Changelog

### Deal Finder for SwitchBuddy+
- Find the best deals easily with categories: Hot Deals, Bargains & Rare deals.

### Favorite games activity
- View activity history for your collection (started playing, finished etc)
- Easier way to change category from the detail screen

Also bunch of small fixes and tweaks.

Fix for rare crash, other improvements and tweaks

Important fix for crash during onboarding. 

I am sorry.

Fixed the "Up Next" in Favorites sometimes not scrolling
Fixed for Featured widgets not showing new games
Other smaller tweaks and fixes

- Trending games: New row on the Games tab that shows what Switch games are currently trending on IGDB (based on page visits)
- Tweaked the price history chart a bit (more improvements coming)
- You can now tap on the number of favorite games to jump to that section
- Option to display "available" app tabs in More
- Easily see which games you already favorited by new indicator on the cover images

- Better screenshot carousel that respects the aspect ratios
- Fixed some contrast issues for accent themes
- UI fixes for the previous update

### Better Calendar widgets
The calendar widgets now show "rolling four weeks" instead of a current month so they are more useful and always show which games you can look forward to.

### iPad version improvements
The UI should now work better on the big screens

### New Deals filter option
You can now specify the minimum percentual discount to show. So for example only games discounted by 70% or more

Minor localizations update

- Updated Deals listing with information about game type
- Better price history screen
- Fixes for crash during transferring

- Added missing translations

## iPad UI improvements

I am sorry for the state of iPad version that was released with the big 4.0.0 update. This update should improve it quite a bit and I am planning more tweaks and improvements.

Also contains fixes for missing localizations and small tweaks.

## Improved design

Big portion of the app was redesigned to better present information about games. Most notably is the info about supported game modes in a lists and better deals

## View info about companies

Want to discover other games by the same developer? Now you can! Look for the "Developer" and "Publisher" info on game detail

## Dark and Tinted icons

The most popular icons now offer dark and tinted variants. Perfect for any Home Screen setup.

## Widgets are tintable

SwitchBuddy widgets should also look great if you are using the tinted Home Screen.

## Control Center integration

Now you can start Transfer or Games search directly from your Control Center.

### New accent themes

Six new accents are available in this update

### Customize appearance

You can now have SwitchBuddy in Dark mode while the rest of your device uses Light Mode or vice versa.

And as always various bug fixes and tweaks.

Minor user interface tweaks and fixes

This is a smaller update with design tweaks and fixes.

### Support approximate release dates

Some games have only approximate release dates (like Q4 2024 or 2025). SwitchBuddy is finally able to display these dates. Sorry it took this long.

### Smaller things

- Favorites show the number of games in each category (if you have at least a few)
- Game detail shows who developed and published a game (if available)
- Search has explanation when games are missing
- SwitchBuddy will let you know that game is not available in an eShop when switching regions in the Price history

And as always design tweaks (for example game mode icons should be present everywhere for easier orientation) and fixes.

This is a smaller update with various little tweaks and fixes.

### View price history for different country
You can quickly switch region when viewing price history to check other countries without needing to change region for the entire app.

This update also has some fixes for the price charts.

Some UI tweaks and improvements.

### Improved Onboarding to better introduce the app to new users
The "new" onboarding more emphasises available features and shows all the customization options - not just themes

- Fixed various little bugs in News, Deals and other sections.
- Fixed price history chart which sometime showed overlapping lines
- When selecting in Gallery, summary of selection is displayed

### Better multiplayer info
For most games that support any kind of multiplayer, you should now see the exact number of supported players. So this way you can easily see if the split-screen supports four players on single Switch for example.

- Support for Argentine eShop

- Fixes for Deals screen which sometimes incorrectly showed error in the list

## Configurable tabs

Select tabs you want to see in SwitchBuddy with new Preferences option called "Active tabs". You can also make Favorites as tab for easier access.

### Increased free version limit for Favorites

The limit of games you can add to favorites has been doubled. You can now have up to 10 games. Enjoy.

- Bug fixes
- UI tweaks on game detail (mostly in light mode) and gallery full-screen view

## Weekly picks

Discover new games with the brand new "Weekly Picks" section available in the Games tab. Each week there will 10 new games for you to discover.

## Snap!

Updated News screen is now more pleasant to use thanks to horizontal scrolls snapping which makes it easy to quickly go through the articles and videos.

Want to share article or video with someone? Long press on the "card" and done!

- UI improvements
- Sort Favorites by "date changed"
- Bug fixes

Just bug fixes and some missing localization this time :-)

New localizations
Minor UI improvements
Bug fixes

## Organize your Favorites

You can now categorize saved games into Wishlist, Backlog, Playing, Finished & Abandoned to make it easier if you have many favorites. This is optional and if the new category doesn't have any game, it isn't displayed.

### Favorite games directly from Search

Quickly build your collection by adding games straight from the search results. No need to open the detail screen.

### More game detail improvements

The app now shows available DLCs for games on the detail page.

## Redesigned News

The improved News sections shows both articles and videos without the need to toggle between them. It also highlights Nintendo Directs and other events + current topics.

### Improved Gallery

When viewing your screenshots, the app shows the current game (if you named it) and number of total images + current position.

This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements.

- Fixed widgets UI when using the new simple themes
- Other UI tweaks and bug fixes

You can now easily find all available demos when browsing by Game mode or Genre with the extended filter options.

UI improvements and tweaks for the game detail screen.

Better indicator that something is a video in the Gallery instead of the play button that covered the thumbnail

## New simple themes
If you don't like the colorful themes, you can now choose much simpler "accent" themes that more follow the iOS system design.

This update also improves the onboarding experience, fixes couple of issues and makes it easier to change app icon.

## Preparation for Nintendo Directs and other events
You should start seeing events in the News tab once new ones are announced and more improvements are on the way.

- Genres and game modes "tags" on game details are now tappable
- Added support for Chilean eShop
- Onboarding improvements, bug fixes and other tweaks.

## Gallery improvements

You can change how the gallery shows screenshots and videos. New option allows grouping by date instead of game. There is also the ability to "join" multiple groups by naming them the same.

## New widgets

Two new widgets to easily view Featured games. Requires SwitchBuddy+.

This update also contains bug fixes and other smaller tweaks & improvements.

Support for Bundles
When you open a game that is a bundle, you can easily view all games that are part of that bundle.

Games that are part of a bundle also link to these bundles with new "Bundled in" section.

Preferences
There is new "Preferences" screen in More so important app settings are available from a single place. You can also customize the recently introduced Shake Menu or turn it off completely.

Bug fixes and visual tweaks.

## Info about game demos
Game detail now also shows whether demo is available for download. Plus subscribers can also filter deals to show only games with demos. Perfect to try before you buy the game!

## New reveals
Browse games that were just revealed.

## Age ratings
View the game's ESRB & PEGI rating if available.

Bug fixes and tweaks.

See you in 2024! Thanks for using my app.

Improved Favorites screen
- Choose how should games be sorted
- UI improvements
- Choose between List/Grid layouts

Bug fixes and crash fixes.

Smaller UI tweaks and fixes

- Meet "Shake Shortcuts Menu". Shake your device to access Transfer / Games Search / Friend Code anywhere in the app (iOS 16+)
- Enabled Live Text in the gallery. You can now easily copy text from screenshots or create stickers (stickers require iOS 17).
- Better UI for StandBy
- Prettier "GamingBuddy" promo screen that is sometimes displayed
- Minor bug fixes and similar

PS: Do you play on more platforms than Switch? Check out my GamingBuddy app.

- Added support for Ireland eShop
- Some tweaks to gallery loading
- App shortcut to open games search
- Bug fixes

- Hopefully no missing YouTube thumbnails with this update :-)
- OpenCritic tweaks (using the same calculated score as their website)
- Other smaller fixes and tweaks

## Easily discover games with filters

You can now filter games lists when browsing by Game mode or Genre. For example you can see only Split-screen racing games with overage rating over 80.

## Filter deals (SwitchBuddy+)

Lost in hundreds of discounts? Use the new Filter! You can filter based on game modes, genres and OpenCritic rating. For example you can easily find the best discounted games by using the average rating filter.

## Best Games

New section available from "Games" that list TOP 20 Nintendo Switch games ever by OpenCritic ratings and best games each year since Switch release. Previous years require SwitchBuddy+.

This update also includes various little fixes and tweaks.

# Easily discover games with filters

You can now filter games lists when browsing by Game mode or Genre. For example you can see only Split-screen racing games with overage rating over 80.

# Filter deals (SwitchBuddy+)

Lost in hundreds of discounts? Use the new Filter! You can filter based on game modes, genres and OpenCritic rating. For example you can easily find the best discounted games by using the average rating filter.

This update also includes various little fixes and tweaks.

I am deeply sorry for the latest issues on iOS 15 devices! :(

Had no idea that things could go this wrong. It should be fixed now. And I will make sure to properly test on all supported versions.

Previous icon is back. If you liked the new one more, you can change it in More -> Personalize. Plus there is new "BlueBuddy" icon :-)

Fixed Game Bookmark widget issues

Fix for the app sometimes freezing

Initial version of "Price history" for eShop

iOS 17 compatibility update with StandBy support for widgets

Implemented Handoff - when you open game detail in the app, you will be easily able to open it in the browser on your Mac for example. This might be useful when buying games from the eShop.

Minor fixes and tweaks

Upcoming, New Releases and other lists now also show game's genres for better experience
Other smaller tweaks and fixes

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New in 3.5.0:

# OpenCritic Integration

Detail pages for games now show OpenCritic summary allowing you to quickly evaluate a game. SwitchBuddy+ subscribers can also see all the available reviews for a game.

This integration is quite costly so that is why part of it is included in SwitchBuddy+.

## New sorts for Deals

You can now sort deals by lowest and highest prices in addition to existing sorts.

Also bug fixes and tweaks

# OpenCritic Integration

Detail pages for games now show OpenCritic summary allowing you to quickly evaluate a game. SwitchBuddy+ subscribers can also see all the available reviews for a game.

This integration is quite costly so that is why part of it is included in SwitchBuddy+.

## New sorts for Deals

You can now sort deals by lowest and highest prices in addition to existing sorts.

Also bug fixes and tweaks

Fixed wrong months on Up Next widget on Lock Screen
Other minor fixes and tweaks

Fixes and tweaks for previous update

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Version 3.4.0

## Notifications
Get notified about game releses, sales on your wishlished games and more!

## eShop Region settings
eShop-related features now work for everyone! You can also select the source country for deals and pricing info. It is unfortunately not possible to support every country.

## Free-to-Play list
SwitchBuddy now lists all the games that are free in the eShop. (you can find it on the Games screen).

## Countdown widgets themes
With new theming options you can change the background of countdown & bookmark widgets.

## Better Transfer
You can quickly start new transfer with brand-new widgets or icon shortcut (long-press on the app icon on your home screen)

## Notifications
Get notified about game releses, sales on your wishlished games and more!

## eShop Region settings
eShop-related features now work for everyone! You can also select the source country for deals and pricing info. It is unfortunately not possible to support every country.

## Free-to-Play list
SwitchBuddy now lists all the games that are free in the eShop. (you can find it on the Games screen).

## Countdown widgets themes
With new theming options you can change the background of countdown & bookmark widgets.

## Better Transfer
You can quickly start new transfer with brand-new widgets or icon shortcut (long-press on the app icon on your home screen)

Minor under-the-hood tweaks and fixes

But I am already working on bigger update

- Release dates of upcoming favorite games are automatically updated in the background
- Couple of design tweaks and changes

- New icon! Hope you like it (or at least don't mind)
- Internal tweaks and fixes

- Better loading of the Gallery
- Improved game detail design
- Fixed problematic navigation colors with some themes
- Better prices logic reload for wishlist

- Celebrate the new Joy-Con colors with matching pastel themes
- Minor tweaks and fixes

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# 3.3.0

# Wishlist! + better Favorites
- Your Favorites are now better organized to show upcoming games more clearly.
- You can also add games to your "Wishlist" to be able to easily see prices and possible sales (either when favoriting new game or for current favorites - just tap the "heart" icon)
- Favorites on the "Games" tab will also show you current sales for wishlisted games

### Browse by Genres
Want to see recent RPGs? You can now browse all available games by genres.

### Game Bookmark Widget
Just a small widget to add "bookmark" of any favorite games to your Home Screen

### iPad optimizations
App should now work better on iPads

### Fixes
- Fixed some games not showing in Favorites
- Fixed small Up Next widget not opening the game detail
- Fixed widgets not refreshing after removing game from favorites

# Wishlist! + better Favorites
- Your Favorites are now better organized to show upcoming games more clearly.
- You can also add games to your "Wishlist" to be able to easily see prices and possible sales (either when favoriting new game or for current favorites - just tap the "heart" icon)
- Favorites on the "Games" tab will also show you current sales for wishlisted games

## Browse by Genres
Want to see recent RPGs? You can now browse all available games by genres.

## Game Bookmark Widget
Just a small widget to add "bookmark" of any favorite games to your Home Screen

# iPad optimizations
App should now work better on iPads

# Fixes
- Fixed some games not showing in Favorites
- Fixed small Up Next widget not opening the game detail
- Fixed widgets not refreshing after removing game from favorites

# Wishlist! + better Favorites
- Your Favorites are now better organized to show upcoming games more clearly.
- You can also add games to your "Wishlist" to be able to easily see prices and possible sales (either when favoriting new game or for current favorites - just tap the "heart" icon)
- Favorites on the "Games" tab will also show you current sales for wishlisted games

## Browse by Genres
Want to see recent RPGs? You can now browse all available games by genres.

# iPad optimizations
App should now work better on iPads

# Fixes
- Fixed some games not showing in Favorites
- Fixed small Up Next widget not opening the game detail

Small tweaks and fixes
Added "Development updates" link to More if you are curious

- Browse games by game modes: You can now easily find Co-op, Split-screen games and more

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3.2.0
- Deals: Save money with newly added "Deals" section. Supported in North America & Europe. Deals can be sorted by newest / ending soon / biggest sale.
- Longer summaries on game detail are truncated
- Smaller "Up Next" widget variant
- Improved "Up Next": Games coming out soon show remaining days and not release date

- Deals: Save money with newly added "Deals" section. Supported in North America & Europe. Deals can be sorted by newest / ending soon / biggest sale.
- Smaller "Up Next" widget variant
- Improved "Up Next": Games coming out soon show remaining days and not release date

- SwitchBuddy now shows prices and eShop links in supported regions
- Channel avatars for videos
- Other tweaks and fixes

- Smaller fixes and tweaks
- German and Chinese localizations

- New SwitchBuddy+ icon inspired by the legendary GameBoy
- App should correctly handle games without release date (for example when opening from shared link)
- Smaller tweaks and fixes

- Three new themes for SwitchBuddy+ inspired by limited edition consoles and one "cube" console :-)
- Various smaller bug fixes
- Favorites on the Games tab are now sorted by date added which (hopefully) makes more sense

- Search games: With new search, you should be able to find all the available Switch games
- Organize your Gallery: You can now name groups in gallery and quickly jump between them with "Jump menu".
- Discover awesome games with new "Game collections" in the Games tab
- Improved games grid design
- Some smaller color tweaks and similar

- Easily share your Friend Code with friends. You can save your code in SwitchBuddy and then easily show QR code to your friends to scan
- Calendar widget for SwitchBuddy+. See all your favorited games in a current month on a single widget
- Better loading of Games section - the rows should no longer jump around
- Small tweaks and fixes here and there

Added free trial for SwitchBuddy+: Great to try all the themes and widgets

### Games
- Option to select default calendar for games: Long press on the calendar icon to select calendar to use for future events
- Spotlight integration: You can search your device to find favorited games and quickly open them

### Game detail
- Twitch links are now opened in Twitch app (if installed)
- More links on the game details + compact design
- Available news about game are displayed on game detail

- Added basic performance monitoring to help me catch slow parts of the app

# Better Games section!
- You can now access Favorite games faster.
- Featured section to not miss big games
- "New Releases" section listing recently released games
- Quick access to Widget guide and Games FAQ

## Shared with You (iOS 16)
Added support for Shared with You. When friends send you link via Messages, these links will be available in the app. Look for "Shared with You" card in the Games section.
You may need to enabled this feature in Settings -> Messages -> Shared with You -> toggle SwitchBuddy

## Up Next widget for SwitchBuddy+
New widget type that shows up to 4 of your upcoming favorite games. Available for SwitchBuddy+ supporters.

Fixes:
- Contrast fixes for some themes
- Other smaller fixes here and there
- Widget fixes

# Better Games section!
- You can now access Favorite games faster.
- Featured section to not miss big games
- "New Releases" section listing recently released games
- Quick access to Widget guide and Games FAQ

## Shared with You (iOS 16)
Added support for Shared with You. When friends send you link via Messages, these links will be available in the app. Look for "Shared with You" card in the Games section.
You may need to enabled this feature in Settings -> Messages -> Shared with You -> toggle SwitchBuddy

## Up Next widget for SwitchBuddy+
New widget type that shows up to 4 of your upcoming favorite games. Available for SwitchBuddy+ supporters.

Fixes:
- Contrast fixes for some themes
- Other smaller fixes here and there

This is super small fix for widgets sometimes not working properly for games that are just released.

- Added Widget guide (in More)
- You can now more easily copy link to games (without opening the share sheet) long press on the game in list or on the share button in game detail to reveal "Copy link" action
- Re-ordered videos in game detail to show the most recent first
- Other smaller improvements
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Welcome to SwitchBuddy version 3!

The most significant update yet. The main new feature is the ability to track new game releases via the brand-new Games tab. Don't miss any important games!

You can view screenshots and videos and add the release date to the calendar or favorite games to make them available for countdown widgets!

I have also improved the Gallery section - it supports landscape, and you can select the thumbnail size.

Also launching SwitchBuddy+: 100% optional subscription that unlocks extra goodies and removes the limit on the number of favorite games.

- You can now search the list of games
- Better game detail: Added artworks and game modes (if available)
- Calendar events now have "From SwitchBuddy" note allowing you to search for them in Calendar app
- Better shared game website (you can freely share games with friends who don't yet have SwitchBuddy installed :-))
- New: Double tap tab bar items to quickly scroll to the top (works for Gallery, Games and News)
Fixes:
- Fixed countdowns on shared game detail image (tap on the cartridge on detail page)
- Fixed opening game detail from widget/URL not working if another game is opened already
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Welcome to SwitchBuddy version 3!

The most significant update yet. The main new feature is the ability to track new game releases via the brand-new Games tab. Don't miss any important games!

You can view screenshots and videos and add the release date to the calendar or favorite games to make them available for countdown widgets!

I have also improved the Gallery section - it supports landscape, and you can select the thumbnail size.

Also launching SwitchBuddy+: 100% optional subscription that unlocks extra goodies and removes the limit on the number of favorite games.

Improved game detail - share button is easy to find, add to calendar is closer to release date
Added ability to share games from the list (long press)
Added one-time unlock for SwitchBuddy+ by popular demand. If you don't like subscriptions, this is for you.
Fixed contrast issues on game detail with certain themes
Fixed incorrectly grouped released games in Favorites
(Hopefully) fixed issue where games list isn't probably refreshed
And already preparing the next big-ish update :-)
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Welcome to SwitchBuddy version 3!

The most significant update yet. The main new feature is the ability to track new game releases via the brand-new Games tab. Don't miss any important games!

You can view screenshots and videos and add the release date to the calendar or favorite games to make them available for countdown widgets!

I have also improved the Gallery section - it supports landscape, and you can select the thumbnail size.

Also launching SwitchBuddy+: 100% optional subscription that unlocks extra goodies and removes the limit on the number of favorite games.

- Added ability to share individual game screenshots
- Improved adding to calendar: You can now edit existing events instead of creating new ones when tapping the button again
- You can now favorite/unfavorite games from the list (with long press)
- Screenshots and videos are now exported with the original date they were first captured (this changes the "created" date, "modified" will be date of export)
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Welcome to SwitchBuddy version 3!

The most significant update yet. The main new feature is the ability to track new game releases via the brand-new Games tab. Don't miss any important games!

You can view screenshots and videos and add the release date to the calendar or favorite games to make them available for countdown widgets!

I have also improved the Gallery section - it supports landscape, and you can select the thumbnail size.

Also launching SwitchBuddy+: 100% optional subscription that unlocks extra goodies and removes the limit on the number of favorite games.

Welcome to SwitchBuddy version 3!

The most significant update yet. The main new feature is the ability to track new game releases via the brand-new Games tab. Don't miss any important games!

You can view screenshots and videos and add the release date to the calendar or favorite games to make them available for countdown widgets!

I have also improved the Gallery section - it supports landscape, and you can select the thumbnail size.

Also launching SwitchBuddy+: 100% optional subscription that unlocks extra goodies and removes the limit on the number of favorite games.

Welcome to SwitchBuddy version 3!

The most significant update yet. The main new feature is the ability to track new game releases via the brand-new Games tab. Don't miss any important games!

You can view screenshots and videos and add the release date to the calendar or favorite games to make them available for countdown widgets!

I have also improved the Gallery section - it supports landscape, and you can select the thumbnail size.

Also launching SwitchBuddy+: 100% optional subscription that unlocks extra goodies and removes the limit on the number of favorite games.

Minor tweaks and improvements

This update has just small tweaks and improvements

Working hard on the next big update! In mean time, enjoy this smaller one:
- Latest Nintendo-focused videos on the News tab
- Tweaks to button contrast with some themes
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Version 2.0 is here!
- Redesigned app
- Easily accessible gallery
- News about Switch games & more
- Various smaller improvements and tweaks

Option to share news
Minor tweaks and fixes
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Version 2.0 is here!
- Redesigned app
- Easily accessible gallery
- News about Switch games & more
- Various smaller improvements and tweaks

Version 2.0 is here!
- Redesigned app
- Easily accessible gallery
- News about Switch games & more
- Various smaller improvements and tweaks

Added Splatoon-inspired icon for members of the Club
Made the icons screen more visible

Minor fixes and improvements

New "Deep Red" theme for SwitchBuddy Club members
Minor under-the-hood tweaks

Compatibility update for iOS 16, minor under-the-hood tweaks

Added video tutorial
Minor tweaks

New themes inspired by Switch Lite
Further fixes for scanning in landscape on tablet

Fixed QR code scanning in landscape on iPads
Videos are now imported to Photos library with current date (so they are immediately visible and not scattered around)
Other smaller fixes and tweaks

Design tweaks
Ability to share screenshot from full-screen view

- Fixed possible issue when exporting to iCloud Drive (thanks Dave for the report!)
- Gallery now also shows saved videos
- Other small tweaks and improvements

1.6.1:
- Small fixes
1.6.0:
- New export option (save in-app) with brand new Gallery to view exported screenshots
- Screenshots are grouped by game and ordered by date they were taken
- Other smaller tweaks
- New Troubleshooting screen to check out in case you have problem connecting to Switch

- New export option (save in-app) with brand new Gallery to view exported screenshots
- Screenshots are grouped by game and ordered by date they were taken
- Other smaller tweaks
- New Troubleshooting screen to check out in case you have problem connecting to Switch

Camera zoom for all devices to better scan QR codes from your sofa

New special "3D" icon (thanks Liam!)
Improved design of loaded videos + added sharing
Other small tweaks and improvements

Smaller update with various tweaks
WiFi connection to Switch improvements

Improved connecting to Switch's WiFi
Added two "experimental" icons
Other minor improvements

UI improvements
You can now support the app via Tip Jar (100% optional, unlock extra themes as a thanks)

Few visual tweaks

Option to "zoom" camera viewfinder when scanning QR code (your device needs to have telephoto camera)