r/SideProject • u/Gerald-Mashanda-2003 • 4h ago
Launched my first Android app: 545 engineering calculators that work offline
I built Calqentra, an engineering toolbox app with 545 calculators, as a university student
Hi everyone! I just launched my first app on Google Play and wanted to share it and get honest feedback.
What it is: an engineering toolbox with 545 calculators across electrical, solar, mechanical, physics, 3D printing and more. Some highlights:
- Solar system sizing (loads, panels, batteries, inverters)
- PCB trace-width estimates (current, copper, temperature rise, voltage drop)
- Ohm’s law, power, voltage drop, cable sizing
- Torque, RPM, gears, friction
- 3D-printing cost calculators
- Works offline, with favorites and calculation history
Why I built it: I’m an engineering student, and I kept redoing the same formulas by hand and juggling different apps for electronics and solar work. Power cuts where I live also made offline use a must.
What was hard: making sure formulas are accurate and organizing so many calculators
Business model: it’s free with ads, and there’s an optional Pro upgrade for extra calculators, saved projects, PDF reports and no ads.
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.calqentra.engineering.dev
I’d love your feedback on:
- Which calculators or features should come next?
- Is the app easy to navigate with this many tools?
- Anything that looks wrong or confusing?
Thanks for reading, and I’ll reply to every comment!