Errand · Stillcraft

What's inside

Everything Errand does.

The waybill

Every line has a client, with a stamp of their own: you, or anyone at home. Type “milk 2 l” and the amount, the weight and the cold box come from a goods catalogue; what was ordered before is one tap away.

Orders from a messenger

Share a list from any chat to Errand and it lands on the waybill line by line, bullets and numbers dropped. A line starting with “!” or “urgent” is a rush: home within the hour pays extra. The waybill can be sent back as text.

Shops that learn

On a run the waybill is sorted by the shop’s shelves. Each shop learns its own order from the way you tick things off, and the cold box goes last so it stays cold on the way home.

The string bag

The bag fills up with every tick and shows how heavy it is getting against what you carry comfortably. A waybill that’s too heavy gets a warning before you set off: a bigger bag, or two runs.

Empty shelves and treats

Shelf empty? Mark it, and the line rides over to the next run without a mark. Picked something up without an order? The first is the courier’s treat; more come off the pay.

Delivered

At home, write the receipt and the weather and hand in the waybill. The stamp comes down, and forgotten lines ride over with a red “not delivered”.

The payslip

Tokens for every line and every kilo, rushes on time, a run with nothing forgotten, a run within budget, +50% for rain or snow and for a big run.

The depot

Tokens buy the office: a flag, flowers, an enamel sign, a lamp that lights up at night, a clock with the real time, a telephone, a dovecote, a second floor; at the door a bicycle, a cargo trike, a scooter and a van.

Ranks and badges

Seven ranks, from errand runner to director, open the bigger things in the depot. The personnel file keeps the record and fourteen badges.

The merchandiser’s notebook

Prices noted on runs: what went up over the last month and which shop has it cheaper, with each thing’s price over time.

The archive

Every waybill with its payslip, and a report for each month: runs, kilos, receipts and money left over from budgets.

No permissions

No internet, no location, no notifications. Lists come in only when you share them; everything stays on the phone.

Screens

Captured in Errand.

Errand: The office — **The office**The depot in its street, today’s waybill.

Errand: The waybill — **The waybill**Whose order, how heavy, the cold box.

Errand: Out of the door — **Out of the door**Money for the run and the shops.

Errand: The run — **The run**In the shop’s own shelf order.

Errand: Delivered — **Delivered**The stamp and the payslip.

Errand: The depot — **The depot**A scooter, seen before it’s bought.

Errand: Personnel file — **Personnel file**Rank, record, badges.

Errand: The notebook — **The notebook**What went up, where it’s cheaper.

Errand: The archive — **The archive**Every waybill, every month.

Errand: Evening — **Evening**The lamp is lit.

Errand: Welcome — **Welcome**A courier office of one.

Errand: How it works — **How it works**A stamp for everyone at home.

What a run pays

For	Tokens	Note
Every line delivered	5	Ordered lines only; a treat or an unordered thing doesn’t count
Every kilo carried	2	The weight of everything in the bag
A rush on time	10	Home before the time on its tag
Nothing forgotten	15	An empty shelf doesn’t count against you
Within budget	10–30	More for more left over
Unordered things	−3 each	The first one is the courier’s treat
Rain or snow · frost or heat · wind	+50% · +30% · +20%	Picked at the door; there’s no internet
A big run	+50%	Fifteen lines or two shops

Get it

Get Errand.

Install

Version: v1.0.0
File: Errand.apk
Requires: Android 9.0 (API 28) or newer. No Google services needed.
Permissions: None. No internet, no location, no notifications: lists come in only when you share them. No account, no ads, no analytics.
License: MIT · fonts under the SIL Open Font License

Download the APK on your phone.
Open it and allow installs from this source when Android asks.
Type the first line of the waybill, or share a shopping list from a chat to Errand.

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Build from source

JDK 17+ (Android Studio's bundled JBR works) and the Android SDK. Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Room, DataStore; the office, its street, every upgrade and vehicle, the stamps and the string bag are drawn in code.

git clone https://github.com/bigdevwhale/errand.git
cd errand
./gradlew testDebugUnitTest assembleDebug   # app.errand.dev, next to a real install
./gradlew assembleDebug -Pdemo              # app.errand.demo: four months of runs
./gradlew testDebugUnitTest -Prender --tests '*RenderArt*' && python tools/shots.py   # screenshots

Good to know

Questions people ask.

Does the family need the app too?

No. They write a list in your usual chat and you share it to Errand; it’s put on the waybill under their name. You can also send the waybill back to them as text.

How does a shop learn its shelves?

From the order you tick things off in. After a run or two the waybill in that shop follows your own path through it; after a refit you can make it forget.

Do I have to type prices?

No. The price question can be skipped every time or switched off. Prices only feed the notebook, and the budget bonus needs just the receipt total.

Is anything sent anywhere?

No. The app asks for no permissions at all, not even the internet. Everything stays on the phone.