Release Notes

What's New

Every update to journeybot — new features, improvements, and fixes across all versions.

1.4.0

Latest
  • Custom Journey IconsPremium

    Make your journey icon truly yours. Create one with Genmoji or pick any emoji from the keyboard, and it shows up everywhere, including the widget.

  • Smarter Always-Pack Items

    Give each always-pack item its own category, bag, priority, and quantity. Smart packing lists now place them exactly where they belong instead of lumping them under Other.

  • A Friendlier Start with Templates

    The My Templates screen now explains how templates work and lets you add ready-made starters like Weekend Getaway or Business Trip in a single tap.

  • Helpful Tips Along the Way

    journeybot now points out handy tricks as you go, like linking a template to an activity or saving a big packing list as a template.

  • Expand and Collapse All

    Open or close all categories at once in your packing list, template details, and the smart list preview.

  • Alphabetical Sorting

    A new sorting option in the filter menu puts your packing list items in A to Z order.

  • Smarter Defaults

    New packing items start with the bag and priority you used last, and quick-added items follow your active filter so they stay visible.

  • Smarter Search

    Finding a journey now works without typing accents or apostrophes: Kaneohe finds Kāneʻohe, and Sao Paulo finds São Paulo.

  • Quick Temperature Flip

    Tap any temperature in the weather section to peek at it in Celsius or Fahrenheit, without changing your settings.

  • Better with Accessibility

    journeybot now adapts more gracefully to large text sizes across the whole app.

1.3.1

  • Pick Your Temperature Unit

    Choose Celsius, Fahrenheit, or let journeybot follow your device. You'll find the option in Settings under Language & Region.

  • Light & Dark Mode

    Switch the app between light, dark, or system default right from Settings, without touching your device settings.

  • Smoother Journey Creation

    Tapping date and transport fields now works reliably anywhere on the row, and the keyboard stays out of the way while you browse options.

1.3.0

  • Templates for everyone

    Create and reuse up to three packing templates on the free plan. Start fast with ready-made ones like Weekend Getaway and Business Trip, and open the whole library right from your My Journeys toolbar.

  • Summer Travel Pack

    A new seasonal event with ready-made templates for beach trips, festivals, and road trips, plus a matching set of sunny app icons.

  • Smarter packing lists

    Smart packing lists are now more reliable in your app's language, with natural item names throughout.

  • Motorcycle trips

    Add motorcycle as a transport option for your journeys, complete with its own icon.

  • Fresh app icons

    Give journeybot a fresh look with new alternative app icons to make it more your own.

  • Italian and Korean

    journeybot now speaks two more languages: Italian and Korean.

1.2.0

  • Cycling trips

    Add cycling to your activities and get smart packing suggestions for helmets, gear, and repair tools.

  • Bulk list editing

    Select multiple items at once to move them between bags or delete them in a single action.

  • Local time widget

    See what time it is at your destination right from your home screen.

  • Smarter packing generation

    Packing list suggestions are now smarter and more focused, tuned to the details of your journey.

1.1.0

  • Currency converterPremium

    Check the exchange rate for your destination right inside the journey. You can type arithmetic like 20+5+10, with a handy calculator toolbar above the keyboard.

  • Premium status card

    Premium subscribers now see a membership card in Settings showing their plan and renewal date.

  • Redesigned journey sections

    Section headers across the journey detail view are now larger and cleaner, so everything is easier to scan at a glance.

1.0.3

  • Baggage Check

    journeybot now scans your packing list for items with special flight rules, like lithium batteries, power banks, lighters and aerosols, and flags anything that needs attention before you fly. The new Baggage Check screen appears on any journey with a flight, showing common restricted categories and the matches from your list.

  • Pre-flight Reminders

    Turn on optional notifications 2 days before departure and 2 days before you head home. If restricted items turn up in your checked bag, you get a personalised message, and tapping a reminder takes you straight to the Baggage Check screen.

1.0.2

  • Reliable Premium offlinePremium

    Your Premium access now stays reliable even when you are offline, so all your features keep working wherever you travel.

1.0.1

  • Polish & Fixes

    We squashed some bugs and tuned performance so journeybot feels faster and steadier across your trips.

1.0

  • Welcome to journeybot

    Plan every trip in one place. Create a journey with your dates, destination, and how you're getting there, and let journeybot help you get ready.

  • Smart Packing Lists

    Generate a tailored packing list built around your destination, dates, and the weather you'll meet. Tick items off as you pack so nothing gets left behind.

  • Weather at a Glance

    See what to expect at your destination before you go. journeybot shows the forecast for upcoming trips and typical seasonal weather for dates further out.

  • Plan Your Activities

    Keep your plans next to your packing. Add the activities you have in mind for each journey so your list reflects everything you'll actually do.

  • Synced Across Devices

    Your journeys travel with you. With CloudKit, everything stays in sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, ready wherever you open the app.

  • Next Journey Widget

    Keep your countdown on the Home Screen. The Next Journey widget shows your upcoming trip at a glance so departure day never sneaks up on you.