeks 19–20): Navigated Apple’s and Google’s review processes, responding quickly to feedback to stay on schedule.
5. Launch & Monitoring (Weeks 21–22): Rolled out a closed beta, gathered usage metrics, and resolved post-launch issues within days — culminating in fully published apps at month 5.

Results

• Fully Published at Month 5: Both iOS and Android versions were live and available to users.
• Investor Confidence: The functioning app convinced seed investors of Cápsula’s technical prowess and market potential, paving the way for follow-on funding.
• Positive Early Feedback: Beta users praised the app’s speed, clarity, and stability, providing concrete insights for future feature planning.
• Foundation for Growth: Cápsula now had a battle-tested native platform ready for rapid feature expansion and user acquisition.

Conclusion

ProSense enabled Cápsula to transform a critical go-to-market objective into a tangible, live product in just five months — delivering not only code, but the credibility and momentum a seed-stage startup needs. If you’re racing to prove a mobile concept under tight deadlines, let’s talk. We’ll staff the right experts, execute with agility, and get your app into the stores — fast.