Casio G-Shock Smart Sync vs Working Time Account
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Casio G-Shock Smart Sync
Casio G-Shock Smart Sync What is it? ----------- This is an unofficial app for Casio G-Shock, Edifice, and Pro Trek watches. It allows you to control your watch, sync data, and configure settings without a Casio ID. It offers a faster, privacy-focused, and more powerful alternative to the official Casio app. Key Features check ------------------ - No Account Required: Skip the Casio ID login entirely. - Calendar Sync: Push your calendar events (Google, Samsung, etc.) to your watch as reminders. - Auto Timezone: Automatically adjusts watch time when you travel. - Remote Control: Use your watch buttons to take photos, control music, or launch voice assistants. - Alarm Sync: Configure watch alarms easily from your phone. - Phone Finder: Trigger a loud alarm on your phone to find it. Supported Watches ----------------- The app works with many Bluetooth-enabled G-Shock, Edifice, and Pro Trek models. - Square: GW-B5600, GMW-B5000, GW-5000, DW-B5600 - CasiOak: GA-B2100, GBM-2100 - G-Steel: GST-B500, GST-B400, GST-B200 - Edifice: ECB-10, ECB-20, ECB-30 - Others: GBD-800, GBD-H1000, GG-B100 Note: While these watches connect, not all specific hardware features (like fitness tracking steps on GBD models) may be fully supported yet. App Walkthrough --------------- 1. Connection Screen This is the first screen you see. It handles the Bluetooth connection to your watch. - Status: Shows generic connection status. - Scan/Connect: Automatically scans for your watch. - Paired Devices: Lists your previously connected watches for quick access. Connection is typically much faster than the official app (~3.5s vs 12s). 2. Time Setting Manage your watch's timekeeping effortlessly. - Local Time: Displays the current time from your phone. - Send to Watch: Tap the button to sync your phone's time, timezone, and DST settings to the watch immediately. - Home Time: Shows the 'Home' city configured on the watch. - Battery: Displays the current battery level of the watch. 3. Alarms Read and configure the alarms stored on your watch. - View Alarms: See the current settings for all 5 alarms and the hourly signal (Chime). - Edit: Tap any alarm to change its time. - Sync: You can send these alarm settings to the watch. 4. Events (Calendar Sync) Sync your phone's calendar to your watch! - Upcoming Events: Lists future events from your phone's calendar. - Send to Watch: Pushes these events to the watch's Reminder feature. - Compatibility: Supports one-time and simple recurring events. Complex recurrence rules might show as "Incompatible". 5. Actions (Remote Control) Turn your watch into a remote control. Assign actions to button presses on the watch. - Find Phone: Make your phone ring loudly. - Take Photo: Snap a picture with your phone's camera. - Next Track: Skip music tracks on your phone. - Voice Assist: Launch Google Assistant. How to use: Short-press the lower-right button on the watch (when in Time mode) to trigger the selected action. 6. Settings Configure app and watch preferences. - Watch Settings: Adjust specific watch configurations (light duration, power saving, etc.). - App Settings: Configure theme, behavior, and advanced options. Where are my World Cities? -------------------------- Using an app to manually swap between Home Time and World Time is a bit silly. Your phone already knows where you are. When setting time, this app will also set the Home Time, Timezone, and DST state to your current location. So when travelling to another timezone, just set time and you are good to go. Build Your Own App ------------------ For those who want to build their own Android app for interfacing with the G-Shock 5000/5600 watches, I have also created an API (library) project here: https://github.com/izivkov/GShockAPI. Similar Project --------------- If you'd prefer not to use a mobile app but still want to set the correct time on your G-Shock, check out this Python project which can run as a server on a PC or Raspberry Pi: https://github.com/iziv
Working Time Account
Working time account is used to record your personal working hours and time off and to prepare them clearly. What can the working time account do? - Record working hours - Calculate overtime - Document absences (sick, vacation, etc.) - Record any additional values (work locations, notes, expenses, travel times, etc.) and include them in the calculation of earnings and hours - Manage vacation days - Various overviews (year, month, week and day). Manage vacation days - Display various overviews (year, month, week and day) with working time calculation in the app - Generate configurable reports as PDF, CSV and iCal files and forward them to printer, mail or messenger apps - Manage multiple workstations, projects or clients - Create data backups (also autom. two shift models (alternating shift and partial shift) - several working time models (rolling week, monthly hours, 5-day week, 6-day week, x-day week) - stamp hours with NFC - Import public holidays from .ics files and enter them automatically in empty days The app includes a manual as a PDF file, which explains all the app's functions and provides an introduction to working time calculation. What the app can't do - display advertising - display cat videos or pictures - pass on your data to third parties - place orders online - save the world Thanks to - everyone who helped me with bug reports, suggestions and criticism - Freepik.com & dr. Web for the Human Pictos - the team "Code-Troopers" for their project "BetterPickers" - the teams of IzzySoft and F-Droid for their support in publishing Required permissions - writing files to save the reports and database backups - reading files to restore backups Please note that I am not liable for the correct functioning of the software or the entered/calculated times. In case of malfunctions or other oddities, please contact me (askanimus@gmail.com) so that we can find a solution together.
| Feature | Casio G-Shock Smart Sync | Working Time Account |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | Calendar | ProductivityCalendarFinance |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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