Mert Bulan

Mert Bulan

@mertbulan.com

Independent App Developer at fruitfulapps.com / Blogger at mertbulan.com Hamburg, Germany

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Mert Bulan
@mertbulan.com

Folded, you see the ships in the Port of Hamburg. Unfold, and the whole Elbe opens up. 🚢 Franzbrötchen now supports iPhone Duo!

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Vincent Friedrich
@vincefried.bsky.social

Yesterday I found out that @mertbulan.com has recently launched the app that I wanted to build for over two years now but never found the time 😄 A simple routine app with iCloud Sharing for coordinating morning routines with my wife. I love it! Go check it out: apps.apple.com/de/app/chores-...

apps.apple.comChores Tracker: Again‑App – App StoreLade „Chores Tracker: Again“ von Mert Bulan im App Store herunter. Sieh dir Bildschirmfotos, Bewertungen und Rezensionen, Benutzertipps und weitere Apps wie „…
Mert Bulan
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I also had similar observations related to "engineer's disease" and "brain-rotting drug" but didn't know that there were already defined terms for those behaviours.

Mert Bulan
@mertbulan.com

If you had invested in European stocks instead of the S&P 500 at the beginning of the year, you would have earned about 15% more in gains.

Mert Bulan@mertbulan.com

I've been investing in the S&P 500 ETF for the past seven years, but I stopped this year. The main reason I invest in ETFs is for diversification. However, when nearly 40% of the index's value is concentrated in just the top 10 companies, it no longer feels diversified enough for me.

Mert Bulan
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If you follow the mainstream media, you'll often hear comparisons of GDP growth between the U.S. and Germany, usually framed as Germany "falling behind." That narrative misses the point: the issue isn't a lack of productivity, but rather that Germans generally choose to work fewer hours.

Our World in Data@ourworldindata.org

(This Data Insight was written by Simon van Teutem.) Explore productivity growth for more countries in our newly updated data from the Penn World Table: ourworldindata.org/grapher/labo...

ourworldindata.orgProductivity: output per hour workedProductivity is measured as gross domestic product (GDP) per hour of work. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.

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Hendrik Mans
@hmans.dev

It's my birthday, but today *you* get the presents! Introducing "Beans", a CLI-based, flat-file issue tracker designed for humans and their robot friends. 🫘 Track your work right in your repo, using the CLI. And if you work with coding agents, supercharge them with a full picture of your project!

Mert Bulan
@mertbulan.com

If you'd like to learn more about my journey and the origins of my Franzbrötchen app, I recommend reading Christian's article (in German). It was my first-ever interview with a journalist, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you Christian!

Christian Domke Seidel@domkeseidel.bsky.social

Mert Bulan hat die App Franzbrötchen herausgebracht. Er hat Datenschätze gehoben und intuitiv einsehbar gemacht, die zwar verfügbar, aber deswegen nicht verwendbar sind. Mit der App entdeckt er selbst die Stadt und lädt alle ein, sie mit ihm zu entdecken. punkt-am-ende.work/2025/12/03/f...

punkt-am-ende.workHamburg, deine PerlenMert Bulan hat die App „Franzbrötchen“ herausgebracht. Sie soll Menschen helfen, die Stadt Hamburg zu entdecken, leistet dabei aber so viel mehr. Unsichtbares kommt ins Rampenlicht und Verkanntes z…
Mert Bulan
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City life can be complicated, with information spread across countless sources. That’s why I believe every city needs a City Super App. In my latest blog post, I share why these apps are the future and how I built my own for Hamburg, Franzbrötchen. mertbulan.com/2025/12/01/w...

mertbulan.comWhat is a City Super App and Why Every City Needs One – Mert BulanWhy I believe every city needs a super app and how it will transform the way we engage with digital devices.
Mert Bulan
@mertbulan.com

I'm so happy to have finally found "homemade" Panettone! I first tried it thanks to an Italian colleague who brought one baked by his Nonna, and it was absolutely delicious with the soft and fluffy texture. I've tried store-bought versions before, but none of them came close.

Mert Bulan
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This was my best app launch yet, over 1.000 downloads in Germany! I really wish Apple provided a city-level breakdown so I could see how many came from Hamburg. My guess is that Hamburg has around 500.000 iPhone users, so there’s still a long way to go. :)