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Release Notes

The current version is 2026.10.17, released October 17, 2026. 32 releases so far.

2026

2026.10.17

  • Ground up rewrite.
  • ChangedCPI data is downloaded directly from BLS on demand rather than baked into the app, so new months arrive with a pull-to-refresh or the daily check instead of waiting for an app update.
  • AddedEvery CPI series with its full history, for both populations (CPI-U and CPI-W); All items, U.S. city average goes back to 1913. Optional Regional and Category data subsets.
  • AddedCompare Series to see how two or more series trend over the same dates, in absolute terms or relative to their average or a chosen base series.
  • AddedTrack Monies to see how historical monies (like salary or rent) trend over time, as Purchase Power, Nominal, or Real Value. Sets export to CSV; with Pro, they import too.
  • AddedBrowse Series to search and filter through over 12,000 active series by name, ID, population, seasonal adjustment, period, area, and item. Each series has a detail page with its trend, year-over-year change, and a link to FRED.
  • AddedFavorite series, synced through iCloud so they survive a reinstall and follow you between devices.
  • AddedA Saved library for conversions, comparisons, and tracker sets. Saved items can end at the latest data, and a Rolling Window keeps "the last five years" current as new months are released.
  • AddedAny chart can be shared as a PNG image.
  • AddedRecession shading from the National Bureau of Economic Research's business cycle dates (Pro).
  • AddedA native Mac app, with a sidebar for Convert, Compare, Track, Browse, and Settings.
  • ChangedChart Range replaces the chart padding options; pin either edge of a chart to the start or end of the series and pad the free edge with a slider.
  • ChangedThe percent capsule on Convert now says what it measures; cumulative inflation or deflation on Purchase Power, loss or gain on Real Value.
  • ChangedApp icon.
  • ChangedNew features are gated under an annual Pro subscription; existing customers are grandfathered into lifetime Pro with no additional charges. Free users keep the four All items, U.S. city average series, their last five years, and one example each of a conversion, a comparison, and a tracker set.
  • ChangedRequires iOS 18, iPadOS 18, or macOS 15.

2026.10.14

  • AddedExtended CPI through September 2026.

2026.9.11

  • AddedExtended CPI through August 2026.

2026.8.12

  • AddedExtended CPI through July 2026.

2026.7.15

  • AddedExtended CPI through June 2026.

2026.6.10

  • AddedExtended CPI through May 2026.

2026.5.12

  • AddedExtended CPI through April 2026.

2026.4.10

  • AddedExtended CPI through March 2026. The March update was missed, so this release carries two months.

2026.2.13

  • AddedExtended CPI through January 2026.

2026.1.13

  • FixedMonth-over-month and year-over-year changes were calculated by row offset, which assumed a gapless monthly series; the missing October 2025 shifted every later comparison to the wrong month. They're now matched by calendar date.
  • AddedExtended CPI through December 2025.

2025

2025.12.18

  • FixedPicking a month that has no CPI data (October 2025) substitutes the prior month and shows an alert explaining why, instead of using the wrong observation.
  • AddedExtended CPI through November 2025. There is no October 2025 figure; BLS could not collect it during the federal government shutdown.

2025.10.24

  • AddedAnnouncements from the developer, shown at launch when there's news; a newspaper button in the toolbar reopens them.
  • AddedExtended CPI through September 2025.

2025.9.11

  • AddedExtended CPI through August 2025.

2025.8.12

  • AddedExtended CPI through July 2025.

2025.7.15

  • AddedExtended CPI through June 2025.

2025.6.11

  • AddedExtended CPI through May 2025.

2025.5.13

  • AddedExtended CPI through April 2025.

2025.4.11

  • AddedExtended CPI through March 2025.

2025.3.12

  • AddedExtended CPI through February 2025.

2025.2.12

  • AddedExtended CPI through January 2025.

2025.1.15

  • AddedExtended CPI through December 2024.

2024

2024.7.16

  • Addedtwo new options for chart padding -- All data after start & All data before end
  • AddedExtended CPI

2024.6.17

  • AddedExtended CPI
  • Changedcolor selectors in settings

2024.4.9

  • Addedcharting for purchase power and real value.
  • Addedinteractive scrubbing for charts when device is in landscape.
  • AddedAbout & Settings screens.

2024.3.10

  • AddedInitial release.

In addition to feature work, each release addresses some previously-introduced bugs and introduces new bugs; such is software development.