The latest articles on Forem by Origin (@origin_empire). https://forem.com/origin_empire https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3882089%2Fc6e2d928-f8a6-4bf6-8710-a2d544ba2359.png https://forem.com/origin_empire en Origin Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:36:04 +0000 https://forem.com/origin_empire/i-built-a-calculator-then-google-rejected-my-25-payment-50-times-before-i-could-even-create-an-41gi https://forem.com/origin_empire/i-built-a-calculator-then-google-rejected-my-25-payment-50-times-before-i-could-even-create-an-41gi <p>I'm Rishi. Founder of Origin Empire.</p> <p>I built OriginCalc. Not a basic calculator. A complete toolkit.</p> <p><strong>5 calculators. 12 converters. 160+ currencies. TTS. Dark mode. History. Notepad.</strong></p> <p>Free. No ads. No data collection. Works offline.</p> <p>After building it, I went to Google Play Console to pay the $25 registration fee and create my developer account.</p> <p><strong>Before even creating my account, I was rejected.</strong></p> <p>50 times. 4 months. 5 different cards.</p> <p>No reason. No support. No human.</p> <p>Submitting the app for launch? That was far away. I never even got to that step.</p> <p>So I built my own website. Launched it myself.</p> <p><strong>400 downloads in days. Zero criticism.</strong></p> <p>No Play Store. No Google. Just Origin Empire.</p> <p>Download here: <a href="https://origin-inc-pvt-ltd.github.io/originempire.github.io" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://origin-inc-pvt-ltd.github.io/originempire.github.io</a></p> android google showdev sideprojects