I'll try the android version once available. Was just getting all my service records together last night.
It would be good to have an option to 'share' your records, ie if you're selling your car and a potential buyer would like copies, to be able to email them all as a pdf would be handy. Maybe it already does this...........
Thanks for being part of the Beta robr! Yes, there are options to share your records. Option 1 is to run the "Receipt History Report" which compiles all your records in a PDF that you can email to future buyers. It organizes it all by date and has high resolution images of the receipts. Option 2 is to click the "Transfer Vehicle" button where you just enter in the new buyers email address and they get the records sent electronically to their app. If they don't have the app yet, they get an email letting them know that you have sent them records. Once they download the app, the records are waiting for them to accept. Option 3 is to email individual records as you see fit by hitting the "Envelope" icon on the actual page where you stored the receipt.
Check out this 30 second preview video that shows what I just explained in action:
https://autosist.com/app-preview-for-ios/
Can you post your email address or message me? I will send you the Android Beta Link once available. Or you can email us directly at
[email protected].
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I'll try the android version once available. Was just getting all my service records together last night.
It would be good to have an option to 'share' your records, ie if you're selling your car and a potential buyer would like copies, to be able to email them all as a pdf would be handy. Maybe it already does this...........
Thanks for being part of the Beta robr! Yes, there are options to share your records. Option 1 is to run the "Receipt History Report" which compiles all your records in a PDF that you can email to future buyers. It organizes it all by date and has high resolution images of the receipts. Option 2 is to click the "Transfer Vehicle" where you just enter in the new buyers email address and they get the records sent electronically to their app. If they don't have the app yet, they get an email letting them know that you have sent them records. Once they download the app, they records are waiting for them to accept. Option 3 is to email individual records as you see fit by hitting the "Envelope" icon on the actual page where you stored the receipt.
Check out this 30 second preview video that shows what I just explained in action:
https://autosist.com/app-preview-for-ios/
Can you post your email address or message me? I will send you the Android Beta Link once available. Or you can email us directly at
[email protected].
A few responses/questions:
When you say "securely" do you mean that it is (1) transmitted over an encrypted connection, (2) stored in encrypted format on your servers, or both?
When you say "backed up" do you mean from the device to the cloud, or do you mean from your active servers to an archive?
We have tight access controls and permissions for user data, with encrypted password protection for every service call. We have SSL certifications to encrypt transmission. The data you load with your device is stored onto our servers, and then backed up and archived on another server.
I will check in with my IT team and CIO and get you more details if you need. [/QUOTE]
I have a spreadsheet in which I track all my records/expenses. It would be awesome if I could take that information, output it in CSV format according to the fields that your app uses, and import it into your app, so that I wouldn't have to enter each transaction manually. Similarly, it would be great if I could enter information in your app and then export it in CSV format to then import into my spreadsheet.
Great, thanks for the additional info. I think this would be a great feature to add. Would it be possible to send us sample of your report so we can see how you format it? I have never personally kept an excel spreadsheet, but see the value. It would be awesome to see how you have been doing it to get a better understanding.
That seems like a good start. I think you should add tags so that a particular record could be tagged with a category (or multiple categories). That would make it much easier to group records for analysis. For example, a user might use "track event" to capture entry fees and travel for track events. Or "track prep" for the maintenance required in advance of track events. Since you are working from a database, you can offer the great advantage of customized reports. For example, showing users how much they have spent on brakes or tires. That would require separate entries for each item that a user wishes to separately classify. For example, if a user has new tires put on the car at the same time as a timing belt service, the user would have to enter those as separate transactions in order to later summarize how much has been spent on tires. But then it would be great if you could link those transactions to a separate service. You might have a table for items of expense and another table for service events, which would group items of expense. I mention this because these types of features are likely easier to implement early in your history, and they are the type of thing that would cause me to switch from my current, manual system. I have some flexibility but it is not to the same degree you could offer users.
Thanks for continuing the dialog. I like your idea and initiative. -Jason
I agree – we initially wanted to make categories/buckets, but decided on this initial version to keep it simple. As you mentioned, many of us get multiple services done, and I did not want to simply categorize them in large buckets. I want to do exactly what your suggesting - where you can add tags to your receipts so they can be lumped together and further analysis can be done. Right now the main functionality of the app is all about the storing images of the physical records. The goal is to to keep your records safe, accessible, and easily shared/transferred with others.
Again, thanks for all the great feedback!