Candlero – Never Forget a Birthday Again

Candlero is a beautifully designed Android application built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose that helps users track birthdays, anniversaries, and special events. With a modern Material Design 3 UI, gamification features, and smart reminders, Candlero ensures you never miss an important celebration.

Key Features

Event Management: Add and manage birthdays, anniversaries, and custom events with ease
Smart Countdown: Visual countdown displays showing days until each event
Calendar View: Beautiful calendar interface to browse events by month
Gamification System: Achievement badges, streaks, and stats to keep users engaged
Home Screen Widget: Glance-based widget showing upcoming events at a glance
Push Notifications: Customizable reminders days before each event
Social Media Integration: Store Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and Gmail contacts
Dark Mode: Full dark theme support for comfortable viewing
Gift Ideas: Save gift ideas and notes for each person
Recurring Events: Automatic yearly recurrence for birthdays and anniversaries

Technical Highlights

100% Kotlin – Modern Android development with Kotlin 1.x
Jetpack Compose – Declarative UI with Material Design 3
Room Database – Robust local data persistence
DataStore Preferences – Modern preference storage
Glance Widgets – Modern home screen widget API
MVVM Architecture – Clean separation of concerns
Coroutines & Flow – Reactive data streams
Target SDK 35 – Latest Android compatibility
Min SDK 26 – Supports Android 8.0+ (95%+ device coverage)

What You Get

Complete Android Studio project with source code
Well-documented, clean Kotlin code
All UI components and screens
Database schema and migrations
Widget implementation
Notification system

Perfect For

Developers wanting to learn Jetpack Compose
Startups launching a reminder/calendar app
Reskinning for custom event tracking apps
Learning modern Android architecture patterns

Candlero - Birthday and Anniversary Reminder App with Gamification