Meet the founder
Built by a student.
For students.
I'm Ben, a Financial Maths student at Cardiff University and the founder of UniTracks.
What started as a simple frustration with managing my own university results has grown into something much bigger than I originally imagined.
UniTracks is still largely a one-person project. I work on it alongside my degree, use it myself every day and constantly find new things to improve.
Why I started
UniTracks.
University can be complicated.
I was trying to work out what I needed to achieve a 2:1, taking into account a year worth 30% of my degree, modules worth 10 or 20 credits out of 120, and exams and coursework with completely different weightings. Every mark affected the calculations, and even a small change could alter what I needed to achieve in my remaining assessments.
All I really wanted to know was the minimum percentage I needed for a 2:1. But even as a maths student, it wasn't particularly straightforward.
What frustrated me most was having to repeatedly dig out my results, enter everything again and recalculate where I stood. I wanted somewhere that already knew my marks, understood how my degree was weighted and could simply tell me what I needed.
In January 2026, shortly after my university exams, I decided there had to be an easier way. So, more for myself than anyone else, I began working on what would eventually become UniTracks.
I'd looked at existing grade-tracking apps, but most of the ones I found focused on GPA rather than the degree classifications used by UK universities. I saw an opportunity to create something that would solve my own problem while potentially being useful to other students in the same position.
And that's where UniTracks started.
The first pages
From Grade Path
to UniTracks.
Even the name took some figuring out.
One of my earliest ideas was Grade Path, but I eventually moved away from it. I wanted something that could represent more than just calculating grades, even if I wasn't entirely sure what that might look like yet.
I started writing down university and study-related words, experimenting with different combinations until I eventually arrived at UniTracks.
At the time, I had no grand plan for everything UniTracks would eventually become. I just wanted to build something useful that I'd actually use myself.
I never really considered how far it could grow.
How UniTracks
evolved.
The first version launched in February 2026. It had modules, marks, deadlines and calculations showing students what they needed to achieve their degree targets. Those original features are still at the heart of UniTracks today, but almost everything around them has changed.
The app grew completely organically. I'd come up with an idea, add it, use it myself and inevitably find something else I wanted to improve. Some features became much bigger than I'd initially imagined, while others were eventually absorbed into more complete tools.
From the beginning, I also wanted UniTracks to feel like one of the most premium apps on the market.
I've always been obsessive about the little details. The spacing, typography, animations and the way different elements fit together all matter to me, sometimes probably more than they should. Through hundreds of iterations, I gradually developed the design language that defines UniTracks today.
I don't think an app should have to compromise on how it looks just because it's useful.
An idea that kept growing
A year of UniTracks.
Six milestones. Scroll sideways to follow the story.
The beginning
The original idea takes shape, along with the first sketches and name experiments.
Version 1
UniTracks launches with its core degree-tracking features. Widgets arrive shortly afterwards.
UniTracks 2.0
Outcome Simulator, Lock In Mode, Revision Optimiser and early analytics expand what students can do with the app.
Revision Optimiser eventually becomes Revision Swipe within Exam Cram.
Exam Cram
Exam Cram arrives, along with Study Stopwatch, which now lives inside Lock In Mode.
The idea for Exam Cram actually came to me while I was in the shower, which probably sums up how randomly some of my ideas appear.
UniTracks 3.0
After spending the summer redesigning the entire app, UniTracks 3.0 introduces a completely new look and feel.
Lecture Capture
Lecture Capture introduces a new way to turn lectures into useful revision material, including notes, flashcards and quizzes.
The same purpose. A different experience.
Then vs Now
Version 1 | February 2026
Where UniTracks started. A straightforward way to keep track of marks, modules, deadlines and degree targets.
UniTracks Today | October 2026
The same original purpose, expanded into a much more complete university study companion.
Still a
one-person project.
Despite how much UniTracks has changed, most of the work still happens through endless small iterations.
I use the app for my own university degree, so I'm often the first person to notice when something is frustrating, could work more smoothly or needs fixing. Sometimes that means adding an entirely new feature. Other times, it means spending ages adjusting something tiny until it feels just right.
There's always something I want to change.
Running UniTracks alongside my degree also means I'm experiencing many of the same things as the students using it. When something about university feels unnecessarily complicated, there's a good chance I'll start thinking about how UniTracks could make it easier.
Of course, using the app myself only gives me one perspective. That's why hearing from other students has become such an important part of how I improve it.
Your ideas make a difference
Shaped by students
Some of the most useful improvements to UniTracks have come directly from students using it.
I've had requests for ways to mark coursework and exams as completed while still waiting for grades, and for a clearer breakdown of average marks in each academic year rather than just one overall figure. They're the sort of things that can seem relatively small, but make a real difference to how useful the app is day to day.
Those suggestions have helped shape actual changes to UniTracks.
I genuinely appreciate people taking the time to tell me what could be better, whether it's a new feature, a frustrating bug or something they think could work differently. When you're building something largely on your own, that sort of feedback is incredibly valuable.
And quite often, someone else will notice something I'd never have thought of myself.
Still building
Where I want to take it.
My ambition is for UniTracks to become a staple in every student's toolbox.
I want it to be more than somewhere to check your marks. The idea is to bring the different parts of university life together, so students have one place to understand their progress, manage their work and make studying more manageable.
I certainly didn't expect UniTracks to develop into everything it has today when I first started working on it in January. If anything, the experience has shown me just how much a simple idea can evolve.
I don't have every future feature mapped out, and I quite like that. My priority is to keep improving what already exists, listen to the people using it and continue building something genuinely useful.
The next idea could be yours
Have an idea
for UniTracks?
If there's a feature you'd love to see, something you find frustrating or simply an idea you think could make UniTracks better, I'd love to hear from you.
Share an idea with meThanks for being part of the journey.
Founder of UniTracks