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  <title>Mobixify blog</title>
  <subtitle>Guides and notes from Mobixify, an independent software studio: practical articles on apps, games and building software, each with its sources.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author><name>Mobixify</name><uri>https://mobixify.com/</uri></author>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/ai-website-builder-questions/</id>
    <title>AI Website Builder: Eight Questions to Ask First</title>
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    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="web-documents" label="Websites and documents"/>
    <summary>Before you trust an AI website builder with your site, ask eight questions: hosting, free limits, link expiry, your own domain, cancelling, data, phone speed.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/analytics-consent-in-apps/</id>
    <title>App Analytics Consent, Asked Plainly: Our Two Switches</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/analytics-consent-in-apps/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="studio" label="Studio notes"/>
    <summary>How we handle app analytics consent: separate switches for usage statistics and crash reports, a consent screen where required, a notice elsewhere, a way back.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/app-pre-release-checklist/</id>
    <title>App Pre-Release Checklist for Small Teams</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/app-pre-release-checklist/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="studio" label="Studio notes"/>
    <summary>An app pre-release checklist for small teams: one written job, small tested pieces, real devices, privacy text that matches the version, then small updates.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/apps-without-an-account/</id>
    <title>Apps Without an Account: Design Choices and Trade-offs</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/apps-without-an-account/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="studio" label="Studio notes"/>
    <summary>An app with no account keeps your data on your phone and asks for less, but there is no cloud sync. Here is the trade-off and how we choose, product by product.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/build-a-landing-page-in-one-evening/</id>
    <title>How to Build a Landing Page in One Evening</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/build-a-landing-page-in-one-evening/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="web-documents" label="Websites and documents"/>
    <summary>To build a landing page, write one goal, one headline, three lines of proof and one action first, then build and check it on a phone. A four-hour evening plan.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/bullet-heaven-tips-first-runs/</id>
    <title>Bullet Heaven Tips for Your First Runs</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/bullet-heaven-tips-first-runs/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="games" label="Games and play"/>
    <summary>Keep moving, build around a few weapons, aim for an evolution and treat early runs as practice. A five-run plan for bullet heaven beginners using Gloomrush.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/designing-home-screen-widgets/</id>
    <title>Home Screen Widget Design: One Job, One Tap</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/designing-home-screen-widgets/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="studio" label="Studio notes"/>
    <summary>Good home screen widget design means one job, glanceable content and one tap. See how we apply it to two widget-first apps, plus iPhone and Android sizes.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/diy-phone-teleprompter/</id>
    <title>DIY Teleprompter for Your Phone: Three Ways to Build One</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/diy-phone-teleprompter/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="video-creator" label="Video and speaking"/>
    <summary>Build a DIY teleprompter three ways: a second screen under the lens, a glass rig with mirrored text, or a prompter app with the script beside the lens.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/game-accessibility-settings/</id>
    <title>Game Accessibility Settings Worth Looking For</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/game-accessibility-settings/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="games" label="Games and play"/>
    <summary>Game accessibility settings worth looking for: screen shake, flash and vibration switches, text size and simple controls, and what Gloomrush offers.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/habit-tracker-no-account/</id>
    <title>Habit Tracker No Account Needed: What You Keep and Lose</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/habit-tracker-no-account/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="habits-routines" label="Habits and routines"/>
    <summary>A habit tracker with no account keeps your habits on your phone and works offline. The trade-offs are no sync and no recovery without a backup.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/habit-tracker-widgets-guide/</id>
    <title>Habit Tracker Widgets: How They Work and What to Check</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/habit-tracker-widgets-guide/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="habits-routines" label="Habits and routines"/>
    <summary>A habit tracker widget lets you check in from the Home Screen or Lock Screen. See how iPhone and Android widgets work and what to check first.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/how-long-does-it-take-to-form-a-habit/</id>
    <title>How Long Does It Take to Form a Habit? What the Study Says</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/how-long-does-it-take-to-form-a-habit/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="habits-routines" label="Habits and routines"/>
    <summary>A widely quoted study found a daily habit took 66 days on average to feel automatic, ranging from 18 to a predicted 254. See what it did and did not measure.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/how-many-words-for-a1-b2-cefr/</id>
    <title>How Many Words for B1? CEFR Word Counts, A1 to B2</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/how-many-words-for-a1-b2-cefr/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="learning" label="Learning and languages"/>
    <summary>No official word count exists for any CEFR level. We counted the CEFR-J list: 1,164 entries at A1 up to 2,778 at B2. See the method, the table and study maths.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/how-to-make-a-website-without-coding/</id>
    <title>How to Make a Website Without Coding: Your Options</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/how-to-make-a-website-without-coding/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="web-documents" label="Websites and documents"/>
    <summary>You can make a website without coding with a template builder, a document-style tool, a chat-style builder or a freelancer. See how to choose and what to check.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/how-to-use-a-teleprompter/</id>
    <title>How to Use a Teleprompter: A Beginner's Guide</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/how-to-use-a-teleprompter/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="video-creator" label="Video and speaking"/>
    <summary>Learn how to use a teleprompter: set the text size, pick a pace, mirror it only if you need to, rehearse once and record. Works on a phone or a glass rig.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/make-a-website-from-your-phone/</id>
    <title>Make a Website From Your Phone: What Works and What Doesn't</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/make-a-website-from-your-phone/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="web-documents" label="Websites and documents"/>
    <summary>You can build and publish a simple site from a phone if you keep the first version small. See what works, a timed first-evening plan and how to check it.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/mobile-app-accessibility-checklist/</id>
    <title>Mobile App Accessibility Checklist for Small Teams</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/mobile-app-accessibility-checklist/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="studio" label="Studio notes"/>
    <summary>A short mobile app accessibility checklist: touch targets, contrast, text size, screen reader labels, motion and flashing, plus a ten-minute test to run.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/mobile-games-with-no-ads/</id>
    <title>Mobile Games With No Ads: What &quot;No Ads&quot; Can Mean</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/mobile-games-with-no-ads/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="games" label="Games and play"/>
    <summary>No ads can mean three different things: none at all, optional rewarded videos only, or no ads but paid extras. Learn how to check a game before you download it.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/multiplayer-mobile-games-with-friends/</id>
    <title>Multiplayer Mobile Games With Friends: Rooms, Teams, Bots</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/multiplayer-mobile-games-with-friends/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="games" label="Games and play"/>
    <summary>The easiest way to play a mobile game with friends is a private room. See the game types, what to check on teams, bots, accounts and age, and how Catchy works.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/offline-games-android-no-wifi/</id>
    <title>Offline Games for Android: How to Check Without Wi-Fi</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/offline-games-android-no-wifi/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="games" label="Games and play"/>
    <summary>A game is truly offline only if it starts, saves and plays in airplane mode from the first launch. Run a two-minute test on any Android game before you travel.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/read-a-script-on-camera-naturally/</id>
    <title>How to Read a Script on Camera Naturally (Not Stiffly)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/read-a-script-on-camera-naturally/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="video-creator" label="Video and speaking"/>
    <summary>Read a script on camera naturally: write it as you talk, keep the words near the lens, mark your pauses and rehearse aloud. See a before-and-after rewrite.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/read-app-privacy-labels/</id>
    <title>How to Read App Privacy Labels Before You Install</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/read-app-privacy-labels/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="studio" label="Studio notes"/>
    <summary>App privacy labels on Apple's and Google's stores show what an app says it collects, shares or uses to track you. Read three things first, then the policy.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/reduce-pdf-size-on-phone/</id>
    <title>Reduce PDF Size on Phone: Get Under Upload Limits</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/reduce-pdf-size-on-phone/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="web-documents" label="Websites and documents"/>
    <summary>To reduce PDF size on phone, shrink it at the source: scan fewer pages, lower the image quality, and compress only if needed. Steps for iPhone and Android.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/roguelite-vs-roguelike/</id>
    <title>Roguelite vs Roguelike: What Actually Differs</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/roguelite-vs-roguelike/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="games" label="Games and play"/>
    <summary>A roguelike follows the strict Berlin Interpretation; a roguelite keeps only some of its traits and adds progress that carries over between runs.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/scan-multiple-pages-into-one-pdf/</id>
    <title>Scan Multiple Pages Into One PDF on Your Phone</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/scan-multiple-pages-into-one-pdf/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="web-documents" label="Websites and documents"/>
    <summary>To scan multiple pages into one PDF, use your phone's scanner, add each page in order, check the crop, then save once. Steps for iPhone and Android.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/shipping-an-app-to-two-stores/</id>
    <title>Publish an App on Google Play and the App Store</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/shipping-an-app-to-two-stores/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="studio" label="Studio notes"/>
    <summary>To publish an app on Google Play and the App Store, plan for review, privacy declarations, testing and widgets on both. A side-by-side guide to the differences.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/spaced-repetition-fsrs-explained/</id>
    <title>Spaced Repetition Explained: How FSRS Schedules Cards</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/spaced-repetition-fsrs-explained/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="learning" label="Learning and languages"/>
    <summary>Spaced repetition shows a card just before you would forget it. This guide explains FSRS, the open scheduler: memory states, answer buttons, desired retention.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/teleprompter-app-checklist/</id>
    <title>Teleprompter App Checklist: Watermarks, Limits, Offline</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/teleprompter-app-checklist/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="video-creator" label="Video and speaking"/>
    <summary>Before you install a teleprompter app, check six things: watermark, free take length, offline use, mirroring, text position and sign-up. A copyable checklist.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/teleprompter-speed-words-per-minute/</id>
    <title>Teleprompter Speed: Words per Minute for Video Scripts</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/teleprompter-speed-words-per-minute/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="video-creator" label="Video and speaking"/>
    <summary>Divide your word count by your own pace to get the running time. Use our words-to-minutes tables, then set the teleprompter speed from a timed read-aloud.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/vocabulary-word-list-sources/</id>
    <title>Vocabulary Word List Sources: Where a Deck's Words Come From</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/vocabulary-word-list-sources/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="learning" label="Learning and languages"/>
    <summary>A trustworthy vocabulary deck names the source of its words, levels and pronunciations. See where Cardday's CEFR-J word list and CMU pronunciations come from.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/website-speed-budgets/</id>
    <title>Website Speed Budgets: A Plain Guide for Small Sites</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/website-speed-budgets/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="web-documents" label="Websites and documents"/>
    <summary>A website speed budget is a set of limits on page weight and load timings. Learn what to budget, how to measure with a public tool, and what to cut first.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/what-is-a-bullet-heaven-game/</id>
    <title>What Is a Bullet Heaven Game? A Plain Genre Guide</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/what-is-a-bullet-heaven-game/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="games" label="Games and play"/>
    <summary>A bullet heaven game is a survival shooter where you only move and your weapons fire on their own. See how a run works, the names and what to look for.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://mobixify.com/blog/what-to-do-when-you-break-a-habit-streak/</id>
    <title>What to Do When You Break a Habit Streak</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://mobixify.com/blog/what-to-do-when-you-break-a-habit-streak/"/>
    <published>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2026-11-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="habits-routines" label="Habits and routines"/>
    <summary>One missed day does not undo a habit. Learn what a 2010 study found, how to restart the next day with a smaller step and how trackers treat a missed day.</summary>
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