A1The frumzi app, for the rummy field reader

What the app does

The app puts the reading room in the reader's pocket. The app is for the reader who is on the train, or in a waiting room, or in the queue at a tournament. The app is for the reader who has a 5-minute window and wants to read a single page, and the app is for the reader who wants to come back to the same page later.

What the app does not do

The app does not run live games. The app does not accept deposits. The app does not hold a player balance. The app is a reading app, and the only commercial action is the single, direct play action in the header. The reader who opens the app expecting a rummy platform will be surprised, and the surprise is intentional.

The pages cache

The app caches the pages the reader has read, and the cache is what the app shows when the reader is offline. The cache is small (about 5 MB for a typical reading session), and the cache is updated when the reader is online.

What the cache covers

The cache covers the text of the pages the reader has read, and the cache does not cover the images. A reader who is offline and reads a cached page will see the text, but the images will not load. The reader who is reading on a flight should expect the text to load and the images to be missing, and the reader should expect the next online session to refresh the cache.

Feature 01: the reading room in the pocket

The app puts the reading room in the reader's pocket. The reader who reads on the train, or in a waiting room, or in the queue at a tournament, is the reader who has the reading room with them, and the reading room is the part of the app the reader can use.

Feature 02: offline cache

The app caches the pages the reader has read, and the cache is what the app shows when the reader is offline. The cache is the part of the app the reader can use on a flight, and the offline reading is the part of the app the reader can use when the network is not available.

Feature 03: the same chrome on the phone

The app uses the same chrome as the site: the same header, the same drawer, the same footer, the same mobile sticky CTA. The reader who moves from the site to the app is the reader who sees the same publication, and the publication is the part of the app the reader can use without relearning.

Feature 04: the same play action

The app uses the same play action as the site: a single, direct link to the rummy platform's own page, with a single, clear action: PLAY NOW. The reader who follows the play action on the app is the reader who follows the same action on the site, and the action is the part of the app the reader can use without confusion.

Feature 05: the same speed

The app uses the same fonts, the same images, and the same content as the site. The reader who reads on the app is the reader who reads at the same speed, and the speed is the part of the app the reader can use to finish a page in 5 minutes.

The home-screen app and the browser tab are the same platform, and the same platform has the same account, the same wallet, and the same KYC. A reader who logs in on the browser and on the app is a reader who uses the same account on both surfaces. The two surfaces are not two platforms; the two surfaces are one platform with two entry points.

The home-screen app is faster to open, and the browser tab is faster to leave. The two speeds are the part of the platform the reader can verify, and the two speeds are the part of the platform the usability shelf reports.

For the surface reading, the app shelf points to the responsible-play hub and the safety hub. The two hubs carry the stake discipline and the verification discipline.