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Personal app project · Development build

Making a small attempt feel like progress.

An Android food journal that turns trying unfamiliar foods into small quests, with a colourful visual world and records kept on the device.

ByteQuest

ByteQuest Home screen with a pixel-art character, built-in sample quest progress and a Start Today’s Quest button.
ByteQuest Android development build 1.0.0, build 16. Emulator capture; sample progress shown.

The brief

Make room for small attempts, rather than treating trying something unfamiliar as a pass-or-fail task.

My approach

  • Use a quest interface to give each attempt a place in the journal.
  • Keep records on the device, with a backup and import route rather than an account-based service.

The work

A personal Android development build combining food-journal entries, quest progress and a distinctive pixel-art interface.

Project note

The capture shows the September 2026 build; later source changes are not shown. This is a personal development project, not a released customer product or evidence of health outcomes.

What this brings to a small-business project

A focused app starts with one activity and a reason to return to it.

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