Two Sri Lankan youngsters to publish Android Apps

Recent publication of two apps by two Sri Lankan youngsters aged 9 + and 12 is attempting to put Sri Lanka in the limelight for producing perhaps the world’s youngest brothers to publish Android Apps. Mihil & Ruvin Suriyapperuma have released their first two Apps based on Android OS for Android Mobile devices. One App by each of them is available free of charge to download from ‘Google playstore’. Previous record, based on the published information; two brothers of 10yrs and 12yrs together published one IOS App for apple devices. The achievement by Mihil & Ruvin was inspired by gaming experience on mobile devices and parents guidance has moulded this liking towards an achievement.

Increasingly mobile phone users are switching to smart phones and mobility is redefining how we go about our day to day work. App published by Mihil is a mathematical times table allowing students to refer to times tables from 2 to 12 with an option for any two number multiplication. Ruvin’s app allows users to organise photos and images in a meaningful way to a small album. Compared to the commercial scale apps developed by others, these apps may not be perfect. However this is a perfect start for the next generation to show their presence in a globally growing arena of mobile applications.

For Mihil and Ruvin it has taken closer to a year of learning & preparation to become perhaps the world youngest android app publishers. The guidance behind the initiative was to inspire them to try new and challenging things in life. Both Mihil & Ruvin are studying at Gateway College-Colombo & the inspiration and learning they get from Gateway College has tremendously moulded them to attempt to be the world’s youngest. Their Apps are branded as ‘RAMPS’ in Google Playstore which stand for ‘Ruvin and Mihil-Play Smart.’

When Sri Lanka is trying to become a knowledge hub, these initiatives indicate that the journey has already begun. These initiatives facilitate mobile technologies being used for constructive purposes by ch i l d r e n . Further efforts are underway by the duo’s to increase their presence in the mobile- age and to expand their exposure to new technologies. Limitations in resources combined with abundance of desire will lead to new initiatives of this nature & brothers are already attempting their next App. Both Apps ‘ CoolTimes’ and ‘Familyphoto’ could be downloaded for FREE from

Google Playstore.