Unrushed Apps

Hello 👋 I am Samiul, a solo developer from UK 🇬🇧.

I have been working 9-5 as a Software Engineer for more than a half a decade. Now I work 5-9 on Unrushed Apps to escape the 9-5. This is where I document my journey.

Blog Posts

App Pause – 6 Months Progress Report

3 months ago, I posted my 3 months progress report here. I am back with a 6-month update. The second quarter was much better than the first, though I am still facing high Day-0 churn (~60% uninstall rate). The Numbers … Read More

App Pause – 3 Months Progress Report

I hit 500 total downloads yesterday, just a week shy of App Pause‘s 3 months Birthday. I know it’s not a huge number and compared to other apps that go viral, the growth has been very modest, but it still … Read More

[Post-Mortem] Room Database Migration Gone Wrong during Android App Update

When I started using Room database for App Pause, I knew it was just a matter of time before I messed up the migration one day. I hit the milestone this week after releasing v0.11.0. I am writing this post-mortem … Read More

Measure Conversion Rate of On-Boarding Flow in Android

App Pause didn’t have an on-boarding flow until recently. It took me a while to implement since I wanted to measure conversion rate for it. The purpose of on-boarding is to make things easier for users, and if I don’t … Read More

Publish on Play Store as UK Company

When it was time to publish my MVP for App Pause on Google Play Store, I had to make a decision: publish as an individual or a company. Publishing as an individual meant my full name and address would be … Read More

Initial Setup of Unrushed Blog

Right after creating a blog and writing Hello World post for it, I like to write a post on the efforts behind setting up of the blog. It serves both as a guide for others and a documentation for myself … Read More

Hello World from UnrushedApps 👋

Hi 👋 I am Samiul – a solo developer from the UK. Welcome to my blog 🎉 I have always wanted to make mobile apps, and recently I decided to just go for it. I quickly created an MVP of … Read More