Welsh IT wizard Matthew Nifield is hoping to cash in after designing an app for iPad and iPhone users who use the four top online auction sites in the UK.
Matthew, 32, who hails from Cardiff but now lives in California’s Silicon Valley, has launched an auction calculator in this country following a US version last October.
Matthew, an IT consultant whose business is called logicworks, is offering a paid for version at £2.38 (half price offer currently) and a free version with adverts.
He said: “I wanted to design an app which was both comprehensive and user-friendly with a stylish design, which, I believe, is vital as it’s available on the Apple’s iconic iPad and iPhone.
“The app, which is aimed at frequent private and business users, offers a set of fee calculators and “reverse” calculators for four top auction sites: Amazon, eBay, eBid and PayPal.
“The app saves users both time and money. The fee calculator provides all the tools needed to calculate fees for all combinations of listing upgrades, categories and auction types, while the reverse calculators let you know the minimum price at which you need to sell your item in order to make the profit you want.”
Matthew took more than a month to design the UK version. “I sell on ebay but it was frustrating having to wait until the auction had finished before I knew the fees and profit I made.
“There are already alternative apps available for the iPhone but I wanted to create a well designed app, and I’ve expanded its use beyond what is current available so it can also be used on the iPad,” added Matthew, who was educated at Rumney High School in Cardiff and the University of Glamorgan.
His US app has already received high ratings from those that have used the app.
Click here for more information on the app.
