What's new

What has changed in Spontio, version by version.

Version 0.15.0

When a friend sets up a new phone without one of their old ones, you confirm it before your app sends them anything.
Add a new phone by QR code, and see or remove your phones in the settings.
A recovery key of 12 words gets you onto a new phone, even when your old one is gone.
Tidier settings: "Security" and "Privacy" are now two cards with one line per topic, and usage statistics is a switch.
New: status.spontio.app shows whether all Spontio services are running, plus past incidents and planned maintenance.
On your phone, slide pins, contacts and circles to the left for actions like Not this time, Mute, Edit or Delete.
Settings → From Spontio now shows only what is new in the latest update, not every update of the past week.
Orbit: the map now zooms so the whole circle shows, for every radius from 200 m to 10 km.

Version 0.14.0

Confirmation codes for your mobile number now arrive as a real SMS from “Spontio” (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
The iPhone and Android apps show their version number in Settings again instead of "dev".

Version 0.13.0

Connect friends automatically: people who have each other in their address books and switched it on become contacts without a request and can be picked right away when sharing a pin.
In the iPhone and Android app, push texts are now encrypted: Apple and Google only see “New activity in Spontio”.
Tapping Today, 7 days or All zooms the map so you see all the pins of that filter.
Address book check: new entries in your address book show up right away, and each number counts once a day, so you no longer hit the daily limit.
Address book check: your contacts' names show again, with small invite and share icons next to them.
Photos upload again in the iOS and Android app: as a pin's picture, for events and as your profile photo. Save errors now show right above the save button.

Version 0.12.0

For a pin's picture you now pick photo, gallery or drawn picture with three small icons side by side.
In a pin, pulling down at the top reloads everything, including chat, shouts, vote and checklist.
Time with AM/PM: the choice now fits narrow phones and no longer sticks out past the edge.
"Allow forwarding" can now also be changed when you edit a pin, and "Allow maybe" is a switch on your own pin that applies at once.
After a longer break, Spontio now shows only what's new in the current version, not every version one by one.

Version 0.11.0

Add people right in the pin: the + next to "Sent to" sends it out at once, no editing needed. Whoever may forward gets the same +.
Orbit: choose who may notice you like for a pin, including single contacts or everyone. Starting an orbit and the Orbit page come in cards, slimmer.
No idea? When you drop a pin, Spontio suggests things to do under the title, fitting the season, time of day and weekend, indoors or outdoors.
Give your pin a picture: a photo of the place, a flyer or a drawn one. It shows on top of the pin, in the list and on the map.
The “All set” badge now needs someone else to take or tick off an entry. What you tick off for others yourself no longer counts as help.
iPhone: when you write in the pin chat, in replies and in other sheets with a text field, the content now moves up with the keyboard so you can see what you type.
iPhone: markers on the map can be tapped, the profile opens again, and the map starts showing all pins instead of your location.
The orbit map now shows the circle in the iOS and Android apps too.
"New" on a pin now goes once you have opened it, on all your devices.
On the Pins page, “Drop a pin” and “Orbit” are now the same height.
You stay signed in: signing in once is enough, also in the iPhone app and the app on your home screen.
In the trophy cabinet, "Show badges" and who sees them are now at the top. "Reset progress" sits at the bottom, marked in red.

Version 0.10.0

Circles grow with their pins: when you add someone to a circle, you can invite them to the circle's running pins and series right away.
The map now shows who is in at every zoom level, even when zoomed far out.
Orbit: show friends from your circles that you're around. Nobody is notified; only friends who come near get a notice and can come over.
"Not this time" now works on every pin: if you can't make it, let the person know with one tap, no push sent. Only they see it.
Pins with an end: say how long your pin runs or until when, also for votes, and extend a running pin by an hour.
Forward pins: if you allow it, friends can pass your pin on to their own contacts and circles.
New pins screen: All · Friends · Mine, your own pins marked, "New" on pins you haven't answered and a planner for your series.
New themes in Settings: Neon, Cloud, Paper, Onyx and Seasons, which changes by itself with the year.
While Spontio is being updated, sign-in and the web app show a waiting page that reloads by itself instead of a technical message.

Version 0.9.1

On the map, pins close together now show who is in around their number.
A tidier pin page: calendar, link, notifications and managing the pin now sit behind ⋯ at the top right. Switch your own "I'm in" right at your row.

Version 0.9.0

Everyone who got a pin can now write in its chat, also before "I'm in". Their name then shows "not in yet".
A checklist entry can carry a link, for example to the ticket shop.
Checklist entries can now be “per person”, like a cinema ticket: the count grows with everyone who's in, and each ticks it off for themselves or for others.
When an own contact joins Spontio through your link, the app asks whether it is them and merges both if you like.
Whoever drops a pin now decides with a small icon whether others may add checklist entries and make suggestions in a vote.
Dropping a pin is now quick: on top you pick "Quick" (just what, where, when and who) or "Detailed". Choose the start form in the settings.
Links in the description of pins, events and series can now be tapped.
The "Inviter" badge now also counts friends who come to Spontio through your pin link.
Signing up through an invite or pin link now brings you back to the invite or pin after the confirmation e-mail.
Switching from "I'm in" to "Maybe" through a pin link now gives your checklist items back, and the creator hears about it.
Notifications about a pin open it right at the part they are about: the chat, the checklist, the vote, "Who's in" or the announcement.

Version 0.8.1

Date votes reach as far ahead as pins, the map filters by today, 7 days or everything, and on the sign-in page you choose the language with the globe.

Version 0.8.0

14 new badges for checklists, chat, shouts, votes, pins far ahead and rides: for whoever drops the pin and for everyone who joins in.
Pins: you can react to messages in a pin's chat with an emoji.
Pins: in a pin's chat you can reply to a message. The replies stay together under it.
Pins: a small chat at the bottom of a pin for everyone who is in. New messages show on the pin card and in the notifications.
Checklist on pins: whoever is in ticks off what they bring, and everyone sees who brings what.
Pins: questions about the time, place or description can be asked right at that detail and marked as done.
Pins: you can comment on each checklist entry, like on the time or place. In the chat they show together per entry.
Pins: people who are in can leave a short shout (“On my way”, “I'm here”). The creator can pin an announcement to the top of the pin.
Not sure when or where yet? Leave it open on the pin: everyone votes and suggests, you decide and can send it as an announcement.
Pins can now be up to 3 months ahead, say for a birthday. The list shows the next 7 days, the rest sits under "Later", and a reminder comes the day before.
In the place search, the first entry is always “Take … as text”: just start typing, e.g. “Online”, and use it as your own place.
Your profile shows your circles as rings around your photo, with a few friends on them. Tap a face to open their profile.
"Who's in" now also shows the pin's creator, as long as they haven't said they're not in.
FAQ: new answers about the new features, and some answers brought up to date.
Time fields for pins, events and rides now follow your time format (24 h or AM/PM).

Version 0.7.1

The sign-in page is tidier: the technical "Server reachable" note is gone.
The sample notification in the notifications prompt no longer shows a made-up name.
The trophy cabinet and the home town now also show who sees them with the symbol with the small eye.

Version 0.7.0

Your contacts now see your badges from the start. You still choose who sees them in your trophy cabinet.
A contact's … menu now has "Change circles".
Now and then a quick question from the Spontio team: one tap is enough, and your answer stays anonymous.
New: radius around the place. A pin can reach only contacts nearby. Please add your home town in your profile for this, a town is enough.
Share a contact's profile with a friend: the share button sits right next to their username.
In the settings you now choose the look: like the system, light or dark.
On a phone, you can now swipe through the guided tour.
Your badges now have their own trophy cabinet: “Trophies” in the menu on your picture. Tap a badge to see its details right away in a pop-up.
In your profile, the button next to each field now has a small eye, so you can tell right away that it sets who sees the field.
Fixed two security vulnerabilities in libraries of the app's interface that let a single request bring the server down.
Golden badges like Pioneer are fully golden again instead of sometimes hollow.
If WebGL is turned off in the browser (e.g. in LibreWolf), Spontio now explains how to make the map show up instead of leaving a blank space.
"Sent to X people" now also counts own contacts once the message to them is marked as sent.
First and last name at registration are now real names: no more links, digits, emojis or invisible characters.

Version 0.6.0

Badges in your profile: pins, people who are in, circles and more earn badges with levels and a progress bar. You choose who sees them.
A shorter contact list: each name shows only the circles that person is in, and a tap changes them. Filter by circle at the top.
You can now support Spontio with a donation via PayPal on spontio.app: look for "Donate" at the top.
Golden Supporter badge: whoever supports Spontio with a donation gets a thank-you in their profile. Voluntary, it unlocks nothing.
A number on your picture shows what is new: pins, people who are in, answers from the team, contacts and announcements at a glance.
A "BETA" stamp on the logo shows that Spontio is still in beta.
After an update, Spontio shows once what is new.
SMS as a messenger: enter your mobile number once and WhatsApp and Signal use it too. Add more messengers with “+”.

Version 0.5.0

Settings show the version number of Spontio.
When you jump a week ahead for a pin, Spontio adjusts the time instead of showing an error.

Version 0.4.0

Droppin is now Spontio: new name, new logo, new address spontio.app.
Pins at the same place and time show up as one stack you can swipe through.
While you drop a pin, Spontio points out pins at the same place and time.
The pin page and the pin form share one card design.
This website is new.

Version 0.3.0

Getting started in three steps, with notifications and reminders.
Control your notifications: mute people, skip words, get a reminder before the start.
Times in 24-hour or 12-hour format.
"Maybe" as an answer to a pin.
Limited spots: decide how many people can join your pin.
See whom a pin goes to and leave people out.
"Always in" on recurring pins, and a whole series can be edited and continued.
Profile pages with a short bio, profile link and QR code; you choose who sees each detail.
Usernames and contact requests, answered with a tick or a cross, and a search above your contacts.
Your own contacts for people who aren't on Spontio yet, with messenger logos in the list.
New "Drop a pin" form: title, description, place optional.
Add pins to your calendar as an .ics file.
Counters for unread news in the navigation.
A contact button for questions to the team, and team announcements as a card.
Settings in the avatar menu, separate from your profile.
Circles show how they overlap.
Web app: Spontio icon on the iPhone home screen, and you stay signed in.

Version 0.2.0

Notifications for new pins and "I'm in", bundled per pin.
Home screen with a map of upcoming pins.
Passive mode: "I'm here" with a radius, friends nearby get a hint.
Recurring pins with "Not this time".
Share a pin as a link: friends without an account see it and can join.
Block and report people; terms of use you agree to in the app.
Two-factor sign-in for anyone who wants it.
Sign-up captcha without Google, run on our own server.
A short tour after the welcome screen, and an FAQ with search.
The pilot runs on our own server and updates itself.

Version 0.1.0

Sign-in, profile, settings and account deletion.
Contacts through invite links, circles with an emoji icon.
Drop pins for now or later, with "I'm in", place search and map.
Whoever gets your pin can message you in their own messenger.
Imprint, privacy policy and contact.