Sequoia Android Version 1.0

Hey, everyone!

Today I have some news that I know many of you have been waiting for - we’re officially launching Sequoia for Android.

Why Did We Start With iOS Only?

When we first started Sequoia, we decided to focus on the iOS version for several reasons:

1. Target market: The US was always planned as our primary market. The share of iPhone users there is higher than in many other countries.
   
   
2. Willingness to pay: Statistically, iPhone owners tend to spend more than Android users. Our thinking was simple: if someone can afford a $1,000 phone, they’re more likely to be able to afford a $10/month subscription. From publicly available data, we also saw that a well-known women’s health tracking app was generating seven times more revenue from its iOS app than from Android.
   
   
3. We had an iOS developer: At the time, we already had an iOS specialist on the team, but no Android developer. We also didn’t have anyone working with cross-platform technologies.

I want to make one thing clear: we never intended to exclude or offend anyone. It was simply a pragmatic business decision based on the resources we had.

Why Didn’t We add Android Later?

The answer is simple. Development was funded with the founders’ own money. We simply didn’t have the resources to hire an additional Android development team.

At the same time, we kept receiving requests for an Android version. People contacted us through social media and email. At some point, there were so many requests that we decided to calculate how much it would cost to build.

When we realized it would be around $100,000, we had to put the idea aside.

Once, I came across an idea in a personal development book that made a lot of sense to me. It went something like this:

“You should develop your strengths. If you focus on developing your weaknesses, you may end up with mediocre weaknesses while your strengths never become as strong as they could have been.”

At the time, iOS was our strength. So we put all the resources we had into making it better.

So why Android now?

The answer is even simpler than the previous one - artificial intelligence.

Yes, technology has advanced so quickly that something that previously could have taken six months or more, Aliaksei, Sequoia’s CTO, managed to build in one month in his spare time outside his main job.

He wrote a prompt, provided links to the iOS repository, server code, designs, coding style - and voilà, Android was ready!

And most importantly - it worked. I still remember how impressed the entire team was when we first saw it running. I think Aliaksei will tell the story himself at some point and share more details about how it all happened.

Of course, it wasn’t all smooth sailing. AI didn’t just rewrite the iOS code for Android. In quite a few places, it also made things up. Some existing bugs made the journey from iOS to Android as well. But that’s okay.

Think of it as an uncut diamond. To make it shine, you have to polish it. That polishing took another two months.

It’s still not perfect, but for a first version, it’s more than good enough.

What now?

We’re now releasing Sequoia Android Version 1.0 and starting to collect feedback. We don’t have many Android test devices ourselves, so we’d really appreciate your help.

If you use an Android device, install Sequoia, give it a try, and tell us what you think. You can reach us through social media or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Tell us what works well, what doesn’t, and what you think we should improve or add.

You can download Sequoia from Google Play here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=health.sequoia.app&hl=en

What’s next?

More to come! We have a lot of plans.

We’re planning to publish Sequoia on other platforms as well, including Huawei AppGallery, Galaxy Store, and others.

We’ve also had several potential projects in the past that didn’t move forward because we didn’t have an Android version. Now we hope to revisit those opportunities.

And, of course, we’ll keep sharing all the news with you.

For now, celebrate with us - Sequoia is finally on Android! 🥳