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Version 1.2 · in development

What’s coming next.

Version 1.2 is focused on helping the journal do more with the thoughtful details you already keep, while making the experience feel at home on the newest iPhone layouts.

Planned for Version 1.2Final scope remains subject to release, accessibility and device testing.
The Gift Journal Today screen in the Midnight Cobalt theme on the iPhone Duo layout
Development preview · iPhone Duo start screen in Midnight Cobalt

01 · Thoughtfulness layer

Start with what you already remember.

The new Help me think experience is designed for the moment when you know the person well but still need a direction. It draws from the relationship memory already in the journal — clues, current context, themes and history — and keeps the reasoning visible.

  • Journal-first: the starting point is your own saved memory, not a generic product feed.
  • Explainable: suggestions show the clue or context that led to the direction.
  • Deliberate: exploring a direction does not silently add or change journal records.

Development preview shown. Copy and presentation may change before release.

Help me think for Sarah, showing journal clues, themes and current context in the Cobalt interface
Help me think · development preview

02 · New theme

Midnight Cobalt & Platinum Chrome.

Cobalt joins Champagne & Smoked Quartz, Velvet Plum & Rose Quartz, and Alabaster & Pale Mineral as the fourth theme. It keeps the same hierarchy, selection and status language while giving the journal a deeper, cooler visual character.

  • Deep cobalt surfaces for a calm, low-glare journal feel.
  • Platinum Chrome accents for controls, selection and structure.
  • Same semantics: theme changes the presentation, not what colours or controls mean.
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Midnight Cobalt

Thoughtful by night.

A darker journal surface with cool platinum structure and quiet blue depth.

Thinking about SarahFrom this journal only

Illustrative website swatch; in-app screens remain the source of truth for the final theme.

03 · iPhone Duo enhancement

The journal adapts without losing your place.

Version 1.2 extends the adaptive iPhone work for Duo-capable layouts. The interface responds to the scene width and safe areas instead of treating the device as a separate app, so the same journal can move naturally between compact and wide presentations.

  • Route-preserving: resizing or changing presentation keeps the same person, record or review context.
  • Wide-scene friendly: the journal can use more of the canvas when extra width is available.
  • Capture across apps: split workflows can bring a Safari product link into Quick Capture for review before saving.

The pictured Duo workflow is a development preview. Final device support remains subject to release testing.

iPhone Duo development preview showing Safari beside The Gift Journal Quick Capture
Safari + Quick Capture · Duo development preview

Release status

1.2 is still a work in progress.

The features above are the current direction for Version 1.2. They are not yet part of the App Store release, and details can change as combination, accessibility, device and release-quality testing is completed.

Available nowVersion 1.1
In developmentVersion 1.2
Roadmap updated24 September 2026
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The current release is Version 1.1

Start the journal now. Let 1.2 build on what you remember.

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