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Mobile Development for Aspiration (FinTech)

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Mobile Application Development
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Industry
Industry

Financial Services

Duration
Duration

119 months

Budget
Budget

Confidential

Client Size
Start Date

1 September 2016

Team Size
Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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77/100
Good

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Client

Aspiration

mapLos Angeles, United States of America

Project Summary

Uptech augmented the client's mobile team to finish an iOS prototype, launch the iOS app, and add Android engineering support. They helped build the AIM (Aspiration Impact Measurement) feature and a proprietary ESG database, and continue to deliver ongoing feature enhancements, bug fixes, and performance/analytics improvements. The apps have achieved strong adoption and reviews.

Key Challenges

  • Needed to augment mobile teams for both iOS and Android due to competitive market for engineers
  • Required rapid ramp-up on an existing iOS prototype and tight deadlines for feature delivery
  • Needed to build and iterate on novel features (AIM) and integrate ESG data into the product

Project Deliverables

  • iOS mobile app (prototype completion and launch)
  • Android mobile app (development and iterations)
  • AIM (Aspiration Impact Measurement) mobile-first feature
  • Proprietary ESG scoring database for purchases
  • Ongoing feature enhancements, bug fixes, UI/UX improvements, and analytics/performance work

Project Solution

Uptech augmented the client's internal mobile team by picking up an existing iOS codebase, completing and launching the iOS app within a few months, and adding Android engineering support. They collaborated with client leads, providing lead engineers, project management, data science and backend integration work to build the AIM feature and a proprietary ESG scoring database. Ongoing responsibilities include feature development, bug fixes, UI/UX enhancements, code refactoring, and analytics/performance monitoring.

Project Outcome

  • Credited with significant contribution to iOS app success and high-quality releases
  • Achieved over 70% customer adoption of the mobile apps
  • Reached approximately 500,000 downloads and a 4.4 average rating on Google Play
  • Sustained high daily user engagement with minimal reported bugs

Platforms

  • MobileMobile

Tech Stack

  • iOSiOS
  • AndroidAndroid

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

The app is performing well with 70% user adoption, an average Google Play Store rating of 4.4, positive reviews, and minimum bugs. Uptech’s sense of ownership, exceptional collaboration, high-quality deliverables, and tight turnarounds make them a trusted partner for high-stakes projects.

Matt Lee

Head of Product

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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