- Sharper scans and a friendlier trial - Scanning keeps getting better — we're catching even more titles on those packed, dimly lit shelves. - New for premium members: a weekly Hunt List roundup — a little nudge with the books worth chasing this week. - On a free trial? We'll now send a heads-up before it ends, so you're always in the loop. - Plus small fixes and polish throughout.

A fresh look and smoother scanning in this update: • Redesigned home screen — with a live map peek at charity-shop activity near you • Batch scanning flows better for members: fill a batch and roll straight into the next one without breaking stride • New here? You get a bigger scan allowance in your first week — plenty of room to try a few shelves • Book ratings now blend more sources, so the "Worth Grabbing" call is sharper • Recommendations tune in faster from your very first scans • Clearer pricing on the trial screen, plus an optional reminder before your trial ends • Bug fixes: scans no longer vanish from the queue, uploads carry on properly in the background, and startup is quicker and more reliable

A quick housekeeping release to keep your shelf hunts running smoothly: • Fixed a bug where the app could get stuck on the loading screen at launch — and if it's ever slow to start, you'll now get a retry option instead of an endless spinner • Fixed queued scans occasionally vanishing from your scan queue • Squashed a few rare crashes when leaving the scan and results screens Happy hunting!

Scan whole stores in one go. Snap several photos back to back, review your shots, and let them upload while you keep browsing. Your scans now live together in History — including ones still in progress. Also in this update: - Faster scans - Fixed dark mode text fields - Smoother scan history — in-progress scans stay visible and fresh results are highlighted - Lots of small fixes to keep everything running happily Happy hunting!

• Fixed: locking your phone or switching apps mid-scan no longer shows a false "lost connection" error — your scan carries on and the results appear as normal. • New: optional weekly Hunt List reminder, so the books you're hunting are fresh in your mind before your next shelf browse. Manage it in Settings. • Smoother offline scanning and other small fixes.

- Scan anywhere — no signal in the shop? Snap the shelf anyway. Your scan is saved and you can retry it from the home screen once you're back online. - Smoother scanning: fixed the camera overlay overlapping the viewfinder, and better shelf framing. - Fixed an issue on some Android phones where slightly blurry photos were rejected too aggressively. - A fresh coat of paint on our subscription screens. - Small onboarding improvements and general polish.

• Redesigned onboarding — quicker, warmer, gets you to your first scan sooner. • Wishlist books now pop in your results, so you'll never walk past one. • Added Costa and Dublin Literary Award signals — more gems flagged on the shelf. • Steadier scans and a fix for a results-screen crash.

• Invite friends, earn free scans — new referral program • Share your finds as a beautiful card with a rich link • Better matching for non-English book titles • Quick feedback cards on Home and More • Delightful touches and polish throughout • Smoother onboarding Thanks for using Spines! Keep scanning those shelves

- Faster onboarding — genres, demo shelf, gems in seconds. - Home is now a bookshelf: wishlist on a ledge, grabs below. - Quicker scans, better low-light iPhone captures, and bug fixes.

• Onboarding polish and clearer navigation • Dark mode contrast improvements • Fixes for scan banner state and add-book crashes • General stability improvements

- Scans saved when you're offline upload automatically when you're back online - Helpful tips after a scan, with a free scan returned when results are very poor - Improved genre filtering on scan results - Trial reminders so you don't miss out before your trial ends - More reliable subscriptions and restore purchases

You can now bring your StoryGraph library into Spines — same as Goodreads. Export your library from StoryGraph, upload the CSV, pick your shelves and books, and add them to Loved or Wishlist so recommendations and shelf scans get smarter straight away.

• Search, filter, and bulk-remove Wishlist and Loved items • Improved scanning on tricky shelf layouts • Ungrab books — tap "Grabbed!" to remove, with Undo • More accurate genre matching for recommendations

Smoother onboarding, faster scans, better genre matching, and a new dark mode setting so you control light or dark in Settings.

Goodreads import is more reliable for large libraries, with on-screen progress and your display kept awake while we finish saving.

Bug fixes, including a fix for a crash some users experienced when opening the camera on newer iPhones.

Bug fixes and performance improvements, including a fix for a crash some users experienced when opening the camera.

A fresh home screen and a much steadier scan. • Brand-new home screen — cleaner, more personal, with your wishlist front and centre. • Smarter spine detection — picks up more books on busy and tightly packed shelves. • Hits a flaky network mid-scan? We now recover gracefully — tap to retry without retaking the photo. • Cleaner results — books we can't confidently identify no longer clutter your scan. • Quality-of-life: back buttons on more screens, app version visible in Settings, and a fix for the loved-books search in dark mode. Happy hunting.

Getting started is now easier — you can sign in with Apple or Google right from the welcome screen, or continue without an account and create one later.

Dark mode polish for the genre picker — the onboarding genre step and the Genres I Love / Genres to Avoid sheets are now properly legible in dark mode (chip labels, selected state, section headers, and drag handle all read correctly).

Livelier scans: books fade in and sort by rank as they arrive, so the gems surface first. Grab is simpler — one tap to save a book, and your grabs now shape your For You recs. New searchable genre picker with 115+ genres, sharper photos on modern Android, and fixes for the Android camera memory crashes some of you hit on long scans. Happy hunting.

Books now appear as they're found — no more waiting for the full scan to finish. Results stream in live, sorted by the best finds first, with smooth animations as each book arrives. We also improved progress feedback during scans, fixed onboarding scan flow issues, and added friendlier error messages.

My Books — Organise your loved books, wishlist and grabbed titles in one place. Goodreads Import — Bring in your Goodreads library to improve recommendations. Demo Scan — Try a guided scan during onboarding, no camera needed. Faster Scans — Rebuilt matching for better speed and accuracy with live progress. Wishlist Badges — Spot books by wishlist authors when scanning shelves. Plus: shelf photo import, better ratings, and UI polish.

Various bug fixes and minor feature improvements.

Minor feature improvements & bug fixes