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[APP] Out of Milk

Hello everyone,
I've been working on an app for the past couple of months. It's called Out of Milk and it is an intuitive and easy-to-use Shopping List, Spice Rack and To-Do List app. This is my first Android app, so any feedback is welcomed. I just released v1.3 to the Market (the first public version was 1.2 and it hit the Market last week for the first time). Android 1.5 and up are supported.
I've spent a lot of time making this app intuitive, easy, simple. Here is a summary of the feature from the Out of Milk website
V2.0.9/V2.0.10 Update:
This release focused more on getting our Pro features out there. Our next releases will be a little more balanced as far as free/Pro features are concerned. We plan on add lots of features to the free still.
Feature: Ability to specify a product as tax free. Out of Milk will remember this in the product history so that the next time around this item will be tax free automatically.
Enhancement: Spanish language support.
Feature: Sync/backup your list with our servers. (Pro only)
Feature: Manage your lists online on our website (http://outofmilkapp.com/) (Pro only)
Feature: Real-time list sharing with other Pro users. (Pro only)
Feature: Widget. (Pro only)
Feature: Ability to enter coupon information. (Pro only)
Pro stuff can be unlocked by installing the Out of Milk Pro Unlocker.
V1.6.2 Update:
Enhancement: Barcode scanner now recognizes more items that it did before.
Feature: Manage Product History. You can now manually add items to the Product History. This comes in handy for those who would like to setup their Product History manually.
Feature: Move items between Shopping Lists and Pantry Lists. Prior to the update you could only move items between Shopping Lists and only between Pantry Lists. Now it is possible to move an item that is in the Shopping List to the Pantry List and vice versa.
Feature: Scan items in the Pantry List. It uses the same scanner as the Shopping List.
Feature: Quantity and unit is now available on the Pantry List items.
Feature: Out of Milk comes with a barcode scanner included and no longer depends on the Barcode Scanner app from ZXing.
Enhancement: Menu icons don’t look blurry in Android 2.3
Enhancement: Various bug fixes and other improvements.
V1.5.1 Update:
Feature: The Spice Rack has been turned into a Pantry List. You can now have multiple Spice Racks. You can also create lists of essential items such as flour, sugar, etc... which aren't spices.
Feature: More complex editing screen. The Shopping List, To-Do List and Pantry List items can now be edited in a more complex screen that allows for more information to be edited.
Feature: Ability to set the quantity and unit. Current supported units are: lbs, oz, kg, g, L. If you think you might need another unit, let us know and we'll add it.
Feature: Ability to set the price on products. This can help users save money when shopping. The total amount of the list will be displayed at the bottom of the list. Out of Milk will remember the price for the next time you enter the same item. You can also specify a general sales tax in the Settings screen so that the total with taxes is also display. The total with taxes isn't accurate since not all grocery items necessarily taxed. For example in Florida, water and medications aren't taxed. We plan on expanding the price feature in the future.
Feature: Ability to set a reminder for To-Do list items. This has been a feature requested by a lot of users. Out of Milk will remind you by notification on the date and time you've set. There's also a snooze functionality that allows you to snooze the event for 9 minutes (this is configurable in the Settings).
Feature: Using a slider that ranges from empty to full, you can now set an approximate amount for Pantry List items.
Feature: We've added a Note text box to Shopping List, To-Do List, and Pantry List items. It's optional and you can just put in whatever notes you need.
Enhancement: Some users didn't like having their Shopping List sortable. They would have rather have it be sorted alphabetically. We added the ability to have the Shopping List, To-Do List and Pantry List sorted alphabetically.
Enhancement: We've improved Out of Milk's speed despite having added tons of features. Some of the slow parts of Out of Milk have had their speed increase by a factor of 3-4.
Enhancement: Lots of new Settings and configurations.
Bugfix: Keyboard doesn't pop up when editing an item.
Bugfix: "Add from History" list is sorted alphabetically.
V1.4.3 Update:
Speech-to-Text for phones that support it.
Enabled App2SD for Android 2.2.
Updated the UI a bit (no more cancel button, just click back or Done on the keyboard to dismiss the textbox)
Minor bug fix.
V1.4 Update:
Adding items is much quicker and smoother than before. Keyboard automatically opens now when adding new items.
Shopping List History: All items you add are saved to the history. If you scan a barcode and the product could not be found, then the item you typed in will be saved the next time that barcode is scanned again. You can also view the list of history items and add them to the list.
Ability to pick a smaller font size for all lists. To change the font size, press the Menu button on your phone on the main Out of Milk screen, then pick the Settings menu item. There you can set the font size for list items.
Cross-out/Uncross-out all items in a list.
Support for German, French and Dutch locale.
V1.3 Update:
Take your Shopping Lists with you everywhere in an intuitive and easy-to-use package.
Scan products directly into your Shopping Lists using the integration with Barcode Scanner.
An auto-complete database makes adding grocery items a breeze.
The digital Spice Rack means you always know what spices are in your spice cabinet.
The To-Do List lets you add and keep track of any other items on your daily list.
Multiple Shopping Lists and To-Do Lists.
Share your Shopping Lists and To-Do Lists by email or text message.
Reorder your list items on the fly.
Let me know what you think and what could be improved upon. Thanks!

This is a really nice app. Way better than the one I was using. Great job on this. The barcode scanner is an awesome touch.

Awesome app. Very easy to use

I like the idea of having a virtual Spice Rack, reminds me of Shelves which I use for movies.

burntwolf735 said:
I like the idea of having a virtual Spice Rack, reminds me of Shelves which I use for movies.
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Thanks. That's the idea. Whenever I was at the grocery store I could never remember if I already had a spice in the spice rack. This solves the problem. I'm thinking of turning the entire spice rack into a pantry with predefined lists such as "Spice Rack", "Dry Goods", etc... That way you can inventory your entire pantry (since it's stuff that doesn't change often)

marvinp said:
Thanks. That's the idea. Whenever I was at the grocery store I could never remember if I already had a spice in the spice rack. This solves the problem. I'm thinking of turning the entire spice rack into a pantry with predefined lists such as "Spice Rack", "Dry Goods", etc... That way you can inventory your entire pantry (since it's stuff that doesn't change often)
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Very slick app. I like it a lot. I've tried a bunch of apps for this very reason and it looks like I'll be sticking with this one. The virtual pantry idea sounds like an excellent item.
For the lazy, if there was a way for us to take a picture of our pantry and tag it on a list as a list by itself, that'd save some time.

Nice looking app there mate. Will try it out soon
What is that mod you are using for the % showing in the battery?

madindehead said:
Nice looking app there mate. Will try it out soon
What is that mod you are using for the % showing in the battery?
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Thanks! I'm running Cyanogenmod 6 and there's an option for that.

Must say the app looks fantastic. Would like to have some sort of widget. Then it would be perfect

jaka.erc said:
Must say the app looks fantastic. Would like to have some sort of widget. Then it would be perfect
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Thanks! Stay tuned because widgets will be coming soon.

just what i was looking for. looks very neat i will try it out

Great App. We (My wife and I) love it!
Suggestion: Would be awesome to be able to share list from OOM to OOM. So that I could use the Done option from the list my wife sends me.

Really nice app. I think I will use it in the future.
One thing. How does the barcode scanner work? I mean.. with what kind of codes/database.
I'm asking, as I scanned some products and nothing was recognized:
book: Lord of the Rings
gummy bears
PS3 game: GTA4
Edit:
Ok, just tested it again and now at least GTA4 is found. And a bottle of Pepsi.
Don't know what the problem was in the first time.
However, I'm still interested in what database is used, as e.g. the gummy bears still are unknown.

Just a suggestion...
What about using a form in Google Docs to allow sharing between multiple devices? You could populate our Google Docs with the required field and then we could share it among those allowed within Google Docs.
Just a suggestion.

Widget would be great but I'll have to wait to switch until you add multi user editable lists. The app I use now isn't perfect but bring able to share an editable list within the app with my wife is key

UI is very good.
I have one suggestion to make which i have not seen on any shopping list apps.
Share Shopping list via Email or text message but with the same format.
let me give an example
my wife makes the list and emails me the list (if it can be a attachment) and then i download it and open it via your app then i can see the same list just like the way it was created and not as a unformatted list in the email...
is that possible?

lovely app, has the potential to overthrone Astrid Task as my main to-do app, grat work!

czarlos said:
Great App. We (My wife and I) love it!
Suggestion: Would be awesome to be able to share list from OOM to OOM. So that I could use the Done option from the list my wife sends me.
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Thanks. Sharing of lists between people is something that is definitely planned. I'll keep you guys updated about that feature.
wallla said:
Really nice app. I think I will use it in the future.
One thing. How does the barcode scanner work? I mean.. with what kind of codes/database.
I'm asking, as I scanned some products and nothing was recognized:
book: Lord of the Rings
gummy bears
PS3 game: GTA4
Edit:
Ok, just tested it again and now at least GTA4 is found. And a bottle of Pepsi.
Don't know what the problem was in the first time.
However, I'm still interested in what database is used, as e.g. the gummy bears still are unknown.
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The database we're using is the one from upcdatabase.com. It isn't very complete. I'm working on getting a better database.
ptrichards said:
What about using a form in Google Docs to allow sharing between multiple devices? You could populate our Google Docs with the required field and then we could share it among those allowed within Google Docs.
Just a suggestion.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I didn't think about that. We've kind of already decided the route as far as how we're going to implement list sharing.
gtg2 said:
Widget would be great but I'll have to wait to switch until you add multi user editable lists. The app I use now isn't perfect but bring able to share an editable list within the app with my wife is key
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Thanks. We're working on that.
samyvibrantuser said:
UI is very good.
I have one suggestion to make which i have not seen on any shopping list apps.
Share Shopping list via Email or text message but with the same format.
let me give an example
my wife makes the list and emails me the list (if it can be a attachment) and then i download it and open it via your app then i can see the same list just like the way it was created and not as a unformatted list in the email...
is that possible?
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I'll look into that. It may be possible if I attach an .oom file to the email and then setup a way to handle .oom files using Out of Milk. Thanks for the idea.
r3tr0g4m3r said:
lovely app, has the potential to overthrone Astrid Task as my main to-do app, grat work!
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Thanks! Which missing feature is keeping you from switching?

great app - thank you!
german translation would be great.

johi69 said:
great app - thank you!
german translation would be great.
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You're in luck. German will be the first translation we do Should be on the next version, 1.4.

[APP][2.2+] Simple lists app: Lists!

Update: 7/13 - added free version (ad supported) to market.
I've always wanted a very simple app to let me have lists on my phone - shopping lists, to-do lists, etc, but it seems like the ones on the market have too many features that get in the way of easily creating lists, adding items, marking items as complete, and that's about it. So, I went ahead and wrote my own.
As of now, I'm happy with the app, and I've been using it for a couple of months now with no problems. But, being my first Android app (I am a professional programmer, but work in the web & desktop worlds), I'm sure there are opportunities to add features/functionality that would enhance the pure list-making experience. I had though about drag-and-drop reordering of the lists, but that seems to be more difficult to implement than I anticipated. Aside from that, I'm all ears about how to make the app better, prettier, more efficient, and more useful.
See attached for screenshots:
1) Main Screen - add/delete/backup/restore lists here
2) Back up is a simple SQLite DB file copy to the SDCard
3) Here are items in one list. Notice that some are gray - these have been "cleared" or "marked" as being complete by the user, via a simple click/toggle. An item's "cleared" status persists in the database
4) Once you're done clearing items, you can remove them from the list and database. Or, alternatively, you can unmark all of them.
See attached for APK file...
As I said, any suggestions or criticisms would be welcomed - but keep in mind that this app has a narrow focus, and I want it be very good with regard to that focus.

EDIT: Forgot also that now the app has a minimum SDK version of 8, so this app will run on Froyo (2.2) and above
I've done quite a bit more work, and now this app is available in the Google Play store. Since I don't have 10 posts yet, it won't let me include a hyperlink but here's the URL:
Code:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kozzer.lists&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5rb3p6ZXIubGlzdHMiXQ..
You can also find it easily by searching on my Google Play developer name: WebKozzer.
The additions include:
* drag and drop reordering
* 2 themes (light and dark)
* Optional numbering of list items
* Edit list name, or item text
* Delete contents of list without deleting list itself
* Configurable backup path
and more!
Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated!

Added free, ad supported version to the market. Any feedback or feature requests would be welcomed. I was contemplating attempting to integrate voice commands. Like, once the app is open, you can use voice commands to do everything the app lets you do via touchscreen. It appears that this would require a fairly significant coding effort, and I'm not sure how useful that'd be either.

Both the pay and free versions have been updated. Some UI changes, undo functionality, and ability to add items using voice.
Play links:
Pay version
Free (ad) version

Update: 12/12 - Removed ads from Lists! Free.
Also/including:
More general cleanup
Removed network state / access permissions (since they were used for ads only)
APK size reduced by about 100kB (removed AdMob library)
Improved error handling

nice job keep working on it

imputazz said:
nice job keep working on it
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Thanks! I'm always open to criticism and feature requests! And giving a rating and/or review on the Play Store would be much appreciated.

AppSales

Cant seem to find a thread on this here but this seems like a good app to find out if apps are on sale
Description
Get the best apps, games and wallpaper on sale!
Features:
• Only the best apps
• Get notified about new sales
• Set the minimum discount (25%-100%)
• Share sales with your friends or colleagues
• Direct links to dev homepage and YouTube app trailer (if set)
This App is currently beta. Please contact us if you experience any problems
Please note: The actual prices may vary depending on your location, currency and VAT-regulations.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm5ldC50c2FwcHMuYXBwc2FsZXMiXQ..

Great I like to buy on sale

BUMP
Anyone catch the game sale?

Update:
- Redesigned User Interface
- New Feature: Watchlist: get notified on price drops of selected apps
- Featured Apps: showing the most interesting apps
- removed Banner Ads
- Performance and bandwidth optimizations

Bump, some good sales going on this time round

Love it, thanks!

[APP][4.0+] Bargain Bytes - PC Game Deals & Discounts

In a nutshell
A nifty app that will keep you up to date on any PC game deals & discounts.
In a bigger nutshell?
Bargain Bytes is a small, useful app with one purpose - to provide you with up to date information on PC game deals and discounts going on at the moment. It scans 15+ on-line retailers and has an easy to use filter for controlling which stores you want to see games from. So, if you only wish to look at deals from Steam & GoG, for example, you can do that.
You can also search for a specific game or DLC and see how's it's priced in the different stores and which ones have active discounts on it.
Cool, so which Game Stores does it work with?
• Steam
• GoG
• Amazon
• Humble Store
• Gamer's Gate
• GreenManGaming
• GameStop
• Desura
• Uplay
• Origin
• Direct2Drive
• Get Games
• GamesRocket
• Shiny Loot
• IndieGameStand
• Bundle Stars
• With more to come...
PlayStore Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rockspin.bargainbits
Next Big Feature
Our current priority is to add a Watch-List feature to the app. This would allow you to add games you wish to keep a track of to a separate list so you'll always be able to know if any of them have an active discount or just what their current price is. It would also notify you if a game on your Watch-List falls beneath a price point you have set.

Looks great, trying it out thx
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Nice One

Nice start. Apart form the watch-list, the following can be included on the feature list for the future:
1. Option to filter out DLCs, especially in the 'Lowest Price' category
2. Price filter
3. Sort games by genre and popularity within it
4. Price history or at least mention of lowest ever price for a game
5. Mention of additional discount coupons that can be applied over a discounted price
Nothing new here that can't be found on various websites, but would be good to have it in a single app.

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Nice start. Apart form the watch-list, the following can be included on the feature list for the future:
1. Option to filter out DLCs, especially in the 'Lowest Price' category
2. Price filter
3. Sort games by genre and popularity within it
4. Price history or at least mention of lowest ever price for a game
5. Mention of additional discount coupons that can be applied over a discounted price
Nothing new here that can't be found on various websites, but would be good to have it in a single app.
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this

Sweet, will try this out and see how it holds up to some other apps I use.. Thanks non the less

oh and it would be nice if you could put the ads just on the bottom of the screen, instead of them scrolling with the actual content

Great app, but there are just some issues.
-Some games have the wrong thumbnail.
-"Cannot load this deal right now" for every app I try.

BLUuuE83 said:
Great app, but there are just some issues.
-Some games have the wrong thumbnail.
-"Cannot load this deal right now" for every app I try.
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We've just noticed these as well. Working on an update that should fix them in a few days.
t3chg33k said:
Nice start. Apart form the watch-list, the following can be included on the feature list for the future:
1. Option to filter out DLCs, especially in the 'Lowest Price' category
2. Price filter
3. Sort games by genre and popularity within it
4. Price history or at least mention of lowest ever price for a game
5. Mention of additional discount coupons that can be applied over a discounted price
Nothing new here that can't be found on various websites, but would be good to have it in a single app.
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Point 1 is something we've noticed as well - it is a feature we've considered adding. We think the price filter idea will be nice for specific games (as in monitor if a particular game goes under a target price), so that's why we'll integrate it into the watch-list.
From your other points I can say that point 4 is on our to-do list - we're just wondering how to properly integrate it into the app.
Again, thanks for the feedback!

Support

Nice app! I hope you add Kinguin among others.

Version 1.1.2
Fix for "Unable to Load Deal" being displayed incorrectly
Fix for a rare crash that occurred when clicking on a deal item.

Version 1.1.5
New way of displaying the list of stores when clicking on a deal item sold at multiple locations. It displays price per store and an icon now.
Fixed deal sort dropdown menu appearing dark on Lollipop.
Fixed touch not working under the grid of store icons on each deal item.

Version 1.2.1
New highly requested feature added: Watch List.
While browsing deals or searching for a specific one, you can now add a game to your Watch List and be notified when it goes on sale or drops below a specific price.
You can access the Watch List from the main screen and see your full list of watched games
New deal sharing feature - clicking the share option on any deal will open a share prompt for it.
Added new store: Games Republic

Version 1.3.0
Removed Ads from app
Fixed a crash bug that occurred while checking Watch List.

[App][6.0+] Shared shopping list app for Android & iOS [no ads]

Hi there,
We've just release überliste on Android and would love some feedback!
überliste is a free iOS and Android app, with no adverts, that lets you organise grocery lists collaboratively. You can compile your list online, share it with others, and cross things off as you buy them at the supermarket with all users seeing changes in real time.
It'll save you time, prevent waste and put an end to the daily back and forth of organizing groceries between multiple people.
- Completely free to download and use
- Select items from its built-in database or add your own items
- Add to a list from purchase history, making new lists very quick to make
- Automatically organizes lists to group supermarket categories
- Create multiple lists and share via email, text or message
- Two or more users can edit a list at the same time
- See changes to lists from all users in real time
- Users data and privacy are protected and not for sale
any feedback is really appreciated,
Thanks for your help
Nick
Berlin, Germany

I assume it's this one on Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.binaerebauten.ueberliste.app&hl=en

Oswald Boelcke said:
I assume it's this one on Google Play Store
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Correct! Thanks for linking :good: