Release Notes

Changelog

Everything new, fixed, and improved in Cinolo. Updated with every release.

v2.3
April 2026
  • 🎉 New Free tier raised from 25 to 50 swipes per day.
  • ✨ New For You mode now biases picks toward your favourite decade.
  • 🎭 New Re-run the genre picker from Settings any time to retune For You.
  • 📋 New Copy your watchlist as plain text for sharing in chats.
  • 🎲 New "Pick for me" button on the watchlist — instant random pick when you can't decide.
  • 📥 New Letterboxd CSV import (watchlist + ratings + diary).
  • 🎨 New Sub-genre chips — Romcom, Dark Comedy, Cyberpunk, Noir, and more.
  • 🌍 New Country-of-origin filter with 16 countries.
  • ♿ New Accessibility mode — larger text and bigger controls.
  • 📸 New Instagram-style film grid on your profile.
  • 💾 New Watched movies now persist in the panel even after being removed from the watchlist.
  • ✨ Improve Stories rebuilt with a cinematic, Instagram-quality design.
  • ⌨️ Improve Desktop keyboard shortcuts (←/→, ?, Ctrl+Z) with a one-time hint.
  • 💾 Improve Saved filter presets (up to 10, Basic+).
  • 🐛 Fix Daily swipe count now resets at local midnight, not UTC.
  • 🐛 Fix Escape key now closes every modal.
  • 🐛 Fix Long DM messages no longer appear on the wrong side of the thread.
  • 🐛 Fix Followed users now appear in the DM list before the first message.
  • 🛡️ Fix Comprehensive XSS hardening across folder, group, story, review, and chat rendering.
v2.2
April 2026
  • 🔒 Security Removed exposed API key from frontend — all movie data now proxied securely through Cloudflare Workers.
  • 🐛 Fix Fixed poster fallback that was leaking API keys via img.onerror handler.
  • 🛡️ Fix Hardened XSS protection in HTML escaping functions.
  • 💾 Fix localStorage quota errors now handled gracefully — no more silent failures on full storage.
  • 🎬 Fix Loading skeleton now shows correctly when fetching more movies at end of deck.
  • 🏠 Improve Landing page: added 'Why Cinolo?' feature section and pricing preview cards.
  • 🏠 Improve Landing page: Pricing link added to nav and footer.
  • 💰 Improve Plans page: 3 new FAQ answers, smart back button, improved mobile chrome colour.
v2.1
March 2026
  • 🎉 New Watch Party v1 — find movies you and a friend both want to watch.
  • 🌍 New 12-language support including RTL Arabic.
  • 💰 New Basic ($1/mo) and Pro ($3/mo) plans via Stripe.
  • 🔔 New Push notifications for Watch Party invites.
  • 📋 New Folders & film diary for organising your watchlist.
  • ⭐ New For You mode — personalised recommendations that learn your taste.
  • 📝 New Movie reviews — write and read reviews from the community.
  • 🔐 Improve Promo codes moved server-side for security.
  • 🐛 Fix Tier upgrade bug fixed — Pro features now unlock instantly after payment.
v2.0
February 2026
  • 🚀 New Major redesign — new dark theme, Bebas Neue headings, orange accent colour.
  • 🌐 New Migrated to Cloudflare Workers + Assets hosting. Auto-deploys from GitHub.
  • 📱 New Full mobile-first redesign. Touch swipe gestures.
  • 🔍 New Unified search across movies, actors, and directors.
  • 👥 New Social feed — see what friends are saving and rating.
  • 📊 New Profile stats — genre breakdown, swipe count, streak tracker.
  • 🔔 New In-app notifications system.
v1.5
January 2026
  • 🔑 New Google Sign-In support.
  • 📁 New Watchlist folders.
  • ⭐ New Star ratings for movies you've watched.
  • 🐛 Fix Service worker cache invalidation fix — users now always get the latest version.
v1.0
December 2025
  • 🎬 Launch Cinolo goes live. Swipe right to save, left to skip.
  • 🔐 New Email/password authentication via Firebase.
  • 📋 New Watchlist — save movies you want to watch.
  • 🎲 New Movie discovery powered by Trakt.tv and OMDB APIs.
  • 📱 New Progressive Web App — installable on mobile.