Introduction

We produce a variety of Android apps. Some are ad-supported and others are modestly priced. None of them require you to register personal details with us or a 3rd party.

Ringtone Managers

  • Bundled with music by the Jackass-Penguin Show
  • Bundled with music by zero-project

Group Management Apps

  • For sports teams
  • For other groups

Other Apps

  • Volume control

Services

We invite you to collaborate with us so that we can build the app you want. This is our Make me an app service.

A proposition for musicians

Hourglass Apps has developed a ringtone management application for Android. We would like to create a customised version of this application that would incorporate a selection of your songs. This application would be branded so as to promote your music or your band. Profits generated directly by it would be divided between you and Hourglass Apps.

The first products of this collaboration with musicians were Bringtone and Bringtone Pro, which were created in conjunction with the producer of the Jackass-Penguin Show's Jazzy Selection podcast. The Bringtone range of applications allow a user to create playlists of songs to use as ringtones. When a call is received, a song from an assigned playlist begins to play. A subsequent call results in the next song playing. With each new phone call the app cycles further through the playlist of songs. The applications are well integrated with Android and allow the user to configure both the phone's default ringtone and ringtones for individual contacts.

Your application would be similar, just with different branding and of course, different pre-installed music.

If this appeals to you, please e-mail kieran.white@hourglassapps.com to discuss the details.

Summary

The zero-project Ring Kit allows you to create musical playlists and assign these as your phone's main ringtone or as the ringtones for specific contacts.

This ringtone manager comes with an excellent selection of ringtones by zero-project.

Usage

Imagine you have a number of albums in different folders on your phone. With just a few button presses you can assign an album to be the ringtone playlist for one of your contacts. Now when you get a call from this contact, a song from the album will play. When the same contact calls again the app retrieves the next song in the playlist so that over time as you receive further phone calls, you'll hear each of the album's songs.

For screenshots please visit one of the download sites.

Features

Integrates seamlessly with Android so that you can:

  • Assign a default ringtone playlist,
  • Set up playlists for individual contacts and
  • See at a glance the playlists that are assigned to your contacts.

Enables you to create and edit multiple ringtone playlists by:

  • Adding to a playlist one song at a time
  • Scanning a folder on your phone to add multiple songs
  • Reordering your music using drag 'n drop

Videos

Credits

All of the bundled ringtones are samples of tracks in albums that have been released by zero-project under the "Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License".

Download Sites

Google Play SlideMe

Summary

The Jackass-Penguin Show's Bringtone allows you to create musical playlists and assign these as your phone's main ringtone or as the ringtones for specific contacts.

This ringtone manager comes with an excellent selection of ringtones by the Jackass-Penguin Show band.

Usage

Imagine you have a number of albums in different folders on your phone. With just a few button presses you can assign an album to be the ringtone playlist for one of your contacts. Now when you get a call from this contact, a song from the album will play. When the same contact calls again Bringtone retrieves the next song in the playlist so that over time as you receive further phone calls, you'll hear each of the album's songs.

For screenshots please visit one of the download sites.

Features

Integrates seamlessly with Android so that you can:

  • Assign a default ringtone playlist,
  • Set up playlists for individual contacts and
  • See at a glance the playlists that are assigned to your contacts.

Enables you to create and edit multiple ringtone playlists by:

  • Adding to a playlist one song at a time
  • Scanning a folder on your phone to add multiple songs
  • Reordering your music using drag 'n drop

Videos

Credits

Bringtone was developed in association with the producer of the Jackass-Penguin Show's Jazzy Selection podcast.

Download Sites

Google Play SlideMe Amazon

Headset Volume icon

Summary

Headset Volume automatically restores earlier saved volume settings when headphones are inserted or removed. This reduces the need for the user to fiddle with volume controls.

In Detail

Avoid the hassle of reaching for the volume button on your Android device every time you insert or remove headphones. With this app running in the background it will remember the volume you set while your headphones are plugged in to use it again the next time you insert them. Then when you remove your headphones it will switch back to the normal volume settings.

Unlike some other similar apps, Headset Volume does not require an additional mixer GUI to configure the volume.

Download

Google Play SlideMe

Summary

The zero-project Ring Kit Pro allows you to create musical playlists and assign these as your phone's main ringtone or as the ringtones for specific contacts.

To make life even easier for you, this sophisticated ringtone manager comes with an excellent selection of 31 ringtones by zero-project.

Usage

Imagine you have a number of albums in different folders on your phone. With just a few button presses you can assign an album to be the ringtone playlist for one of your contacts. Now when you get a call from this contact, a song from the album will play. When the same contact calls again the app retrieves the next song in the playlist so that over time as you receive further phone calls, you'll hear each of the album's songs.

For screenshots please visit one of the download sites.

Features

Integrates seamlessly with Android so that you can:

  • Assign a default ringtone playlist,
  • Set up playlists for individual contacts and
  • See at a glance the playlists that are assigned to your contacts.

Enables you to create and edit multiple ringtone playlists by:

  • Adding to a playlist one song at a time
  • Scanning a folder on your phone to add multiple songs
  • Reordering your music using drag 'n drop

In addition to the features listed above, Ring Kit Pro allows you to:

  • Randomise a playlist's order,
  • Configure the number of times a song is used as a ringtone before assigning a different track,
  • Export the pre-installed zero-project tracks for inclusion in your own playlists and in other apps,
  • Smoothly upgrade from the free Ring Kit app, retaining all your favourite playlists and ringtone assignments.

Videos

Credits

All of the bundled ringtones are samples of tracks in albums that have been released by zero-project under the "Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License".

Download Sites

Google Play SlideMe

Summary

The Jackass-Penguin Show's Bringtone Pro allows you to create musical playlists and assign these as your phone's main ringtone or as the ringtones for specific contacts.

To make life even easier for you, this sophisticated ringtone manager comes with an excellent selection of 32 ringtones by the Jackass-Penguin Show band.

Usage

Imagine you have a number of albums in different folders on your phone. With just a few button presses you can assign an album to be the ringtone playlist for one of your contacts. Now when you get a call from this contact, a song from the album will play. When the same contact calls again Bringtone Pro retrieves the next song in the playlist so that over time as you receive further phone calls, you'll hear each of the album's songs.

Features

Integrates seamlessly with Android so that you can:

  • Assign a default ringtone playlist,
  • Set up playlists for individual contacts and
  • See at a glance the playlists that are assigned to your contacts.

Enables you to create and edit multiple ringtone playlists by:

  • Adding to a playlist one song at a time
  • Scanning a folder on your phone to add multiple songs
  • Reordering your music using drag 'n drop

In addition to the features listed above, Bringtone Pro allows you to:

  • Randomise a playlist's order,
  • Configure the number of times a song is used as a ringtone before assigning a different track,
  • Export the pre-installed Jackass-Penguin Show tracks for inclusion in your own playlists and in other apps,
  • Smoothly upgrade from the free Bringtone app, retaining all your favourite playlists and ringtone assignments.

Videos

Credits

Bringtone Pro was developed in association with the producer of the Jackass-Penguin Show's Jazzy Selection podcast.

Download Sites

Google Play SlideMe Amazon

Summary

Team Manager makes the lives of coaches and managers much easier. Track attendance, plan training sessions and text your players (or their parents) — Team Manager can do this and more.

In Detail

This application is aimed at the managers and coaches of sports teams. It allows you to track attendance and identify which training sessions have been poorly attended. You can also create and review training sessions.

Team Manager is a standalone application: all records are stored on your phone/tablet and you do not need to register with any website.

Team Manager allows you to:

  • Create a panel from phone contacts or by manually entering names
  • Link players with any number of contacts on your device (such as their parents in the case of minors)
  • Send SMS messages to the players (or their parents)
  • Record the attendance of players
  • Review attendance of players between specified dates
  • Review training session attendance
  • Plan and review training sessions
  • Backup and restore records
  • Export your records as CSV files so that they can analyzed in a spreadsheet application such as Excel or LibreOffice Calc

Please note that some devices restrict the number of recipients of an SMS message. For this reason we recommend installing a 3rd party SMS app. Examples of free SMS apps that do not have this limitation are Go SMS Pro and Handcent SMS.

If you manage multiple teams we also have an app for that. Team Manager Plus is available on SlideMe and Google Play. It has all of Team Manager's features, but supports multiple teams and is not ad-supported.

Download Sites

Google Play SlideMe

Summary

Group Manager makes the lives of group organizers much easier. Track attendance, plan meetings and text your members — Group Manager can do this and more.

In Detail

This application is aimed at the organizers of clubs, societies and other types of groups. It allows you to track attendance and identify which meetings and gatherings have been poorly attended. You can also create and review meeting agendas.

Group Manager is a standalone application: all records are stored on your phone (or other device) and you do not need to register with any website.

Group Manager allows you to:

  • Create a group from phone contacts or by manually entering names
  • Link group members with any number of contacts on your device (such as their parents in the case of minors)
  • Send SMS messages to the group members (or their parents)
  • Record the attendance of members
  • Review attendance of members between specified dates
  • Review meeting attendance
  • Plan and review agendas
  • Backup and restore records
  • Export your records as CSV files so that they can analyzed in a spreadsheet application such as Excel or LibreOffice Calc

Please note that some devices restrict the number of recipients of an SMS message. For this reason we recommend installing a 3rd party SMS app. Examples of free SMS apps that do not have this limitation are Go SMS Pro and Handcent SMS.

If you manage multiple teams we also have an app for that. Group Manager Plus is available on SlideMe and Google Play. It has all of Group Manager's features, but supports multiple groups and is not ad-supported.

Download Sites

Google Play SlideMe

Summary

Whether you manage one team or many, Team Manager Plus makes the lives of coaches and managers much easier. Track attendance, plan training sessions and text your players (or their parents) — Team Manager Plus can do this and more.

In Detail

This application is aimed at the managers and coaches of sports teams. It allows you to track attendance and identify which training sessions have been poorly attended. You can also create and review training sessions.

Team Manager Plus is a standalone application: all records are stored on your phone/tablet and you do not need to register with any website.

Team Manager Plus allows you to:

  • Create, delete and modify the records of many teams
  • Create players from phone contacts or by manually entering names
  • Link players with any number of contacts on your device (such as their parents in the case of minors)
  • Send SMS messages to the players (or their parents)
  • Record the attendance of players
  • Review attendance of players between specified dates
  • Review training session attendance
  • Plan and review training sessions
  • Backup and restore records
  • Export your records as CSV files so that they can analyzed in a spreadsheet application such as Excel or LibreOffice Calc

Please note that some devices restrict the number of recipients of an SMS message. For this reason we recommend installing a 3rd party SMS app. Examples of free SMS apps that do not have this limitation are Go SMS Pro and Handcent SMS.

If you do not manage multiple teams or you want to try before you buy, you might be interested in the free version of this app, Team Manager. This is also available on Google Play and SlideMe.

Download Sites

Google Play SlideMe Amazon

Summary

Whether you manage one group or many, Group Manager Plus makes the lives of group organizers much easier. Track attendance, plan meetings and text your members (or their parents) — Group Manager Plus can do this and more.

In Detail

This application is aimed at the organizers of clubs, societies and other types of groups. It allows you to track attendance and identify which meetings and gatherings have been poorly attended. You can also create and review meeting agendas.

Group Manager Plus is a standalone application: all records are stored on your phone and you do not need to register with any website.

Group Manager Plus allows you to:

  • Create, delete and modify the records of many groups
  • Create a group from phone contacts or by manually entering names
  • Link group members with any number of contacts on your device (such as their parents in the case of minors)
  • Send SMS messages to the group members (or their parents)
  • Record the attendance of members
  • Review attendance of members between specified dates
  • Review session attendance
  • Plan and review meetings
  • Backup and restore records
  • Export your records as CSV files so that they can analyzed in a spreadsheet application such as Excel or LibreOffice Calc

Please note that some devices restrict the number of recipients of an SMS message. For this reason we recommend installing a 3rd party SMS app. Examples of free SMS apps that do not have this limitation are Go SMS Pro and Handcent SMS.

If you do not manage multiple groups or you want to try before you buy, you might be interested in the free version of this app, Group Manager. This is also available on Google Play and SlideMe.

Download Sites

Google Play SlideMe

Group Manager Plus icon

Introduction

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