Why I Built Gully Crix: A Solo Developer's Journey
Millions play gully cricket every single day. Streets, rooftops, beaches, parking lots. And yet, there wasn't a single good app to score these matches.
I couldn't believe it. So I built one myself.
The Search That Started It All
It started with a simple weekend match. Friends gathered, teams picked, and someone asked: "Who's keeping score?" I pulled out my phone, confident I'd find something.
App After App. Disappointment After Disappointment.
The first app crashed mid-over. The second one had a UI that looked like it was designed in 2005 and never touched since. The third was so cluttered with ads that I accidentally clicked three popups just trying to record a single.
I tried at least a dozen apps over the following weeks. Every single one had the same problems:
- •Bugs that made scores unreliable
- •UX so confusing it felt like solving a puzzle
- •Designs that belonged in a museum
- •Zero personality - just cold, boring data entry
- •Ads. Everywhere. Blocking everything.
I started questioning myself. Cricket is basically a religion here. How could there be NO good option for the millions who play every day?
Then It Hit Me
Nobody was going to build this. Not the big companies chasing IPL partnerships. Not the indie devs copying each other's outdated templates.
If I wanted an app that actually respected the gully cricket experience - simple, fast, fun - I'd have to build it myself.
What Gully Crix Actually Is
I stripped away everything that annoyed me about other apps. No bloat. No account signups. No internet required. Just cricket.
- •One tap to score. DOT, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6. That's it.
- •A design that actually looks like 2026
- •Sounds that make scoring a six feel exciting
- •Works completely offline
- •Ready to play in under 10 seconds
This is just the start. I'm building this solo, which means I can move fast and actually listen. Tournament mode, player stats, and more are already in the works.
If you've ever been frustrated by a cricket scoring app, give Gully Crix a try. It's the app I wished existed.
“Score fast. Play more.”