Hi everyone! đź‘‹ I’m Pablo MartĂn, a Mobile Engineer and Android Architect based in Spain.
For over 5 years, I’ve been building, scaling, and leading native Android applications for different companies. I love diving deep into Kotlin, Clean Architecture, and Jetpack Compose to craft seamless mobile experiences. But recently, I decided to channel that passion into a problem of my own.
Like many, I wanted to keep track of my daily expenses and savings rate. The problem? Every finance app I tried was either bloated with ads, required mandatory bank account linking (which I dislike for privacy reasons), or had interfaces so slow that logging a simple coffee felt like a chore.
So, I decided to scratch my own itch. Today, I’m incredibly excited to introduce myself as the solo founder of Aura Finance.
Aura Finance is a minimalist, local-first expense tracker built with one golden rule: logging a transaction must take less than 5 seconds.
As an engineer, I couldn't help but over-engineer the foundation just a bit to ensure it scales perfectly:
📱 100% Native: Built entirely with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose for fluid animations and a native Dark Mode.
🏗️ Solid Core: Strict Clean Architecture and MVVM.
đź”’ Privacy First: Room Database for local persistence with native biometric authentication (Fingerprint/Face Unlock).
I just rolled out version 1.0.1 on Google Play. This is just the beginning of my "build in public" journey. In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing technical deep-dives into the challenges I’m facing—like taming the Google Play Billing library with R8, or optimizing CSV imports in Compose.
If you are a fellow developer, an indie maker, or someone who just wants a distraction-free way to track their money, I would love for you to try it out and give me your harshest, most honest feedback.
đź”— Website: https://aurafinance-6d3b9.web.app/
đź”— Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pablo.aurafinance
Let's connect! I'm looking forward to sharing this journey with the community. 💡👇
Top comments (1)
Congrats on the launch! I really like the "local-first" approach. Privacy is becoming a much bigger concern in finance, and it's refreshing to see a product that doesn't require users to connect their bank accounts from day one. Looking forward to reading your technical posts about the architecture and the lessons you learn along the way.