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Version 1.5 · submitted to App Review

Version 1.5 brings the journal to Spanish and Portuguese.

A contained localisation release adds complete Spanish and Portuguese (Portugal) support while carrying the Version 1.4 Relationship Memory product and data model forward unchanged.

Build 318 submitted · 8 October 2026Version 1.4 is the current full App Store release. Version 1.5 is in App Review and expected to release soon, subject to approval.
The Gift Journal Today screen in the Midnight Cobalt & Platinum Chrome theme on the iPhone Duo layout
Version 1.4 · current full release shown in English; German is also available

Version 1.5 · Spanish + Portuguese (Portugal) · submitted

More languages, without reopening the product.

Build 318 was submitted to App Review on 8 October 2026. Version 1.5 adds complete Spanish and Portuguese (Portugal) localisation while preserving the approved Version 1.4 feature set, privacy boundaries, sync behaviour and portable-data contracts.

01Spanish

Complete catalogue coverage

The full Version 1.5 catalogue is localised into Spanish, with automated placeholder, plural, coverage and variation checks plus targeted native-speaker review.

02Portuguese (Portugal)

Reviewed for terminology and tone

European Portuguese follows the same localisation pipeline, with native-review wording corrections incorporated and locked before submission.

03Beta signalling

A clear route for language feedback

Spanish and Portuguese are presented as Beta languages with the established privacy-safe translation-correction route.

04Contained scope

Version 1.4 stays the functional baseline

No substantive product feature was added for Version 1.5. Relationship Memory, Practical Details, private sync, backup and Portable Journal v2 carry forward intact.

Version 1.4 · Relationship Memory · available now

Remember more of the relationship — and preserve it properly.

Build 311 is the current full Version 1.4 release. It completed Relationship Memory with current-value freshness and an intentional Practical Detail history timeline, while sync, backup and Portable Journal v2 preserve the expanded semantics. This is the functional baseline carried unchanged into Version 1.5.

01Person Received Gifts

Two-way history, with roles kept clear

Record gifts an ordinary Person received, one or more givers, optional occasion/reason and historical date precision without confusing that history with gifts you gave them.

02Practical Details

Current values with an intentional history

Add optional labelled Detail or Avoid values without a fixed questionnaire. Current values can show Updated month/year; Record a change preserves the old value in Previous values, while Correct information repairs an error without creating false history.

03Stored at

Private hiding-place memory

Remember where an outgoing gift is stored from Chosen onward. The value stays out of notifications, Spotlight/App Shortcuts, widgets, Watch and ordinary sharing.

04Photo-first Quick Capture

Capture from a photo, even offline

On iPhone/iPad, Camera or a locally available Photo Library image can start an Idea or Hint with no URL required. Save remains explicit.

05Discreet notifications

Generic by default, richer only by choice

Occasion and fulfilment wording avoids private journal detail by default. Richer Person/occasion wording is a device-local opt-in.

06Preservation

Schema 5 + Portable Journal v2

Private Cloud round-trip and documented portable export now represent Person Received Gifts, partial dates, Practical details and Stored at. Portable v1 remains frozen/readable.

Release-candidate completion and corrections

  • Practical Detail timeline: multiple Previous values with optional dates, edit/remove history, duplicate-history protection and Person-level Save semantics.
  • Relationship direction: People history distinguishes gifts they received, gifts they gave and gifts you received from them.
  • Dates: Calendar & date language changes re-render structured dates without rewriting stored values.
  • People: owner-centred My circle and Gift givers roles, with matching five-filter menus on iPhone and Mac.
  • Languages: English and German stay in parity across the final 2,089 source strings; German remains Beta.
Version 1.4 Person Received Gifts history in The Gift Journal
Version 1.4 · Gifts they received

Introduced in Version 1.3 · German localisation

A second app language, and the foundation for more.

Version 1.3 introduced German localisation across the intended shipping catalogue and established the pipeline now reused for Version 1.5. German remains labelled Beta so translation feedback can be corrected quickly.

01German coverage

2,006 intended strings localised

The shared shipping catalog contains German entries for all 2,006 intended source keys, covering the current app rather than a small set of showcase screens.

02Quality

Targeted native review + automated checks

High-value wording received targeted native review, backed by source, placeholder and plural validation and broad visual localisation checks.

03Feedback

German ships as Beta

An in-app translation-correction route makes it easy to report wording that can be improved while the German experience continues to mature.

04International foundation

Built for future languages

The Version 1.3 localisation workflow becomes the reusable foundation for later language expansion, with priorities remaining demand-led.

01 · Thoughtfulness layer

Start with what you already remember.

The new Help me think experience is designed for the moment when you know the person well but still need a direction. It draws from the relationship memory already in the journal — clues, current context, themes and history — and keeps the reasoning visible.

  • Journal-first: the starting point is your own saved memory, not a generic product feed.
  • Explainable: suggestions show the clue or context that led to the direction.
  • Deliberate: exploring a direction does not silently add or change journal records.

Version 1.2 keeps this experience local and explainable, with Protected content excluded from thoughtful synthesis.

Help me think for Sarah, showing journal clues, themes and current context in the Midnight Cobalt & Platinum Chrome interface
Help me think · Version 1.2

02 · New theme

Midnight Cobalt & Platinum Chrome.

Midnight Cobalt & Platinum Chrome joins Champagne & Smoked Quartz, Velvet Plum & Rose Quartz, and Alabaster & Pale Mineral as the fourth theme. It keeps the same hierarchy, selection and status language while giving the journal a deeper, cooler visual character.

  • Deep cobalt surfaces for a calm, low-glare journal feel.
  • Platinum Chrome accents for controls, selection and structure.
  • Same semantics: theme changes the presentation, not what colours or controls mean.
TGJ
Midnight Cobalt & Platinum Chrome

Thoughtful by night.

A darker journal surface with cool platinum structure and quiet blue depth.

Thinking about SarahFrom this journal only

Illustrative website swatch; in-app screens remain the source of truth for the final theme.

03 · System integration

Your journal, closer to the system.

Version 1.2 adds an optional, privacy-first layer for Spotlight Search and Apple Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad. The goal is faster access to the journal without turning private journal detail into system-wide search data.

  • Spotlight Search: open approved People and saved-item destinations directly from system search.
  • Apple Shortcuts: reach Quick Capture, Open Wishlist, Open Person and Help me think as deliberate actions.
  • Privacy-first: the integration is optional; protected content and private journal detail are not indexed, and shortcut actions keep the normal review, privacy and Save boundaries.

System-wide Spotlight ranking remains controlled by Apple; the app controls only its own eligible indexed destinations and shortcut actions.

TGJ
The Gift JournalSarahOpen person

Apple Shortcuts

Quick CaptureOpen WishlistOpen PersonHelp me think

Illustrative website preview · system presentation may vary by OS version and device.

04 · iPhone Duo enhancement

The journal adapts without losing your place.

Version 1.2 extends the adaptive iPhone work for Duo-capable layouts. The interface responds to the scene width and safe areas instead of treating the device as a separate app, so the same journal can move naturally between compact and wide presentations.

  • Route-preserving: resizing or changing presentation keeps the same person, record or review context.
  • Wide-scene friendly: the journal can use more of the canvas when extra width is available.
  • Capture across apps: split workflows can bring a Safari product link into Quick Capture for review before saving.

Adaptive presentation is driven by the available scene width, safe areas and system bars rather than a separate device-specific app target.

Safari beside The Gift Journal Quick Capture in the Version 1.2 adaptive iPhone layout
Safari + Quick Capture · adaptive iPhone layout

Release status

1.4 is live; 1.5 is in review.

Version 1.4 / Build 311 is the current full App Store release. Version 1.5 / Build 318 was submitted to App Review on 8 October 2026 as a contained Spanish + Portuguese (Portugal) localisation release. It preserves the Version 1.4 feature and data contracts and is expected to release soon, subject to approval.

Available nowVersion 1.4 Build 311 · Relationship Memory · English & German
SubmittedVersion 1.5 Build 318 · Spanish + Portuguese (Portugal)
ExpectedRelease soon, subject to App Review approval
Roadmap updated8 October 2026
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