Blog · Side projectsIn short: On weekends I vibe-code small products for Indian students: Padhle Beta, ILoveExams, PYQ Daily, Brain Games and the Focus and Pause Chrome extensions. One of them, Brain Games, made it onto the Pi Lens App roadmap.
Why I build on weekends
Weekdays are for my job as a Product Manager at PhysicsWallah. Weekends are for testing ideas fast. I vibe-code small products, mostly for students preparing for exams, and ship each one to real users.
Problems worth fixing
Printing dark-background coaching notes wastes ink, so I built Padhle Beta, which converts them into white A4 PDFs and saves up to 60% ink. Exam forms demand exact photo and signature sizes, so I built ILoveExams, which resizes them for UPSC, SSC, NEET, SBI and 80+ other exams.
Making practice a habit
PYQ Daily gives JEE/NEET students the same three previous-year questions each day, with a leaderboard. Focus, a Chrome extension that turns every new tab into a calm study space, is rated 5.0★ by 322 users. Pause asks what you're there for before you open a distracting site.
The one that went further
Brain Games started as a prototype to test engagement ideas. It worked well enough to be added to the Pi Lens App roadmap. A working prototype is often the fastest way to make a case.
All of them are on the Side Projects page.
Quick answers
What side projects has Kumar Gautam built?
Padhle Beta, ILoveExams, PYQ Daily, Brain Games, YESPYQ and the Focus and Pause Chrome extensions, mostly built on weekends.
Who is Kumar Gautam?
Kumar Gautam is a Product Manager at PhysicsWallah (PW) in India. He took Pi Lens App from 0 to 400K+ downloads and drives product-led growth for PW Test Series. His website is kumargautam.com.