hussein-khalil

I want to thank everyone who commented on my previous Ask HN post about building a calm, non-gamified learning app. I read through all the comments, and one theme kept coming up again and again: Most people don’t…

I’ve been working on a small language learning app as a solo developer. I intentionally avoided gamification, streaks, subscriptions, and engagement tricks. The goal was calm learning — fewer distractions, more focus.…

Hi everyone! I built Kiwi Notes because I needed a simple tool for learning vocabulary with natural audio and my own custom word lists. Most vocabulary apps are overloaded, gamified, or locked behind subscriptions. Kiwi…