Bagaimana Semuanya Dimulai
Dari small team of passionate developers di 2020 hingga trusted name dengan 126,450+ active users di 2026.
The Beginning (2020)
Cerita 98toto dimulai di tahun 2020, di tengah pandemic ketika dunia berubah dan digital transformation accelerating rapidly. Dr. Ahmad Wijaya, seorang experienced Android developer dengan 10+ years di industri, merasa frustrated dengan state of mobile apps pada saat itu: too many features yang unnecessary, ads everywhere, privacy concerns, dan apps yang drain battery.
"Kenapa apps harus begitu complicated dan invasive? Kenapa tidak bisa simple, powerful, dan respect users?" — pertanyaan yang sparked everything.
Dengan vision untuk create aplikasi yang user-first, Ahmad gathered small team of like-minded developers, designers, dan engineers yang share same passion: building quality apps that users actually want to use, bukan apps yang hanya monetize dari users.
The Challenge (2020-2021)
Early days was tough. Developing app yang powerful yet simple, feature-rich yet lightweight, adalah balancing act yang challenging. Kami spent months dalam research, user interviews, prototyping, testing. Kami interview 500+ potential users untuk understand pain points mereka, apa yang mereka actually need vs want.
First version 98toto launched di Q4 2020 dengan modest 1,000 users dalam first month. But feedback was incredible: "Finally, an app that actually works!", "No ads, no BS, just works.", "This is what I've been looking for." — comments yang validate our approach.
Growth & Recognition (2022-2023)
Word-of-mouth is powerful. Users recommended 98toto to friends dan family. Tech reviewers noticed. Media wrote about us. By end of 2022, kami reached 50,000 users. By mid-2023, 100,000 users. Not because of massive marketing budget (kami praktis zero budget untuk ads), but because product speaks for itself.
Awards started coming: Best Android Utility App, Top Rated App, Excellence in UX Design. Tapi yang paling meaningful adalah messages dari users: single moms yang find app helpful, students yang rely on it for study, professionals yang use it daily untuk work — real people dengan real benefits.
Today & Tomorrow (2024-2026)
Fast forward ke 2026, kami now have 126,450+ active users, rating 4.7/5, dan team of 15 passionate individuals. But core values remain sama: user-first, quality over quantity, transparency, privacy respect.
Kami masih small team, masih bootstrapped (no VC funding), masih independent. Kenapa? Because kami want freedom untuk put users first tanpa pressure untuk monetize aggressively atau compromise values. Users trust us, dan trust adalah foundation everything we do.
Looking forward: Our goal bukan jadi biggest app, tapi jadi best app untuk our users. Every feature we add, every line we code, every decision we make — always dengan question: "Is this good for our users?"
Apa yang Kami Tuju
Vision guides us, mission drives us. Ini adalah north star kami dalam setiap decision dan action.
Prinsip yang Kami Pegang
Values ini adalah DNA kami. Non-negotiable principles yang guide how we work, how we decide, how we treat users.
User-First Always
Setiap decision dimulai dengan asking: "Is this good untuk users?" Bukan "Is this good untuk revenue?" Users adalah reason we exist.
Quality over Quantity
Better to have sedikit features yang work excellently daripada banyak features yang mediocre. Excellence is our standard.
Transparency
Open communication dengan users tentang updates, issues, plans. No hidden agendas, no dark patterns, no misleading information.
Privacy Respect
User data adalah sacred. No selling, no tracking, no abuse. Minimal collection, maximum protection, full transparency.
Continuous Improvement
Never settle. Regular updates, listening to feedback, learning from mistakes, iterating constantly. Today's best is tomorrow's baseline.
Accessibility for All
Quality apps should be accessible untuk everyone, regardless financial capability. That's why we're free dan will always be.
Key Moments dalam Perjalanan Kami
Highlights dari journey kami dari 2020 hingga sekarang. Every milestone adalah story of hard work dan user trust.
🎯 Foundation & Launch
Android Research Institute founded oleh Dr. Ahmad Wijaya. 98toto v1.0 launched dengan core features. 1,000 users dalam first month. Journey begins!
📈 Early Growth & Iteration
Reached 10,000 users milestone. Released 12 major updates based on user feedback. Established commitment untuk regular 2-3 week update cycle.
🏆 Recognition & 50K Users
Crossed 50,000 users. Won first award: "Rising Star in Android Apps" dari Tech Innovation Forum. Featured dalam Android Central review dengan 4.5/5 rating.
💯 100K Milestone & Major Awards
Reached 100,000 users dalam August. Won "Most Innovative App" award. Received "Excellence in UX Design" recognition. Team expanded ke 12 members.
🔐 Security Excellence & User Trust
Passed independent security audit dengan flying colors. Awarded "Security Excellence Award" oleh CyberSec Labs. Users' Choice Award dari Android Community. Rating improved ke 4.7/5.
⭐ Top Rated App Status
Recognized sebagai "Top Rated App" oleh Google Play Store. Featured dalam Kompas Tekno, Tech in Asia, dan Jakarta Post. International user base growing significantly.
🎉 125K+ Users & Best App Award
Surpassed 126,450 active users. Won prestigious "Best Android Utility App 2026" award. Launched v5.0 dengan major architecture improvements. Looking forward untuk even better future!