New App - Testers Wanted

[VaporSuite]

As a (serious) vaper, and DIY enthusiast I’ve been searching for apps that can do what I want to (do it well and do it easily), but I have not been able to get anything that fully meets my needs… So, I started to do my stuff in Excel. This soon evolved to an Access database. But being stuck to a computer is a problem, so I started to develop bits and pieces in Apps for my smartphone. I have now compiled all the different pieces into a single app – VaporSuite.

My goal is to have the ULTIMATE tools for DIY coil-builders and juice-makers, as well as help vapors to keep track of their consumables and vaping expenses.

The app is just about ready for testing. I am just busy with some final cleanup and my own vigorous testing, but it should be ready for external testing in a couple of days. I am looking for people that will be willing to help me with beta testing.

My requirements for beta testers are:

• Have an Android Smartphone (version is not important).
• Regularly design and make your own coils.
• Design your own recipes and make your own juice. (Doesn’t have to do both coils and juice, but it will be beneficial.)
• Will do vigorous testing and report back on any crashes, funnies and questionable results.
• Give feedback on what they like and don’t like, and suggestions for improvements.
• Willing to sign a non-disclosure agreement – valid until the app is released publicly.

Anyone interested in (or willing to do) testing can contact me here via pm. Please give a bit of information about yourself and why you would be a suitable beta tester. I will send you a questionnaire and make a final decision in a couple of days.

In the next couple of posts, I will give a short description of the app, the different modules, and some of the features.

 

[VaporSuite]

VaporSuite main screen: gives access to the 5 different modules:

• Juice Recipes
• Coil Design
• Journal
• Ohm’s Law
• Vaping Achievements (shown on the main screen). This module keeps track of the motivational info: days smoke free (or days vaping), cigarettes eliminated, cost savings, etc. Makes provision for completely quit smoking, or reduced smoking.

General Features of the VaporSuite app:

• Live calculations throughout – i.e. no need to ever click “calculate” to see the results.
• Three-way data entry for often-changed data: number input, increment/decrement, and slider.
• Full CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functionality for all data tables with easy access to each.
• Most items can be set as favorite or not, enabling all lists to be rapidly changed to show all items or only favorites.
• Automatic backup at exit, including user selectable copy of backups to Dropbox.
• International - User selectable currency symbol, date and time formats.
• Notes can be added for just about everything. Note boxes expands to always show all the notes entered.
• Help for every screen (under development).
• Video tutorials (under development).
• First development is for Android devices. iPhone app may be developed after that (if allowed by Apple).
• User Interface is designed specifically for phones (smaller devices). It will work on tablets, but may not look as nice as on phones!

More detail soon...

 

[VaporSuite]

JUICE RECIPE MODULE

1) Recipe List – this is a list of all the saved recipes.

• Unlimited number of recipes can be saved.
• Filter favorites with one click.
• List shows: Recipe Name, Status, Category, Nic, VG%, two main flavors, and Favorite Status.
• Search and filter to find any recipe quickly (handy if you have a lot of recipes).
• Quick access to components and batches.
• Add new recipe button.

2) Recipe Display – this shows the detail of a recipe selected from the list and is typically used when you make a batch.

• Shows several recipe variables and parameters (incl VG/PG/Thinner ratio, Nicotine content, total Flavor concentration, Steep parameters, Batches made and Cost (total and per ml).
• Set the volume to make.
• List all the components with %, volume, weight, or drops for each.
• Components will be highlighted (with red values) if you don’t have enough stock necessary for the volume to be made.
• Quick access to show a list of the batches already made or this recipe.
• One click to make a new batch (OK… technically two clicks).
• Quick access buttons for: Previous recipe, next recipe, edit recipe, new recipe, clone recipe, and delete recipe.
• Export recipe in csv format, with options for save to device, email and/or copy to DropBox.

3) Recipe Edit – this is where you make up the recipe.

• Unlimited number of components.
• Shows ratio, nicotine level and total flavor live.
• Auto or Manual design. In auto design the user can set the VG%, Nic base and nic content, Viscosity equivalent (if wanted), and flavors and the app will generate the recipe. In manual design, the user can simply add any components together to make the recipe.
• Recipes can be converted from Auto to Manual and vice versa.
• One-click for Maximum VG design – no more juggling the ratios to get true max VG recipe.

Other features of recipes:

• Comes pre-loaded with all popular base, nicotine and thinner components.
• Comes pre-loaded with about 1400 flavors from the seven most popular flavor manufacturers.
• Can easily add your own components.
• Increment revision when recipe is cloned. (user can set default behavior to increment number, add copy or clear name when a recipe is cloned. This facilitate an easy and quick way to modify recipes without changing the original.
• User can lock a recipe to prevent accentual changes.
• Control Stock of components. Will automatically reduce the stock level of each component when a batch is made, and if the stock level of a component falls below the user-settable warning level, a warning is given.
• Several defaults can be set to your preferences.

 

[ZendeR]

Would love to help but my coil building skills are too limited (nothing that involves drills) and I don't diy. But looking forward to this being available in the app store. What are you hoping to set you out from what is already available?

Edit: should have refreshed my screen . Looks the tits! Love the detail on recipe menus maintaining stock levels! Keep up the good work I can see this being a winner!

 

[VaporSuite]

COIL DESIGN MODULE

1) Coils List – this is a list of all the saved coil designs.

• Unlimited number of coils can be saved.
• Filter favorites with one click.
• Shows image of the coil type.
• Add new coil button.

2) Coil Design – this is where you design a coil.

• Use Ohm Target or not. With target the coil diameter or number of wraps (your choice) will be adjusted to give a coil with as close as possible a resistance to the target.
• Different coil types available. Currently there are 9 (single, parallel 2-strand, twisted 2-strand, twisted 3-strand, twisted 4-strand, clapton X1, clapton twisted 2-core, clapton twisted 3-core, and clapton twisted 4-core). More will be developed and added in the future.
• Two styles of coils are available – legs on the same side (with half-wraps) or legs on opposite sides (with full wraps).
• User adjustable coil diameter, number of wraps and leg length.
• For multiple wire designs, user can select all to be the same, or different. When different, each wire can be configured with material, profile, and size individually.
• User can add an adjustment factor for the coil if necessary.
• Quick access buttons for: Previous coil, next coil, edit coil, new coil, clone coil, and delete coil.

Other features of coils:

• Comes pre-loaded with more than 25 popular materials that can be used for coil-making.
• Can easily add your own materials.

 

[VaporSuite]

JOURNAL MODULE

1) Diary – where the user keeps track of daily vaping actions.

• Unlimited number of entries.
• Actions available: refill juice, new coil, refurbish coil, and note.
• Gives a summary of Month, Year and Total values for Juice Consumption (ml/day), Coil Life (days), and Consumables Cost Per Day.
• Add new action button.
• Quick Duplicate with long-click on existing entry.

2) Purchases – this is where the user keeps track of all vaping related purchases.

• Unlimited number of entries.
• Gives a summary of Month, Year and Total values for Total Purchases, Average per Month, and Average Per Day.
• Total purchases entered here are used in calculation of savings in Achievements Module.

3) Hardware – this is where the user keeps track of all vaping hardware.

• Unlimited number of entries.
• Three types: Atomizer, Mod or Misc.
• Use Atomizer capacity to auto-fill volume for diary juice refill.

 

[VaporSuite]

OHM’S LAW MODULE

Instantly see the relationship between Volt, Ohm, Amp and Watt.

• Live calculations.
• Any two can be selected to be set and the other two are calculated.
• Quick adjustment of values with data entry, increment/decrement, or slider

 

[eshelby_dunn]

I may be intrigued enough to help beta it, what size memory does it take up?

 

[VaporSuite]

@eshelby_dunn The installation file is just a bit over 1MB and the database (included) is about 280KB. Over time the database may grow to 1MB, depending on how much data you add.
So overall it is rather small - less than 1 photo!

What are you hoping to set you out from what is already available?

Full-featured, powerful, easy to use. The ONLY app necessary for vapor DIY'ers and Hobbyists.

 

[Major Hazzard]

Nice app.. not something I'd use personally but best of lick with it!