Prospector Mobile App – Fresh Quality Leads on iOS & Android

About Prospector

Prospector lets customers get fresh; quality leads every day that can help you sell more. IRD Group journalists discover company strategic changes daily that allow you to target the right people at the right time for the right reason. Use the built-in contact information to reach out immediately when the deal looks right.

Project Description

IRD Group hired me to develop an iOS and Android mobile app for Prospector's sales product. Prospector lets customers get fresh, quality leads daily to help you sell more. IRD Group journalists discover company strategic changes daily that allow you to target the right people at the right time for the right reason. Use the built-in contact information to reach out immediately when the deal looks right. Build a custom list of companies with key details at your fingertips.

Initial Problem

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The Prospector platform presented several challenges: it was built on a .NET backend hosted on Microsoft servers with no access to the database for updates or changes, relied on outdated XML and SOAP APIs that complicated integration with modern technology, and required Android and iOS compatibility at launch to deliver value to existing users. With no access to the current backend or database, we had to devise an innovative solution to meet these requirements while ensuring a seamless experience for the platform's user base.

The Solution

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I implemented a cost-effective and efficient solution by leveraging Google Firebase as a backend service, enabling quick user authorization and a new database setup. To integrate the existing SOAP APIs from the Prospector platform, I developed a custom parser using Node.js to pull, parse, and transform data into modern JSON-based APIs for the mobile app. Google Flutter meets meets cross-platform requirements at a competitive cost. Additionally, we devised a script to generate temporary passwords for existing users, triggering an automatic reset upon their first mobile app login to ensure a seamless transition.

Key Features Delivered:

Insights

Provides clear company insights and detailed contact information to help convert sales leads into paying customers.

Easy Contacts

Includes detailed contact information, such as email and phone numbers, allowing you to reach out to sales leads directly from your phone.

Swipe to Save

Displays sales leads in a clean card format with a swipe feature for quickly saving or skipping leads.

Hot, Recent & Saved Lists

Organizes sales leads into scrollable lists categorized as recent, hot, or saved for easy access and viewing.

One-Click Navigation & Calling

Enables direct contact with the right person through an easy-to-use one-click button for navigation or calls.

Easy Search & Share

Allows keyword searches for sales leads and the ability to share leads with team members using the built-in share feature.

Finale Results

The final result was a high-performance mobile app developed in Google Flutter using Google Firebase as the backend for iOS and Android. The Prospector mobile app had a simple and easy-to-use UI and user experience while providing excellent features and value to Prospector customers.

Brent JacksonDirector @IRD Group
Almog and his team worked with us to create an app based on what we could get out of an existing API. We were very pleased with the result of this exploratory work and so we then commissioned them to create apps for iPhone and Android that are now being used by our clients.