What it is: Kicktrade is a free virtual multiplayer stock market, where you take on the role of an investor who buys and sells shares of the football teams currently participating in the Euro Cup event. Imagine the teams being like the companies on a real market and you compete against other players trying to make the most virtual money out of their development during the competition. Think of it like betting, but in a different way... although be aware that you neither pay or win any real money!
What's the idea behind it: The game is targeted to be casual with simple user interaction (you should be able to start playing immediately even without registering anywhere) but developing a high addiction factor, which can lead to micro management and wanting to understand the mechanics behind the system - but this is not required to play. The development of the prices should in the end reflect the expectations of the players in their teams and their real performance during the matches.
How the market works: The "companies" that you can trade start into the market with a price reflecting their FIFA ranking. You can take their development on the market or the matches into account to make a decision to buy and sell their stock. There is a bank that constantly buys and sells shares from and to you. The prices to buy and sell start above their current value to buy and below their current value to sell. However, those bank offers are adjusted in periods, so you will have to make a decision to buy or sell before someone else does - but also not too quickly because you then might waste money. Once a transaction has been made, the price of the company is adjusted to the transaction price (taking the trade volume into account) and the new buy and sell prices are calculated (and the cycle begins again).
Installation: I attached the game to this post (as the forum does not allow me to post any links yet). Since you are all privacy aware: You will have to accept 3 permissions to be able to play the game:
INTERNET : obviously to connect to the game server to fetch game data and send your actions.
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE : to store cache data on your SD card. For example the icons of the teams in the market. All data can be wiped in the preference menu.
READ_PHONE_STATE : to read the IMEI of your phone for authentication with the game server. No other information will be taken from your phone. This is required to prevent players from creating multiple accounts.
The development: This project has been implemented by one person alone (me) during free time as a learning project and is still in a testing phase. It is to my knowledge now bug free so I decided to enter the phase where more testers create more dynamics. This will allow me to tweak the game mechanics under more realistic circumstances. It is my first Android project, so any suggestions or comments are very welcome! (For example, if the required permissions prevent you from considering installing it and why)
The future of Kicktrade: The idea is to make more versions of the game to run during the longer running competition of several leagues in different countries. The Euro Cup is a perfect testing ground before release on leagues as it is a lot shorter with matches nearly every day. Until the end of the event I would like to have perfected the game mechanics and only afterwards I would like improve the UI and the code.
Keep up to date: You can follow the news on twitter @kicktradegame as well as on Facebook, or you can google for 'kicktrade' to find my blog called NeoZenCortexis among the first results. When there is a new version of the client available, you will see an update button on the main menu of the game. It is not always required to update but highly recommended (if you see an access denied message it could mean you should consider updating). At some point in the future, the game will also be uploaded to Google Play and get its own website but my free time is limited at the moment, so I will take it step by step.
How can you help: Most importantly, try the game yourself and/or invite your friends to play. I especially require feedback on the game mechanics at this stage of development and this requires a more dynamic market - although any other suggestion or comment is very appreciated as well. I have tested the game so far on Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy S II, Google Nexus and a couple of HTC devices but none of them has hardware keyboards, so I expect some trouble there. Feel free to comment if you encounter any strange behavior with those. Also other than hi-res displays have not been tested.
Thanks: I would like thank all the people at XDA Developers and StackOverflow for the many hints I researched while learning how to work with android phones and ultimately even make my own app! Keep it up!!
I would be very happy if you help me test my game! For any questions or suggestions, contact me on twitter @kicktradegame, facebook or my blog (search for 'kicktrade'). Thank you very much in advance!!
Nice. .Vl try it out. ..
<3 I love football <3
Cool! Let me know if you need any help or advice... I really appreciate all feedback and I hope you enjoy!!
I had to slow down price development during the night (CET) until we have some more players from outside of europe... otherwise some of the teams dropped too far.
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Kicktrade v0.25 released
Let's experiment a little. There was one thing in the game mechanics I was not very happy with: If you buy a share that not many people hold and nobody else is going to buy, your profit should be very small. But if your trade starts a trend on the market - let's say you buy and several other investors follow your example, you should get the best prices in average. Same thing with selling: if a lot of people hold a stock and you are the first to sell, you should get better prices than those who decide to sell last. I hope to bring more fluctuation on the market and make your decision depending on the trend you expect to see in the future. Of course this will most likely work best with more players, but let's give it a try now anyway, shall we?
One side effect of this will also be that teams which already went out of the competition and not many people are likely to be interested in are a great risk to buy, because the sell price will only increase if players follow your example. Otherwise the price might even go down, as the buy price is considerably lower now.
Further modifications in this version:
Fixed a bug: when you sell your complete depot of a share, you were still counted as an investor. This will be adjusted with the next trade on each team (only then, because those numbers are only calculated when trading).
Number of investors are now displayed (this information is important to you so you can make a decision with the changes above)
Switched position of the tabs "Depot" and "History", which increased performance (the history loads slower than the depot because it contains more entries and will now only be pre-loaded once you switch one tab to the depot).
The history now shows the last 100 trade entries when entering the tab. You can load more (if available) by scrolling all the way down.
The history graph shows the same amount of items that are in the list. Which means it will show up to 100 past trades now (before it was 20). If you scroll down the list of items before and more items are loaded, the graph will display them as well.
Performance has been increased on all list views.
Please comment on the changes, no matter if you feel they make the game better, worse or not very different at all... Thanks and let's see how the market develops now with so many teams out of the competition.
Coruscate Software is a new software development company. We have created an Android app that keeps track of your gas mileage data. It records and graphs various data related to your car such as the miles per gallon, the cost per gallon, or the cost per mile. The application is FREE on Google Play. You can find the application by entering in the search terms of "CSGasMileage" or "Coruscate Software". Being a new member of the community we cannot post a link directly there, so you will have to search for it. We would greatly appreciate it if you or anyone you know would test the application and let us know what you think!
Thanks,
Coruscate Software
I made a spreadsheet years ago that I still use for exactly this... I will probably check this out.
Linked to Play Store.
Testing this on a Motorola Photon 4G (actually the 3G equivalent, but I figure I'll call it by the more popular model's name).
I've been meaning to set this up in QuickOffice, but your app makes it look real easy to do. I use QuickOffice for exactly one other thing, and I've been meaning to make an Android app for it. (Just a redundant data entry task at work. Nothing I'd publish on Google Play. Wouldn't even share with coworkers -- I'm the only one with an Android phone.)
First thing I noticed... We need an option for 85 octane.
Thank you all for your feedback! We have added 85 octane as a selectable fuel grade. It will be available in the next release, which we plan to have out within a week. Also planned to make the next release is the ability to select a gas station via geo-location.
@Kevets: Thanks for posting the link!
Co-cost 1.01.
Google Play Market: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maramsin.cocost
Accounting for joint costs of group of people. For example on a trip or travel.
Imagine, for example, a trip where sometimes someone pays for all, but in the end you can not determine who owes whom and how much. Or lunch in the office of a group of people, where every day someone pays for everyone.
«Co-cost» — the app that takes into account the cost-sharing group of people. Using it, you can easily control all costs and to determine who owes whom and how much.
At the same time, you can use different currencies (which is especially important on a trip). All currencies exchange rate are translated automatic when you change the main (default) currency.
Available detailed report where you can see the costs by category, by the people, by currencies. The report by category can also be viewed for each participant.
App features:
• Simple, easy, useful and user friendly interface.
• Detailed help.
• All the world's currencies.
• Detailed reports: by category, by participants, by currency, by category for each participant, the total costs and start and end dates of the project.
• Cost-sharing in all possible ways: fixed amount or participation rate.
• Hint, who is better to pay this time.
• Ability to create transfers of money from one participant to another.
• Counting the balance of each participant.
• Counting who owes whom and how much. And what payments more convenient to return these debts.
• Three color themes for app.
In fact, this is an analogue of the Co-Money app for iPhone.
The developer's crew will glad to receive your wishes and comments. Please, write us about bugs and send your wishes of the interface and functionality. We will answer you.
Thanks for using Co-cost!
Co-cost 1.03.
Google Play Market: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...aramsin.cocost
Some bugs fixed.
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Co-cost 1.03.
Google Play Market: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...aramsin.cocost
Some bugs fixed.
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The new version available!
Really enhanced!
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The new version available!
Really enhanced!
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New version available.
New features was added.
Check out the website I have been working on called d-apps.net (discount apps) which launched a while ago. The website offers discounts for Android, iOS and Windows.
Released on 21st of December 2016: Brand new Android app! Check out our D-Apps app on Play Store. Please let me know what you think of it and if you like it. If you hate it let me know so we can try to improve it. Thanks!
It would be greatly appreciated if you could check it out and post here what you think of it. All feedback is of course welcome.
Some features of the app:
- Get push notifications and set filters for your notifications
- Add apps to your favorites and get push notifications when they go in discount
- Sync your favorites list across devices and receive notifications on set devices
- Login support for Google, Facebook and QR code
- Filters on Platform, Category, Discount type, Percentage, Rating, Reviews, Price
- Translated to English, Dutch, German and French
- Discounts listed from US, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Germany and France
- Get Discount Apps here
Some features of the website:
- Discounts available for en-us, en-ca, en-gb, de-de, fr-fr, nl-nl
- Optionally receive daily/weekly and/or monthly discounts by email
- Use filters to find specific apps you like
- rss is of course available (Android, iOS, Windows)
- Facebook and Twitter (Android, iOS, Windows) with all the best discounts listed
- Set an app alert to receive an update when a specific app is in discount
- Use the API
- Pushbullet support (Android, iOS, Windows) - Implemented after the idea from @M1ck
Questions, feedback, comments are welcome. And of course a like on FB or follow on Twitter would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
Any feedback/comments would be greatly appreciated
Really, anything What do you / don't you like about the website. Do you find it a good / bad idea
Page is awesome, added it to my bookmarks and will add it to my RSS feed.
bookmarked it and will watch for offers
really nice thanks
@Prack @woomera @Draykoon Thanks! Really appreciated! You can also enter you email and receive a daily/weekly/monthly summary of the best discounts.
More feedback is of course appreciated!
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@Prack @woomera @Draykoon Thanks! Really appreciated! You can also enter you email and receive a daily/weekly/monthly summary of the best discounts.
More feedback is of course appreciated!
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didnt notice the newsletter option before, just joined up.
Nice job :good:
Could you add a "Follow D-apps" button to allow user receive each new discount via Pushbullet?
@woomera Thanks for signing up. If you have ideas on how to make the newsletter more visible, or other ideas, let me know!
@M1ck Great idea to add Pushbullet support! I just added it to the website next to the twitter icon in the footer. Let me know what you think of it and whether it works ok.
More feedback is greatly appreciated (or just a thanks or it sucks ). And if anyone has more ideas for services we should implement (like rss, pushbullet, twitter, etc) let me know!
Thanks!
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More feedback is greatly appreciated (or just a thanks or it sucks ). And if anyone has more ideas for services we should implement (like rss, pushbullet, twitter, etc) let me know!
Thanks!
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Its simple and efficient for now. More apps the better but other than that no need to clutter it IMO.
@woomera Thanks! Appreciate the compliment. I'm trying to get all the discounts available from all three platforms, everyday
More feedback is of course appreciated. And any tips on how to start promoting the website / attract more visitors?
Also, if you're a developer of an app (or apps) you can register for free and if your app(s) goes in discount the website will highlight it automatically.
Looking forward to more tips/feedback
More feedback is of course appreciated, anything is welcome Also, I'm quite curious if anyone is using the website or if not, why not. And do you think I should develop an Android app for the discounts as well?
Thanks!
An app version would be convenient. Maybe add a "search" button?
@pistacios The search function has been implemented And an app is coming soon
We just released a new design with new functionality to show the app discount love Check it out at d-apps.net and let me know what you think of it!
Some new functionality:
- Search!
- Follow an app if you don't want to buy it now so you will receive an email when the price changes
- Better overview of the apps
- Cool live animation to show how many apps are being checked
- And a bit earlier we also implemented Pushbullet support so you can receive direct push messages on your Android or iOS phone/tablet.
Looking forward to some feedback, thanks!
Some feedback is appreciated Negative or positive
An Android app is coming soon but to stay updated with the latest discounts you can subscribe to the Pushbullet, Twitter or subscribe for the newsletter.
Thanks!
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Some feedback is appreciated Negative or positive
An Android app is coming soon but to stay updated with the latest discounts you can subscribe to the Pushbullet, Twitter or subscribe for the newsletter.
Thanks!
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As a developer I find it very weird that I need to register and pay to inform your site that my in app purchase is on sale.
I Can understand that you might want to ask a fee to put the app in a featured spot on your website, but I don't understand why it has to be this way just to get listed on the site. A Simple submit form would be easier. I Tried registering to add my apps discount that it currently has to your site, but I can not enter any information about the discount. My app is set so that it has a separate in app item for discounts compared to the regular item, this way I do not have to update the prices when the app is on sale. But I think it means that my app can not be listed on your site as being on sale?
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As a developer I find it very weird that I need to register and pay to inform your site that my in app purchase is on sale.
I Can understand that you might want to ask a fee to put the app in a featured spot on your website, but I don't understand why it has to be this way just to get listed on the site. A Simple submit form would be easier. I Tried registering to add my apps discount that it currently has to your site, but I can not enter any information about the discount. My app is set so that it has a separate in app item for discounts compared to the regular item, this way I do not have to update the prices when the app is on sale. But I think it means that my app can not be listed on your site as being on sale?
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Thanks for the feedback! The case you mention is an interesting one: not changing the price on the in-app product but adding a new in-app product for the discount.
Normally only changes in existing prices will be found and added to the website but in your case a form on the website would be the only way to submit your app since the system doesn't pick up the discount.
However, every app discount is added for free, only for being featured a developer can pay.
When you register and create an account (for free):
- The apps you add will be checked more often for discounts and if found added to the website
- The time between discounts before they get added to the website decreases from 4 weeks for unregistered devs to 3 weeks
When you use a credit for a discount (paid):
- The app will be featured on the website
- The app will always be shown no matter what filter a user chooses
- The time between discounts before they get added to the website decreases from 3 weeks for free registered devs to 1 week
But since you don't have a change in price but a new price for the discount I will try to implement a form where a developer can add information about the discount. However I do am curious what you saw that made you think you need to pay to be listed on the website so we can change that. Every app can be listed on the website Thanks for the feedback!
Or maybe you could fetch the price information from the in app purchases, I guess a developer would have to be able to select which in app purchases is replacing which in app purchase. The developer would also need to have to be able to specify the end date when the discount ends (and maybe even set a start date so you can schedule a discount in advance)
As far as why I thought I had to pay to list my apps on your site, I think I was just a bit to tired haha, it was late last night. I Was just a bit confused about that featured option, I thought it ment that to get listed on the front page of your website you needed to pay, but I now have seen that there is a separate featured list on the front page.
@Cubeactive We're working on implementing it like that, thanks for the feedback! I hope you did get some rest after all
Does anyone else have some feedback on the website and/or tips on how to improve it or be more useful to the end user? Thanks!
Nice to hear. Make sure to post an update here when it's done, I'll really want to take a look at it to see if it can be used in my situation.
We just released the brand new Android app "Discount Apps" which offers the same interesting discounts as D-Apps.net does.
Some features of the app:
- Get push notifications and set filters for your notifications
- Add apps to your favorites and get push notifications when they go in discount
- Sync your favorites list across devices and receive notifications on set devices
- Login support for Google, Facebook and QR code
- Filters on Platform, Category, Discount type, Percentage, Rating, Reviews, Price
- Translated to English, Dutch, German and French
- Discounts listed from US, United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands, Germany and France
Get Discount Apps here
All feedback is welcome! It has taken quite a while to be able to finish the app so we're really keen for any comments (really, any). Doesn't matter if it's a "Sucks" or "Muah", we'll read it
That includes you as well @Cubeactive
Hello everyone,
I work in an office of 7-10 people. We decided to order drinks (sodas, beers) for everyone to grab, but we need to keep track on how much everyone has drank so that we could at some point collect money for the next order.
I want to find a more interesting way to keep track of the drinks (besides the old piece of paper on the fridge). It has to have accounts for the users, be cross platform (android/ios) and to sum the prices / export lists at the end.
I can't image that such app doesn't already exist, I just have trouble finding one. (beer drinker of the month and so on would be a fun feature too
If someone of you guy already came across such thing please share!
Have a nice weekend!
cheerz
You could try 'Kasse speedy' by pepperM.
But you can also use every expense manager app like gnucash (desktop version also available).
You can even use a exel file stored on any server or the cloud for this.