One App, One Job: Why I Don't Build a Super-App
Every growing app feels pressure to add features and merge into one big platform. Here's why MFKAPPS stays a set of small, single-purpose apps instead.
Budgeting with irregular income: a system that doesn't assume a steady paycheck
Most budgeting advice assumes the same amount lands every month. Here's a system built for freelance, commission, or seasonal income that actually holds up.
Setting Up Medication Reminders for a Family Member: A Caregiver's Guide
A practical guide to helping a parent or partner stay on top of their medications — what to set up, what to avoid, and how to check in without hovering.
How Long Should a Focus Session Be? A Framework Beyond the 25-Minute Default
The 25-minute Pomodoro is a starting point, not a rule. A practical framework for finding your real focus session length, by task type and energy.
No Accounts, No Passwords: Why My Apps Don't Have a Login Screen
Six apps, zero sign-up forms. Here's the actual reasoning behind skipping accounts entirely — what it costs, what it removes, and where the line is.
A calm phone setup: a beginner's roadmap
A practical, step-by-step roadmap to a calmer phone — notification triage, a smaller home screen, and batched check-ins that actually stick long-term.
How to audit your subscriptions in 20 minutes (and actually cancel the ones you don't use)
A step-by-step subscription audit you can finish in one sitting — find every recurring charge, decide keep-or-cancel with one rule, and set a habit that keeps the list honest.
A pantry inventory system that actually stops food from going to waste
Most food waste isn't bad planning — it's forgetting what's already there. A simple inventory and expiration-triage system that catches it before the bin does.
The Pomodoro Technique that survives a bad day
The 25/5 timer is easy to start and easy to abandon. Here's a version of the Pomodoro Technique built around rituals, not streaks, so a rough day doesn't end the habit.
A budgeting system for people who've never stuck with one
Most budgets die in the first two weeks. A three-category system and a five-minute weekly check-in that survives a messy month, not just a perfect one.
The site now speaks seven languages
MFKAPPS is now available in English, Turkish, French, Spanish, Japanese, Hindi, and Russian. A short note on why a one-person studio bothered, and how it stays fast.
How I ship Android apps as a solo developer in 2026
An actual end-to-end launch playbook for shipping a Kotlin + Compose Android app alone in 2026 — scope, build, Play Store listing, and the boring bits that decide whether you ever launch.
Why I left to build calm tools
Most apps are designed to keep you hooked. I wanted to build the opposite — software that does its job and then gets out of your way.