I've been kicking around an idea for awhile that I'd like to share and get some input from y'all on. I'm a software developer and want to get into Android mobile phone development in my free time so I was trying to think of an app that would be useful to shooters.
What I originally planned for the app was to be able to help shooters keep track of their range/outing/shooting visits:
1. Input/select a name or location of the range
2. Input/select the firearm(s) being used
3. Input the number of shots fired from firearm(s), and if any malfunctions occurred
4. Ability to take photos (of firearms, targets, etc)
5. Ability to run a series of "reports" showing how often firearms are used, their shot counts, malfunctions, etc
That's a rough outline of what I was thinking of working on. There really would not be much data entry besides the first time you run it since you would need to add your firearms; in later uses of the app you would just select your firearm from a drop-down list.
Do you think this would be an asset to shooters? Would you use something like this? Should I instead gear the app to be more for people who are reloaders (this way they can keep track of bullets, powders, performance, etc)?
Just throwing some ideas around; I'd appreciate any feedback, comments, suggestions. Thanks much!
What I originally planned for the app was to be able to help shooters keep track of their range/outing/shooting visits:
1. Input/select a name or location of the range
2. Input/select the firearm(s) being used
3. Input the number of shots fired from firearm(s), and if any malfunctions occurred
4. Ability to take photos (of firearms, targets, etc)
5. Ability to run a series of "reports" showing how often firearms are used, their shot counts, malfunctions, etc
That's a rough outline of what I was thinking of working on. There really would not be much data entry besides the first time you run it since you would need to add your firearms; in later uses of the app you would just select your firearm from a drop-down list.
Do you think this would be an asset to shooters? Would you use something like this? Should I instead gear the app to be more for people who are reloaders (this way they can keep track of bullets, powders, performance, etc)?
Just throwing some ideas around; I'd appreciate any feedback, comments, suggestions. Thanks much!