Time Tracker for Android

Time Tracker for Android is another app I made for my own use. I released it on December 4, 2010, and the last update was 5 years ago. I had pretty much forgotten about it until I started receiving constant warnings from Google Play that my app would be removed from their store. Instead of abandoning it, I decided to update it.

At that time, the app had 22 installs and exactly 0 monthly active users. AdMob was reporting lifetime earnings of $79 USD — another financial success of mine.

The first step was to move the code repository from CVS (anyone remember that one?) to GitHub. Android Studio couldn't even build the code when I opened it.

The app launcher icon, before and after the redesign

 

 

 

Sample screenshot, before and after the redesign

Time Tracker for Android has been redesigned using Material Design 3 with Dynamic Colors. Check out the short video demo here: Time Tracker for Android video demo.

To sum it up, I invested a few hours, and Time Tracker is back on track! I've also been thinking about the future of this app and my other projects. Once I finish getting my other apps through the F-Droid pipeline, I plan to open-source Time Tracker as well. This will give other developers the opportunity to contribute or fork it for their own purposes.

In the meantime, if you want to try out the updated version, you can download it directly from Google Play: Time Tracker on Google Play.