I Deleted the Home Screen. That's How Quran Today Was Born.

Most apps start with a roadmap full of features.

Mine started with a question.

"What can I remove?"

For years, I used different Quran apps.

Many were excellent.

But over time, I noticed something strange.

Every time I wanted to read the Quran, I had to go through the app first.

Home screens.

Dashboards.

Statistics.

Daily streaks.

Multiple menus.

Settings.

None of those were why I opened the app.

I opened it for one reason:

To continue reading the Quran.

So I built Quran Today around a single idea:

When you open the app, you should already be reading.

No home screen.

No splash experience.

No extra taps.

Just return to the last verse automatically.

While building it, I kept removing things instead of adding them.

No ads.

No account.

No analytics.

No tracking.

No "engagement" features.

No notifications trying to bring users back.

Ironically, every feature I removed made the app feel better.

The project also became a technical challenge.

I originally built it with Flutter.

Eventually I migrated the entire application to native Android (Kotlin + Jetpack Compose) because I wanted better control over Arabic text rendering, scrolling performance, database access, and overall reading experience.

It took weeks longer than I expected.

But looking back, I would make the same decision again.

One thing I've realized as an indie developer:

Many products optimize for screen time.

I wanted to optimize for reading time.

If someone opens Quran Today, reads for ten minutes, closes it, and forgets the app until tomorrow...

that's success.

The app shouldn't compete for attention.

It should quietly disappear after doing its job.

I don't know whether Quran Today will become a big app.

That's honestly not the goal.

If it simply helps more people build the habit of reading the Quran every day, then it's already worth building.

🌐 Website
https://flagodna.com/quran-today

📱 Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flagodna.fastiquran

I'd love to hear from other indie hackers:

What's one feature you removed that made your product significantly better?