Nova Case Study
Founder · Lead Engineer
MOBILE-FIRST EDUCATION PLATFORM
Gamifying exam preparation for thousands of students.
Nova connects students and teachers in one ecosystem where question banks, progress tracking, points, Arcade mode, and leaderboards turn repetitive practice into a motivating daily learning loop.
Flutter
ASP.NET Core
SQL Server
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10,000+
registered students
500,000+
questions solved
End-to-end
product ownership
THE PRODUCT PROBLEM
Exam prep needed a system students actually wanted to return to.
Traditional question solving is repetitive and easy to abandon. Teachers also need better tooling to publish, manage, and monetize educational content without stitching together disconnected systems.
Low motivation, fragmented workflows
Students lose momentum while solving large volumes of questions, and teachers lack a modern channel for distributing collections, tracking usage, and managing access to paid and unpaid collections.
A gamified practice ecosystem
Nova combines points, rankings, progress tracking, subscriptions, and interactive question banks so practice feels measurable, competitive, and consistent.
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
A complete product stack built from mobile app to backend services.
Flutter mobile app
Cross-platform student experience with question practice, profiles, progress, points, and ranking interactions.
ASP.NET Core services
Backend services for authentication, content management, analytics, payments, subscriptions, and leaderboard calculations.
35+ relational tables
A scalable SQL Server schema supporting educational structures, user progression, subscriptions, rankings, and teacher content.
The hardest part was designing progression as data, not just UI.
The database had to support complex education categories, collections, question states, student progress, teacher dashboards, payments, and global rankings without turning leaderboard calculations or analytics into bottlenecks.
FEATURE ECOSYSTEM
Every feature reinforces the loop: practice, progress, reward, repeat.
Question collections
Teachers publish structured collections while students practice across multiple educational categories.
Teacher dashboards
Educators manage content, monitor usage, and distribute learning material through a centralized channel.
Performance analytics
Students track improvement while the platform surfaces meaningful practice and engagement signals.
Points system
Reward loops motivate consistent learning while keeping the game layer tied to real educational effort.
Global rankings
Leaderboards create healthy competition and give students a visible reason to keep returning.
Subscriptions
Access management and payments support a sustainable teacher and content distribution model.
MY ROLE
Together with a co-founder, I drove the product from concept to production, leading strategy, system architecture, development, and deployment.
Product strategy
Defined the product direction around engagement, retention, and teacher-student workflows.
System architecture
Designed the system structure across app, API, services, and database relationships.
Mobile development
Contributed in building the cross-platform Flutter application and student-facing learning experience.
Backend development
Implemented APIs and backend services for authentication, content, analytics, and payments.
Database design
Modeled a large relational schema for questions, users, progression, rankings, and subscriptions.
API development
Created REST APIs connecting the mobile client, teacher tools, and core platform services.
Deployment
Handled production deployment and maintenance for a live education platform using AWS.
10k+
registered users
500k+
solved questions
Cross-platform
mobile application IOS & Android
Complete
learning ecosystem
REAL APP SCREENS
A walkthrough of Nova’s student learning flow.
These production screenshots show the core loop from choosing content, customizing a challenge, joining competitive rooms, answering questions, and checking leaderboard progress.
01 · Content library
Students browse subject collections and special exam-prep sets from one clear entry point.
02 · Challenge setup
The practice flow can be customized by question count, difficulty, time, and lesson scope.
03 · Multiplayer rooms
Students can create or join challenge rooms, adding a social layer to practice sessions.
04 · Waiting room
Room codes and participant lists make competitive practice easy to coordinate.
05 · Timed questions
The question interface keeps competition, timing, options, and answer submission in one focused view.
06 · Instant feedback
Correct and incorrect answers are highlighted clearly so learning moments happen immediately.
07 · Lesson targeting
Students can narrow challenges to specific lessons, giving practice more educational intent.
08 · Leaderboards
Seasonal and global rankings turn progress into visible achievement and competition.
Nova shows how product design, engineering depth, and scalable architecture can work together.
The result is a production platform that turns exam preparation into a more engaging habit while giving teachers the infrastructure to distribute content, manage access, and understand student activity.
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Download the live app from the official stores.
momen nasr · Founder & Lead Engineer
Nova case study