Help & support

No. Tinkerpath has no sign-in and does not request the internet permission, so the whole app works with no connection at all, including on a fresh install.

In the app's private storage on your device. Nothing is uploaded. Use Settings → Save a backup to write a copy to a location you choose.

No. Saving a project copies its instructions to your device. If a later update rewords that project, the workspace offers you the new version and tells you what will happen; your ticks, notes and photos are kept either way, and nothing changes unless you accept.

On the old phone, use Settings → Save a backup and put the file somewhere you can reach from the new phone. On the new phone, use Settings → Restore from a backup and pick that file. You will see exactly how many projects will be added or replaced before anything is written.

No. Projects already on the device that are not in the backup are always kept. Projects that share an id with one in the backup are replaced, and the screen tells you how many that is before you confirm.

The app makes its own smaller copy inside its private storage. Your original picture in the gallery is never changed, moved or deleted. Removing a photo from a project deletes only the app's copy.

They are our estimates for someone doing the project for the first time, and the app labels them as estimates throughout. Take as long as you like — nothing in the app is timed.

Yes. Open a saved project and choose Export checklist as PDF. The PDF is A4 with tick boxes, and you can choose whether to include your private notes.

Tinkerpath keeps a second copy of your project file and falls back to it automatically. If both are damaged, the app stops writing rather than overwriting anything, and offers you the choice of restoring a backup or starting a new list. Please email us before choosing to start a new list if the data matters to you.