Traata, Continued: Shipping the Android App on Day One of the Year
I launched Traata recently as a web-first product.
Today, on the first day of the new year, I shipped the next piece of it: the Traata Android app.
Not because everything is perfect.
Not because it’s “ready for scale”.
But because it’s usable, real, and solves a problem right now.
Why launch on January 1?
A lot of people start the year by writing plans, resolutions, and roadmaps.
I prefer shipping.
Launching on day one felt symbolic in a simple way: start the year by putting something useful into the world instead of talking about it.
The Android app (current state)
The Traata Android app is live, but not on Google Play yet.
You can download it directly from the website for now.
This wasn’t about bypassing the Play Store — it was about not blocking users behind timelines that don’t matter to them.
What the app adds
The biggest thing this release unlocks is proper user + web sync.
- Your Traata data stays in sync across devices
- You can switch phones without breaking anything
- Mobile and web are designed to work together, not as separate products
This app isn’t a wrapper or a shortcut. It’s a real extension of Traata.
Why it’s not on Google Play (yet)
Short answer: distribution friction.
Longer answer: I didn’t want store approvals, listings, and upload limits to delay something that already works. The Play Store release is coming, but I wanted early users to have access now.
If you’re comfortable installing directly, you can use it today.
Building Traata in public
Traata is still early. There are rough edges. There are things I want to improve.
But I believe strongly in:
- shipping early
- learning from real usage
- letting products grow in public
This Android release is part of that mindset.
Try it out
Web + Android app:
https://traata.pages.dev
If you try it and have feedback — good or bad — I genuinely want to hear it.
New year. New build. Back to work.
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