Case Studies/EdTech SaaS
EDTECH SAAS · 6 WEEKS

Zero-to-launch app.
Idea to App Store in six weeks. Native iOS plus Node backend.

An EdTech SaaS founder needed a native iOS companion to their web product. They had Series Seed funding, a hard demo deadline for a board meeting, and no in-house mobile team. Two previous estimates from app shops had been 16 to 22 weeks at $180k to $260k.

6wk
Idea to App Store launch
1
App Store review attempts (first-pass approval)
80
Beta students within 48 hours of submission
0
Crash reports in first 30 days

The challenge

Six-week deadline, fixed budget, App Store review window included. Authentication had to share with the existing web product. Offline-first because students were using it on the bus without WiFi. Push notifications for assignment reminders. The team had never published an iOS app and Apple's review process was an unknown.

What we did

Native Swift with SwiftUI for the UI. Shared auth via OAuth with the existing Node backend. SwiftData for offline-first sync. Local notifications plus APNs for reminders. We owned the App Store Connect setup, the listing copy, the screenshots, and the App Review responses.

The outcome

Submitted to the App Store on day 38. Approved on first review. In TestFlight beta with 80 students by day 42. Public launch on day 44, two days before the board meeting.

Service that delivered this

App Studio · iOS

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