1.21
2023-03-30
Version 1.21 increases overall stability and addresses bugs related to Google Maps API changes.
1.20
2022-12-16
Version 1.20 features minor enhancements to address experience bugs:
- Friend request links in-app now properly direct the user to the request acceptance page.
- Wine attributes such as Female Winemaker or Practicing Organic are now properly reset after users click to expand the definitions.
- Buy Now links on the game overview page now correctly direct users to the sommelier's recommended retailer.
1.19
2022-11-30
Version 1.19 addresses user experience feedback and stability:
- New Game Summary and Game Overview display of Friend's ratings for the same wine
- Click on another player to review their profile and request a Friend connection to compare wine preferences
- Numerous bug fixes and enhancements
1.18
2022-10-20
1.18 is an immediate replacement for 1.17 and includes stability and performance enhancements:
- **Repairs issue in which some users were unable to join a wine tasting that was introduced in 1.17
- Enhanced stability of the app to better manage connectivity issues from the app to our cloud architecture
- Improved load performance based on updates to our CMS system so users will have overall improved game load times
- We've added the ability to review the Game Overview, including food pairing recommendations from the Game Lobby
- Added a more prominent Join Tasting button on the Game Overview screen to make it faster and easier for users to join the tasting game.
- Minor bug fixes
1.17
2022-10-20
1.17 includes stability and performance enhancements:
- Enhanced stability of the app to better manage connectivity issues from the app to our cloud architecture
- Improved load performance based on updates to our CMS system so users will have overall improved game load times
- We've added the ability to review the Game Overview, including food pairing recommendations from the Game Lobby
- Added a more prominent Join Tasting button on the Game Overview screen to make it faster and easier for users to join the tasting game.
- Minor bug fixes
1.16
2022-08-31
1.16 includes minor enhancements based on user feedback:
- A Buy Now button is available in the Game Overview page to allow users to quickly order the wine to play a game of Somm Says with friends
- You can now see your preferences compared to a friend's to help make buying wine for the people in your life that much easier.
- Lastly, we've made it even easier to know about your local wine businesses, producers, and, most importantly, the great wine professionals that are there to help you find great wines.
- Minor bug fixes and UX enhancements
1.15
2022-08-16
Version 1.15 includes important updates:
- We've upgraded our underlying platform and server-side technology to increase reliability and speed across the entire platform
- We've added follow Producers, Sommeliers, and Businesses directly from the Game Summary screen
- Numerous incremental improvements and minor bug fixes
1.14
2022-08-10
Version 1.14 improves our recommendation request tool by:
- Updating the Game Summary screen to include a more simple recommendation request dialog box
- Businesses are now notified via email whenever a recommendation request is made to ensure timely responses
- Fixed a bug in which the camera remained active on the device following a successful camera scan
- Updated search functionality to ensure that the results are more relevant to the player
- Numerous other minor bug fixes, UX/UI tweaks, and stability enhancements
1.13
2022-08-04
Version 1.13 introduces more advanced search functionality as well as a more convenient bottom navigation and builds on the release of our Recommendations feature from 1.12:
- Search now allows you to review categorized results by individual wines, players, sommeliers, businesses, and producers for more straightforward navigation; we will continue improving search results so look out for enhancements over the next few months.
- Bottom navigation allows for consistent ability to navigate across the three main experiences of the application: your TimeViadventurestrack of your experiences on Somm Says, your followed businesses and sommeliers, and check out the latest insights into your palate.
- Numerous bug fixes, UX/UI tweaks, and stability enhancements
1.12
2022-07-30
Version 1.12 launches the ability to request and receive personal recommendations from a real sommelier:
- Following a game, you can request a personal recommendation from a real sommelier that reflects your own unique experience and preference for wines.
- In-app notifications allow you to keep track of all your activity, such as friend requests and recommendations.
- Fixed a bug in which players could see all guesses for Guess The Price rather than just the players in their game.
- Numerous stability and performance enhancements.
1.11
2022-06-21
Version 1.11 expands on our last major update to add:
- New "Show All" for Player Insights that displays past game history for various businesses by Games Played (GP) and the number of Top 10% preferences recorded.
- Rearranged Player Insights modules based on user feedback and fixed a bug in which reviewing past player games displayed the wrong preference information.
- Fixed a bug in which Somm responses for Sugar were not properly displayed.
- Added new in-app notifications and expanded deep linking to ensure push notifications access the correct in-app content.
- Numerous stability and performance enhancements.
1.10
2022-06-09
Version 1.10 is a major release that brings the full vision of Somm Says to life. This version focuses on making your friends' experiences more accessible than ever:
- Friends' profile pictures, names, and ratings now appear in the Game Overview, TimeVine, and Wine Details pages.
- When a Friend plays a game they like (Top 25% or Top 10%) rating, you get notified so you can stay in the loop.
- Guess the Price now appears on the Game Summary page to allow you to see how much your friends would expect to pay for the wine.
- Guess the Price is now more reliable and well-integrated with our real-time signaling system.
- Numerous stability and performance enhancements related to game entry reliability, including an update to the TimeVine display logic.
1.09
2022-05-25
1.08.5 Focuses on stability and performance enhancements related to the release of our recent Friending feature in 1.08:
- "Show All Games" in the Friend profile now displays the Friend's preference for wines based on games played
- "Guess the Price" sort order is now fixed to display ranking by absolute difference from the price
- TimeVine display logic has been updated to show the latest game accessed without hiding any past games played
- Other bug fixes and stability enhancements.
1.08
2022-05-19
1.08 Is all about making wine social:
- Friending feature allows you to connect with and follow your friends on their own wine journey; see your friends preferences for wine in a new way and stay up to date on the latest local wine trends.
- Player Insights allows you to review your history across all your games played to see your own preferences and track your own skill.
- Minor stability and UX/UI bug fixes and enhancements
1.07.5
2022-04-24
1.07.5 Implements server-side changes to enhance:
- Real-time synchronization during gameplay
- New game entry logic that streamlines game entry and review
- Addresses bugs related to players' inability to re-enter a previously played game.
1.07
2022-04-02
Update 1.07 features an entirely new in-game experience along with revised push notifications and so much more:
- New Guess The Price mini-game following the preference question allows you to test whether you can taste value, literally. See what your friends think a bottle of wine costs and compare it with the US national average retail price.
- Revised push notifications are now clearer and we have revised the push notification logic.
- Business names are clickable throughout the app so you can check out the profiles of your favorite businesses.
- Numerous bug fixes
1.06
2022-03-16
Update version 1.06 focuses on ease-of-access to the game and wine information, including:
- The Game Overview screen now features Food Pairing recommendations to allow all players to see suggestions without entering the game itself.
- QR codes and game links open the App when installed, allowing users to use their native camera to scan codes that link into the App directly.
- Game Summary now has dynamic text that indicates that the player's ranking will change as additional players finish playing a wine tasting game; additionally, ranking updates dynamically.
- Wine Details title text has been refined based on user feedback along with additional bug fixes and improvements.
1.05
2022-03-01
1.05 focuses on addressing two UX bugs:
- Search function now works with the Return/Enter key reducing the need for users to select the search button.
- Player's names in the Game Lobby no longer cause their image to be cut off when text wraps to a second line.
- Wine descriptions have been converted to rich text allowing better readability.
- New player game recommendations are now tailored to the level of engagement/interest for a given wine.
- Fixed a bug in which newly created wine games weren't showing complete details on the Wine Details page.
1.04
2022-02-24
Update 1.04 Focuses on enhancements while playing the game itself, including:
- Each question round now informs the user of the number of other players are waiting to answer this question; additionally, stats for ALL responses for a given wine across our platform are now displayed in real-time.
- After feedback from Sommeliers we have replaced the aroma category of "Smoky" with a broader definition of "Savory," which now includes legacy Smoky responses but also intends to capture the tobacco, leather, meaty, or other hearty aromas found in some of the tastiest wines.
- Feedback now includes the option to display Oak or Tannins based on which of those questions the sommelier chose in creating the game.
- Non-US Phone numbers are no longer allowed.
- To help with refreshing search results, the TimeVine now refreshes when you swipe down on the screen.
- Validation code screen entry field is no longer masked.
- Numerous minor stability and other bug fixes.
1.03
2022-02-08
Hotfix for SMS-based authentication for new account creation.
- Some users experienced intermittent inability to log in via SMS authentication codes after updates released in build 1.02.
- In addition, we have made minor stability and UI enhancements to handle additional user experience edge cases.
1.02
2022-02-06
Our focus continues to be addressing user feedback to increase usability and remove minor pain points while we prepare for the ability to add friends and play a "Blind Tasting" mode:
- Search is now subtly improved and redirects the user back to the Games tab to ensure search results are immediately reviewable by the user.
- Following indicators are now synced across each touchpoint in the app to allow users to follow their favorite Sommeliers, Producers, and Wine Businesses more easily.
- Numerous minor bugs and stability enhancements have been addressed on the server-side to improve the experience.
Please let us know if you run into any issues or have ideas for future enhancements.
1.01
2022-01-28
- Increased touch target size on TimeVine (Home Screen) to allow greater usability and accessibility
- Added additional producer details to allow players to follow a Wine Producer directly from the Wine Details page
- Added new-user TimeVine game listings to allow new players to more quickly find a wine and play their first digital wine tasting game
- Minor search functionality enhancements and UX bug fixes