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I'm Bara โ€” a solo Android developer based in Bengkulu, Indonesia. By day I work at the government. By night and weekends, I build apps.

Install-in is my one-year commitment: build real products, see what gets traction, double down on winners. No fluff. No fake roadmaps. Just shipping.

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BARA
Solo Dev ยท Bengkulu, Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ
Kotlin Jetpack Compose Android Supabase Solo Founder

HOW IT STARTED

It started with a single main.py converted to APK. That's literally how I got into Android dev. No CS degree, no bootcamp. I had an IT education but dropped out at semester 3 to join the government.

Before this, I tried a trading bot (lost money ๐Ÿ˜…), ran a YouTube channel (21k subs), did TikTok affiliate marketing. I'm a creative person with too many ideas. The challenge is always: finish what you start.

"I gave myself one year. Build apps, ship them, see what sticks. The goal is $100/month from apps โ€” that's when I know Install-in is for real."

Catat-in started from a real problem: tracking my own expenses without a bloated app. Tagih-in started when I realized how many people in my circle lost money to friends who 'forgot' they owed them. Both apps solve problems I personally felt.

THE TECH STACK

Built modern, built to last. Here's what powers Install-in apps.

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Kotlin
Primary language for all Android development
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Jetpack Compose
Modern declarative UI toolkit
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Hilt
Dependency injection, the clean way
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Room DB
Offline-first local database
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Supabase
Backend: auth, database, cloud sync
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WorkManager
Background sync that just works

THE MISSION

Build apps that solve real problems for real people. No feature bloat. No dark patterns. No 'upgrade to continue' walls.

If an app from Install-in saves you time, money, or stress โ€” even once โ€” it's worth it. That's the whole point.

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