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Release Notes

What's new in Cruina.

Photo uploads and layout fixes on iPhone

1.19.2
October 2, 2026

Fixed

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Photo uploads from the iPhone app now complete reliably.
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Photos taken on an iPhone are converted before uploading, so they work everywhere.
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You can add photos to an album from the iPhone app.
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The sign-in screen no longer shows a stray "or" with nothing after it.
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The empty recipe screen and the family tree are now centered properly.

Payout management fixes and a clearer privacy policy

October 1, 2026

Fixed

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The Manage Payouts and Update Information links now open your payout settings instead of failing.

Improved

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The privacy policy now spells out exactly what information Cruina collects.

Fixes for loading and switching between families

October 1, 2026

Fixed

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A family that is slow or temporarily unavailable no longer shows a message saying it does not exist.
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Switching to another family now updates the family name everywhere on screen.

Email updates that keep your family in the loop

September 29, 2026

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A weekly family digest email rounds up what happened and what's coming up.
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Get reminders about upcoming birthdays and remembrance days.
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Everyone who joins now automatically gets a directory entry, and existing members have had one created for them.
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The family is told when a new event is announced.
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Get a notice when registration is closing soon, and again as the event date approaches.
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Get a notice when an event's details change or an event is cancelled.
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Get a notice when someone adds to a memorial or recipe page you follow.
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Get a notice when someone comments, replies, or reacts to your posts.
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New members get a welcome email, and the family is told someone new has arrived.
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See when your invite is accepted, when it's close to expiring, and get one reminder before it lapses.
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You're told when your directory entry is changed by someone else.
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Organizers can close out an event and refund whatever money wasn't spent back to the people who contributed.

Improved

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The app now lives at cruina.com.

Fixed

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Four notification settings that previously had no effect now control the emails you receive.

Shared photo albums, and notifications that actually reach you

1.15.0
September 21, 2026

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Every family now has a shared photo library, and each event brings its own album.
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You can tag family members on album photos.
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You can add a photo from a feed post straight to an album, and albums can fill themselves from event posts.
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You can search and filter the photo library by event, person, date, and who uploaded it.
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You get a weekly family email with what's happening and what you've missed.
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You get an email confirmation when you register yourself or others for an event.
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You get a receipt when you pay, and a notice when you're refunded.
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You hear when a new event is announced to the family.
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You get reminders when registration is about to close and when the event is coming up.
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You're told when an event's details change or the event is cancelled.
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After an event, you get an email nudge to share your photos and a first look at the album.
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You're notified when someone comments on, replies to, or reacts to your posts.
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You're notified when you're tagged in a photo, and when someone reacts to a photo of you.
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You're notified when someone adds to a memorial or recipe page you follow.
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Organizers get urgent alerts by email for things like dispute deadlines and blocked payouts.
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Organizers are now prompted to close out an event once it's over.
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Organizers can close out an event by refunding the unspent remainder to everyone who contributed.
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Contributors are told directly when money comes back to them from an event close-out, not just the organizer.

Improved

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Notification emails now share one consistent layout.
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You can rotate photos, including ones you uploaded before this change.
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Photos load at a size that suits your screen, so pages feel faster.
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Wording across the app is more consistent.

Fixed

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Payment reminders now actually send when an organizer sends them.
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The payment reminder button no longer quietly does nothing or hides the past-due notice.
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The notification preference toggles now control which notifications you receive.
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Family admins can no longer see members' personal notifications.

Photo albums, family recipes, and event close-out

1.14.0
August 28, 2026

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Albums now have a detail view with a photo grid, an uploader, and a full-screen viewer.
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You can tag family members in album photos.
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You can react to individual photos in an album.
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You can search and filter the family photo library by event, person, date, and who uploaded it.
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You can add a photo from a post in the feed to an album, and albums can fill themselves from matching posts.
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Event pages now show the event's album, and archived events are protected from further changes.
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You can browse, search, and write down family recipes.
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You can leave cooking notes with photos on a recipe.
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Organizers are now prompted to close out an event once it is over.
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Closing out an event lets you refund whatever money went unspent back to the people who contributed.
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Organizers confirm that the money they collect is personal and not for business before they can receive it.
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Organizers confirm this for each event at close-out, not just once when setting up payouts.

Improved

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The feed keeps loading past the first 50 posts, reactions clearly show when they are active, and headings make the feed easier to navigate with a screen reader.
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Recording what an event cost is now framed around getting reimbursed rather than filling in paperwork.
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Setting up payouts now prefills the details we already have on file, so there is less to type.

Fixed

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The directory now lists your whole family instead of stopping at the first 50 people, matching the tree, map, and CSV export.
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Your directory entry now stays in step with your account details instead of showing an old snapshot.

Shared event costs, refunds, and a family directory that keeps itself up to date

August 23, 2026

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Organizers can close out an event and refund whatever money went unspent back to the people who contributed.
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Organizers can record what an event actually cost, so contributions can be checked against real spending.
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Before receiving money, an organizer confirms that the funds are personal contributions and not business income.
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You can change an event's type after creating it, and simple events and pay-the-organizer-directly costs now show correctly everywhere.
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Every member gets a directory entry when they join, and existing members have entries created for them.
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When someone joins, we check them against existing directory entries first instead of adding a duplicate.
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You can invite someone to join straight from their directory card.
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Admins have a new screen for reviewing the directory and merging duplicate entries.

Improved

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Money collected for an event is now described as a contribution toward shared costs rather than a registration fee, everywhere it appears.
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A merged directory entry can now be unmerged if the merge was a mistake.
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Admins now see a warning before an action shares someone's private contact details with another person.
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The family tree now handles sibling relationships properly, so they save and can be found again.
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The person a directory entry represents can always edit their own entry.
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Pricing and payment settings lock once the first person signs up, with a clear in-app explanation of why.

Fixed

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Organizers can edit event details, including the name, after someone has signed up.
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Your directory entry now stays in step with your account instead of showing outdated details.

Dark mode, real email delivery, and a payouts view for events

August 18, 2026

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The app now follows your device's light or dark setting.
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Event organizers can see payouts for an event on its detail page.
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Emails you send to your family now go out through a dedicated delivery service, so they arrive more reliably.
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Every family email now includes an unsubscribe link, a clear sender name, and a mailing address, and your email preferences are tracked and respected.

Fixed

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Address changes you make to an activity while editing an event now show up right away instead of looking like Save did nothing.
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Public pages are readable again when your device is set to dark mode.

Clearer event pricing and smoother event editing

1.10.0
August 15, 2026

Improved

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Event pricing and payment settings lock once the first person registers, with a note in the app explaining why.

Fixed

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Event details now show pricing accurately when the cost varies by age or sign-up date, instead of labeling it "Free" or showing a single misleading price.
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Editing an event moves between steps correctly again, and event pages lay out properly on a phone.

Event email broadcasts, easier photo tagging, and clearer payment errors

August 12, 2026

New

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Dark mode. Cruina now follows your device's appearance setting.
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Five ready-made cover photo options, so you can set up an event without hunting for an image first.
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You can send an email to everyone attending a specific event.

Improved

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Setting up payments now fills in the details we already have on file for you.
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Tagging people in photos is quicker and easier to get right.
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Registering for an event reads more clearly, with the steps and buttons lined up properly.
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The family directory opens in card view, and asks for less when you add someone new.

Fixed

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When something goes wrong, you now see a clear explanation instead of a vague error.
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You can set up payments again after closing a payment account, instead of being locked out.
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Refunds now correctly return the money that was already paid out.
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Pressing Enter now submits your phone number, email, or code when signing in.
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Adding a family member no longer goes blank while you're typing their birthday.
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The icons in the header line up again, and the sidebar no longer keeps a page highlighted after you open the Admin Panel.

A guided start for new members and simpler event pricing

1.8.1
August 7, 2026

New

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New family owners and invited members see a short welcome walkthrough the first time they sign in.
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Owners and admins can rename their family at any time from settings.

Improved

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Event pricing now uses a single grid of ages by timing, so it's easier to see and set what each person pays.
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Cruina opens on your family feed instead of an overview page.
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The feed sits at the top of the navigation, matching where you now land.
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The family feed no longer opens with a wall of admin statistics — creating an event and inviting members are still one tap away.
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Payment setup explains why a payment company is involved before asking you to connect an account.
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Changing your email address or phone number asks you to confirm it's you first.
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Headings use a new serif typeface that reads more cleanly.

Fixed

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The Pay button tells you when something has gone wrong instead of appearing to do nothing.
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Switching between families updates the family name and the rest of the screen, not just the page you land on.
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The event pricing editor lays out correctly instead of overlapping its own fields.
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