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Mobile App Performance Specialists

Performance Insights & Mobile Excellence

Real stories from the field, practical tips you can actually use, and honest conversations about what makes mobile apps feel fast. We share what we've learned building apps that people genuinely enjoy using.

Recent Thoughts & Discoveries

App startup time optimization techniques

First Three Seconds Matter More Than You Think

We analyzed 200+ app launches to understand what keeps users engaged during startup. The data told us something interesting about attention spans and loading sequences. Most apps get this completely backwards.

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Memory Leaks That Hide in Plain Sight

You'd think memory leaks are obvious, but some hide incredibly well. We found one last month that only showed up after exactly 47 screen transitions. Took us three weeks to track it down. Want to know what we learned? The pattern shows up more often than you'd guess.

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Image Loading Strategies That Actually Help

Everyone talks about lazy loading, but implementation details matter way more than the concept. We tested eight different approaches across various devices and network conditions. Results were all over the place until we figured out the right combination for Indian market conditions.

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Coming Up This Quarter

We're working on some detailed pieces about problems we've been wrestling with lately. These take time to research properly, but we think they'll be worth the wait.

April 15

Real-World Database Performance on Budget Devices

Not everyone has flagship phones. Actually, most people don't. We're spending April testing how different database approaches perform on devices that cost under ₹15,000. The results might change how we think about data storage completely.

March 28

Why Some Animations Stutter and Others Don't

Animation performance feels like black magic sometimes. Two nearly identical animations, one runs smooth as butter, the other stutters constantly. We've been documenting the differences and building a framework that actually explains what's happening under the hood.

March 12

Background Tasks Without Killing Battery Life

Apps need to do work in the background, but users notice when battery drains faster than usual. We're testing different scheduling strategies and measuring actual battery impact across various Android versions. Some approaches work better than others, and the reasons aren't always obvious.

Need Help With Your App's Performance?

We write about these topics because we work on them daily. If your app feels slower than it should, or you're getting performance complaints you can't figure out, maybe we can help. Sometimes a fresh perspective makes all the difference.