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GPS Tracker fo Windows Mobile

Hi guys,
Before Topaz I had Sony Ericsson phone which have application called Tracker. This tool uses GPS info to calculate kcal loss etc.
This description from SE site will better explain:
Track your route
Hike, run, walk - your phone comes with Tracker, a sports application with GPS support. Your time and distance covered are available on your phone screen, together with energy expended. You can also compete with yourself - Tracker keeps track of your earlier results. So just choose your route and Tracker will be there to support you!
Is there anything like that just for WM? It will be very useful for me.
P.S.: I used search before posting with no luck

Did a bit of Google'ing, and there seems to be a few options...
Here is a couple that I found, on page one...
http://www.rungps.net/wiki/DownloadsEN
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=340667
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=424423
http://www.wayfinder.com/

Thanks for introducing me to GPS Cycle Computer, i like it! On my Artemis I used Beeline GPS (not freeware) but I think that our Topaz deserves something more touchy..

Touchy? Look at this...
If you want something touchy, take a look at http://www.sportypal.com.

janheinh said:
If you want something touchy, take a look at http://www.sportypal.com.
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Wow, that's really nice...!
I love it already, and only had it installed for 5 minutes
Thanks for posting!

Nice! Thanks a lot for replies!
The http://www.sportypal.com/ looks very good.

I've used sportypal on a couple o different devices and platforms, it's a great piece o software and a cinch to use. Nice support from the website too, if you have any questions or issues. And it's free!

Sorry, but this the application for runnig
http://www.rungps.net/wiki/DownloadsEN
There is a 14 day trial. try it, you will agree
Greetings

I'm also satisfied from "SportyPal". It's my favorite GPS tracking app which tracks a mixture of sporting activities, I use it for cycling where it maps where you've been average and top speeds etc. - along with TomTom v7 that's all the apps I use on my phone for tracking and navigation.

Finger Friendly Financial Program

Does anyone know a good finger friendly financial program, i have tried a few but all require the use of a stylus

I'd be interested in this too.
I've been meaning to make my own for ages but not got around to it. ATM I'm using a simple spreadsheet in Excel with a few sheets for different categories cos you can simply pinch and zoom so it's quite finger friendly.

Specs
How about some specifications regarding what would be required in such an application.
Could possibly be an interesting project to start....

For me a program would:
-Record amount of money coming in each month
-Record all expenditure with date, spend category
-Summary of expenditure by week/month/year/category
-Categories to include misc/transport/entertainment/food/bills/investments/total
All with nice finger friendly spinners and big fat buttons that are nice to use on the HD2.
I added an excel spread sheet that I use currently. I just rename it every month. This one doesn't have a way of recording how much money is coming in.

very interested her as well. Here are a few i found from a google search and have tried NONE yet. Just putting these here as starting point. Maybe we can try them and see if they are finger friendly. Doesn't look like some are but some you cant tell.
Budget Diary
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-budget-diary-freeware-1-0.html
Hand Wallet
http://www.handwallet.com/csl/HomeFinance.asp
Pocket Keeper
http://store.handango.com/ampp/stor...81&sectionId=6002&catalog=110&topSectionId=-1
Lyma Power Budget (Maybe finger Friendly)
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Business/Finance/Lyma-Power-Budget-69396.shtml
Budget Manager Delux
http://www.clickapps.com/moreinfo.htm?pid=19071&section=PPC&r=dway
SPB Finance
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance/

mallman said:
Budget Diary
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-budget-diary-freeware-1-0.html
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Just installed this one.
It's ok but very basic. Pretty finger friendly but there are bugs. When I open up a date selector is MASSIVE and doesn't fit on the screen with no way of scrolling.
No way of entering recurring things like rent, salary etc
Can't add new categories so you've only got All, Expense & Income.

i jsut tried this one
Lyma Power Budget (Maybe finger Friendly)
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Bu...et-69396.shtml
it has TONS of potential. the only thing i see wrong is some text is kinda cut off. can you give it a try and see if you are getting what i am getting in my screenshots? I also added some screens to show its wroking great in other areas. I am almost inclined to overlook the text issue in the overview Wow this one is pretty damn nice!!

You're right, that was in nice but the same problem occurs one mine.
The desktop version looks nice too and allows you to sync with the phone.
I've emails them about the problem so maybe they'll fix it?

chimpsinties said:
You're right, that was in nice but the same problem occurs one mine.
The desktop version looks nice too and allows you to sync with the phone.
I've emails them about the problem so maybe they'll fix it?
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i set up all my expenses on the device the synced it back to the desktop. This is actually very very nice. They cut off text isnt enough for me to skip it , i am going to go with this. When they respond please update this and let me know what they say. They will get 2 customers here if they can work it out i think
check your PM's in a minute, about to send you something

mallman said:
Lyma Power Budget (Maybe finger Friendly)
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Business/Finance/Lyma-Power-Budget-69396.shtml
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Just to warn you all the Avast flagged this .exe as containing a trojan on my home PC. However McAffee didn't flag it at work
Maybe you should be careful when downloading it.

savvase said:
Does anyone know a good finger friendly financial program, i have tried a few but all require the use of a stylus
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Mate check this link for money goes away. I'm using that program and its perfect for hd2.
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-moneygoesaway-v3-0.html
Winsomnia

There's also this free one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416282
not sure if it's super finger friendly up it's updated and free.

Got this message from the devs
Dear Matt,
Sorry for the delay in responding.
Thank you for the screenshot, we really appreciate it.
Unfortunately we have not yet updated the application to support Windows Mobile 6.5 or the new device resolution.
We are hoping to have this completed in the next few weeks.
We will email you when the update is available if you like.
Kindest Regards,
Lyma Design.
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Easy expense works fine. Simple and as it say easy. finger friendly to certain extent, not much eye candy, but does what it is made for. Export function limited, but ok.

I'm currently working on a finance app that includes all of the functionalties mentioned in this thread. Also, another cool function about this app is that it sums up all of the entries on the same date/merchant/category/payment depends on that sorting is selected instead of the just total amount. The app also supports logging of multiple periods. For example, if you go on a business trip, you can start a new period just for this business trip as it doesn't belong in the daily expenses/revenues. Once the business trip is done, you can save it and resume your daily expenses/revenues period.
The app supports storing your receipt when you create a new expense (giving your device can take picture)
I'm still working on this app as there are a few functionalities that i would like to add before releasing.

Here are more pics

and even more pics

Please post soon... I've been looking for a finance app forever like this... Keep us all posted... do you have a beta cab to mess with?
Craig

cpeacha said:
Please post soon... I've been looking for a finance app forever like this... Keep us all posted... do you have a beta cab to mess with?
Craig
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Right now i don't have any beta cab for testing yet as i'm just doing self testing. Once it's stable and has all of the functionalities that i wanted to implement, i will release a test version.

[REQ] Yelp app

With the influx of US-TM HD2 owners coming up soon, one of the things I think they might ask for is a Yelp application. I'm guessing this because I wish I had one! It seems every other mobile OS besides Symbian has a native app, but we're stuck with using the mobile site! We don't want to be associated with those Nokia people do we?
If you aren't familiar with Yelp, it's a review site for pretty much any business you can think of - very popular for restaurants, bars, etc. I know people in the US use it a lot. Yelp has a UK/Canada presence as well, not sure how popular it is.
As mentioned, we can currently go to m.yelp.com and search, but it's not ideal since you have to type in your location, type in what you're looking for, and almost makes you not want to use it.
If you get the Yelp app for iPhone, webOS, Android, BB, etc., it'll use your phone's 'network triangulation' or GPS to automatically show you what's around you. Of course, once you have that, you can filter by category (restaurant, shopping, etc.), and sort by rating (and other various features.)
If you click on an item of interest, you can read the reviews, get details on the store (location, hours, etc.), and if the app is developed enough - write reviews, post pictures, and be a contributing member of the site.
Yelp has an API that seems pretty easy and robust, where requests are passed along like so
Code:
Sample Request:
[url]http://api.yelp.com/business_review_search?term=yelp&lat=37.788022&long=-122.399797&radius=10&limit=5&ywsid=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX[/url]
And you get a crapload of data back, all nicely formatted and easy to handle.
More info here: http://www.yelp.com/developers
TBH, I would try and code it myself, but I'd only be able to create a backend, maybe (never coded for WM before.) The GUI is the most important part since a lot of the heavy lifting is done with the API (otherwise, we'd have to scrape and... ugh.)
I'm sure I'm not the only one that would be interested in such an app, and I'm willing to pay for it. I'll start a bounty of $20 for anyone interested in developing it! All I ask for release is a touch-friendly Yelp reader that transmits current location. Further yelp-contributing features can be developed later @devs discretion.

Maybe Aloqa could help?
Hi Mazzarin,
I am using Aloqa, by default it shows Cafes, Restaurants, "what's hot", Sights, Bars and Cubs, Movies, Wikipedia, Fashion and last.fm.
You can add other channels or create your own.
All the best,
Peter

Aloqa and Yelp
Aloqa has a Yelp channel as well... but...
I would LOVE to have Yelp... +1
I will also put in $10 bounty for this.

p_fr1968: Thanks for the heads up. I'm downloading it now veeerrry slowly. I looked up the app on Marketplace and it seems to have people that either love it or absolutely hate it so lets see!
taimoorhusain: I think I convinced a dev to do it, hopefully we'll see a release soon!

Only had a very quick look at this, shouldn't be too muh hassle writing an app for this, I'd have to dev it for windows then port it WM (as I'm new to the 3.5 cf so don't know what it can and more importantly can't do)

Tried aloqa... it works okay. Seems buggy, doesn't have kinetic scrolling, and only does GPS OR GSM location, not both. I'll write the devs with my thoughts and maybe they'll fix it up! But it DOES have Yelp!
djingonthenet - That would be cool if you could do it, but like I mentioned in the above post, a dev who already has a running app has stated he'll do it. More competition or something I guess?!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619329
^Next2Me is the app.

mazzarin said:
Tried aloqa... it works okay. Seems buggy, doesn't have kinetic scrolling, and only does GPS OR GSM location, not both. I'll write the devs with my thoughts and maybe they'll fix it up! But it DOES have Yelp!
djingonthenet - That would be cool if you could do it, but like I mentioned in the above post, a dev who already has a running app has stated he'll do it. More competition or something I guess?!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=619329
^Next2Me is the app.
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well I'll have a look anyway, maybe knock up a basic version then see how it goes from there. is the next2me app just for USA locs or does it work in the UK as well?

At the moment, next2me uses google local so... pretty much everywhere.
Re: Aloqa, got a response back really quick:
Aloqa Feedback said:
We are working on a full featured version of Aloqa for WinMo that should have all the features you mention and more, including those available today exclusively on Aloqa for Android. We hope to launch it in 6 - 8 weeks, so please stay tuned!
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mazzarin said:
With the influx of US-TM HD2 owners coming up soon, one of the things I think they might ask for is a Yelp application. I'm guessing this because I wish I had one!
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Did you ever find a Yelp one? I know you mentioned the developer of Next2Me incorporating it into that (nice) app; but it doesn't seem to have happened.
I find Aloqa's interface a bit scruffy. I noticed there's an app for Qype in the uk app store (Qype's like Yelp but better for Uk/Europe; bit sketchy for U.S.) but I still can't find anything for Yelp in the U.S. or otherwise
Does the Yelp iphone app let you leave your own reviews (like Qype does)? I had a quick look at the Yelp API but it looks like it's 'read-only'. I think that's half the fun being able to tell people when your restaurant food arrived cold!
James.

Never found one unfortunately. Not sure about the capabilities of the iPhone app, but I'd be happy to get read-only access still!

Yeah me too. Thanks for letting me know. Fingers crossed the big organisations start writing their apps for at least WP7.
I'll email the author of the winmo Qype app (Magic Guidebook) and see if he's willing to add in Yelp.

Awesome, let me know how it goes.

Taptu for honeycomb

Go check it out, taptu just got updated to 1.4 to support honeycomb, it's like pulse, only better .
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.taptu.streams

Purely a subjective point of view to say it's better than Pulse. Both are good apps and I recommended that everyone tries both before forming an opinion.

Billus said:
Purely a subjective point of view to say it's better than Pulse. Both are good apps and I recommended that everyone tries both before forming an opinion.
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I was an avid Pulse user and have switched over to Taptu. There isn't one thing that Pulse can do which Taptu can't, but Taptu has several features which Pulse lacks Both are free, so nothing to lose.

i much prefer pulse because of the reading pane. But to each their own Still, thanks for posting.

The point of all these "newsreader" is so I can read the news in one place, but I find that how the sites are designed, it's just gives you a breif detail and then you have to follow the link to the real website to finish the story which is really annoying. I might as well have bookmarks to various news sites. It's probably better to find one good news site to go to.

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The point of all these "newsreader" is so I can read the news in one place, but I find that how the sites are designed, it's just gives you a breif detail and then you have to follow the link to the real website to finish the story which is really annoying. I might as well have bookmarks to various news sites. It's probably better to find one good news site to go to.
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exactly...
UPVISE is the answer, it doesnt give you the link to go somewhere to read the rest of the content, it snaps everything into the app in text only mode -- so you can read the full article from where you are at in the app.
I have been using this for quite sometime on symbian and see no issues.
I dont think it ever stores any of those contents locally anywhere to be concerned about them news articles consuming space.
here is the link.
https://market.android.com/search?q=upvise&so=1&c=apps

I love pulse on my ipad2 and till the developer update the honeycomb one to be on par with the apple one it's not that good, the iPad one is much faster, render quicker, and you can open the full page inside the app and not go outside of it, plus it refreshes faster on ipad2 . Hopefully the developer will update it soon.

EP2008 said:
I was an avid Pulse user and have switched over to Taptu. There isn't one thing that Pulse can do which Taptu can't, but Taptu has several features which Pulse lacks Both are free, so nothing to lose.
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I've switched over to Taptu, for me Pulse was way too limited on the news sources but Taptu is the complete opposite

+1 for Taptu.....being uk based I find more feeds available on taptu and the configuration of feeds is much easier. It's fast and most links take you to a text version with an option to go to web page if you need more.

[WIDGET] Todo List Widget - a simple task list with ICS and HC scroll support

MOOGLY
A simple but powerful to do list widget designed to be customized. Now with auto-hiding buttons!
Features:
★ Multiple independent, scrollable widgets
★ Quick, dialog based entry
★ Tick to delete or mark complete
★ Widgets are optimized for Honeycomb
★ Predefined themes or total customization
★ RTL support
★ Custom image backgrounds
This widget was inspired by To Do List from HTC Sense - for some reason, they were the only ones to get it right.
Lite Market link - restricted to 8 entries and only one widget
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.moogly.lite&feature=search_result
Screens:

Must have
- More better themes
- Notifications and alarms
- Sorting
Could use
- Image background transparency
- Save custom themes
Would be nice
- Button themes
- Fullscreen note character board

Very cool! I love you guys apps

I knew you would mate Spread the word!

Nothing at all? I was hoping for a little feedback...

Sure... app rocks, looking forward to the image backgrounds!

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Nothing at all? I was hoping for a little feedback...
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I just downloaded and installed the free version and it looks really nice. However, I do feel that there is room for improvement in the functionality.
1. Scrollable please! I want to use the widget in a 2x4 space, but I have lots of things I want to put on it. Making the widget scrollable will allow me to use a smaller widget size instead of putting it in the 4x4 space I use now (I gave it its own screen). Ill pay for the app if you implement this.
2. Mark as done in one click! As of now, you click once to open a menu that shows your tasks, then you click a second time to mark a task done, then you click a third time to close the menu (EDIT This is totally wrong. Its only 2 clicks, but I think the point stands) Placing a check box or some other kind of button next to each task that marks it as done would streamline this process.
3. Option to display "notes" on the widget. Again, something that would remove "clicks" from the process of seeing notes. Maybe make a global default for displaying notes in all tasks, then be able to edit each tasks individual "note display options" independently of the default. Also, if a task has "hidden notes", maybe place an asterisk at the end to denote that is has hidden notes. As for tasks that display their notes on the widget, the notes should have their own font size, style, and color options, and ideally (for me) should be indented.
These are all just suggestions. I hope some of them get you thinking of ways to improve your app. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Great ideas... but may be difficult to implement. Lets see what ftgg says.

I say I'll look into it when I've had some sleep...

fafrehugen said:
Great ideas... but may be difficult to implement. Lets see what ftgg says.
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I'm probably the farthest thing you can find from an Android Dev, but I am sure that all of those things are common in other apps. There just isnt one with all of those features that I can find with all of the additional features of this app.
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I say I'll look into it when I've had some sleep...
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Cool.

The amount of r&d I do depends on the number of people that buy the app. Everyone thinks its the other way round, but for a company time is money, so I have to see an app succeed first, before committing additional resources...
So when people just use lite versions, never leave ratings or comments but still demand features many studios lose interest.

ftgg99 said:
The amount of r&d I do depends on the number of people that buy the app. Everyone thinks its the other way round, but for a company time is money, so I have to see an app succeed first, before committing additional resources...
So when people just use lite versions, never leave ratings or comments but still demand features many studios lose interest.
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If this comment is directed towards me, I certainly wasn't demanding anything. I was just trying to help you improve your product.
If you think people will buy your app before it has the features they are looking for, you might want to reconsider. I rated your app a 3 because it doesn't have what I'm looking for. I'm not going to give you a 5, let alone spend money, on something that isn't what I want. I hope that makes some sense.

Just installed the free version. Looks good, and I will buy if I continue to use it.

EXQEX9 said:
If this comment is directed towards me, I certainly wasn't demanding anything. I was just trying to help you improve your product.
If you think people will buy your app before it has the features they are looking for, you might want to reconsider. I rated your app a 3 because it doesn't have what I'm looking for. I'm not going to give you a 5, let alone spend money, on something that isn't what I want. I hope that makes some sense.
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How nice... however, I am a professional developer with over 20 apps. Im pretty sure i know what im doing in this business.
The 3 star rating is just a sign of ignorance, because two of the three features you want implemented are not possible under android at all. In fact, i know of only one other to do list app anywhere near as good as the current early (0.2) release of Moogly. And its still rubbish.
Giving the app a low rating despite it performing exactly as described will only lead to generally lower ratings and less time spent on development. But thats our lot - getting flamed by noobs with $500 phones who shy away from spending $1.48 on something they will use on a daily basis.

Haha, i know exactly how you feel mate - people just dont understand
You are one of the few devs that actually engages with the users, and some are always just ungrateful. I have been trying to do some modifications to it, but as you told me before its not possible!
He gave it 3 star because it didnt have what he wanted, but the app never claimed to have more than what is in the description. The only good reviews are the ones that give 5 stars and say "Works as advertised".

@ftgg99 - Just out of interest which of those suggestions are not possible in Android? Just asking as I'm still getting to grips with what you can and can't do in apps and widgets on Android. Is it possible to mark as done directly in the widget? Also, I have been using GTasks and integrating it into Pure Grid Calendar so all my stuff is in one place, however I fancied a change so am trying out beOrganized at present (but getting really pissed off having realised that the Voice entry function only works when you have wifi/data available - wtf!). Anyway, I'd like to give your app a try so will feed back. Tasks is a big thing for me on my phone and something I use equally as much as my calendar, and having tried most things out there I have to agree that none of them are a perfect solution. So good luck with your app, if I like the lite version I will happily pay your humble price
BTW, would you consider adding in alarm/notification reminder for tasks like in GTasks - find that very handy...

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@ftgg99 - Just out of interest which of those suggestions are not possible in Android? Just asking as I'm still getting to grips with what you can and can't do in apps and widgets on Android. Is it possible to mark as done directly in the widget? Also, I have been using GTasks and integrating it into Pure Grid Calendar so all my stuff is in one place, however I fancied a change so am trying out beOrganized at present (but getting really pissed off having realised that the Voice entry function only works when you have wifi/data available - wtf!). Anyway, I'd like to give your app a try so will feed back. Tasks is a big thing for me on my phone and something I use equally as much as my calendar, and having tried most things out there I have to agree that none of them are a perfect solution. So good luck with your app, if I like the lite version I will happily pay your humble price
BTW, would you consider adding in alarm/notification reminder for tasks like in GTasks - find that very handy...
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Regarding the not possible thing - i was pretty red-eye after coding all night and after a second thought i must admit that i was wrong. All of them are possible. Im a noob.
Originally i just made this for myself after finding nothing adequate on the market, and i never use any other features - why bother with notifications for example when the widget is one one of only three screens i stare at all day anyway?
Now of course ill have to take people's suggestions into account so the minimalism i enjoy will have to take a backseat
The alarm, notification thing is on the todo list already. Will be implemented next week for sure.

You see, that's what happens. You make something perfect and everyone wants to change it
If you need a crash dummy just PM me, I don't break easily

ftgg99 said:
How nice... however, I am a professional developer with over 20 apps. Im pretty sure i know what im doing in this business.
The 3 star rating is just a sign of ignorance, because two of the three features you want implemented are not possible under android at all. In fact, i know of only one other to do list app anywhere near as good as the current early (0.2) release of Moogly. And its still rubbish.
Giving the app a low rating despite it performing exactly as described will only lead to generally lower ratings and less time spent on development. But thats our lot - getting flamed by noobs with $500 phones who shy away from spending $1.48 on something they will use on a daily basis.
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First off I want to say that the only reason I'm still in this thread is because I think there has been some kind of misunderstanding. I'm not one to argue online, but on the other hand, I don't like people thinking I'm flaming them when I'm trying to praise them.
I respect you're time spent as a dev, but I've been a consumer for longer than you've been a dev and I know that I will not buy a product based on future potential. Yes, even if it's $1.48. As a dev, you should know how those small sums can add up to be quite a bit over time.
Your app is the closest thing I have found to date to what I'm looking for in a todo widget. That having been said, I can't use it because it is missing some, of what are to me, key features. That having been said, I can't rate this app perfectly. The rating system, to me, does not reflect how well an app does what it advertises, but how useful/fun the app is overall and compared to other apps.
In my comment (EDIT: the one i made in the market), I did say that the app had serious potential. That's the highest praise I can give at the moment, but I think it's great praise.
I would appreciate you retracting the ignorant/noob comment, as you realized that the features are implementable.
Thank you if you've read this and thought about it objectively. Good luck with the app. I hope it's a success.

Great app, it would be perfect with Google Tasks sync