Kaizen Gems

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Active timer

00:00:00
Stage
Part

Today

Add time manually

Use 24-hour time, e.g. 23:00 to 01:00 counts as 2h across midnight. Or just enter a Duration. Date defaults to today.

All entries

Range

By stage

By grit / lap

By crown / pavilion

By stage and part

By stone

By day

Add a stone

Colour
or pick any custom colour
Stone details (optional)

Gem reference

RI and dispersion for common materials match Gem Cut Studio, plus a few requested synthetics (YAG, GGG, GAGG). Birefringence, SG, hardness, optic character, crystal system, and pleochroism are from standard gemological references; individual stones vary by origin and treatment. Critical angle is computed from RI. Click a column to sort. Verify for critical work.

Lap progressions

Your own reference for what lap/grit comes next, by material. Not a decreed "official" progression, just whatever you (or your team) document here so everyone can check the same source. Steps reuse the Stages and Grit/lap options from Settings. Export the library to share your shop's standard with others; import to adopt someone else's.

Stages

The steps of your cutting process. Give a stage grit / lap options and they'll appear as a dropdown when you track that stage.

Machines and cutters

For shops: add your machines and cutters, and the Timer tab becomes a live board with one timer per bench, tracking hours by machine and by cutter. Leave both empty and the timer stays a single timer, exactly as before.

Backup and data

Linking a backup file (Chrome or Edge on desktop) auto-saves every change to a real file on your computer, so your data survives clearing your browser. On other browsers, use Export regularly.

Recent snapshots

Automatic in-browser restore points (last 8 changes). Recover from an accidental edit or erase.

Danger zone

Appearance

Dark is easier on the eyes in a dim shop. Light is easier under a bright bench lamp or in daylight.
This setting stays on this device. It is not part of your synced data.

Account and sync

Optional for now. Creating an account uploads a copy of your data so it can sync across devices. It never deletes or replaces what's already on this device. Your automatic snapshots and optional backup file (Settings → Backup & Data) keep your work safe either way, so trying sync or the free trial can't cost you your data.

About and feedback

Kaizen Gems
Feedback opens your email app addressed to the developer, pre-filled with the version you're on.

Edit entry

If End is earlier than Start, it's treated as crossing midnight.

Edit stone

Colour
or pick any custom colour
Stone details (optional)

Quick add

Add stone details like material and weights anytime from the Stones tab.

Welcome to Kaizen Gems 💎

Track your time across every stage of a cut (preforming, designing, cutting, prepolish, polishing) per stone, with grit/lap detail and reports. Everything runs on your computer; nothing is uploaded.

🛡️
First, protect your work.
Link a backup file and every change auto-saves to your computer, safe even if your browser data is cleared. Takes about 10 seconds.
I'll do this later. Manage backups anytime in Settings

What's new

Quick start

Five steps to get going. Jump straight to each area:

1
Turn on backups

Link a backup file so every change auto-saves to your computer.

2
Add your stones

Create a stone record, with an optional client and hourly rate.

3
Tune stages & grits

Adjust the cutting stages and their grit/lap options to match your bench.

4
Track time

Pick a stone, stage, and grit, then Start/Stop, or add time by hand on Entries.

5
Review & export

See breakdowns by stage, grit, and day; export to CSV for your records.

Terms

The short version, in plain language:

• Keep your own backups. Kaizen Gems is provided as-is. It saves automatic snapshots and lets you link a backup file, and on a single device your data lives in your browser, which browsers can clear. Use Settings → Backup & Data and I cannot be responsible for data you have no copy of.

• Local use is free and nothing is paywalled. A subscription buys cloud sync and backup across your devices, not features.

• The app belongs to Maikurumoto Gems LLC. Use it as much as you like; please do not redistribute or resell it.

• Your data is yours. It is never sold or shared, and you can export it to CSV or JSON at any time.

• Feedback and ideas you send may be used to improve the app, with thanks and no obligation. Full terms, privacy policy and refund policy are at kaizengems.com.