What I Built
Built and published an ad-free, distraction-free PDF reader for iOS. Native Swift app with PDF annotation tools, reading progress tracking, and eye strain reduction — designed for sustained reading sessions without ads or clutter.
What I Learned
Solving personal pain points creates the best products. My own frustration with ad-heavy PDF readers drove the design: zero ads, clean UI, focus on readability. iOS development with Swift deepened my understanding of native performance, PDF rendering optimization (PDFKit), and designing interfaces that people use for hours at a time.
Achievement
📱 Published on App Store — live and available for download
Project
🌐 Project Website | 📱 App Store
Tech Stack: Swift, PDFKit, UIKit | Features: Ad-free reading, PDF annotation, progress tracking, eye strain reduction
Citation
@online{prasanna_koppolu,
author = {Prasanna Koppolu, Bhanu},
title = {Readerly},
url = {https://bhanuprasanna2001.github.io/projects/readerly.html},
langid = {en}
}