What's New

Stay up to date with the latest features, improvements, and bug fixes

February 15, 2026v2.0.1

Custom Games, Parties & Add Result Improvements

Create your own board games, save groups of players as parties for quick reuse, and enjoy a smoother game logging experience with party imports and collection prompts.

Custom Board Games

  • Create Your Own Games: Add custom board games that aren't in our database yet, with name, player count, playtime, description, image, and categories
  • Edit & Delete: Manage your custom games from the new "My Custom Games" page accessible from your profile
  • Shared With Friends: Your custom games are visible to friends so they can use them when logging results too
  • Rate Limited: One custom game creation per week to maintain quality

Parties (Player Groups)

  • Save Parties: Create named parties like "Friday Night Crew" to save your regular gaming groups
  • Quick Import: Import a whole party directly into a game result with one tap instead of adding players one by one
  • Manage Members: Add friends and local players from your parties at any time
  • Save From Results: After adding players to a game result, save them as a new party for next time

Add Result Improvements

  • Party Import: Import an existing party to quickly populate the player list
  • Save as Party: Save the current player selection as a new party directly from the add result page
  • Collection Hint: A helpful prompt encourages adding games to your collection for faster access next time
  • Team Mode Hint: Clearer description of what team mode does when toggling it on

Other Improvements

  • App Version Display: Version number now shown in the browser profile dropdown and at the bottom of the profile page
  • All new features fully translated in all 6 supported languages
February 7, 2026v2.0.0

Version 2.0 - The Big One! Now Live on Google Play

Board Games Tracker officially hits version 2.0 and goes live on the Google Play Store! This major release brings a completely redesigned game result experience, overhauled team mode, multi-winner support, full error message translations, and significant performance improvements across the entire app.

Multi-Winner & Tie Support

  • Tied for First Place: Games can now have multiple winners who tied for first, separate from a full draw where everyone ties
  • Tap-to-Select Winners: Select winners by tapping player cards instead of using dropdown menus - tap multiple players to mark co-winners
  • Everyone Tied Button: Quickly mark all players as tied with a single tap when a game ends in a complete draw
  • Activity Feed Tie Display: The home feed now shows "tied for first" when a game has multiple winners

Redesigned Add Game Result

  • Unified Players & Scores: Players and scores are now in a single consolidated section, making it faster to record results
  • Mobile-First Layout: Full-width cards on mobile, polished rounded layout on desktop
  • Integrated Score Inputs: Score fields built directly into each player card - no more switching between sections
  • Inline Player Creation: Create a new local player directly from search results without leaving the page
  • Smarter Player Search: Search now scopes to friends and local players only, removing irrelevant results

Team Mode Overhaul

  • Color-Coded Badges: Assign players to teams by tapping color-coded badges (blue, red, green, purple, orange, cyan) instead of dropdowns
  • Smart Auto-Assignment: New players are automatically placed on the team with the fewest members
  • Auto-Split Teams: Evenly distribute all players across teams with one tap using round-robin assignment
  • Dynamic Rebalancing: Teams automatically adjust when players are removed so no team is left empty
  • Team Score Editing: Enter and edit team scores directly from the team view

Game Result Details Redesigned

  • Consistent Design: The game detail view now matches the new add-result design with player cards, badges, and inline scores
  • Better Edit Mode: Click-to-toggle winner selection, badge-based team reassignment, and inline score editing
  • Duplicate Player Detection: Prevents adding the same player twice and shows which slot they're already in

Full Internationalization of Errors

  • 80+ Translated Error Messages: All error messages throughout the entire app are now translated into all 6 languages
  • Complete Coverage: Login errors, upload issues, friend requests, game management, player management, and admin operations all translated

Performance & Stability

  • Achievement System Optimization: Optimized database queries and removed ~500 lines of redundant code for faster achievement checking
  • Parallel Data Loading: Multiple data requests now run simultaneously across the app for faster page loads
  • Optimized Activity Feed: Faster feed loading with smarter data filtering and parallel team data resolution
  • Global Loading Spinner: New consistent loading spinner system with multiple sizes and color variants used app-wide
January 30, 2026v1.7.0

Score Tracking & Enhanced Social Features

Track your game scores and dive deeper into your friends' gaming journeys! This update brings score tracking for individual players and teams, a completely redesigned activity feed, and richer friend profile views.

Score Tracking

  • Track Player Scores: Record individual scores for each player when logging game results
  • Team Score Support: In team mode, assign scores to entire teams rather than individuals
  • Score Display: View scores in game history, activity feed, and played game details
  • Optional Tracking: Score tracking is optional - enable it only when you want to record scores

Enhanced Friend Profiles

  • Redesigned Layout: Completely revamped friend profile page with better organization
  • View Friend's Collection: Browse games from your friends' collections
  • View Friend's Wishlist: See which games your friends want to add to their collection

New Activity Feed

  • Refreshed Design: A completely new activity feed component replacing the old recent games view
  • Richer Information: See more details about each game session at a glance
  • Score Display: Scores are shown directly in the activity feed when available

Username System

  • Username Setup: New flow for setting up usernames with validation
  • Improved Validation: Better username validation with clear error messages

Bug Fixes & Improvements

  • Comprehensive security review and improvements to data access policies
  • Fixed friend invite acceptance flow with improved database functions
  • Friends can now properly view each other's game results and favorites
  • Fixed duplicate avatar upload when avatar file was missing from storage
  • Updated all 6 language translations with new strings
January 25, 2026v1.6.0

Collection & Wishlist Management

Organize your board game library like never before! This update introduces dedicated collection and wishlist management, improved search, and offline player tools.

Collection & Wishlist

  • Dedicated Collection Page: View and manage all your owned games in one place
  • Wishlist Support: Keep track of games you want to buy separately from your collection
  • Quick Actions: Easily move games between collection and wishlist

Improved Search

  • Fuzzy Search: Find games even with typos or partial names
  • Recent Searches: Quickly access your previous search queries
  • Better Performance: Faster search results with optimized database queries

Offline Player Management

  • Manage Offline Players: New dedicated page to view and edit your offline players
  • Merge Players: Convert offline players to friends when they join the platform

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed various UI inconsistencies on mobile devices
  • Improved form validation and error handling
  • Performance optimizations for statistics calculations
January 18, 2026v1.5.0

Push Notifications & Account Management

Stay connected with your gaming community! This update brings push notifications to the mobile app and gives you full control over your account data.

Push Notifications (Mobile)

  • Friend Requests: Get notified when someone sends you a friend request
  • Friend Accepted: Know instantly when your friend request is accepted
  • Achievements: Celebrate when you unlock new achievements
  • Game Results: Stay updated when games you played in are recorded
  • Localized Messages: Notifications appear in your preferred language

Notification Preferences

  • Granular Control: Enable or disable each notification type individually
  • Easy Setup: One-tap to enable all notifications when first prompted
  • Preferences Page: Manage all your notification settings in one place

In-App Account Deletion

  • Delete Your Account: Remove your account and all associated data directly from the app
  • Complete Data Removal: Game results, favorites, friends, achievements, and photos are all permanently deleted

Security Improvements

  • Enhanced Protection: Improved protection against common web vulnerabilities
  • Better Search: Search functionality now handles special characters safely
January 11, 2026v1.4.0

50+ New Achievements & 4 New Languages

A major expansion to the achievements system! Earn achievements across 10 different categories, and enjoy the app in German, Spanish, French, or Italian.

Expanded Achievements (50+ New)

  • Wins & Losses: Track your victories and defeats with milestone achievements
  • Favorite Game: Earn achievements for playing the same game multiple times
  • Streaks: Play the same game consecutively to unlock streak achievements
  • Genre Mastery: Win dice, card, and strategy games to become a master
  • Social: Play with the same partner, meet new opponents, and grow your friends list
  • Ties: Photo Finish, Tie Fighter, and more for tied games
  • Team Games: Team Player, Team Spirit, Team Captain achievements

Achievement Categories

  • Organized Display: Achievements are now grouped by category on both the Achievements page and Friend Profiles
  • Category Headers: Each category shows an icon, name, description, and progress count
  • Accurate Earned Dates: Achievements now show the actual date the milestone was reached

4 New Languages

  • German (Deutsch): Full German localization
  • Spanish (Espanol): Full Spanish localization
  • French (Francais): Full French localization
  • Italian (Italiano): Full Italian localization

Mobile UI Improvements

  • No Horizontal Scrolling: Fixed layout issues causing horizontal scroll on mobile
  • Icon-Only Buttons: Action buttons show icons only on mobile for better space usage
  • Responsive Headers: Improved header layout across all screen sizes
January 4, 2026v1.3.0

Friends System & Achievements

A major update introducing social features! Connect with friends, track your gaming achievements, and enjoy a more polished experience throughout the app.

Friends System

  • Add Friends: Search for other players and send friend requests to connect
  • Friend Profiles: View your friends' profiles, see their game statistics and achievements
  • Invite Links: Share invite links to add friends who aren't on the platform yet
  • Block Users: Block users you don't want to interact with, with full bidirectional filtering
  • Friend Requests: Manage incoming and outgoing friend requests with accept, reject, and cancel options

Achievements System

  • 8 Milestone Achievements: Earn achievements for playing 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, and 500 games
  • Progress Tracking: See your progress toward the next achievement milestone
  • Retroactive Awards: Existing games count toward achievements with accurate earned dates
  • Achievement Popups: Get notified when you unlock a new achievement

Profile Improvements

  • New Avatar Dialog: Choose from preset avatars or upload a custom photo with cropping support
  • Quick Actions: Easy access to Edit Avatar, Friends, and Achievements from your profile
  • Achievement Display: Your current rank and progress shown on the home dashboard

Bug Fixes & Improvements

  • Player Search: Fixed flickering and premature "not found" messages when searching for players
  • Confirmation Dialogs: Added confirmation prompts for removing friends, blocking, and unblocking users
  • Performance: Added database indexes for faster friend and blocked user lookups
January 2, 2026v1.2.0

Game Photos & Image Improvements

Capture and preserve your gaming memories! This update adds photo support for game results and improves the overall image handling experience.

New Feature: Game Photos

  • Add Photos to Games: Capture memories by adding photos to your game results
  • Camera Integration: Take photos directly with your camera or choose from your gallery
  • Photo Management: View, edit, or remove photos anytime from the game details page

Improved Avatar Upload

  • New Image Cropper: Get perfect profile pictures with our new drag-and-zoom cropping tool
  • Better Controls: Precisely adjust your crop with intuitive gestures

Technical Improvements

  • Automatic Optimization: Images are automatically optimized for faster uploads
  • Smart Resizing: Better image quality with intelligent resizing algorithms
  • Secure Storage: Photos are securely stored with proper access controls
January 1, 2026v1.1.0

Mobile Experience & Authentication Improvements

Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2026 with important updates based on feedback from our alpha testers, focusing on mobile experience and authentication reliability.

Mobile App Improvements

  • Transparent Status Bar: The app now features a sleek transparent status bar that lets content flow seamlessly to the edge of the screen
  • Better Device Compatibility: Added fallback support for older Android devices that don't support modern safe-area APIs

Bug Fixes

  • Mobile Login Flow: Fixed OAuth authentication flow that was causing login issues on mobile devices
  • Authentication Reliability: Resolved session handling issues that prevented successful login completion

Website Improvements

  • Mobile-Friendly Design: Completely revamped the website for mobile and tablet devices
  • Mobile Navigation: Added a new mobile menu for easier navigation on smaller screens
December 31, 2025v1.0 (Alpha)

Alpha Release - A Huge Milestone!

We're thrilled to announce that Board Games Tracker has officially entered alpha testing! This marks a major milestone in our journey towards the full public release of the app.

What This Means

  • Real-world Testing: The app is now being tested by 6 dedicated early adopters
  • Feedback Driven: We're gathering valuable feedback to polish the experience before the public release
  • Feature Complete: All core features are implemented and ready for testing

Thank You to Our Alpha Testers

A special thank you to our 6 alpha testers who are helping us shape the future of Board Games Tracker. Your feedback is invaluable and will directly influence the final product.

December 30, 2025v0.56

Introducing the Updates Page

We're excited to announce that we're now tracking all updates, improvements, and bug fixes in one central location. This page will be your go-to resource for staying informed about the latest changes to Board Games Tracker.

What to Expect

  • New Features: Announcements about new functionality added to the app
  • Improvements: Enhancements to existing features and user experience updates
  • Bug Fixes: Issues we've identified and resolved
  • Performance Updates: Optimizations to make the app faster and more reliable

Recent Highlights

  • Redesigned navigation with improved desktop toolbar
  • Enhanced home dashboard with quick stats overview
  • Consistent amber-themed icons across all pages
  • Improved dark mode styling throughout the application

You're all caught up! Check back soon for more updates.