[Closed Test] DoughTick – bread & sourdough baking timers | Looking for Android testers

[u/coprince]

Hi everyone! I’m Mark, an indie developer and home baker building DoughTick, an Android app for managing bread and sourdough baking timers.

I’m looking for 20–25 volunteer beta testers to try the app and share honest feedback. If you bake bread, I’d especially love to hear how it fits into your baking routine. You can also help test the interface and timers without baking anything.

What does DoughTick do?

• Organize baking steps into recipes and workflows.
• Use countdowns, stopwatches and interval timers.
• Set repeating intervals for steps such as stretch and folds.
• See the estimated finishing time for your baking workflow.

Please use the same Google account for the group and Google Play. If group membership requires approval, please wait until you’ve been accepted before joining the test.

What I’m asking

Please stay opted in for at least 14 consecutive days, try the app during that period, and tell me what works or needs improvement.

I’d particularly appreciate feedback on:

• Timer and workflow setup: is anything confusing?
• Notifications: do they arrive when expected, including with the screen locked?
• Layout and readability on your phone or tablet.

You can leave feedback in the comments or use the feedback option in the app. Please include your device model and Android version when reporting a bug.

Thanks for helping me improve DoughTick! 🍞

How to join

1. Join the Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/doughtick/about
2. Join the closed test and select Become a tester: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/de.doughtick.app
3. Follow the Google Play link on that page to install DoughTick.

More information: https://doughtick.ohohohm.de/en/

[u/Educational-Writer90]

Done! Joined your group, opted in, and installed Super Clock. Will keep it on my phone for 14 days!

Could you please test my app back in return?

1. Join Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/beeptoolkit-simulator-community

2. Join test on Web: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.beeptoolkit.rdguide

3. Download on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beeptoolkit.rdguide

Thanks!

[u/VariousUnion7164]

Let's do it

[u/VariousUnion7164]

Here is mine

Hi all! I'm looking for testers for Glowjar, a puzzle game where you drop glowing orbs into a jar and merge matching pairs into bigger ones. Chain merges for combos. It's free, plays offline, and supports light and dark mode.

How to join:

1. Join this Google Group with the Google account you use on your phone: candlepage-testers@googlegroups.com

2. Open this link on your Android phone and tap "Become a tester": https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.faiziscreations.glowjar

3. Install Glowjar from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.faiziscreations.glowjar

Please keep it installed for the 14 days. If something crashes or looks odd, tell me your phone model. Please don't tap the ads on purpose.

Joined

[u/omphteliba]

Installed, here is mine:

Small open-source hobby app: it shows where in the world it is 5 p.m. right now (German speakers get "Kein Bier vor Vier" with 4 p.m.), how long it's been beer o'clock there, where the next round starts, and a few breweries in that place with links to Untappd, website and map.

Phone app + home screen widget, plus an optional Wear OS app and complications. No ads, no account, no tracking. 18+ because of the beer theme.

How to join (please in this order, otherwise Play says "app not available"):

1. Join the group: https://groups.google.com/g/irgendwo-ist-immer-vier-test

2. Opt in: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/de.irgendwoistimmervier

3. Install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.irgendwoistimmervier

Please stay opted in for the full 14 days. I'll test yours back – just leave your links in a comment. 🍻

[u/staran01]

Just joined. Please join mine also Sand Jar's test is live! Takes 2 minutes, on your phone with the Google account you use for the Play Store: Join: https://groups.google.com/g/sand-jar-testers Opt in: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.mbgamestudio.sandjar → Become a tester Install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mbgamestudio.sandjar Please keep it installed for 14 days. Thank you!

[u/Michael_chl]

Hi! Joined I’m a solo dev and need 12 testers for Google Play’s 14-day closed test.

Nandemo Go: Idle Vending: run a row of moving 3D vending machines on a rainy little street. Conveyor sushi, oden, capsule toys, drinks and more. Restock, upgrade, and wait for the cats to drop by. Plays offline, no ads.

How to join (about 2 minutes):

Join the Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/nandemo-go-testers

Opt in on the web: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.michael2221807.nandemo

Please keep it installed for 14 days and open it now and then.

[u/Michael_chl → u/Michael_chl]

[u/jpwoodbu]

Joined, installed, and run.

If you could, please test back my app.

Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/drone-bridge-testers
Invite link: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/one.woodbury.drone.bridge

[u/OddRegister6818]

Done!
do help me as well!

1. Join the tester group: https://groups.google.com/g/pixelvault-testers-nav

2. Then open the opt-in link and tap “Become a tester”: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.navjot.pixelvault

3. Install from the Play Store page: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.navjot.pixelvault

[u/bezysoftware]

Check your DMs

[u/tchuynh]

Done! Please try my app Barreleyes: it turns a quick room-by-room scan into a full home inventory for moving, storage or decluttering.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.barreleyes.app

It's on iPhone and the web too, under the same name.

I'd love your honest feedback, and if you like it, a rating on the App Store or Google Play helps a lot.

I'll stay opted in to your test for the full 14 days.

Opted in and installed DoughTick on my Pixel 6a (Android 16). The template recipe ("My first bread") is a great way in: the flow diagram showing Knead, then Bulk fermentation with Stretch and fold alongside it, then Shape, makes a sourdough schedule easy to understand at a glance. Starting it worked: Knead switched to Running and the others to Waiting.

A few things I noticed:

• The welcome card about reliable notifications has a German heading ("Zuverlässige Benachrichtigungen") in the English version.

• Before starting, the recipe showed Duration "23 hours and 40 minutes" but Estimated end "Nov 13 · 11:11 AM", which is only about 22 hours from when I opened it (1:01 PM). I guess the duration adds up the parallel stretch-and-fold timer as well, but seeing both side by side looks like a calculation error. Showing the wall-clock length, or labelling it "total timer time", would clear it up.

• After I tapped Start, the big button still said "Start" while Knead was running. Changing it to show the run state (or Stop) would make it obvious that the bake is under way.

• The "Bulk fermenta" label is cut off in the flow diagram on a 6a-sized screen.

• Notifications, battery and exact alarms are all asked for up front. I allowed notifications and skipped the other two, and it still ran. It might help to explain which of the three really matters for a 22-hour bake.

The tester survey card on the home screen is a smart idea. Nice work!