Change Detection

Track changes on websites you otherwise would visit frequently for updates

Change Detection - Monitor Website Updates

"Change Detection" is an Android app that allows users to monitor websites for updates and receive notifications when changes occur. It features a user-friendly interface, supports multiple website tracking, and utilizes advanced Android Architecture Components for a seamless experience. Users can view modifications in a visual manner, making it easy to see what has changed without the need for constant reloading. The app prioritizes user privacy by operating without external servers and doesn't require permissions. Currently, it does not support login pages, but is open-source and welcomes contributions.
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App stats

Users: 23,937
1
Rating: 4.03
(257)
Version: 2.2 (Last updated: 2019-01-01)
Creation date: 2018-06-22
Permissions
Other:
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

Change Detection allows you to monitor any website to receive notifications when it is updated. This app works natively, without the need for any external servers (your data is safe), using all the latest technologies, a great UI and it is open source.

Use cases:
- Teacher says grades will be published "soon", but no one knows what "soon" means and you are tired of reloading.
- You are working with a server and wants to know the result from a request, periodically.
- You are waiting for updates on an Exam, like if something was postponed or updated.

It also also showcases all the Android Architecture Components working together: Room, ViewModels, LiveData, Paging, WorkManager and Navigation.

When a change is detected on background, a notification (alert) is displayed. It currently doesn't work with login pages, but contributions are welcome. There are 3 viewers for the app, a text viewer that compares website history in a git-like way, with line by line added/removed and green/red, a pdf viewer which displays multi-paged PDFs on a carousel like interface, inspired by Lottie's open source sample app, and an image viewer, similar to the Pdf viewer, but with support for tiling (which allows heavy pictures to load faster and with lower memory).

Features:
✅ Notification when a website changes
✅ Monitor multiple websites
✅ Visual difference of all modifications (diff)
✅ Browse different versions of a site, PDF, image, or a text file.
✅ Does not require any permissions.
✅ Gradient color customisations for each item.
✅ Material design and latest Android Architecture Components.
❌Doesn't work with pages that require login.

✨ Source code is available here:
https://github.com/bernaferrari/ChangeDetection

User reviews

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Pros
  • Beautiful interface and easy to use
  • Effective change detection
  • Free and ad-free
  • Developer is responsive and helpful
  • Satisfaction from solving a significant problem for users
Cons
  • Limited notification options and alerts
  • No option to monitor specific parts of a webpage
  • Long minimum refresh interval (15 minutes) with requests for shorter intervals
  • Issues with notification delivery to system notification bar
  • Spam notifications for minor changes
Most mentioned
  • Request for shorter refresh intervals (2-5 minutes)
  • Need for better notification options
  • Desire to track specific elements on web pages
User reviews
Love this app don't have any complaints, minimal design and ui is just awesome, it will be great If* you can provide custom or 5 minutes change detection for more frequent detection, but app is still awesome 🙏
by Pankaj Jangir, 2023-07-18

Wish it had at least 5 min interval. Also, how does it notify you? A sound? Vibrates? There's no settings to set alerts. Beautiful interface just a bit lacking for now.
by Carlos Arteaga, 2021-09-20

Please update the sync interval to as low as 2-5min. Otherwise the monitor works really well, I wish there was more color variations and that it could load the updated site in the app rather than opening it in a separate browser.
by Roman, 2021-05-22
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