WhiskeyMate App Features

SKAdNetwork IDs Updated

Attribution

Added missing SKAdNetwork identifiers to ensure accurate ad attribution on iOS.

• Improved attribution reliability.
• Compliant with latest network partners.

Swipe Paging in Whiskey Detail (Android)

Navigation

Swipe horizontally inside a bottle’s detail view to page between bottles in the same context, in parity with iOS 1.34.

• Horizontal swipe paging between adjacent bottles.
• Context-aware: pages within collection, search, feed, wishlist.
• Stable detail header that follows the active bottle.

Swipe Paging in Whiskey Detail

Navigation

Swipe left or right inside a bottle's detail view to move through other bottles in the same context (collection, search results, feed) without jumping back to the list.

• Horizontal swipe paging between adjacent bottles.
• Context-aware: pages within the collection or search list you opened from.
• Stable navigation header that stays in sync with the active bottle.

Unknown-Barcode Recovery Drafts

Reliability

The guided unknown-barcode flow now preserves drafts if you get interrupted, so you can come back and finish adding the bottle without starting over.

• Drafts persist if the app is backgrounded or closed mid-flow.
• Picks up exactly where you left off.
• Reduces lost work on long enrichment sessions.

Barcode Enrichment and Type Filtering Fixes

Reliability

Tightened the barcode enrichment overlay and corrected spirit type / whiskey type filtering so the right bottles show up in the right places.

• Barcode overlay enrichment flow is more reliable end-to-end.
• Spirit type filtering in collections is consistent again.
• Whiskey type filtering and empty-query catalog search restored.

Single, Clear Add Bottle Submit Flow

UX

Streamlined the Add Bottle flow with a single Submit button that clearly shows the target collection name, plus a helpful toast when bottles are selected from search.

• Removed duplicate Submit button at bottom of form.
• Submit button now reads “Add to [Collection Name]”.
• Helpful toast on bottle selection: “Bottle details loaded. Review and tap Submit at top to add to collection.”
• Single, unambiguous path to complete the add.

Entry Defaults Safeguard

Workflow

Ensures Spirit Type and Whiskey Type defaults are consistently applied when starting a new bottle.

• Re-applies user defaults whenever a fresh entry is created.
• Keeps flavor profile and region suggestions aligned.
• Reduces accidental entries with missing core metadata.

Guided Unknown-Barcode Enrichment Workflow

Workflow

When a scanned barcode doesn’t match the catalog, WhiskeyMate now guides you through enriching it with the right brand, subtitle, spirit type, and other details so the bottle can be added cleanly.

• Friendly prompts when a barcode is unknown to the catalog.
• Step-by-step capture of brand, subtitle, and key fields.
• Captured data improves the catalog over time.

No More Random Bottles or Disappearing Collections

Reliability

Resolved critical issues where bottles could appear unexpectedly in collections and where collections could disappear during poor network conditions. Collections now persist reliably through network interruptions and app restarts.

• Eliminated duplicate sentinel rows that caused “phantom” bottles in collections.
• Collections are no longer cleared on listener errors during network issues.
• Mutex-protected collection updates prevent race conditions during creation.
• Validated collection data before display — malformed collections are filtered out.

One-Tap Fill-Level Adjust

Workflow

Update how full each open bottle is right from the collection view, with no need to open the edit screen to nudge a level from full to half.

• Tap-and-hold or quick action to change fill level inline.
• Available everywhere bottles are listed (collections, search, feed).
• Faster bar-keeping while you’re actually pouring.

Persistent Entry Currency with USD Display (Android)

Currency

Bottle entries now store the currency they were captured in, with collection totals displayed in USD for the user. Cross-platform with iOS 1.34.

• Per-entry currency snapshot stored on the bottle.
• User-wide USD display for stats and totals.
• Consistent value tracking across countries and devices.

Persistent Entry Currency with USD Display

Currency

WhiskeyMate now remembers the currency you used to record each bottle's price and consistently displays totals in USD for your account, so your collection value stays meaningful across countries and devices.

• Per-entry currency snapshot stored on the bottle.
• User-wide USD display for stats and totals.
• No more silent conversion drift between editing sessions.

Extended Collection and Profile Parity with iOS

Parity

Brought Android collection and profile screens into closer parity with iOS, including header decluttering on shared collections and additional profile sections.

• Decluttered shared-collection headers for a cleaner look.
• Profile screen extended with additional sections matching iOS.
• Smoother handoff between collection and profile views.

Self-Healing Collection Photos

Reliability

Automatically detect broken collection image URLs and re-upload photos from the device when possible.

• Background validation for every collection image URL.
• Local-first image loading with remote fallback.
• Cover images refresh immediately after you change them.

Smarter Collection Cover Caching

UI and Experience

Collections tabs and grids now prioritize cached cover images to reduce flicker and keep browsing smooth.

• Local cache is preferred for collection covers and thumbnails.
• On-demand reload from Firebase only when cache is missing.
• Improved perceived performance for large libraries.

Collection Image Grid & Viewer

UI and Experience

New image grid with preview, fullscreen viewer, set cover, and delete actions for smoother collection management.

• Sharpened images and improved layout.
• Set cover and delete actions.
• Fullscreen photo viewer.

Your Personal AI Spirit Expert

AI Features (Fitz, the AI AppTender)

Your personal AI spirit expert! Fitz is packed with features to enhance your experience, including:

• Saving cocktail recipes Fitz suggests.
• Autocompleting information when adding bottles.
• Accessing your collection to offer personalized advice.
• Retrieving real-time information from the web.
• Analyzing your collection with advanced statistics.
• Searching for nearby places to find spirits.

Scan and Add Bottles Instantly

Barcode Scanning

Add bottles in seconds! Scan barcodes to instantly prefill bottle details. It’s the fastest and easiest way to grow your collection.

Redesigned & Faster Bottle Entry

Bottle Entry

Bottle Entry redesigned to match detail chrome, with an on-device catalog speed layer and suggestion chips so adding bottles feels instant.

• Card layout matching detail (iOS)
• On-device catalog suggest chips (iOS & Android)
• Barcode scanner shortcut in entry nav (iOS)
• Quantity on bottle status row

Rate Every Sip

Bottle Ratings

Rate every sip with precision! WhiskeyMate lets you rate bottles based on nose, taste, finish, and body. Compare your impressions with community ratings and use them to refine your palate and collection.

Brand Profiles

Brand & Discovery

All-new Brand Profiles with about, production, locations (Google Maps), contact, expressions, awards, timeline, tour info, and related news — powered by canonical brand data.

• Rich brand pages (iOS-first UI)
• Locations with Google Maps links
• Expressions, awards, tour info
• Improvement feedback and website suggestions

Tequila / NOM Support

Catalog

Catalog and collection search understand tequila NOM numbers, with thousands of tequila bottles and growing brand coverage for agave spirits.

• NOM searchable in catalog and collection search
• Thousands of tequila bottles in the database
• Brand Profiles include tour/contact/location data where available

Canonical Brand & Expression Data

Catalog

A smarter, more accurate catalog powered by canonical brand and expression packs used for matching, entry suggestions, Brand Profiles, and Fitz grounding.

• Consistent brand and expression names
• On-device catalog suggestion chips
• NOM-aware tequila search
• Powers Fitz brand grounding

Local Connect

Community

Opt in to appear by city so nearby collectors and venues can find your public shelf, then connect via Instagram, website, or phone you choose to share. WhiskeyMate is not a marketplace — arrange anything off-app yourself.

• Opt in per public collection — discovery is off until you enable it
• Appear by city so nearby collectors and venues can find your shelf
• Share only the contact channels you choose (Instagram, website, phone)
• WhiskeyMate is not a marketplace and does not broker sales or trades
• Arrangements made off-app are between you and the other person

Personalized for Your Preferences

Default Setting Management

Personalized for your preferences! Tailor the app to fit your needs with customizable default settings, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable experience every time.

Hunt Maps & Nearby Stores

Discovery

Plan bottle hunts with map pins and routes, find nearby stores, and configure nearby alerts — available on iOS, Android, and web.

• Hunt Maps with pins and route planner
• Nearby stores discovery
• Nearby alerts settings
• Home hunt preview on wide iOS layouts

Ad-Free for Everyone

Experience

WhiskeyMate is completely ad-free on iOS and Android for every user. Ads have been retired — "ad-free" is no longer a Premium differentiator. Premium continues to unlock unlimited bottles, Fitz, sharing, PDF exports, Hunt Maps, and advanced tools.

• No banners, interstitials, or ad consent popups on iOS or Android.
• iOS: Ad SDK and UMP/ATT ad flow removed.
• Android: Ads gated off via Remote Config; Mobile Ads SDK not initialized.
• Premium benefits remain (storage, Fitz, sharing, exports) without selling ad-free.

Badge System & Contributor Levels

Gamification & Progress

Track your WhiskeyMate journey with badges for activity, collection quality, and community engagement—plus new contributor levels that grow as you do.

• Earn badges for actions like commenting, rating, recipe creation, and sharing collections.
• Each badge shows clear progress and requirements for unlocking.
• Contributor levels (like 'Newbie', 'Sommelier', or 'Master Collector') reflect your overall engagement.
• Unlock animated visuals and category-based sorting in your badge showcase.
• Tap any badge for detailed descriptions and related Knowledge Base links.

Home Command Center

Home

Home is your collector command center — Fitz, collection value insights, badges, daily spotlight, a get-started checklist, and smart engagement cards that surface bottles needing attention.

• Landing tab with Fitz and value insights
• Smart engagement cards (rate, flavor, price, discover)
• Get-started checklist for new collectors
• Nearby Hunt preview on iPad/Mac

Stay Up-to-Date with the Latest in Spirits

Industry News

Stay up-to-date with the latest in spirits! From distillery launches to exclusive releases, WhiskeyMate keeps you informed about everything happening in the world of spirits.

• Receive updates on distillery launches and exclusive bottle releases.
• Explore curated news articles and industry highlights.
• Follow trends shaping the world of spirits.
• Customize your news feed with preferred topics and sources.

Beautifully Designed for Every Device

Mobile-First Design

Spirits, wherever you go! WhiskeyMate’s beautifully designed apps for iOS and Android bring your collection to life, whether you’re at home or on the go.

Stay Informed, Your Way

Notifications Management

Stay informed, your way! Control notifications for collection updates, shared bottles, and app announcements. You’ll never miss what matters most.

Half-Star Ratings

Ratings

Rate Nose, Taste, Finish, and Body in half-stars, with community averages shown alongside your personal scores.

• Half-star precision on all four rating axes
• Community averages beside personal scores
• Rate from Home engagement flows (iOS overlays)

Recipe Sharing

Recipes

Share recipes with hardened deep links, authenticated private sharing, and scalable batch controls across iOS, Android, and web.

• Authenticated private recipe sharing
• Batch controls for many recipes
• Hardened deep-link open behavior

Improved Nearby Place Results

Search and Discovery

WhiskeyMate now ranks nearby locations (like bars and liquor stores) by user rating and quantity of ratings, giving you smarter recommendations when you're on the hunt.

• Ratings and number of user reviews now influence the ordering of results.
• Improves results returned from AI-based location lookups via Fitz.
• Better matches for users searching for whiskey spots near them.

Explore a World of Spirits

Search and Discovery

Explore a world of spirits at your fingertips! WhiskeyMate’s database boasts over 300,000 bottles, making it the ultimate resource for finding your next favorite drink. With intuitive search tools and filters, discovering hidden gems has never been easier.

Public Collection Sharing

Sharing

Toggle a collection public and share a no-login landing page with a value teaser, locked insights, faded shelf preview, and inline signup — alongside classic private request-access sharing.

• In-app public sharing toggle
• No-login public landing page on the web
• Value teaser and style-spread preview
• Works with the cross-platform share loop

Menu Capture

Sharing & Venues

Photograph a printed menu or bottle labels, review Fitz’s suggestions, and add pours to your collection in one pass — then publish when you’re ready (Premium).

• Snap a printed board or bottle labels
• Fitz drafts bottles, pour prices, and sections for review
• Nothing is added until you approve the suggestions
• Use it to seed a venue menu or contribute a community Place Menu
• Requires Premium

Place Menus

Sharing & Venues

Discover what’s pouring at real venues, contribute a community pour list, or claim your bar’s official WhiskeyMate menu.

• Find pour lists tied to real Google Places
• Contribute a community list from a photo of the printed menu
• Bars claim their place to mark the Official WhiskeyMate menu
• Community lists are tips — confirm prices at the bar
• Available on iOS, Android, and the public web link

Public Menu App Clip

Sharing & Venues

Guests can open your public menu instantly from a QR without installing the full app first (iPhone).

• QR and short App Clip links open the menu on iPhone without a full install
• Same public collection snapshot as the web guest page
• iOS-only — Android and web guests use the public link

Public Restaurant Menus

Sharing & Venues

Turn a collection into a shareable bar or restaurant menu with pour prices, sections, and a QR guests can scan. Signed-in visitors see the full menu; guests still get a free teaser when you enable it (Premium).

• Bar / Restaurant mode unlocks pour prices, sections, and featured pours
• Publish a guest link and table-ready QR that stay in sync when you update
• Signed-in visitors see the full menu; guests get a teaser unless you choose otherwise
• Optional Official listing when you claim your Google Place
• Requires Premium

Connect with a Global Community

Social Features

Connect with a global community of enthusiasts! Share your bottles, collections, and ratings with other users, and discover what the world is sipping. WhiskeyMate’s social feed makes it easy to engage and learn from a passionate community.

• Share bottles and collections with other users.
• Engage with a public feed showcasing community updates.
• Comment on and interact with shared bottles and collections.
• Discover trending spirits and user favorites.
• Learn from others’ insights and broaden your collection knowledge.

Dynamic Flavor Profile Visualization

Statistics and Insights

Capture the essence of every bottle with our new flavor profile visualization feature! WhiskeyMate empowers you to document and visualize the unique flavor characteristics of your spirits with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Perfect for enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike, this feature adapts dynamically to different spirit types, offering tailored categories for whiskey, rum, tequila, and more.

• Interactive drag-and-drop interface for easy flavor profiling.
• Dynamic categories based on spirit type, including Sweetness, Spice, Smoke, and more.
• Customizable flavor profiles for whiskey, rum, tequila, and other spirits.
• Real-time updates to flavor data for personalized insights.
• Integration with Fitz for flavor suggestions and pairings.

Know Your Collection

Statistics and Insights

Know your collection inside and out! WhiskeyMate brings your data to life with insightful stats like average proof, price distribution, and trends. Whether you’re a novice or an expert, these insights help you make informed decisions and appreciate your collection even more.

• View average proof for your collection.
• Analyze price distribution across bottles.
• Track trends over time to identify valuable patterns.
• Gain insights into collection categories like spirit types or vintages.
• Use data to make informed purchasing and collecting decisions.

Integrated Knowledge Base

Support & Guidance

The WhiskeyMate Knowledge Base provides in-app access to searchable help articles, how-to guides, and feature walkthroughs—available on iOS, Android, and Web.

• Access help articles without leaving the app.
• Browse by category or search using keywords like 'wishlist', 'sharing', or 'add bottle'.
• Articles are beautifully formatted with images, lists, and links.
• Works offline with previously viewed content on mobile.
• Stay updated with platform-specific tips and release notes.

Infinity Bottles

Tasting & Blending

Blend pours from bottles you own into a named Infinity Bottle with rolling volume and estimated ABV — friends see it when that collection is shared.

• Create a named house blend in any collection
• Add leftover pours with volume and ABV
• Watch blend breakdown and estimated ABV update as you go
• Pours without ABV still count toward volume
• Synced on iOS, Android, and the web companion

Tastings

Tasting & Blending

Log known-bottle or Blind tastings with ratings and flavor notes, then attach them to bottles in your collection.

• Known pour or Blind tasting modes
• Score nose, taste, finish, and body with notes
• Attach a tasting to a bottle you own
• Synced across iOS, Android, and the web companion

Clickable Avatars & Profile Navigation

UI and Experience

Tap on any avatar in chat, comments, or feed to view that user’s profile directly from any screen.

• Tap avatars in chat and comment views to open user profiles.
• Seamless navigation between conversations and profile views.

Conversation Avatars

UI and Experience

Chat conversations now include profile images or fallback initials, making interactions more personal and recognizable.

• Profile images now shown in chat conversations.
• Fallback to initials if profile image is missing.

Siri Shortcut Integration

Voice and Personalization

WhiskeyMate now works with Siri! Use voice commands like 'Search WhiskeyMate' or 'Check My Collection' to access key features without even opening the app.

• Add Siri Shortcuts for faster access.
• Voice-enable your whiskey searches and collection views.
• Makes multitasking easier while exploring spirits.

Fill Gaps with Fitz

Whiskey Collection Management

Adding a bottle with missing details? Enter a brand and expression and let Fitz research the bottle and fill in only the empty fields for you — with a review step so you stay in control (Premium).

• Researches the bottle from your entered brand and expression
• Review every suggestion: before/after per field, choose current vs. Fitz, use-all or use-none
• Fills details and full production info for whiskey and tequila
• Available on the entry form and the bottle detail view
• Scan a bottle we don't have yet, then "Find with Fitz" runs the same deep research
• Requires both a brand and an expression; skips the call when there's nothing left to fill
• Grounded in the WhiskeyMate catalog, and reuses research per expression to keep it fast

Random Bottle Picker

Whiskey Collection Management

Can't decide what to pour? Let WhiskeyMate surprise you with a random bottle from your collection.

• Picks a random bottle from the current collection
• Respects your active search and filters
• Brief confirmation so you know what's happening
• Available in the toolbar and the small-screen overflow menu

Recently Deleted & Recovery

Whiskey Collection Management

Changed your mind? Removed bottles stay recoverable for 7 days so a mis-tap is never permanent.

• Deleting a bottle is a timestamped soft-delete
• Recover removed bottles for up to 7 days
• Restores the exact pre-delete quantity with one tap
• New Recently Deleted filter in the filter menu
• Grid and list delete actions confirm before removing

Smarter Collection Search

Whiskey Collection Management

Search your collection by spirit type, with a cleaner search bar on smaller screens.

• Free-text search now scores spirit type
• Filter and sort collapse into an overflow menu on small screens
• More room for the search field where space is tight

Redesigned Collection View

Whiskey Collection Management

Collection experiences redesigned on iOS and Android — adaptive analytics, Create Collection refresh, configurable list fields, and smarter sort preferences.

• Adaptive analytics on collection detail (iOS)
• Create Collection redesign (iOS & Android)
• Configurable list fields with icon badges (iOS)
• Collection order preference and scoped locations

Manage Collections

Whiskey Collection Management

Effortlessly manage your entire collection with WhiskeyMate! Organize, enhance, and analyze your collections with ease.

• Manage collection images.
• Maintain a wish list within each collection.
• Share collections with other users.
• Rename collections.
• Provide a collection description.
• View collection statistics for insights like average price, proof, and more.
• Public collection sharing (no-login landing page) alongside private request-access sharing.

Enhanced Collection Filtering & Sorting

Whiskey Collection Management

Manage your whiskey collection like never before with powerful new filtering and sorting tools. Version 1.20 introduces highly customizable filters, enabling users to refine collections based on ABV, Brand, Date Added, Distillery, Flavor Profile, Proof, Price, Spirit Type, Vintage, and Ratings. Sorting options now include ascending and descending order for various attributes, including Community Ratings and Price Appreciation.

• Apply filters for ABV, Proof, Brand, Date Added, Distillery, Flavor Profile, and more.
• Sort by ABV, Brand, Date Added, Distillery, Proof, Price, Ratings, Spirit Type, and Vintage.
• Refine by Community Flavor Profiles and Community Ratings.
• Track price changes with appreciation and depreciation filters.
• Use filters for Open Bottles, Low Stock, and Missing Price/Ratings.

Detailed Bottle Documentation

Whiskey Collection Management

Document every detail of your spirits! WhiskeyMate lets you track all types of spirits with incredible precision. Users can document the following for each bottle:

• Front and back images
• Collection association
• Barcode
• Brand and subtitle
• Bottle status (open or closed) and fill level if open
• Bottle rating, including community ratings
• Spirit type (e.g., whiskey, rum, tequila)
• Spirit sub-type (e.g., Bourbon for whiskey)
• Vintage
• Aged time
• Finish (e.g., finished in French Oak Casks)
• Batch/Barrel number and bottle number
• Alcohol by volume (ABV) and proof
• Volume (e.g., 750ml)
• Price
• User notes
• Flavor profile

Track and Manage Your Dream Bottles

Wish Lists

Dream big and sip even bigger! Track bottles you’d love to add to your collection with an easy-to-manage Wish List. Turn your dreams into reality, one bottle at a time.

Region-Aware Whiskey Metadata

Metadata

Tag bottles with curated regions per spirit and whiskey type using the new Region Picker and catalog.

• Region catalog tuned for Whiskey, Tequila/Agave, Rum, Gin, and more.
• Region field flows through entry, edit, detail, and search filters.
• Future-proofed for additional regional breakdowns.

NOM, Master Distiller, Single-Barrel

Metadata

Add and search new whiskey metadata fields: NOM number, master distiller, and single-barrel selector with filters and sorting.

• Filter and sort by new fields.
• Extended TypeSense parameters.
• Conditional display across detail and edit views.

Premium Resolution Debug Logging

Logging

Added structured debug logging around Premium resolution to help diagnose entitlement issues in support cases.

• Structured logs around billing and Premium state transitions.
• Easier to triage “I’m paying but Premium is off” reports.
• No PII; logs scoped to release diagnostic flags.

In-App Swag Shop & Order Tracking

Swag Shop

WhiskeyMate 1.21 introduces seamless shopping and order tracking features directly within the app. Explore branded gear, track past purchases, and stay connected to the WhiskeyMate lifestyle.

• Shop official WhiskeyMate merchandise without leaving the app.
• Browse t-shirts, hoodies, drinkware, accessories, and more.
• Order History view in Profile shows shipment and tracking info.
• Integrated Stripe checkout and Printful fulfillment.
• Preview featured items when no orders are found.

Share with a Single Tap

Universal Links

Share with a single tap! Send bottles, collections, and recipes to others with easy-to-use universal links.

Explore WhiskeyMate Anywhere

Web Presence

Explore WhiskeyMate anywhere! Access your collection and discover new features on whiskeymate.net and whiskeymate.com.

Smarter, More Personal Fitz

AI

Fitz now greets you based on time of day, keeps follow-up suggestions tied to the current conversation, routes chat suggestion pills natively (no more universal-link round-trips), and makes feedback easier to give.

• Time-of-day welcome that adapts to your last visit.
• Native chat-pill routing — no more leaving the app to come back in.
• Follow-up suggestions stay in context for the current thread.
• Faster thumbs-up / thumbs-down feedback on Fitz answers.

Personalized Fitz Welcome + FitzClientContract on Android

AI

Fitz on Android now greets users with a personalized welcome and runs through a unified FitzClientContract so behavior matches iOS and tvOS. Feedback is aligned with the knowledge lane and conversation parity work.

• Personalized welcome that adapts based on time-of-day and recent activity.
• Unified FitzClientContract surface across Android, iOS, and tvOS.
• Knowledge-lane and conversation feedback parity with iOS.

Smarter Fitz: Platform-Tagged Interactions and Better Fallbacks

AI

Fitz now tags interactions with the platform they came from, recovers more gracefully when intent classification is uncertain, and clears stale suggestions between conversations.

• Platform-aware analytics so iOS/tvOS/Android-specific issues are easier to spot.
• Stateful fallback intent prevents Fitz from spinning when it isn't sure what to do.
• Cleaner conversation transitions — stale follow-up suggestions are cleared.

Platform-Tagged Fitz Interactions (Android)

AI

Android Fitz interactions are now tagged with the platform they originated from, and streaming text boundaries have been improved for cleaner responses.

• Platform-aware Fitz analytics, matching iOS 1.34.
• Improved streaming text join boundaries for cleaner output.
• Foundation for tighter Fitz parity across platforms.

Migrated Fitz AI to Firebase AI SDK

Infrastructure

Moved Android Fitz over to the new Firebase AI SDK for better streaming, model targeting, and ongoing platform support.

• Standardized on the Firebase AI SDK.
• Cleaner streaming behavior and better error handling.
• Easier model swaps and platform-managed quotas.

Celebrate Your Journey

Badges and Contributor Levels

Celebrate your journey! Earn badges and climb contributor levels as you engage with the WhiskeyMate community. Your activity, passion, and knowledge are recognized every step of the way.

Bring Your Spirits to Life

Image Upload and Processing

Bring your spirits to life! Showcase every bottle with high-quality images that make your collection stand out.

Hunt Maps & Routes

Discovery

Plan routes, add pins with details and photos, preview and share hunts, discover public routes, vote and flag locations, and get Apple Maps directions.

• Route planning with map preview and share.
• Pins with details, photos, and voting.
• Public discovery with flagging and moderation.

Nearby Stores

Discovery

Discover nearby stores with adjustable radius, see hours/ratings/photos, filter by wish list brands, and get directions. Alerts and premium integration supported.

• Map-based discovery with radius control.
• Google Places enrichment and store details.
• Wish list brand filter and directions.

Remote-Config Ad-Support Gating

Ads

Android now reads ad-support state from Remote Config so the team can toggle ad surfaces without shipping a new build.

• Centralized ad-support toggle via Firebase Remote Config.
• Allows quick rollout / rollback of ad surfaces.
• Premium users remain ad-free regardless of toggle state.

Restored Update Notifications

Reliability

Push delivery for app-update notifications has been restored so Android users hear about new releases without having to check the Play Store manually.

• Update push delivery restored on Android.
• No action required from existing users.
• Works with the existing notification preferences in Profile.

Hardened Apple Premium Linkage and Restore Purchases

Billing

Subscription state and Restore Purchases are more reliable across devices, with clearer feedback when verification is in progress or has completed.

• Apple App Account Token mapping for accurate server entitlement notifications.
• Restore Purchases now shows verification UX (in progress and verified states).
• Reduces "I'm Premium but the app doesn't know it" friction after reinstalls.

Android Premium / Billing Linkage Fixes

Billing

Resolved a regression in Android Premium and Google Play billing so subscriptions, restore, and entitlement state work reliably and remain Play policy compliant.

• Fixed Premium / Google Play billing linkage on Android.
• Restored UI affordances that previously hid Premium-only features.
• Brought the in-app billing flow back into Play policy compliance.

Server Entitlement Mapping via googlePurchaseToken

Entitlements

WhiskeyMate now stores each Android user’s googlePurchaseToken so the server can reliably reconcile Premium entitlements across devices and reinstalls.

• Persistent googlePurchaseToken stored on the user record.
• Server-side entitlement reconciliation across devices.
• Foundation for cross-platform Premium parity work.

Fitz on Apple TV

Apple TV

Ask Fitz for flights, pairings, and recipe ideas right from your TV. It’s a simple way to keep the conversation going while you browse bottles on the big screen.

• Ask for tasting flights, pairings, and recipe inspiration.
• Built for remote-friendly typing and readable responses.
• Great for tastings: keep ideas visible while you pour.

Shared Collections and WhiskeyFeed on TV

Apple TV

Enjoy discovery and community on a larger canvas. Explore shared collections and browse WhiskeyFeed on Apple TV for a relaxed, living-room-friendly way to discover bottles.

• Explore shared collections with clean, focused presentation.
• Browse WhiskeyFeed on the big screen for casual discovery.
• Perfect for bar setups, tastings, and hosting friends.

WhiskeyMate Premium on Apple TV (tvOS Version 1)

Apple TV

Bring your whiskey collection to the biggest screen in your home. Pair your Apple TV to your Premium account and browse, search, and showcase your bottles with a TV-first experience.

• Premium-only companion experience for Apple TV.
• Fast pairing via QR or short code at whiskeymate.net/tv/pair.
• Browse collections and bottles with couch-friendly navigation.
• Search by brand/subtitle for quick access to what you want to pour.

Organize Your Passion Your Way

Ability to Create Multiple Collections

Organize your passion your way! Premium users can separate their spirits into multiple collections, perfect for categorizing by type, occasion, or preference. Whether you're curating a special selection of rare finds or organizing everyday favorites, multiple collections give you the flexibility to manage your growing collection like a pro.

WhiskeyMate, Uninterrupted

Ad-Free Experience

WhiskeyMate, uninterrupted! Enjoy a smooth, distraction-free experience with no ads. Focus entirely on your collection, recommendations, and discoveries without interruptions, making every interaction with the app seamless and enjoyable.

Fitz Streaming

AI

Fitz, the WhiskeyMate AppTender, can stream answers in real time for a more conversational Premium AI experience (iOS-first).

• Opt-in SSE streaming via callFitzStream
• More conversational feel while answers generate
• Still Premium-gated like other Fitz experiences

Share the Magic

Collection Sharing

Share the magic! Premium users can share their collections seamlessly with friends, family, and fellow enthusiasts. Let others see your carefully curated spirits, collaborate with other collectors, or inspire someone new to join the world of fine spirits. Collection sharing is a great way to connect and celebrate your passion.

Your Collection, Professionally Documented

Export Collection Data

Your collection, professionally documented! Premium users can export their collections to beautifully formatted PDFs, making it easy to share with friends, showcase your collection, or archive it for personal use. Whether you're sharing with fellow enthusiasts or using it as a keepsake, WhiskeyMate ensures your collection always looks its best.

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Fitz, the GenAI AppTender

The ultimate AI experience! Premium users unlock even more of Fitz’s capabilities, including deeper insights and exclusive features. Gain personalized recommendations based on your collection, access premium cocktail recipes, and receive expert guidance on expanding your collection. Fitz becomes your go-to digital spirits expert, saving you time and enhancing every aspect of your whiskey journey.

Expand Your Collection Without Limits

Unlimited Bottle Storage

Expand your collection without limits! Add as many bottles as you want, whether you're documenting every spirit you own or planning for future additions. Never worry about running out of space, and enjoy the freedom to explore and document your passion to its fullest extent.

Improved Moderation Controls and Platform Stability

Moderation

Stronger moderation hooks and quiet stability fixes across reporting, content review, and account flows.

• Refined report-content flows for messages, recipes, and shared collections.
• More resilient handling of moderated content states.
• Reduced edge-case crashes around moderation actions.

OCR Prefill (Feature Flag)

Intelligence

Optional Vision-based text recognition to prefill brand and expression from label photos when submitting unknown barcodes.

• Controlled via AppConfig feature flag.
• Prefills brand/expression from front label.
• Improves accuracy of unknown submissions.

AVFoundation Scanner Overhaul

Scanning and Input

Rebuilt the iOS barcode scanner with AVFoundation, adding torch support and expanded symbologies for faster, more reliable scans.

• Torch toggle for low-light scanning.
• Expanded symbology support.
• Faster recognition and fewer false negatives.

Unknown Barcode Submission Flow

Workflow

Submit unknown barcodes with photos and details. Includes analytics, haptic feedback, and a unified fallback sheet across entry and search views.

• Unified fallback sheet for Search and Entry.
• Image upload to help identify new products.
• Success and warning haptics on key actions.

Advanced Catalog Filtering with Facets and Sorting

Catalog

Narrow the WhiskeyMate catalog with multi-facet filters (spirit type, region, style, age, brand) and richer sorting options to find your next bottle faster.

• Multi-select facet filters across spirit, region, style, and more.
• New sort orders: relevance, rating, popularity, A-Z, and recently added.
• Filters and sort preserved as you navigate between bottle details and back.

Advanced Catalog Filtering with Facets and Sorting (Android)

Catalog

Multi-facet filtering and richer sort orders now available on Android, in parity with iOS 1.34.

• Filter the catalog by spirit type, region, style, brand, age.
• Sort by relevance, rating, popularity, A–Z, or recently added.
• Filters and sort preserved across bottle detail navigation.

Smarter Bottle Image Fallbacks and Search Prompts

Reliability

Bottle artwork now falls back through alternate sources when the primary image is missing, and search prompts surface the right bottles sooner.

• Graceful fallback when the primary bottle image fails to load.
• Search prompts surface relevant results earlier.
• Polished thumbnails across collections and search.

Polished Search Guidance and Barcode Scanner

UX

Refined search-input guidance and tightened the barcode scanner UX so finding and adding bottles feels less fiddly.

• Clearer search prompts and empty-state guidance.
• Tighter barcode scanner framing and feedback.
• Fewer false negatives on edge-case codes.

Richer Catalog Metadata (Typesense whiskeys_v2)

Catalog

WhiskeyMate now reads from the upgraded whiskeys_v2 Typesense collection, which carries richer metadata per bottle to power better search results and recommendations.

• More accurate brand, region, and style fields in results.
• Better tolerance for typos and partial matches.
• Lays the groundwork for upcoming facet and recommendation features.

Continue with Google + Redesigned Login Screens

Account

Sign in faster with Google, plus a refreshed look and feel across login, sign-up, and forgot-password screens designed to get you back into your collection sooner.

• “Continue with Google” alongside Apple sign-in and email.
• Redesigned login, sign-up, and forgot-password flows.
• Clearer error handling and recovery messaging.

Billing Regression and Navigation Bar Styling Fix

Billing

Restored proper billing flows and fixed bottom-navigation styling that had regressed after a Material 3 migration.

• Resolved billing-flow regression introduced in 1.1.3 follow-up work.
• Fixed bottom navigation bar colors / contrast.

Smoother Splash and Steadier Sessions

Launch

Faster splash transition plus quiet fixes to entitlement sync, profile flows, and entry recovery drafts keep your data right where you left it.

• More stable splash layout and animation.
• Hardened entry reset and entitlement sync.
• Preserves recovery drafts and user progress state across sessions.

Hardened Firestore Deserialization and Release Build

Release Hardening

Tightened Firestore model deserialization, account/billing flows, and the release build (R8/proguard) for a more reliable production experience.

• Firestore model deserialization is more forgiving of legacy data.
• Account and billing flows hardened against transient failures.
• Release build trimmed of warnings; assets shrunk for smaller APK.

Pinned Search Field No Longer Crashes

UI

Resolved a crash that could occur when the pinned search field at the top of certain views was focused, especially under heavy scrolling.

• Focus + scroll edge case fixed for the pinned search bar.
• Smoother text-input behavior across search-heavy screens.

Palate Passport Preview

Discovery

Your new Palate Passport surfaces the styles, flavors, and regions you sip most often at a glance, so your collection tells a story about you, not just your shelf.

• Visual summary of top styles, regions, and flavor notes in your collection.
• Surfaces directly on profile and bottle detail for context.
• Designed to grow into a richer “taste fingerprint” over future releases.

Refined Taste Profile and Taxonomy

Metadata

Spirit types, regions, and styles are organized more consistently across the catalog and your collections so similar bottles group the way you expect.

• Cleaner spirit-type / sub-type / region hierarchy.
• More consistent grouping in search facets and collection sorts.
• Sets the stage for upcoming recommendation improvements.

Collapsible Taste Profile

UI

The full Taste Profile is now tucked behind a single tap on bottle detail so collection screens stay clean and scannable while still keeping the deep flavor data one tap away.

• Bottle detail defaults to a compact summary.
• One-tap expand reveals the full flavor profile when you want it.
• Less scrolling for everyday browsing, same depth on demand.

Easy Access to Social Platforms

Social Media Links

Added new social media link buttons to the main menu and profile view, enabling quick navigation to your favorite whiskey communities.

• Dedicated social media section in main menu.
• Profile view integration for convenient sharing.
• Supports multiple platforms for whiskey enthusiasts.

Polished Wishlist Flows and Export Details

Workflow

Improved how wishlists are managed on Android and added richer details to exports so collection snapshots are more useful.

• Smoother wishlist add / remove / convert-to-collection flows.
• Richer detail in exports (currency, region, ratings).
• Better cross-references between wishlist and main collections.