Stockground App

Stockground centers on one practical idea: knowing exactly what your materials cost you, and what that means for every finished piece. You add materials with quantities and unit prices, then draw from that stock when you start a project. The app tracks what gets used, updates your inventory automatically, and shows you the true cost of each item you make.

Projects, costs, and what's actually in stock

Each project in Stockground has its own form where you log the project name, an optional client, and an optional hourly rate. You add materials from your inventory — for example, 18 walnut planks at $8.00 each — and the app calculates material costs instantly. Extra costs like shipping can be added separately, and a running total is visible at the bottom of the form. You can also attach photos of your process and final results, and write result notes to record lessons learned. When a project is done, it moves into your history and stays accessible.

The stock screen and what it shows you

• A summary bar at the top shows total items, total stock value, and a low-stock count
• Materials are filterable by category: Wood, Metal, Fabric, Glass, and others
• Each entry shows quantity, unit price, and a color-coded stock bar — orange for healthy, green for good, red for low
• The workshop dashboard displays stock value, active and completed project counts, a monthly revenue goal tracker, and a stock health score
• Reusable templates are available to speed up repetitive project setups

The color-coding system — red for low stock, green for sufficient, orange for active states — carries a lot of weight throughout the interface. Users with red-green color blindness may find it harder to read stock status at a glance, since the distinction currently relies on color alone without supplementary shape or pattern indicators.

The visual language of the build

The app's branding leans into a construction-site aesthetic: a bold golden "S" inside a circular border, set against a deep blue night-sky background scattered with stars and city skyline silhouettes. Fire hydrants, yellow-and-black striped barriers, and traffic cones fill out the promotional imagery — the same visual grammar you'd find in a road-work scene, where everything is accounted for, marked, and in its place. It's a fitting frame for an app whose entire purpose is making sure nothing in your workshop goes untracked or uncosted.

Who it's built for

Stockground is focused on independent makers and small workshops rather than larger operations. It is not an enterprise inventory system — the scope is intentionally tight. There is no multi-user or team collaboration feature visible in the interface, and the data stays local to your device. For a solo craftsman or a two-person studio, that focused scope is a strength: the workspace stays clean, fast, and free of features that don't apply to you.