Flipperledger: Pinball Care

Turn scattered pinball repair notes into a searchable service memory with fault mapping, recurrence evidence, meter deltas, and portable handoffs.

Flipperledger is an offline service-memory workspace for pinball collectors, route operators, technicians, and location owners.

Track what happened, where it happened, what changed, and how the result was verified. Each machine gets a durable history that connects physical playfield locations to symptoms, inspection evidence, work actions, parts, and follow-up.

MACHINE SERVICE MEMORY

• Keep a roster with location, edition, serial reference, condition, and play meters
• Open structured cases for intermittent, degraded, and game-stopping symptoms
• Record reproduction counts, observations, technician actions, downtime, and disposition
• Preserve supplier references, orders, lots, quantities, and cost lineage for used parts

PLAYFIELD FAULT ATLAS

• Add a user-selected playfield photo or use the built-in schematic
• Map components with normalized markers that remain aligned across device sizes
• Bind cases to the exact ramp, switch, trough, flipper, lamp, or mechanism involved

MAINTENANCE AND RECURRENCE

• Compare first and latest meters with monotonicity checks
• Track user-defined play-count and calendar maintenance intervals
• Surface repeated component-and-symptom signatures and typical play gaps
• See open cases, overdue triggers, service spend, and evidence readiness at a glance

PORTABLE EVIDENCE

• Export a readable machine service PDF
• Export complete case history as CSV
• Back up or transfer the garage as validated JSON
• Verify each generated file with an on-device SHA-256 checksum

PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, subscription, advertising, analytics SDK, tracking, or developer-operated server. Machine records and selected photos stay in the app container unless you choose a destination in the iOS share sheet.

Flipperledger is a recordkeeping and planning tool. It does not connect to, control, diagnose, or certify a pinball machine; provide repair procedures; assess electrical or mechanical safety; or verify part compatibility. Follow the machine manufacturer's documentation and appropriate safety practices, and use a qualified technician when needed.