WorthTheHours It's a native Android app I developed to transform the way we budget our daily expenses.
The idea behind it is simple but powerful: instead of asking ourselves “can I afford it?”, the app invites us to ask ourselves a deeper question:

“How many hours of my working life does this purchase cost?”

Converting prices into hours and minutes of work, WorthTheHours helps you make more informed and thoughtful spending decisions.

🔗 Link to the project

• Source code (GitHub):
  👉 https://github.com/paoloronco/WorthTheHours
• Apps on the Play Store:
  👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paoloronco.worththehours&hl=it

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💡 Concept & Objective

WorthTheHours was born as a personal project to unite:

• reflection on the value of time
• digital minimalism
• modern Android development

Viewing an expense in terms of working time radically changes the perception of its “real cost,” making the impact a purchase has on our lives immediately apparent.

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✨ Main features

• Flexible salary configuration
  • Direct entry of net hourly wage
  • Or automatic calculation starting from monthly salary and working hours
  • Sensitive data is saved locally and encrypted
• Purchasing Management
  • Quickly add items with name and price
  • Instant conversion to hours and minutes of work
• Privacy-first
  • No account
  • No network connection
  • No backend or tracking
  • All data remains on the device
• Modern interface
  • UI developed entirely with Jetpack Compose
  • Material 3, clean and minimal design
  • Light/dark theme support

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🧱 Technology Stack & Architecture

The app is built following the modern Android best practices and an architecture MVVM clear and scalable.

Technologies used:

• Kotlin
• Jetpack Compose
• Material 3
• MVVM Architecture
• Hilt (Dependency Injection)
• Kotlin Coroutines & Flow
• Navigation Compose
• Room (local persistence)
• EncryptedSharedPreferences (sensitive data)
• DataStore (user preferences)

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📂 Project structure

The code is organized in a modular and readable way, clearly separating:

• data layer (repositories, databases, secure storage)
• UI layer (Compose screens, navigation, theme)
• ViewModel (business logic and state)
• Dependency Injection with Hilt

This approach makes the project easily maintainable and extensible.

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🚀 Final considerations

WorthTheHours is a project that well represents my approach to development:

• attention to user experience
• focus on privacy and security
• conscious use of modern technologies

It's a seemingly simple app, but built on a solid, professional foundation, designed to grow over time.