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Week of March 3, 2026

Habits arrive in Samlla — build streaks, track recurring goals, and let AI help you log entries faster than ever.

New Features

  • Habits - A whole new way to track recurring goals. Create habits with daily, weekly, or monthly frequency, see your current streak, and track completion cycles over time.
  • Habit Detail Page - Each habit gets its own dedicated page with streak stats, cycle history, and a clear view of your consistency.
  • Habit Edit Dialog - Quickly adjust habit settings like frequency and target without leaving the goals page.
  • AI Prompt Bar - Type natural language like "ran 5km" or "read for 30 minutes" in the journal, and AI will match the right tracker, parse your values, and create an entry for you. Confirm with one click.
  • Quick Add Bar - Your favorite trackers now appear as quick-access chips at the top of the daily view. Tap one to instantly open an inline entry form — no navigation needed.
  • Landing Page - Samlla.com now has a proper landing page introducing the app to new visitors.
  • Sidebar Edit Mode - Enter edit mode in the sidebar to create, rename, and delete categories, or change tracker appearance — all without leaving the page.

Improvements

  • Periodization Preview - When setting up a habit with progressive growth, a visual chart shows how your targets will evolve over upcoming cycles.
  • Custom Login Pages - Sign-in and sign-up pages now match the Samlla dark theme for a seamless brand experience.
  • SEO & Discoverability - Added sitemap, robots.txt, and proper meta tags across all public pages.
  • Visual Habit Distinction - Habits are now visually distinct from regular goals with dedicated icons and styling.
  • Smarter Quick Add - Hide specific trackers from the Quick Add bar if you prefer to log them manually.

Bug Fixes

  • Expired Habit Cycles - Fixed an issue where habits left idle for a long time could cause errors when resuming.
  • Goal Group Validation - Fixed a server error when creating goals with dynamic periodization settings.
  • Duration in AI Preview - AI entry previews now correctly format duration metrics (showing "1h 30m" instead of raw seconds).

Week of February 24, 2026

Our biggest update yet — journal mode for notes, keyboard-powered navigation, drag & drop categories, and full English language support.

New Features

  • Journal Mode - A brand new tracker type designed for pure note-taking. Journal trackers skip metrics entirely and show a beautiful binary heatmap of days you've written.
  • Jump to Date - Press D on your keyboard (or tap the date) to open a calendar picker and jump to any date in your journal. Works across all views.
  • Drag & Drop Categories - Reorganize your category tree by dragging. Move categories into other categories, reorder them, and even drag trackers between categories.
  • Language Switcher - Samlla now speaks English and Polish! Switch languages from the header at any time.
  • Tracker Danger Zone - Archive or permanently delete trackers from a new dedicated section in the tracker edit form.

Improvements

  • Simplified Tracker Creation - The multi-step tracker wizard has been replaced with a clean single-page form that's faster to complete.
  • Skeleton Loaders - All journal views (day, week, month, year) now show smooth skeleton animations while loading instead of text placeholders.
  • Timeline Entry Labels - When filtering by a specific tracker in the timeline, entry cards now display the tracker name for clarity.
  • Sidebar Category Navigation - Clicking a category in the sidebar now filters the journal view instead of navigating away.

Bug Fixes

  • Cache Consistency - Fixed entries not appearing immediately when switching between timeline granularities.
  • Chart Axis Formatting - Duration metrics on chart Y-axes and tooltips now display properly formatted times instead of raw seconds.
  • Heatmap Today Highlight - Today's date is now visually highlighted in tracker heatmaps.

Week of February 17, 2026

A big week for personalization — make your trackers and categories truly yours with colors, emojis, and a more flexible sidebar.

New Features

  • Category Management - Full color and icon customization for categories, with cascading inheritance to child categories and trackers.
  • Emoji Icons - Replace boring default icons with emojis on any tracker or category. Your chosen emoji appears across the entire app — sidebar, cards, headers, and charts.
  • Resizable Sidebar - Drag the sidebar edge to resize it to your preferred width. Your choice is remembered between sessions.

Improvements

  • Scale Metrics - Scale-type trackers now display with a proper slider input and correct formatting throughout the app.
  • Compact Tracker Tree - The category settings page now shows a clean tree view with inline editing for quick appearance changes.

Bug Fixes

  • Sidebar Counts - Fixed double-counting of trackers in category badges.

Week of February 10, 2026

This week brings a major upgrade to how you track your goals, plus a brand new way to connect external tools to Samlla.

New Features

  • Redesigned Goal Cards - Goals now feature a sleek bullet chart visualization, showing your current progress, target, and pace at a glance with color-coded status badges.
  • Public API - Connect your favorite tools to Samlla! A new developer API lets you log entries, manage trackers, and read your data programmatically. Manage your API keys directly from Settings.
  • API Keys Management - Generate and revoke API keys from a dedicated section in your account settings.

Bug Fixes

  • Strava Sync - Fixed authentication issues that could prevent Strava activity imports from syncing properly.
  • Duration Formatting - Fixed floating-point display issues in the entries table for duration metrics.

Week of February 3, 2026

We focused on making it easier to filter your journal and giving the theme toggle a much-needed simplification.

New Features

  • Category & Tracker Filter - A powerful new tree-based filter lets you drill down by category and tracker directly from the journal header. Nested categories are fully supported.
  • Tag Autosuggestions in Filter - The new filter remembers your existing tags for quick selection.

Improvements

  • Simpler Theme Toggle - The dark/light mode switcher is now a single click instead of a dropdown menu.
  • Sticky Month Headers - In the monthly view, month headers now stay pinned as you scroll for easier orientation.

Bug Fixes

  • Filter URL Sync - Fixed a race condition where selecting filters too quickly could produce inconsistent URL state.

Week of January 27, 2026

This week introduces a brand new way to see your full year at a glance, plus smarter monthly tracking.

New Features

  • Yearly Heatmap View - Visualize an entire year of activity in a GitHub-style heatmap grid. See patterns emerge across months with color-coded intensity levels.
  • Best Month Highlight - The yearly view now automatically identifies and displays your best-performing month for each tracker.
  • Odometer Delta Tracking - Monthly view now shows daily deltas for odometer-type metrics, so you can see incremental progress instead of raw totals.

Improvements

  • Tracker Selector Auto-Scroll - When switching trackers in the monthly view, the selector now auto-scrolls to keep the active tracker visible.
  • Mobile-Friendly Sparklines - The yearly pulse rows now display full-width sparkline bars on mobile for better readability.
  • Unified Period Headers - All journal views (day, week, month, year) now share a consistent header design.

Bug Fixes

  • Timezone Consistency - Fixed monthly view calculations that could shift dates depending on your timezone.

Week of January 20, 2026

Welcome to our latest update! We've been working hard to make your journaling experience more visual and intuitive.

New Features

  • Weekly Matrix View - A brand new way to visualize your progress. See all your tracker activity for the entire week in a clean, visual grid.
  • Dynamic Daily Prompts - When you haven't logged anything for today, we'll show you a friendly nudge and a prominent button to help you stay on track.
  • Smart Tracker Visibility - Use the new "Eye Toggle" to hide empty trackers and focus only on the ones you've interacted with this week.

Improvements

  • Better Chronology - Your journal entries now show the newest items at the top, so you always see what's most recent first.
  • Enhanced Filtering - You can now filter the Weekly Matrix view by categories and tags, making it easier to analyze specific areas of your life.
  • Refined Navigation - We've updated links and headers across the app for a more consistent and reliable experience.
  • Mobile Experience - Fixed long tracker names overflowing on small screens and made action icons easier to access on mobile.
  • Accessibility - Improved screen reader support for the weekly view.

Bug Fixes

  • Timezone Accuracy - Fixed an issue where weekly dates could shift depending on your timezone.
  • Visual Consistency - Improved how tracker colors are displayed and added better fallbacks for missing colors.
  • Performance - Smoother scrolling and more reliable data loading in the new weekly views.
  • Link Updates - All internal links and Strava integration redirects have been updated to the new platform structure.

Removed Features

  • Grouped View - We've simplified the Journal to focus exclusively on the Timeline View, making the app faster and easier to navigate.

Week of January 13, 2026

Our first update of the year focuses on making the timeline more reliable and mobile-friendly.

New Features

  • Direct Stats Access - Quickly view detailed analytics for any tracker by clicking the new stats link directly on your journal entries.
  • Tag Autosuggestions - Start typing to see suggestions from your existing tags, making it faster to categorize your entries.

Improvements

  • Optimized Mobile Interface - We've made action buttons (edit, delete) always visible on mobile, eliminating the need for hover interactions.
  • Seamless Timeline - The journal now features infinite scrolling, letting you browse your entire history without manual page navigation.
  • Theme-Aware Icons - All icons now automatically inherit colors from their context, providing a more consistent visual experience in both light and dark themes.
  • Smart Split-Button - The save button now remembers your preference (e.g., "Save & Add Next") to speed up multiple entries.

Bug Fixes

  • Metric Precision - Fixed an issue where duration-based metrics (like time) and odometer readings were calculated or displayed incorrectly.
  • Loading Reliability - Fixed cases where the loading spinner wouldn't show or the timeline wouldn't fetch older entries.

Week of January 6, 2026

This week brings significant improvements to entry creation and goal visualization.

New Features

  • Context Switcher - Switch between trackers directly within the entry form header, no need to navigate away.
  • Quick Add Chips - Rapidly log common values (like +15m, +1h, or +10, +100) with one tap in the entry form.
  • Odometer Pre-filling - When logging a cumulative metric, we'll automatically show your last reading to save you time.
  • Enhanced Goal Cards - New large-format goal cards with pace stats and projected completion dates for a clearer view of your progress.
  • Entry History Tab - View a dedicated list of all entries for a specific tracker directly on its detail page.

Improvements

  • "Set to Now" - One-tap button to set the date and time to the current moment in the entry form.
  • Compact Form Design - Simplified entry and editing forms with a cleaner "ghost" style for better focus on your data.
  • Refined Detail Headers - Tracker headers now show the full details of your last entry for instant context.

Bug Fixes

  • Goal Deadlines - Improved validation to ensure goal deadlines are set correctly in the future, with better error messages.

Week of December 30, 2025

A major overhaul of the tracker display and authentication system for a more modern experience.

New Features

  • Intelligent Tracker Cards - A complete redesign of the main dashboard cards with better progress bars, ghost markers for expected pace, and activity status.
  • Time Buffer Indicators - See exactly how many days you are ahead or behind your goal directly on the tracker card.
  • Universal Tooltips - Tooltips now work seamlessly on both mobile (tap) and desktop (hover).

Improvements

  • Kinde Authentication - Switched to a more secure and reliable authentication system for better account protection.
  • Optimized Data Loading - Significant performance boost for the dashboard by fetching trackers, goals, and last entries in a single request.
  • Faster Navigation - Improved page transition speeds across the entire application.

Bug Fixes

  • Heatmap Accuracy - Fixed bugs where today's date might be missing or intensities were calculated incorrectly for certain metrics.
  • Sync Reliability - Fixed issues where "Favorites" wouldn't sync correctly between different devices.

Week of December 23, 2025

Technical foundations and performance tuning.

Improvements

  • Performance Engine Upgrade - Migrated the underlying runtime to Bun, resulting in faster build times and snappier response times for the application.

Week of December 16, 2025

Refining data accuracy and visualization.

Bug Fixes

  • Metric Formatting - Fixed duration metrics displaying incorrectly and ensured odometer deltas are calculated accurately across days.
  • Chart Consistency - Ensured today's date is always included in statistics charts even when no data has been logged yet.
  • Time Initialization - Fixed a bug where entry times would sometimes default to 01:00 instead of the current time.