devextras.com

What is DevExtras?

DevExtras is a small .NET-focused software studio that builds developer tools and mobile apps, and also takes on consultancy or outsourcing work. Its public face is a compact portfolio: a free decompiler for .NET developers, a set of voice-related mobile apps, and a capacity-tracking utility.

What it actually offers

• .NET development tools. CodeReflect is a standalone, free .NET decompiler that turns .NET assemblies back into C# or VB.NET. The site frames it as a contribution to the .NET community rather than a commercial product, which makes it most relevant to developers who need to inspect, recover or understand compiled assemblies — for debugging third-party libraries, auditing legacy code, or learning how a particular assembly was put together.
• Voice tools. A real-time pitch and volume analysis app aimed at speech therapy patients, with the site noting it is used by voice therapists internationally. This is a niche, clinically adjacent use case rather than a general-purpose audio tool: the value is in immediate visual feedback during practice, not in recording or editing.
• Rate My Voice. A social experiment where users listen to and rate other people's voices, or submit their own for rating. It is entertainment and crowd feedback rather than a diagnostic tool, and the two voice products serve very different audiences despite the shared subject matter.
• Visitor Count. A utility for tracking how many people are inside a shop, pub or other venue so you stay under a maximum capacity. That points to premises with a legal or safety-driven occupancy limit.
• Consultancy and outsourcing. The site invites project enquiries by email, states that all development is done in the UK, and says pricing depends on the number of man-days a project requires.

Who each part suits

A practical next step

If you are evaluating DevExtras as a supplier, start with the piece that matches your immediate need rather than the whole portfolio. A developer wanting to inspect a compiled library can download CodeReflect and judge its output quality on a real assembly before anything else. Someone with a project to build should email a clear brief — scope, platform, and rough timeline — since the site indicates quotes are based on estimated man-days, and a well-defined brief is what makes that estimate meaningful.

How can CodeReflect help me decompile .NET assemblies?

CodeReflect is a standalone .NET decompiler offered by DevExtras. It takes a compiled .NET assembly and turns it back into readable C# or VB.NET source, so you can inspect what the code actually does rather than guessing from documentation or behaviour alone.

What that means in practice

If you are a .NET developer, the typical uses are:

• Recovering lost or undocumented source. If you inherit a project where the original code is missing, decompiling the assembly gives you a working starting point.
• Understanding third-party libraries. When a dependency misbehaves or its docs are thin, reading the decompiled logic shows exactly how it handles edge cases.
• Learning from compiled code. Seeing how a library implements a pattern is often more instructive than a tutorial.
• Debugging without symbols. When you have a stack trace but no matching source, decompilation lets you map the failure back to real lines of logic.

What to keep in mind

Decompilation is not a perfect round trip. Local variable names, comments and some compiler optimisations are lost in the original build, so the output is usually correct in behaviour but less readable than the source the author wrote. Treat it as a tool for inspection and recovery, not as a way to reproduce a project byte for byte.

Licensing matters too. Reading code to understand it is one thing; reusing or redistributing someone else's compiled code may breach their licence or terms, so check before you act on what you find.

A sensible next step

Pick one small assembly you already understand well, decompile it with CodeReflect and compare the output against what you know the source does. That gives you a realistic feel for how faithful the results are before you rely on it for something you cannot verify. If you need help beyond the tool itself, the same site notes that consultancy and outsourcing work is available via its contact page.

What mobile apps does DevExtras offer for speech therapy and voice analysis?

DevExtras offers two mobile apps in this area, both available for iOS and Android:

• Voice Tools — analyses your pitch and volume in real time. It is aimed at speech therapy patients and is used by voice therapists internationally.
• Rate My Voice — a social experiment where you can listen to and rate other people's voices, or submit your own recording and ask others to rate it.

Which one fits your situation

If the goal is structured practice between therapy sessions, Voice Tools is the practical choice, since feedback is immediate and measurable. Rate My Voice is more casual and social; its value depends on other users listening and rating, so it suits curiosity rather than clinical work.

A useful next step: if you are a therapist considering Voice Tools for a patient, try it yourself first on a few phrases to see whether the real-time pitch and volume display matches the feedback you give in sessions. That tells you quickly whether it reinforces your approach or introduces confusing signals.

DevExtras also develops .NET tools such as CodeReflect, a free standalone .NET decompiler, and offers consultancy and outsourcing work done in the UK. Details are on DevExtras.

How does DevExtras provide consultancy or outsourcing services for .NET projects?

DevExtras offers consultancy and outsourcing for .NET projects through direct engagement: you email details of your project, and the team responds to discuss getting involved. All development work is done in the UK, and pricing is based on the number of man-days the project requires rather than a fixed package rate.

What the service covers

The consultancy sits alongside DevExtras' own .NET tooling and mobile software work, so the practical scope is likely to include:

• .NET development — building or extending applications on the .NET stack.
• Code protection and decompilation work — the company maintains CodeReflect, a free standalone .NET decompiler for turning assemblies back into C# or VB.NET, and also lists code protection among its .NET development tools.
• Mobile development — it publishes Android and iOS apps, including voice-analysis tools used by speech therapists and the Rate My Voice experiment.

How to decide whether to approach them

This is a good fit if you have a defined project, can describe its requirements in writing, and are comfortable with effort-based pricing that you won't know until the man-day estimate comes back. It suits teams wanting an external partner for a specific piece of .NET or mobile work rather than an ongoing staff-augmentation arrangement.

It is a weaker fit if you need published rate cards, an online booking or quoting flow, or a large multi-disciplinary agency. The engagement model here is email-first and scoped per project.

Next step

Before writing, prepare a short brief: what the application does, the .NET version and any frameworks involved, whether existing code is being extended or something new is being built, your target platforms, and your deadline. Ask for an estimated man-day range and a rough delivery schedule in the same message. You can reach the team through the contact form on DevExtras.

How can I use DevExtras' voice tools to track my pitch and volume for speech therapy?

DevExtras describes its voice tools as real-time analysis of pitch and volume, aimed at speech therapy patients and already used by voice therapists. That means the intended loop is simple: open the tool, speak, and watch pitch and volume change as you go.

For a therapy session, the practical uses are:

• Feedback while practising: sustain a vowel or read a phrase and watch whether your pitch stays steady or drifts.
• Volume control: check whether you are consistently loud enough, or whether you fade at the ends of sentences.
• Between-session practice: repeat the same short exercise at home and compare how it feels against what the display shows.

A concrete routine

Pick one short task per session rather than many. For example, hold a steady "ah" for five seconds and watch the pitch trace for unwanted rises or falls; then read a paragraph and watch the volume trace for drop-offs at phrase endings. Keep a note of the task, how long you managed it, and what the display showed. Over a week or two, that record is more useful to a therapist than a single good or bad day.

One caution

Real-time displays measure sound, not vocal health. A tool can show that your pitch is stable while your throat feels strained, so treat discomfort, pain or hoarseness as a signal to stop and speak to a clinician rather than to push through for a better reading. Use the tool as an extra pair of eyes on the exercise your therapist sets, not as a replacement for their judgement.

Where it fits alongside other options

The same developer also offers Rate My Voice, described as a social experiment where people listen to and rate submitted voice samples. That is a different activity: it gives you other people's impressions of how a voice sounds, not a measurement of pitch and volume. For therapy work, the analysis tool is the relevant one; Rate My Voice is closer to a confidence or curiosity exercise and should not be treated as clinical feedback.

If you are working with a therapist, the most useful next step is to ask them which specific target to watch — a pitch range, a minimum loudness, or steadiness over time — and then use the tool only for that target. If you are practising alone, start with one five-minute session a day and stop while you are still comfortable.

What is the Rate My Voice app and how does it work?

Rate My Voice is a social app from DevExtras built around recording and judging voices. According to the site, it is "a new social experiment, where you can listen and rate other peoples voices or submit a sample of your own voice and ask other people to rate it," and it is available for iOS and Android.

How it works

• You record a sample of your own voice and submit it to the app.
• Other users listen to that sample and give it a rating.
• You can also browse and listen to other people's submissions and rate them in return.

That two-way loop is the whole mechanic: the app needs people willing to rate others so that their own clips get rated. The site does not spell out how clips are moderated, whether ratings are averaged into a score, or whether raters leave comments, so treat those as open questions rather than features.

Who it suits

It sits alongside DevExtras' Voice Tools app, which analyses pitch and volume in real time for speech therapy patients and is used by voice therapists. Rate My Voice is the lighter, social counterpart — less of a measurement tool, more of a casual feedback exchange. It is aimed at people curious about how strangers perceive their voice, not at clinical users.

A practical scenario

A podcaster or call-centre trainee records a short clip, submits it, and waits for ratings. The catch is that a rating without context tells you little: "sounds fine" from a random listener is not the same as a coach noting that you drop volume at the end of sentences. If you want actionable feedback, use it as a prompt for your own listening — play back your clip and note what you would change — rather than as a verdict.

Deciding whether to try it

• Choose Rate My Voice if you want quick, informal reactions from a broad audience.
• Choose a measurement tool such as Voice Tools if you need pitch and volume data for practice or therapy.
• Skip both if you are uncomfortable with your voice being heard by strangers.

The app is free to use, and the fastest way to judge it is to listen to a handful of existing clips before recording your own — that tells you whether the rating culture matches what you are hoping to get out of it.