Hardware · IoT · Spiritual technology
Smart Chant Box
A companion app for a chanting (jaap) counter gadget: load photos and chants, control playback and keep your mala count.
Problem
A chanting counter is only as good as the way you set it up and keep count. Loading content onto a small device is usually fiddly.
Vision
A physical chanting device and a companion app designed together as one ecosystem.
Core features
- 01
11 photo-and-chant slots with CRC-32 checked upload
- 02
Play, loop and sleep timer
- 03
Mala counter with history
- 04
Wi-Fi setup for the gadget over Bluetooth LE
- 05
Built-in demo gadget, so the app can be tried without hardware
Technology
Taken from the project's own build files.
- Kotlin
- Jetpack Compose
- Google Play Billing
- Google Sign-In
- SwiftUI
- XcodeGen
- PWA
- Bluetooth LE
- Wi-Fi provisioning
- CRC-32
Architecture
What exists in the project today.
- Gadget · screen, speaker, buttons
- BLE / Wi-Fi protocol · CRC-32
- Companion app · Android / iOS
- Web dashboard · PWA
- Built
- Partly built
- Planned
Screenshots and mockups
No screenshots have been published yet. They will appear here when the product is ready to show.
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Target users / Platforms / Current status
Target users
Devotees who use a jaap counter.
Platforms
- Android
- iOS
- Web
- Hardware
Current status
Status: Status TBAA public status will be added when the product is ready to announce.
Android is at version 1.0.0 with a demo gadget built in. The device protocol is defined and implemented in the software, but a physical gadget that speaks it is not shipping yet. The Play Console listing is still open and there is no public web address.
Future roadmap
- 01Build the physical gadget that speaks the protocol.
- 02Finish the Play Console listing.
Where to find it
Public links will be added when available.