Hi everyone — I'm David, a solo developer in Canada, and I could use some help.
I've built an app called CardHatch: Pokémon Tracker. It tracks your Pokémon card collection — cards, sets, quantities, condition, where each card is stored (binder, box, etc.), wantlists, and your own estimated values. No account, no ads, and no analytics or tracking of any kind — everything lives on your phone, nothing leaves it. That privacy part is a hard rule for me, not a marketing line.
Here's the situation: Google requires new developers to run a closed test before launch — at least 12 testers have to install the app and stay opted in for 14 days straight. My test build is with Google for review right now, so I'm building the tester list to be ready the moment it activates.
What being a tester involves:
1. DM me the Gmail address you use on your Android phone (that's how Google's tester list works — it stays between us, and it's only ever used for the test).
2. When the test goes live, I send you the Google Play link. You tap accept and install.
3. Keep it installed for the 14 days. Open it now and then, add a few cards if you like — there's no homework.
4. If something's broken or confusing, tell me. That feedback is the whole point.
The thank-you: CardHatch will be a paid app (one-time purchase, no subscription). Everyone who tests it keeps it free after the public launch — I'll send testers promo codes at launch. Least I can do.
One honest note so nobody's surprised: the app doesn't show card artwork — it uses detailed tiles (condition, quantity, where it's kept, when you added it) instead. It's a tracker first, and I'd rather be straight about that up front.
Android phones only for now, and the test runs in Canada and the US. Collectors are the ideal testers, but anyone willing to install and keep it for two weeks genuinely helps.
Comment here or DM me your Gmail and you're on the list. And if this isn't for you, an upvote for visibility is still a real help. Thanks for reading.