A group of Computer Science students have developed an app called WingIt to alow students to view their eVision timetable on mobile phones.
One of the developers, William “your friendly neighbourhood computer nerd” Warren said, “it's 2018 already. What self-respecting education facility doesn't have a way for students to view their timetables without an RSI's worth of taps and clicks, an internet connection, or having to scroll back through your nudes to find a screenshot?”
“They say they're working on an app, but who even knows if it'll have a timetable, or when it'll be out.” William and his friends got “fed up” and decided to make one themselves (for a measly 30% of their grade).
The app allows you to “check your timetable and be reminded of class automatically” and is available on the App Store under “WingIt - eVision Timetable”. Currently WingIt is iPhone only, but Warren says “let's be honest android users, you're sick of other people being better than you. Just upgrade already”.
The creators saw a gap because while accessing the eVision timetable on a full computer is “fine,” it’s a pain to get on mobile. Students have to navigate to the “login page, enter their username and password, scroll, pan and click See More to load calendar”. There is also “no facility for notifications”.
WingIt’s developers say their app is superior to the other ways students read their timetables. Methods like taking a screenshot of your timetable, manually entering it into a calendar application or diary are “static” and do not “capture changes to class times or locations or fortnightly tutorials”. A screenshot “is eventually submerged on a user’s camera roll”. Manual entry into calendar is “very time consuming,” and “carrying a diary means another item to lose, forget or weigh you down”.
WingIt has over 200 users so far. User Josh Meikle says “the WingIt app is the only app I’ve found so far that removes the 20 minutes of admin” involved in retrieving your timetable. “It’s great to have something that can connect to eVision and just do the job for you.”
Warren says the name comes from “how we were treating developing the app – winging it”.