Category ‘Android’

If you’re reading this, you already have everything you need to make your first app

May 23, 2013 |  No responses yet  

A fellow developer asked me the following questions via email: I don’t have a smartphone, so I haven’t really had the opportunity to break into app development. What are your thoughts on starting as an app developer? Do you feel like it was easy to get started? How did you come up with the ideas?…     Read more »


New, turbocharged sales page

April 16, 2013 |  3 responses  

I needed a quick break from all the stuff I’m doing, so I decided to finish something I had started a while ago: a remake of the Electrician Calculator’s sales website. I’m pleased to say it’s finished and totally awesome (if I may say so).   Before and after The following image shows the before…     Read more »


Conclusion of the Ad experiment – We have a winner

March 13, 2013 |  4 responses  

If you guys remember from January 2012, I started a small experiment to determine if a totally free, ad-supported version would make cents for me (yes, it’s the same pun. It’s just too good to not use again). Today I happened to collect some financial stats and we have a clear winner! Lately, given that…     Read more »


For your next app localization, choose Japanese

March 6, 2013 |  3 responses  

I was just browsing around when I found this article from App Annie, stating that last November Japan exceeded the US in Google Play revenue. This means, if you normally just publish apps in English or Spanish, you’re missing out on a huge market. I personally have tried to include as many Western languages as…     Read more »


New app published!

February 21, 2013 |  No responses yet  

Just a quick note to say I just published a new app: Costa Rican Idioms. I’ve been working on this for about 2 months and was hurrying to finish it so I could dedicate more time to ThankBee. It was pretty straightforward to make, and for the first time I used in-app purchases! The hope…     Read more »


I don’t always get featured in a newspaper…

January 18, 2013 |  No responses yet  

I’ve always tried to keep a layer of privacy between this blog and my real-life self. As you may have noticed, I don’t mention where I’m from, where I’m currently living, my last name, or any other information. I guess I was raised with an awareness of the importance of privacy and being discrete about…     Read more »


The Google Checkout scare, and the birth of Ruppix

July 23, 2012 |  4 responses  

About a month ago I decided to buy another Galaxy Nexus, so I went to Google Play and purchased it as anybody else would. The only difference from previous purchases I had done in Play was that I decided to use a debit card I had never used before, so I had to enter my…     Read more »


A story of reuse – Word of the Day widget

July 23, 2012 |  2 responses  

About two weeks ago I published the Word of the Day widget app! This app is very similar to the Language Flashcards in that it uses a list of vocabulary words in several languages. The main difference is that as the widget it is, it just sits on your home screen and shows you a new…     Read more »


GRE Flashcards posted

May 1, 2012 |  1 response  

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I’ve just posted the GRE Flashcards!! Check it out here:   https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rfxlabs.greflashcards I really just finished and uploaded it… I still have some work to do, such as to create the “Feature Graphic” for Google Play, translate the description into other languages, setup the “thank you” mail…     Read more »


Language Flashcards reviewed in Droid Idol

April 25, 2012 |  10 responses  

The language flashcards app was recently reviewed by Droid Idol! What is this, you ask. Droid Idol is a website that reviews apps and declares a weekly winner. Although my app wasn’t this week’s winner, I was able to take home some good suggestions on how to improve it, and I even learned something new…     Read more »