CreelcardPro released!

After some more hard work, we launched our very first paid app onto the Google Market a couple of weeks ago. We hope you appreciate some of the new functionality we added, mostly as a result of feedback from our users. The key new feature is the ability to export data to a series of csv files so you can import the information into other desktop applications for further analysis.

The layout of the csv files are fairly easy to understand. There is one file generated for each main record type in Creelcard. For example, the catch csv file references the ID of other records (e.g. fish, angler), which you will find listed in their respective csv files. Each csv file also includes any custom fields you may have defined for that record type, making this completely flexible.

We would be very interested to hear back from anyone who starts using these files for further analysis ... what kind of reporting and number crunching do you do ? We may add some analysis tools in the Pro version in the future; it would be great to know what kind of stats are the most useful.

Enjoy using the new Pro version! Please let us know your thoughts, experiences , questions and queries.

v0.9.3 released

Today we released Creelcard for Android v0.9.3, with the major addition of custom fields to let you define your own trip and catch attributes. In fact, you can add custom fields to any Creelcard record type (trip, catch, angler, bait, fish, location).

You can decide where each custom field should appear amongst the existing, fixed record fields. You can specify the visible field label, and even the hint text to remind you what to use each field for.

The following custom field types are supported in this version:
1. Text
2. Number (e.g. "30")
3. Number with fractions (e.g. "3.5")
4. CheckBox (true or false)
5. Length with small units (centimeters or inches)

For the first three types, you can either have a simple entry field to type in your value, or specify a lookup list of values (e.g. "Catch,Sighting,Missed"). Instead of typing in a value, you simply pick a value from the list, speeding up entry time.

We'd love to hear any feedback you have on further field types you'd like to see added next (e.g. speed, temperature - based fields?). Or is there anything else you love or would like to see improved with Creelcard? Let us know!

v0.9.2.1 released this evening with a couple of bug fixes that slipped through the net. You should be able to use the app without having any location providers (wireless and GPS) activated on your phone without it crashing! It is very important that Creelcard can be used out in the field without having the benefits of internet access or even location providers. Of course, if you can find a fishing spot with wifi or 3G access, so much the better ... use the View Maps button on the Catch List screen to see your current phone location in relation to catches from a previous trip.

v0.9.2 released with Maps & GPS support

The obvious next step for Creelcard had to be using some of the great location and map features of the Android platform. After some long hours getting my head round the unfamiliar Location and Maps APIs, helped by some great tutorials, we have just released the next version with some cool new geo features.

You can now specify the position of a Location record (e.g. a fishery, lake or riverside) and / or individual catches by either using your current phone GPS location, manually selecting from a map, or simply by typing in the co-ordinates yourself. For when the catch position is not known exactly, you can also define the approximate circular area in which the catch happened by resizing the area circle overlayed on the map. We will use this feature in future updates (setting proximity alerts, suggesting nearest "favourite" catch locations etc).

Please let us know how you would like to see Creelcard's features improve .. we would really appreciate any feedback. You can contact us by email (support (at) creelcard (dot) com), using our Get Satisfaction site, or by leaving comments on this blog.

More soon!