14 Startups Building Trading Apps & Terminals for Prediction Markets

This post is part of a series covering the Prediction Market ecosystem. You can view the full interactive map with more than 60 startups here.

This market map represents the “financialization of information” (Think of Polymarket and Kalshi as the current main exchanges). In this ecosystem, world events are treated like stocks, and the tools below are what traders, developers, and everyday users use to navigate this new economy.

Prediction Markets Trading Tools: Terminals, bots, agents…

What are trading tools about?

This category represents the “Execution Engine” of the ecosystem. While other layers focus on infrastructure or research, this layer is built for action: providing the interfaces and automation required to place, manage, and optimize trades across various marketplaces (mostly terminals and trading bots).
Professional Terminals & Automated Execution

The Big Picture: This category consists of the “Cockpits” used by traders to interact with prediction markets. It moves beyond the basic “Buy/Sell” web interfaces of the exchanges to offer high-performance tools that prioritize speed, precision, and efficiency. Whether it’s complex terminals or trading bots, these tools are how capital actually enters the market.
Role in the Layer System: These tools consume data from Middleware (Layer 1 and 2) and utilize the primary exchanges (Layer 1) for settlement. They are the “last mile” of the ecosystem, turning a user’s intent into a transaction.

What is are the core values provided?

Advanced Execution: Offers professional grade order types (like limit orders or stop losses) and “one-click” trading that aren’t always available on the primary exchange websites.
Automation & Bots: Enables “automated” strategies, such as Copy trading (automatically following a top trader’s moves) or Market Making (earning fees by providing liquidity).
Accessibility & UX: Simplifies the complex world of blockchain wallets and order books into familiar formats, such as Telegram bots, mobile apps, or Discord integrations.
Portfolio Orchestration: Allows users to manage multiple positions across different markets or even different chains from a single, unified dashboard.
Contextual Trading. Many of these tools live inside the places where people already talk about news (Twitter, Discord, Telegram), allowing a user to see a headline and place a bet instantly without ever leaving their conversation.

Who are the main user groups?

Active traders: High-frequency traders who need the fastest possible execution to beat the crowd to a “Truth.”
Prosumers: Casual participants who prefer the convenience of trading via social messaging apps (Telegram/Discord) or simplified mobile interfaces.
Quant Developers: Technical users who use open-source agent frameworks to build custom logic that reacts to real-world news 24/7.

Wha are the main current trading strategies?

Here is the current “meta” when it comes to trading automation:

Speed-to-Open (Front running Discovery): Specialized bots monitor exchanges 24/7 to enter a trade the exact second a new market is created. By securing a position before the general public reacts, these traders capture the “price optimum” before the odds stabilize.
Copy Trading (Social Mirroring): Users link their accounts to a “Signal Provider” or a high-performing “Whale.” Whenever the expert makes a move, the tool automatically replicates that trade in real-time for the follower, allowing retail users to benefit from professional expertise.
Insider Detection: Tools track large scale wallet movements and “piling-in” behavior. Automated triggers execute trades when a sudden influx of “Smart Money” is detected, operating on the assumption that large bettors often possess superior information.
Structural Arbitrage: Bots look for mathematical inconsistencies between related markets. For example, if the “Yes” and “No” tokens for an event add up to only $0.97 instead of $1.00, a bot will instantly buy both to lock in a risk free 3% profit.
Combinatorial & Cross-Platform Arbs: Sophisticated algorithms compare odds across different venues (e.g., Polymarket vs. Kalshi). If a political event is priced at 60% on one and 55% on the other, bots will buy on the cheaper exchange and hedge on the more expensive one to “harvest” the gap.
News-Based Sentiment Scanning: AI-driven agents scan social media (X/Twitter) and news wires. When a major headline breaks, the bot executes a trade in milliseconds, often before a human could even finish reading the alert.

14 Startups Building Trading Apps & Terminals for Prediction Markets

Polycule

Terminal – Trading Bot

Type: Trading Bot / Terminal
Platform: Hosted on Telegram
Primary Users: Traders who prefer mobile-first, social and automated trading experiences over web UIs.

What is Polycule?

A Telegram-based trading bot for Polymarket that lets users trade prediction markets, place orders, manage portfolios and automatically mirror other traders’ positions via simple chat commands instead of a traditional UI. It effectively turns Telegram into a lightweight trading terminal for prediction markets.
Project type: The project has secured institutional funding (a reported $560,000 investment from Alliance DAO) and issues a native token (PCULE).
Targets: Built for active prediction market traders and communities who want a mobile-first, chat-driven trading experience, enjoy social trading with peers, and automate strategy following, without needing to use the standard web UI of exchanges like Polymarket.
Monetization: The platform charges trading fees (with reductions available for PCULE token holders), and its native token plays a role in fee structures, rewards and possibly revenue share.

Major and distinctive features:

Trading Bot / Terminal via Telegram. Users execute YES/NO trades, set limit orders, and view market details all through Telegram commands and built-in interfaces.
Social and Copy Trading. You can add Polycule to group chats so trades are broadcasted to the group, and set up automated copy-trading to mirror other traders with flexible sizing, filters and sell rules.
Integrated Wallet & On-Chain Operations. The bot manages a Polygon wallet on behalf of the user, including deposits, swaps, bridging (Solana ↔ Polygon) and tracking balances directly inside the chat.
Market Discovery & Alerts. Offers tools to browse trending markets, search by category, view price charts, get notifications and track wallets you follow.
Delivery: Polycule is delivered as a Telegram bot (accessed via @polycule_bot), so users trade and interact entirely inside the Telegram messaging app.

Polymarket Agent

🇺🇸 US – Trading Bot

Type: Bot (Automated Trading Agent Framework)
Platform: GitHub project / self-hosted
Primary Users: Developers, algorithmic traders, quants and builders looking to automate prediction market interactions.

What are Polymarket Agents?

A collection of on-chain trading bots (agents) created by the core Polymarket team that execute automated strategies against Polymarket markets, such as market making, arbitrage, hedging or other predefined actions designed to interact with prediction markets programmatically. It isn’t a single hosted app but rather a bot framework / set of executable agents.
This project is directly supported by Polymarket itself, meaning it is core protocol backed infrastructure and tooling rather than an independent hobby project. It is part of Polymarket’s official GitHub organization.
Targets: Built for developers, quants, algorithmic traders and ecosystem builders who want to deploy or customize automated trading strategies on Polymarket. Since it’s code, not a hosted product, it’s intended for technical users who will run the agents from their own environments or automation pipelines.
Monetization: The repository is open source and free to use, distributed without fees.

Major and distinctive features:

Prebuilt Automated Agents. Includes a set of bots with distinct behaviors that interact with markets according to strategy rules, for example market-making or delta-neutral execution.
Modular Architecture. The code is structured so developers can fork, customize parameters or add new agent types specific to their strategies or risk profiles.
On-Chain Execution. Because it operates via Web3 wallets and smart contract interactions, agents act as autonomous programmatic traders rather than human UIs, executing trades directly against Polymarket contracts.
Delivery: This is hosted as a GitHub repository. There is no hosted UI or bot service run by Polymarket; users clone the repo, install dependencies, configure API keys and wallets, and run the bots from their own machines, servers, or CI/CD pipelines.

Betmoar

Indie Hacker

Type: Trading Terminal (Web UI)
Platform: Hosted web application
Primary Users: Active prediction market traders and analysts.

What is Betmoar?

A web-based trading terminal for prediction markets, primarily focused on Polymarket, that combines live market data, advanced filters, breaking news feeds, wallet and trader analytics, and integrated order execution within a unified dashboard.
It aggregates the most relevant data and lets users trade without switching between multiple interfaces.
Projet type: There is no clear public report of traditional VC backing; Betmoar operates as a startup platform and has participated in ecosystem programs like Polymarket’s builders rewards, but details on venture funding are not widely disclosed.
Targets: Designed for active and professional prediction market traders.
Monetization: Not clear yet.

Major and distinctive features:

All-in-one Trading Terminal. Betmoar is a dedicated web UI where traders can see market lists, advanced metrics, wallet profiles, and execute trades without leaving the interface.
Integrated News Feed. It ties real-time news directly to markets, helping users react faster to events that could shift probabilities.
Advanced Analytics Tools. Includes filters, trader and wallet stats (such as top holders and profit/loss), UMA dispute tracking and other metrics useful for deeper market research and decision-making.
Market Discovery & Search. Powerful search tools with filters and watchlists let traders find specific market types or opportunities quickly.
Delivery: Betmoar is delivered as a web-based terminal accessible via browser.

Polyterm

Indie Hacker – Open Source – Terminal

Type: Trading Terminal (CLI / Terminal UI)
Platform: Self-hosted command line tool
Primary Users: Developer/power traders and technical traders who prefer terminal workflows over browser UIs

What is PolyTerm?

PolyTerm is a terminal based trading and monitoring tool for Polymarket prediction markets that runs inside your command line environment.
It provides terminal style dashboards for live market data, whale activity, alerts, portfolio views and exports without a graphical browser UI.
Project type: It is an open source, community driven project hosted on GitHub, licensed under MIT.
Targets: Built for technical users, developers, quants and power traders who prefer CLI/terminal workflows or want to embed trading and market monitoring into scripts, terminals and automation rather than using a browser-based GUI.
Monetization: It is fully free and open source under an MIT license.

Major and distinctive features:

Interactive Terminal UI (TUI). A menu based command line interface that lets you monitor markets in real time, view probabilities, volume and trends filtered directly in your terminal.
Whale and Activity Tracking. Detects high-volume markets and highlights where large activity is occurring, helping traders spot possible edges or volatility.
Watchlists and Alerts. Enables users to track specific markets with custom thresholds, receiving alerts when price or probability moves cross user-defined triggers.
Portfolio View & Export Tools. Lets users see their current positions and export market data to JSON or CSV for further analysis outside the CLI.
Delivery: PolyTerm is delivered as an open-source Python CLI tool that you install locally (via pip, pipx or a shell install script) and run from your own machine or server; there is no hosted product or dedicated web service provided.

Kalshi Trading Bot

Open Source – Trading Bot

Type: Bot (Automated AI-Assisted Trading Script)
Platform: Self-hosted via GitHub / CLI execution
Primary Users: Developers, quantitative traders, and researchers who want to automate Kalshi trades with AI logic

What is Kalshi trading bot?

A self hosted automated trading bot for Kalshi prediction markets that integrates market data, AI-driven research and structured decision-making to place bets programmatically rather than through a GUI.
Project type: This code is part of OctagonAI’s GitHub and is hosted as an open-source project under an MIT license. There is no indication of traditional VC funding specifically for this bot, and it serves as an educational and research tool rather than a product with commercialization details.
Targets: Built for developers, quantitative traders, and algorithmic researchers.
Monetization: The bot itself is free, open source, and MIT-licensed. Running it requires API access for Kalshi, Octagon and OpenAI.

Major and distinctive features:

Automated strategy execution. The bot fetches top events from Kalshi based on volume, gathers market odds and then uses combined research signals and AI reasoning to decide what bets to place and when to place them.
AI-enhanced research integration. It leverages Octagon Deep Research to generate insights on events and combines this with OpenAI powered structured decision logic to make trading decisions rather than relying purely on simple rule-based logic.
Dry run/demo support. It includes the ability to test strategies in a dry run mode or in Kalshi’s demo environment so users can observe behavior without risking capital.
Console/terminal output. The project includes a rich console interface that displays progress and probability predictions as the bot runs, helpful for debugging and strategy tuning.
Delivery: Distributed as a GitHub repository (self-hosted code). Users clone the repo, configure API keys (Kalshi, Octagon, OpenAI), and run the bot locally or on servers. There’s no hosted service or web UI provided.

Okbet

Indie Hacker – Terminal – Trading Bot

Type: Trading Bot / Terminal (Telegram-based, with optional web terminal)
Platform: Hosted Telegram bot plus web access
Primary Users: Social traders, mobile users, group communities and copy-traders

What is Okbet?

okbet is a Telegram-centric trading bot and terminal that lets users bet on and trade prediction markets (notably Polymarket and Kalshi) directly within chat, enabling quick execution, social group leaderboards and copy-trading features.
Project type: Independent / Indie Hacker type
Targets: Built crypto traders.
Monetization: okbet charges a trading fee (~1 %) on buys and sells and leverages its native $OK token for fee discounts and community incentives.

Major and distinctive features:

Telegram based Trading Terminal. Users can place bets/trades on Polymarket and Kalshi directly via Telegram commands without navigating a separate web UI.
Copy Trading and Group Leaderboards. lets users follow, mirror or compete with other traders right inside group chats, boosting social engagement.
Multi Platform Support. Supports trading across at least Polymarket and Kalshi.
Native Token ($OK). A token that can play roles in fee discounts and future rewards, indicating community and incentive mechanics around usage.
Delivery: okbet is delivered primarily as a Telegram bot that users interact with inside the messaging app. A web “pro terminal” is also referenced in documentation as another way to engage outside of Telegram.

Polyswipe

Indie Hacker

Type: UI/UX Layer (Swipe-Based Trading Interface)
Delivery: Progressive web app, mobile apps, Telegram bot, Twitter/X bot
Primary Users: Mainstream and casual traders seeking intuitive, gesture-based prediction market access

What is Polyswipe?

A mobile-first, swipe-style trading interface for prediction markets (especially Polymarket) that turns buying YES/NO positions into a Tinder-like experience: swipe right to buy YES, left to buy NO, up to skip markets, with live pricing and instant execution.
Project type: Independent / indie hacker type.
Targets: Built for consumer-oriented and casual traders.

Major and distinctive features:

Swipe Driven UI that simplifies market participation into gesture controls, much like dating apps, making prediction trading feel intuitive and fast for mobile users.
Integrated Trading Execution. Real-time order placement and wallet integration (e.g., Solana/Polygon wallets with USDC) lets users execute trades instantly without complex UI elements or deep trading knowledge.
Social Features & Rewards. Includes leaderboards, referral systems and community engagement tools, reinforcing a gamified trading environment.
Delivery: Polyswipe is delivered as a progressive web app (PWA) and native mobile app experience, with additional bot integrations for Telegram.

Polybot

Indie Hacker – Terminal – Trading Bot

Type: Trading Bot / Terminal (Telegram-based)
Platform: Telegram bot with wallet bridging and execution
Primary Users: Mobile and social traders who prefer chat-first interfaces and on-the-go prediction market trading

What is Polybot?

A Telegram based trading bot and terminal that lets users trade Polymarket prediction markets from inside Telegram, with built-in cross-chain bridging (Solana → Polygon) and simplified execution commands so users don’t have to use a traditional web UI.
Project type: Independent / indie hacker type.
Targets: Built for mobile and social traders.
Monetization: Not clearly defined.

Major and distinctive features:

Telegram Trading Terminal. Users can place market and limit orders on Polymarket directly within Telegram using simple chat commands.
Cross-Chain Onboarding & Bridging. Designed to bridge SOL/USDC from Solana to Polygon automatically so users can trade without manual bridging steps.
Portfolio & Alerts Inside Chat. Provides PnL tracking, position monitoring, resolution alerts and threshold notifications within Telegram so users stay informed in one place.
Non-custodial Wallet Support. Users connect their own wallets (e.g., Phantom, Backpack on Solana; MetaMask, Rabby on Polygon) so keys remain in their control while trading through the bot.
Delivery: Delivered as a Telegram bot, accessed via a Telegram handle where users link wallets, bridge funds, and execute trades entirely inside the chat app.

Polymtrade

Mobile App – Terminal

Type: Trading Terminal (Mobile App)
Platform: Native mobile applications (iOS & Android)
Primary Users: Mobile prediction market traders and real-time market participants

What is Polymtrade?

Polymtrade is a mobile- irst trading terminal built for Polymarket prediction markets, offering real time data, a native trading interface, AI-powered insights and execution functionality tailored to handheld devices and phones.
Project type: Independent / indie hacker type.
Targets: Designed primarily for mobile traders and prosumers.

Major and distinctive features:

Mobile Native Trading Terminal. Polymtrade’s core function is a mobile app UI that lets users browse markets, see live odds and place trades directly from iOS or Android devices without needing a desktop browser.
Real Time Data & AI Insights. The platform includes live market quotes and trend analysis, with AI-driven insights integrated to help users assess probabilities and identify opportunities quickly.
Self Custodial Wallet Integration. Users connect their own wallets within the app to make trades without relying on a custodial intermediary, retaining control of their assets during execution.
Delivery: Polymtrade is delivered primarily as a mobile app available on App Store and Google Play, designed for phones and tablets with real-time trading capabilities.

Polybrain

Indie Hacker – Terminal – Trading Bot

Type: Hybrid AI Trading Terminal & Bot System
Platform: Web-based service with autonomous execution backend
Primary Users: AI-oriented traders, developers and quant operators looking for smart signals and automation

What is PolyBrain?

PolyBrain is a prediction market product that combines AI-driven reasoning, on-chain data from fast blockchains like Solana, and autonomous trading capabilities to generate signals and execute trades, positioning itself as an AI-assisted trading terminal and bot stack rather than a simple analytics dashboard.
Project type: Indpendent / indie hacker type.
Targets: Built for algorithmic traders, developers and power users.
Monetization: Not clear yet.

Major and distinctive features:

AI-Assisted Predictions and Signals. Integrates machine reasoning with on-chain data to generate probabilistic views and trade signals, effectively acting as a smart decision layer on top of raw market feeds.
Automated Execution Tools. Capable of autonomous trading actions based on the intelligence layer, blurring the line between analytics and bot execution.
Delivery: Web based.

PolyTraderPro

Desktop App – Indie Hacker – Terminal

Type: Trading Terminal (Desktop App)
Platform: Native desktop application
Primary Users: Professional and active prediction market traders seeking speed, multi account management, and advanced alerts.
Monetization: Not clear yet.

What is PolyTraderPro?

PolyTraderPro is a professional desktop trading terminal for Polymarket prediction markets that focuses on fast execution, advanced wallet and order management, multi-account support and custom alerts.
It’s designed to give active traders a performance-optimized interface compared with the native Polymarket website.
Project type: Independent / indie hacker type.
Targets: Built for serious and professional prediction market traders who want rapid execution.

• Major and distinctive features:

High-Performance Trading Desktop App. A native application for MacOS, Windows, and Linux that connects via Polymarket’s API to deliver faster market viewing and execution with minimal lag compared with web UIs.
Multi-Wallet/Account Support. Users can connect and switch between multiple wallets (e.g., MetaMask, Magic Link) instantly, enabling traders to manage separate accounts or strategies from within the same interface.
Custom Alerts & Notifications. Includes price alerts, maker order fill alerts, and other customizable signals that help traders react quickly to liquidity changes or market movements.
Portfolio & History Views. Built-in tracking of trade history, performance stats and detailed position views to help traders analyze results over time.
Delivery: PolyTraderPro is delivered as a native desktop application.

Strand.trade

Indie Hacker – Terminal

Type: Trading Terminal (Web UI terminal with signals and alerts)
Platform: Hosted web application
Primary Users: Active and power traders, signal followers, and copy-traders

What is Strand.trade?

Stand.trade is an advanced prediction market trading terminal and signal platform for Polymarket that combines live market data, whale tracking, alerts, portfolio tools and copy-trading into a hosted web interface designed to help traders find, analyze and execute trades faster than using the native exchange alone.
Project type: Independent / indie hacker type.
Targets: Pro traders and prosumers.
Monetization: Not clear yet.

Major and distinctive features:

All-in-one web terminal. Stand.trade provides a hosted browser based interface where traders can browse markets, see order books and positions, and execute trades directly from the platform’s UI rather than only on the exchange’s native pages.
Whale and trader tracking. The platform highlights large capital moves and top trader actions, letting users watch and react or even link their own positions to the activity of others.
Live news and alerts. Provides real time feeds and personalized alerts for rapid changes in markets, whale trades and trending events so traders can act before others.
Copy trading and portfolio tools. Enables users to copy trades of selected traders, manage open positions, and view current portfolios within a unified dashboard.
Discovery & signal filters. Includes modules like Discover and Pulse that rank or filter markets by activity or momentum so users can find potential opportunities quickly.
Delivery: Stand.trade is delivered as a hosted web application accessible via browser.

Polygun

Indie Hacker – Trading Bot

Type: Trading Bot / Terminal (Telegram-based)
Platform: Telegram bot
Primary Users: Active or semi-active traders seeking fast signals, automated strategies and copy-trading functionality inside a chat environment

What is Polygun?

PolyGun is a Telegram-based prediction market trading bot and terminal that positions itself as a high-speed, signal-driven interface where users can browse markets, place trades, mirror top wallets and use automated insights to act ahead of headlines. It blends execution with analytics inside a chat environment.
Project type: Independent / indie hacker type.
Targets: Prosumers.
Monetization: Not clear.

Major and distinctive features:

Telegram trading bot. Users interact with PolyGun via Telegram where they can browse markets, fund wallets and place instant or limit orders directly without switching to a browser.
Auto trading & insights. Offers AI-driven market predictions, real-time probability modelling and automated strategies to help users decide when and what to trade.
Copy trading of top wallets. Lets users follow and mirror trades of top performing wallets automatically, aiming to match their performance.
Auto-portfolio optimization. A smart engine continuously rebalances positions to maximize performance while managing risk.
Alerts & volume signals. Sends cross-market volume alerts and event-driven notifications when early capital flow changes or significant events occur.
Delivery: PolyGun is delivered primarily as a Telegram bot.

PolyMarketCopy

Indie Hacker – Trading Bot

Type: Trading Bot.
Platform: Hosted web application.
Primary Users: Prosumers.

What is PolyCopyMarket?

PolyCopyMarket is a copy-trading platform for Polymarket prediction markets that lets users automatically replicate the trades of selected top traders (“elite” wallets) so they don’t have to manually manage each position themselves.
Project type: Independent / indie hacker type.
Targets: Prosumers.
Monetization: Not clear yet.

Major and distinctive features:

Automated Copy Trading. Users can connect a wallet and automatically mirror the trades of selected elite traders on Polymarket so that any buy/sell actions they take are copied proportionally into the follower’s account.
Elite Trader Selection. A curated list or ranking of “elite” or high-performing trader wallets that users can choose to follow and mirror, turning social proof into execution triggers.
Simplified Onboarding. Market participation is designed to be easier for newcomers or less experienced traders than directly managing orders and strategies on Polymarket.
Delivery web platform (accessible through a browser).