Making Reef Keeping Easier with My New App

[smartguo]

Hey reef friends!
I’m just a regular reef tank hobbyist, and keeping track of all my tank data—like water parameters, maintenance, and livestock—was getting really overwhelming .
So I decided to make a simple app to make monitoring my reef tank easier. Most of the features are completely free!
It’s still early, and I’d love your honest feedback. Please don’t hold back—criticize, suggest, or just tell me what features you’d like to see. Every idea helps make the app better for all of us!
Hope this app can make reef keeping a little easier and more fun for everyone

App Store：Reef Guard

 

[castellanamattia]

Looks nice and clean! Do you plan to make it available for the Play Store too?

 

[smartguo]

Looks nice and clean! Do you plan to make it available for the Play Store too?

I’m currently busy with the Google Play closed testing, and it’s expected to go live in early December. If you have any requests or suggestions, please feel free to let me know. Thank you!

 

[ReefNutsThailand]

Interesting!!
May I ask how I can backup my data? Could it be a .csv file?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

The app looks clean!

 

[EnterName]

What would you say are the advantages of using your app in comparison to those from for example GHL or Neptune systems, where all automatically measured parameters (pH, Redox, Salinity, Temperature, possibly alkalinity, and more) are already logged, and you can control all sorts of equipment you have connected, etc.?

 

[smartguo]

Interesting!!
May I ask how I can backup my data? Could it be a .csv file?

The app only launched this week, and the backup feature will be updated soon. Since it involves images, a simple CSV file may not work, so I need to think it through a bit more. For the iOS version, iCloud backup is my first choice, as it’s the easiest solution. If you have any good suggestions or ideas, please let me know. Thank you!

 

[smartguo]

What would you say are the advantages of using your app in comparison to those from for example GHL or Neptune systems, where all automatically measured parameters (pH, Redox, Salinity, Temperature, possibly alkalinity, and more) are already logged, and you can control all sorts of equipment you have connected, etc.?

Many reef keepers don’t have automatic monitoring devices and can only record things manually. Reef tank management is extremely delicate, and every maintenance action can lead to changes. That’s why being able to look back on your maintenance history is, in my opinion, a really valuable feature. Of course, if you already have devices that record everything automatically, you may not need this app.

 

[smartguo]

The app looks clean!

Thank you! I’m just a beginner reef keeper myself, and after experiencing these pain points, I used my work experience to quickly build this app—basically overnight.

 

[not_eman209]

You’re charging monthly to keep parameters?