GamePal 1.9 brings a redesigned Journal, new monthly recaps, Daily Digest news, unified search, and a round of polish across tracking, sharing, and discovery. New: - Redesigned Journal: get a clearer day-by-day overview of what you played - Unified Search: search your library or add a new game from anywhere in the app - Month in Play: revisit your month with top games, top platforms, completion insights, cover calendars, and improved sharing - Daily Digest: catch up on curated gaming news from the past few hours - Full play session history: view every session directly from a game’s detail page - Multi-sort saved filters: build more powerful collection views with multiple sorting options - New Behind the Game interviews: discover more stories from developers, artists, and creators Fixed & Improved: - Release date changes are now picked up instantly instead of waiting for the weekly refresh - Refined the Live Activity and Dynamic Island design - Fixed an issue where sessions stopped from the Live Activity might not save correctly - Fixed a visual issue where pausing from the Live Activity did not pause the displayed timer (note: this was a visual bug and didn't affect play times) - Fixed an incorrect average play session calculation - Improved sharing across reviews, search results, recaps, and game details - Improved stability around data access, metadata refreshes, journal photos, and externally stopped sessions - Added visual refinements across Journal, Discover, Daily Digest, game details, recaps, and sharing If you’re enjoying GamePal, a quick App Store review really helps. Got feedback? Reach us on Threads: @gamepalapp

Organize your collection faster, discover more, and stay on top of upcoming games. This update brings powerful new filters, widgets, and quality-of-life improvements. New: - Saved Filters: Create and switch between your favorite filter setups instantly - Redesigned Filter Bar: Faster, easier ways to filter and sort your collection - New Widgets: Count down to upcoming games on your Home and Lock Screen - Add upcoming events to Apple Calendar - Quickly add a new game directly to a list when adding a new game to your collection - GamePal Passport is now easier to discover on your profile - Added support for German and Dutch localizations - New “Ongoing” game status - Spotlight support: find your games directly from your device search Updated: - Appearance settings moved to Settings → Appearance - Choose and reorder your preferred platforms for faster game adding - “Hall of Fame” is now part of Lists (all functionality remains the same and your games are automatically added to a new list) Fixed & Improved: - Better widget refresh reliability - Faster performance when adding/editing/removing journal entries and play sessions - Various visual improvements across the app and widgets If you’re enjoying GamePal, a quick App Store review really helps. Got feedback? Reach us on Threads: @gamepalapp

New: - Updated look and feel: enjoy a fresh new look throughout the app - Gaming Events: stay up to date on new gaming events like directs and showcases. Get notified when they go live, watch the livestream in GamePal and come back after the event to see all the featured games - Live Activities: stay up to date on your play session timer, right from the Lock Screen and through the Dynamic Island - Share games, events: share your favorite games on social media right from the game page. The same can be done for events. - App Intents: you're now able to add/remove a game from a list through Shortcuts - Interactive Widgets: you can now pause/stop your active session through the tracker widget - Monthly Games now show all games added through the months Fixed: - Improved image viewer with proper image zoom - Added game status/ownership badges on game covers when in grid view - Added the ability to navigate to a game series from the game page - The app will now show when a game is already in your collection on the game page - Added the game cover artwork in the game release notifications - The daily play time chart now shows the past 14 days instead of 7 - Updated trailer viewing experience and videos will now play picture in picture when closing the app - Fixed a bug where tapping a game task notification wouldn't open the game - Fixed a bug where the widget wouldn't refresh reliably in the background - Fixed a bug where changing the game status/ownership would not post an entry to 'Journal' - Fixed a bug where game releases would be incorrectly updated - Fixed a bug where tapping the game release notifcation wouldn't open the game page - Fixed a bug where game release notifications would be canceled after a certain amount of time - Fixed a bug where 'Discover' would still be loading data after launching the app - Major performance improvements across the app - Minor visual tweaks throughout the app and widgets If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

New: - Updated look and feel: enjoy a fresh new look throughout the app - Gaming Events: stay up to date on new gaming events like directs and showcases. Get notified when they go live, watch the livestream in GamePal and come back after the event to see all the featured games - Live Activities: stay up to date on your play session timer, right from the Lock Screen and through the Dynamic Island - Share games, events: share your favorite games on social media right from the game page. The same can be done for events. - App Intents: you're now able to add/remove a game from a list through Shortcuts - Interactive Widgets: you can now pause/stop your active session through the tracker widget - Monthly Games now show all games added through the months Fixed: - Improved image viewer with proper image zoom - Added game status/ownership badges on game covers when in grid view - Added the ability to navigate to a game series from the game page - The app will now show when a game is already in your collection on the game page - Added the game cover artwork in the game release notifications - The daily play time chart now shows the past 14 days instead of 7 - Updated trailer viewing experience and videos will now play picture in picture when closing the app - Fixed a bug where tapping a game task notification wouldn't open the game - Fixed a bug where the widget wouldn't refresh reliably in the background - Fixed a bug where changing the game status/ownership would not post an entry to 'Journal' - Fixed a bug where game releases would be incorrectly updated - Fixed a bug where tapping the game release notifcation wouldn't open the game page - Fixed a bug where game release notifications would be canceled after a certain amount of time - Fixed a bug where 'Discover' would still be loading data after launching the app - Major performance improvements across the app - Minor visual tweaks throughout the app and widgets If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

Fixed: - Resolved an issue where the 'Monthly Games' section wouldn't load on the Discover view - Resolved a bug where the scrollbar would have excessive padding on various screens - Minor visual tweaks throughout the app If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

GamePal is ready for Liquid Glass! This update brings a revamped design and lots of user-requested features and improvements. As always, thanks for being a part of the GamePal community! New and improved: - An updated design for Liquid Glass - An all-new design for the session tracker screen - Added the ability to edit play sessions - Added the ability to filter your game collection by year - Added a 'Grid' view option for your game collection - Performance improvements throughout the app Fixed: - Fixed a bug where the app would sometimes crash when changing the game status on the game page - Minor visual tweaks throughout the app If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

GamePal is ready for Liquid Glass! This update brings a revamped design and lots of user-requested features and improvements. As always, thanks for being a part of the GamePal community! New and improved: - An updated design for Liquid Glass - An all-new design for the session tracker screen - Added the ability to edit play sessions - Added the ability to filter your game collection by year - Added a 'Grid' view option for your game collection - Performance improvements throughout the app Fixed: - Fixed a bug where sometimes a review wouldn't show up correctly on the game page - Fixed a bug where the app would crash when changing the game platform - Minor visual tweaks throughout the app If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

This is one of our biggest updates yet, and there’s more to come. Thank you for being part of the GamePal community! New and improved: - Create and organize custom game lists—perfect for your favorite games, wishlists, or GOTY rankings - Support for numbered (ranked) lists - Long-press a game in your collection to quickly add it to a list - New Discover tab: Browse trending and recently released games - Introducing Behind the Game: Weekly exclusive interviews with developers, artists, and more - GamePal Platinum has a fresh new look - You can now view other entries in a game series directly on the game page - Minor visual tweaks throughout the app Fixed: - Fixed a bug where the app would crash when changing a game’s status or ownership on the game page - Fixed a bug where the share sheet would be sized incorrectly in certain views If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

New and improved: - You can now view other entries in a game series on the game page - Minor visual tweaks throughout the app Fixed: - Fixed a bug where the app would crash when changing the game status or ownership on the game page - Fixed a bug where the share sheet would be sized inappropriately If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

New and improved: - You can now temporarily pause a running play session from the timer screen - Easily count down to the launch of Nintendo Switch 2 from the release calendar - Added a way to initiate a game search from the collection screen - Improved syncing Fixed: - Minor fixes to grid layouts throughout the app - Fixed some minor performance issues in the release calendar If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

New and improved: - Game Tasks: Stay on top of your gaming goals—track quests, challenges, and things to do for each game - Game Notes: Jot down thoughts, strategies, or memories for any game to keep track of what matters most - Profile: Your GamePal profile has a fresh new look! Easily view insights and past 'Year in Play' recaps - The rating scale has been adjusted from 5 to 10, giving you more control over the score you give to a game - Increased text size for improved legibility throughout the app - Minor visual refinements throughout the app Fixed: - Fixed a bug where upcoming release dates wouldn't update when a game's release date changed - Fixed a bug where changing the avatar would not change it on GamePal Passport If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

New and improved: - Year in Play 2024: See your top plays and unforgettable moments from 2024 starting from December 20, 2024 - Updated the design of GamePal Passport - You can now share game reviews you've written to social media - Change the background color/gradient before sharing your review on social media - Added the ability to share your Year in Play recap Fixed: - Fixed a bug where the current streak wouldn't be calculated correctly on GamePal Passport - Various under the hood improvements If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

New and improved: - Major performance improvements across the app - Added 'Time to beat' data from IGDB. Note that not every game is supported yet Fixed: - Fixed a bug where some text would cause overflow issues If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

New and improved: - Shortcuts Support! Start/stop a play session, view game details, and change game status/ownership through Shortcuts - Searching for a game now loads more results as you scroll - Added the ability to search for a game by its IGDB ID - Added a way to change the background appearance of game pages in General Settings - Game videos now play ‘inline’ by default with a toggle in General Settings to change that - Added a filter to sort games by rating in the Games library - Showing the game’s rating on the game’s cover with the option to hide that - In addition to a rating, you can now write a review for any game in your collection - The Journal now keeps track of game status/ownership/HoF changes - You can now share your recently played games and total play time via the GamePal Passport - Added three game-specific app icons - Added subtle haptics when swiping game screenshots and videos - Added Threads links in the app - Various optimisations and fixes throughout the app Fixed: - Fixed a bug where the session tracker would not update correctly If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

New and improved: - You can now change the platform of a game present in your collection. Simply tap the three dots icon in the top right corner of a game page and choose a platform from the available options - Added the ability to sort your game collection by 'Last Played' - Added the ability to sort your game collection by 'Hours Played' - Added a 'Direction' option to the sort menu to specify the sorting direction - Added a default sorting direction based on sort filter to make it more clear what kind of sorting is applied (thanks Dennis!) - Added a subtle haptic effect when tapping buttons - Added a reminder notification when a session has been running for a specific duration. This can be enabled from settings along with the ability to change the timing - Added a streak widget to show past play session on a monthly grid - Added 'subscription' as an option to the ownership menu (thanks Seth!) - Added a way to notify users of new features when launching a new version of the app for the first time - The search results will now show a checkmark when the game is already present in the user's collection Fixed: - Fixed a bug where you weren't able to add a game to a journal entry - Fixed a bug where the 'Log Play Session' sheet would not appear on the game page - Fixed the purchase button not showing that a transaction is being verified in the background - Fixed some legibility issues related to widgets If you enjoy using GamePal, please consider leaving a quick review on the App Store. If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch. We're available on Threads: @gamepalapp

Hot on the heels of our 1.0 release, we added quite a few quality of life features as well as optimizations to existing functionality. - Major visual overhaul to the way you track play sessions - Added two extra app icons. These icons are locked until you add that specific game to your library. Enjoy the hunt! - Added a way to send feedback in settings - Added a version history screen where you can see past releases of GamePal - Added defaults when adding a new game to make adding games quicker - You can now add a game directly from the search results. Doing this adds the game with the default status (Wishlisted) and ownership (Not owned) - Added an option in settings to hide the quick add button - Added an option in settings to change the default status and ownership values - Minor visual tweaks to default app icons - The game details will now subtly fade in when searching for a game instead of abruptly appearing - Updated the streak logic in journal and widget so it holds the highest value in case of the streak breaking