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Roomies v0.25

v0.25Jul 9, 2026

FixedCleaned up a missing space in the About page text.

v0.24Jul 8, 2026

AddedOpening Roomies from your home screen now shows the Roomies logo while the app loads, then fades into the app. No more blank screen on launch.

v0.23Jul 4, 2026

FixedThe home-screen icon now shows the Roomies R in its proper serif on the warm charcoal tile, instead of a fallback font. Re-add Roomies to your home screen to pick up the new icon.

v0.22Jul 4, 2026

FixedLong household names no longer get cut off with an ellipsis: the dashboard title wraps and sizes down instead, and names are capped at 40 characters.

v0.21Jul 4, 2026

ImprovedHealth now starts at 85% instead of a full bar, so your first chores visibly push it up. New roommates also begin at 85% whenever they join, instead of inheriting the household's drain mid-cycle.

v0.20Jul 4, 2026

ImprovedFinished one-time chores now retire to a Completed tab on the chores card instead of cluttering the main list. Recurring chores stay on Active, since their cooldowns bring them back.

AddedAdmins can delete a chore from its edit page. Completed history and the health it earned stay.

ImprovedEditing a completed chore into a recurring one brings it back to the Active tab, with the cooldown counted from when it was completed: if that much time has already passed, it's claimable right away.

ImprovedThe chores list now sorts by what needs attention: claimable chores on top, in-progress ones next, and cooling-down chores at the bottom ordered by soonest available.

v0.19Jul 4, 2026

FixedThe household invite link now really is reusable: the first person to join no longer uses it up, so one link works for all your roommates until it expires or you regenerate it.

FixedDeleting your account no longer fails if you originally joined the household through an invite link.

v0.18Jul 4, 2026

FixedChecklist nudges no longer flash as completed the moment you tap them. They check off once you've actually visited the page and come back.

ImprovedRoommates who join a household now see only their own getting-started steps: claiming their first chore and adding Roomies to their home screen. Adding chores and inviting are the admin's steps.

v0.17Jul 4, 2026

FixedSubmitting photo proof no longer fails with "This page couldn't load". Full-size camera photos were too big to upload; they are now resized on your phone first, which also makes submitting faster.

v0.16Jul 4, 2026

ImprovedGetting started is down to three core steps: claiming a chore walks you straight into photo proof, so the separate completion step is gone.

ImprovedThe checklist no longer vanishes after your first chore. The invite and home-screen nudges stay visible until you open them, and a Hide button appears once the required steps are done.

ImprovedClearer completion rules: chore steps check off when you actually do them, while the invite and home-screen nudges also check off once you've opened their links.

v0.15Jul 4, 2026

AddedYou can now leave a household from Settings. Your completed chores stay behind; a departing admin hands off to the longest-standing member, and the last member out deletes the household. Afterwards you can create or join another.

v0.14Jul 4, 2026

ImprovedThe getting-started checklist is now personal: roommates who just joined an established household see it too, and it only clears once you have claimed and completed a chore yourself.

ImprovedInvite a roommate moved up to step two, so solo users see it before the checklist finishes and disappears.

FixedThe join form now accepts a pasted invite link, not just the code at the end of it, and its label says so.

v0.13Jul 4, 2026

ImprovedA whole new look: warm paper tones, fresh typography, sage green accents, and colored status tags on every screen. Same app, way more life.

ImprovedHealth bar colors now match your avatar's mood: green while it smiles, amber when it's calm or tired, red once it's hectic.

ImprovedA friendlier photo uploader: tap the camera box and watch it turn green when your shot is ready.

ImprovedNotifications show colored unread dots, and the avatar customizer now always shows the health legend.

ImprovedThe About page got shorter and easier to scan.

AddedDark mode, with avatars drawn in cream ink on charcoal. Roomies follows your device's appearance by default, and a new Appearance setting lets you pick System, Light, or Dark.

ImprovedThe getting-started checklist now takes you where each step happens: tap a step to jump straight to it. It also reminds you to add Roomies to your home screen and checks that off once you open the app from there.

AddedA "What is Roomies?" link on the sign-up, sign-in, and invite pages, so new people can read what the app does before creating an account.

v0.12Jul 3, 2026

AddedA bottom tab bar: Home, Alerts, Avatar, and Settings are now one thumb-tap away, with an unread dot on Alerts.

AddedA Settings page that gathers household admin tools, About, What's new, feedback, sign out, and account deletion.

AddedYou can now permanently delete your account. Household history stays; if you're the admin, the longest-standing member takes over.

AddedCompleting a chore now celebrates with you (+15% health toast).

ImprovedCleaner home header (one clear Add chore button), bigger tap targets throughout, tidier member rows, and the floating About/Feedback buttons moved into Settings.

ImprovedPolished wording across the app, from the About page to notifications.

v0.11Jul 3, 2026

ImprovedAvatars lost their background squares. Faces now float free and render larger, and no hairstyle gets cropped. Your health still shows in your expression.

v0.10Jul 3, 2026

ImprovedYour avatar's background color now signals health too: sage when thriving, blue when okay, amber when tired, rose when drained.

AddedA little ⓘ on the avatar customizer (and a section on the About page) shows your face at every health level and explains why you can't pick your own expression.

ImprovedBig hairstyles no longer get cropped by the avatar background.

v0.9Jul 2, 2026

AddedAll-new hand-drawn avatars (Open Peeps): mix 46 hair styles, 16 facial-hair options, and 8 accessories, with your face's expression following your chore health.

ImprovedChore forms got a cleaner, consistent layout. The Back link now lives top-right on every page, matching the rest of the app.

ImprovedMember avatars keep a consistent size and stay aligned in the members list, no matter how long a name is.

v0.8Jul 2, 2026

ImprovedSimplified chores: removed due-date badges, overdue alerts, and overdue sorting. Recurring cooldowns are now the only clock, which proved less confusing.

v0.7Jul 2, 2026

AddedAvatars! Mix and match skin tone, hair, colors, and accessories. Everyone in your household sees yours next to your name.

AddedYour avatar's mood follows your health: energetic when you're on top of chores, drained when they pile up.

v0.6Jul 1, 2026

AddedDue dates now show on chores. Overdue ones get a red badge, jump to the top of the list, and the household gets notified once when a deadline passes.

AddedA "Getting started" checklist on the home page that checks itself off as your household adds, claims, and completes its first chore.

AddedSee when each roommate was last active ("Active today", "Active 3d ago") in the members list.

ImprovedDue dates can now be changed when editing a chore.

v0.5Jul 1, 2026

ImprovedThe home page loads noticeably faster. It now fetches everything it needs at once instead of one thing at a time.

ImprovedEvery button across the app now shows progress while it works (Claiming…, Uploading…, Saving…), so you always know something is happening.

v0.4Jun 28, 2026

FixedInvite links: there's now one reusable link per household instead of a new one on every click, so no more accidental piles of links.

ImprovedButtons show a loading state while they work, so you get clear feedback and can't accidentally spam-click.

AddedRegenerate or disable your household invite link anytime.

v0.3Jun 26, 2026

AddedAn About page that explains how Roomies works, plus a fresh app logo and a home-screen icon.

AddedAdd Roomies to your iPhone home screen for one-tap access.

ImprovedNotifications are now tappable and take you straight to what they're about.

v0.2Jun 24, 2026

Improved"Trust but verify": you get credit the moment you submit a photo, with no waiting for approval.

AddedRoommates can dispute a completion within a set window (with an optional reason); disputed chores go back to the pool.

AddedA live countdown shows when a recurring chore can be claimed again.

v0.1Jun 21, 2026

AddedRoomies launch: create or join a household, add and claim chores, photo proof, avatar health, a household streak, and notifications. Solo mode included.