Digital print estimating app

[G-Force]

I bought the app. Very nice concept. I think this could be a useful tool.

Things that should be fixed first:
1 - This is by far my biggest issue, the typing is slow / unresponsive. It is nearly impossible to type on my Samsung Galaxy 2s. It took me 20 minutes to change your default markups last night because the typing is so slow / buggy. Not sure if this helps but I use Swype for typing.

2- I do not understand the mark up formula. I changed both numbers to 3 and it marks up paper + clicks x 3 = price, I get that. What I do not understand is the corelation between the min max upcharges. I would have played with this more but the typing is so bad.

3- The email feature should include job specs and a place for notes. The only thing the email sends now is "Price $xxx.xx" I do not intend to send emails to my clients from this app, but some notes for my reference would be useful.

4 - The app needs tell us how many up per sheet it is figuring on it could help eliminate possible quoting errors.

5 -I am not sure how the app determines the number up per sheet. With or without bleeds, gripper margin, imagable area....? Some clarification on the way this works would be awesome.

6 - There is no way to exit the app without forcing a shutdown through my "active applicaions" feature on my phone.

7 - The app freezes up quite frequently.

Here is my initial "wish list" for future features:

1 - User defined common job size presets. ie: 4 x 6", 8.5 x 11", 11 x 17"....
2 - Additional operations - a per 100 / per 1000 option.
3 - A simple way to roughly estimate cutting based on the number up.
4 - A way to figure out run times based on the stock. This would add quite a bit of value to this software. Maybe when entering stock information add an extra field for sheets per minute? Then have the app figure out the run time based on quantity. Ideally we could then add a user defined hourly rate to the job price.
5 - Options for different presses.
6 - Save job feature with notes.

I'll leave it at that for now. I really hope you continue to develop this as it could be a very useful tool. Once this has some more features and works properly I think you would be able to sell it for 10X + what you are charging now.

I have pretty much ALL the same problems. Especially the glitchy and S L O W typing.
I am using a Sprint ZTE Tablet. I was also told at sign in to download AIR and did so, but still have all the afore mentioned problems.
I tried to change a stock size, name and price and have had nothing but problems.
Please advise if my issues are the norm with the paper feature.
Thanks

[ErnieLail]

Did you try restarting the tablet? I'm not able to reproduce this lag on my end even with a 3 year old droid X. I will b posting an update n a few weeks to add some of the other requested features.

[G-Force]

If I change a stock and the size and the price and do a quote for a flat sheet, it comes up $0.00 after hitting calculate.

[ErnieLail]

Did u specify a trim size? The only way to calculate $0 is when you don't specify a trim size or if the trim size is larger than the sheet. Unless of course your settings are set for $0.

[ErnieLail]

Just tried it on an Lenovo IdeaPad A2109 n it works fine as well. Every android device i can get my hands on works fine. All apple products work fine as well.

Anyone who has purchased the app and is experiencing lag on android operating system, please be sure your Adobe AIR is up to date. If you are still experiencing issues after updating AIR, please email me at ernie[at]maranathatechnologies.com with your model and i will refund your money and remove the device from the compatibility list. Thanks!

[Schwanson]

The app is still working fine on my end, I suspect the Air update did the trick.

I have used it to double check about a dozen jobs so far, it has been spot on for my cost estimates (excluding time and cutting).
Haven't tried it for monkey imposition jobs yet, I suspect that it does not calculate for that but I wouldn't expect it to. That is why I think it is important to tell us how many up the app figured for.

Overall this is a neat app with great potential.

[ErnieLail]

Great! I'm glad it's working we'll for you! No it doesn't support monkey impositioning, but I will try to incorporate that in a future update. I have also decided to have a details button that appears after pressing calculate that breaks down tons of job info. Keep your eyes peeled for that update in a few weeks.

[G-Force]

I guess I will have to load it onto my Ipad and see how it works there as I am still having an issue on my Sprint ZTE.

[ErnieLail]

Sorry G-Force, I refunded your money and added your device to the unsupported list.

[ErnieLail]

Hey guys!

Got a lot of work done on the 2.0 update! Here are a few of the changes...

Customizable pricing
Simple mode with adjustable sheet range, as well as an adjustable minimum n maximum up charge.
Optional advanced mode for customizable price breaks.

HUGE performance increase

Bleed amount & sheet margins adjustable from general settings menu

Job details viewable after calculation.

Email button now includes basic job details.

And more!

I should have the update live over the next 2-3 weeks. Keep your eyes peeled for it and as always I would appreciate your feedback. Thanks!