Changelog

April 8, 2024

v 5.12.9

[NEW IN 5.12.9]:
- Bug fixes

[NEW IN 5.12.8]:
- Exported Contacts now contains the Birthday field
- The contacts list now shows the correct count for incomplete ToDos for a contact

[NEW in 5.12]:
- Contact Search Improvements
- Redesigned Export Page

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

You can also support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

March 27, 2024

v 5.12.8

[NEW IN 5.12.8]:
- Exported Contacts now contains the Birthday field
- The contacts list now shows the correct count for incomplete ToDos for a contact

[NEW in 5.12]: 
- Contact Search Improvements
- Redesigned Export Page

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

You can also support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Feb. 26, 2024

v 5.12.7

[NEW]: Contact Search Improvements
- New options for searching contacts: by email, address or phone number
- Contacts search page now shows recently searched contacts

[NEW]: Redesigned Export Page
- Powerful new Export Data page gives more customization and filtering options
- You can filter data including by specific date ranges, or by contact tags, and more

[NEW IN 5.12.7]: Bug fixes

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

You can also support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Jan. 21, 2024

v 5.12.6

[NEW]: Contact Search Improvements
- New options for searching contacts: by email, address or phone number
- Contacts search page now shows recently searched contacts

[NEW]: Redesigned Export Page
- Powerful new Export Data page gives more customization and filtering options
- You can filter data including by specific date ranges, or by contact tags, and more

[NEW IN 5.12.6]: Bug fixes

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

You can also support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Jan. 15, 2024

v 5.12.5

[NEW]: Contact Search Improvements
- New options for searching contacts: by email, address or phone number
- Contacts search page now shows recently searched contacts
- When adding a Log or ToDo and selecting a contact, you can now filter the contacts list by Tags or Groups

[NEW]: Redesigned Export Page
- Powerful new Export Data page gives more customization and filtering options
- You can filter data including by specific date ranges, or by contact tags, and more
- Exported contacts’ addresses are now split into separate fields, to easily integrate with mailing lists
- Exporting ToDos now can include contact information for the contacts, as well as 'completed' ToDos
- When exporting to Email or Print, the formatting has been improved, including adding links for emails, phone numbers and addresses

[NEW IN 5.12.5]: Bug fixes

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

You can also support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Jan. 11, 2024

v 5.12.4

[NEW]: Contact Search Improvements
- New options for searching contacts: by email, address or phone number
- Contacts search page now shows recently searched contacts
- When adding a Log or ToDo and selecting a contact, you can now filter the contacts list by Tags or Groups

[NEW]: Redesigned Export Page
- Powerful new Export Data page gives more customization and filtering options
- You can filter data including by specific date ranges, or by contact tags, and more
- Exported contacts’ addresses are now split into separate fields, to easily integrate with mailing lists
- Exporting ToDos now can include contact information for the contacts, as well as 'completed' ToDos
- When exporting to Email or Print, the formatting has been improved, including adding links for emails, phone numbers and addresses

[NEW IN 5.12.4]: Bug fixes

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

You can also support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Dec. 25, 2023

v 5.12.3

[NEW]: Contact Search Improvements
- New options for searching contacts: by email, address or phone number
- Contacts search page now shows recently searched contacts
- When adding a Log or ToDo and selecting a contact, you can now filter the contacts list by Tags or Groups

[NEW]: Redesigned Export Page
- Powerful new Export Data page gives more customization and filtering options
- You can filter data including by specific date ranges, or by contact tags, and more
- Exported contacts’ addresses are now split into separate fields, to easily integrate with mailing lists
- Exporting ToDos now can include contact information for the contacts, as well as 'completed' ToDos
- When exporting to Email or Print, the formatting has been improved, including adding links for emails, phone numbers and addresses

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

You can also support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Dec. 21, 2023

v 5.12.2

[NEW]: Contact Search Improvements
- New options for searching contacts: by email, address or phone number
- Contacts search page now shows recently searched contacts
- When adding a Log or ToDo and selecting a contact, you can now filter the contacts list by Tags or Groups

[NEW]: Redesigned Export Page
- Powerful new Export Data page gives more customization and filtering options
- You can filter data including by specific date ranges, or by contact tags, and more
- Exported contacts’ addresses are now split into separate fields, to easily integrate with mailing lists
- Exporting ToDos now can include contact information for the contacts, as well as 'completed' ToDos
- When exporting to Email or Print, the formatting has been improved, including adding links for emails, phone numbers and addresses

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

You can also support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Dec. 19, 2023

v 5.12.0

[NEW]: Contact Search Improvements
- New options for searching contacts: by email, address or phone number
- Contacts search page now shows recently searched contacts
- When adding a Log or ToDo and selecting a contact, you can now filter the contacts list by Tags or Groups

[NEW]: Redesigned Export Page
- Powerful new Export Data page gives more customization and filtering options
- You can filter data including by specific date ranges, or by contact tags, and more
- Exported contacts’ addresses are now split into separate fields, to easily integrate with mailing lists
- Exporting ToDos now can include contact information for the contacts, as well as 'completed' ToDos
- When exporting to Email or Print, the formatting has been improved, including adding links for emails, phone numbers and addresses

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

You can also support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Nov. 28, 2023

v 5.11.4

[NEW IN 5.11.4]:
- Bug Fixes

[NEW IN 5.11.0]:
* New option to purchase a "Combined Unlimited Personal Plan" for iOS + Mac, so you can make a single purchase to be unlocked for both Mac and iOS apps
* Purchases you make will now be automatically unlocked for the other devices, so you don't have to "restore" a purchase
* Contacts Journal CRM for the Mac is now free to download, with an option to unlock the "Unlimited Personal Plan" with an in-app purchase (just like the iOS app).
* All existing users will be unlocked for the "Unlimited Personal Plan" on the Mac for free

[MORE HIGHLIGHTS]
- Support for iOS 17: support for Interactive Widgets, StandBy mode, and new widget styles
- With Interactive Widgets, you can now 'complete' a ToDo from the widget on the home screen
- Improved data backup, and restoration of backup files
- Improved process for downloading data from CloudSync
- You can now combine Contact Filters together using either AND or OR filters

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

Oct. 26, 2023

v 5.11.3

[NEW IN 5.11.3]:
- You can now combine Contact Filters together using either AND or OR filters
- Improved process for downloading data from CloudSync

[NEW IN 5.11.0]:
* New option to purchase a "Combined Unlimited Personal Plan" for iOS + Mac, so you can make a single purchase to be unlocked for both Mac and iOS apps
* Purchases you make will now be automatically unlocked for the other devices, so you don't have to "restore" a purchase
* Contacts Journal CRM for the Mac is now free to download, with an option to unlock the "Unlimited Personal Plan" with an in-app purchase (just like the iOS app).
* All existing users will be unlocked for the "Unlimited Personal Plan" on the Mac for free

[MORE HIGHLIGHTS]
- Support for iOS 17: support for Interactive Widgets, StandBy mode, and new widget styles
- With Interactive Widgets, you can now 'complete' a ToDo from the widget on the home screen
- Improved data backup, and restoration of backup files
- Fixed some more bugs

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

Oct. 17, 2023

v 5.11.1

[NEW IN 5.11.1] - Bug Fixes

[NEW IN 5.11.0]:
* New option to purchase a "Combined Unlimited Personal Plan" for iOS + Mac, so you can make a single purchase to be unlocked for both Mac and iOS apps
* Purchases you make will now be automatically unlocked for the other devices, so you don't have to "restore" a purchase
* Contacts Journal CRM for the Mac is now free to download, with an option to unlock the "Unlimited Personal Plan" with an in-app purchase (just like the iOS app).
* All existing users will be unlocked for the "Unlimited Personal Plan" on the Mac for free

[MORE HIGHLIGHTS]
- Support for iOS 17: support for Interactive Widgets, StandBy mode, and new widget styles
- With Interactive Widgets, you can now 'complete' a ToDo from the widget on the home screen
- Improved data backup, and restoration of backup files
- Fixed some more bugs

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

Oct. 11, 2023

v 5.11.0

[NEW]: 
* New option to purchase a "Combined Unlimited Personal Plan" for iOS + Mac, so you can make a single purchase to be unlocked for both Mac and iOS apps
* Purchases you make will now be automatically unlocked for the other devices, so you don't have to "restore" a purchase
* Contacts Journal CRM for the Mac is now free to download, with an option to unlock the "Unlimited Personal Plan" with an in-app purchase (just like the iOS app).
* All existing users will be unlocked for the "Unlimited Personal Plan" on the Mac for free

[MORE HIGHLIGHTS]
- Support for iOS 17: support for Interactive Widgets, StandBy mode, and new widget styles
- With Interactive Widgets, you can now 'complete' a ToDo from the widget on the home screen
- Improved data backup, and restoration of backup files
- Fixed some more bugs

We hope you like this update. Please let us know what you think, or if you have any questions or concerns, by emailing us at support@zaal-llc.com

July 13, 2023

v 5.10.5

[FIXED]: Downloading data from Personal CloudSync now works for all users.

Hope you enjoy the updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@zaal-llc.com
Also, please consider supporting us by leaving a review in the App Store, and recommending us to your friends and colleagues.

July 8, 2023

v 5.10.4

[FIXED]: Widgets now work better with larger text sizes 

Hope you enjoy the updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@zaal-llc.com
Also, please consider supporting us by leaving a review in the App Store, and recommending us to your friends and colleagues.

May 17, 2023

v 5.10.3

- [NEW]: Contacts Journal Teams administrators can now rename participants, or remove participants from the filters list
- [FIX]: Email Templates with file attachments now works as expected

Hope you enjoy the updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@zaal-llc.com
Also, please consider supporting us by leaving a review in the App Store, and recommending us to your friends and colleagues.

Feb. 27, 2023

v 5.10.2

[NEW] Improved Notifications
- You can now tap-and-hold on a notification to view full details, including your ToDo’s notes field, so you get more information without having to open the app!
- You can also tap on the notification and access new options, to “Show Contact”, “Complete ToDo”, or “Delete ToDo” ... all without having to open the app.
- Notifications from Contacts Journal can now be marked ‘time-sensitive’, allowing you to receive notifications even if you are in a Focus mode

[NEW] Custom Repeat Intervals
- For ToDos, you can now create custom repeat intervals, with custom frequencies based on daily, weekly, monthly or yearly intervals!
- This makes the app more flexible to meet your needs

[NEW] External Email Attachments
- When sending emails, you can now select external attachments, so you're not restricted to just picking files that have been imported into Contacts Journal
- On iOS, you can pick any document from iCloud Drive to send with your email

[NEW in 5.10.2]:
- Bug fix for a crashing issue for some users

Hope you enjoy the updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@zaal-llc.com
Also, please consider supporting us by leaving a review in the App Store, and recommending us to your friends and colleagues.

Feb. 27, 2023

v 5.10.1

[NEW] Improved Notifications
- You can now tap-and-hold on a notification to view full details, including your ToDo’s notes field, so you get more information without having to open the app!
- You can also tap on the notification and access new options, to “Show Contact”, “Complete ToDo”, or “Delete ToDo” ... all without having to open the app.
- Notifications from Contacts Journal can now be marked ‘time-sensitive’, allowing you to receive notifications even if you are in a Focus mode

[NEW] Custom Repeat Intervals
- For ToDos, you can now create custom repeat intervals, with custom frequencies based on daily, weekly, monthly or yearly intervals!
- This makes the app more flexible to meet your needs

[NEW] External Email Attachments
- When sending emails, you can now select external attachments, so you're not restricted to just picking files that have been imported into Contacts Journal
- On iOS, you can pick any document from iCloud Drive to send with your email

[NEW in 5.10.1]:
- Bug fix for a crashing issue for some users

Hope you enjoy the updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@zaal-llc.com
Also, please consider supporting us by leaving a review in the App Store, and recommending us to your friends and colleagues.

Feb. 21, 2023

v 5.10.0

[NEW] Improved Notifications
- You can now tap-and-hold on a notification to view full details, including your ToDo’s notes field, so you get more information without having to open the app!
- You can also tap on the notification and access new options, to “Show Contact”, “Complete ToDo”, or “Delete ToDo” ... all without having to open the app.
- Notifications from Contacts Journal can now be marked ‘time-sensitive’, allowing you to receive notifications even if you are in a Focus mode

[NEW] Custom Repeat Intervals
- For ToDos, you can now create custom repeat intervals, with custom frequencies based on daily, weekly, monthly or yearly intervals!
- This makes the app more flexible to meet your needs

[NEW] External Email Attachments
- When sending emails, you can now select external attachments, so you're not restricted to just picking files that have been imported into Contacts Journal
- On iOS, you can pick any document from iCloud Drive to send with your email

Hope you enjoy the updates. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@zaal-llc.com
Also, please consider supporting us by leaving a review in the App Store, and recommending us to your friends and colleagues.

Jan. 9, 2023

v 5.9.4

- Major improvements for syncing with Contacts
- Fix for issue with saving to Dropbox

Please update the Contacts Journal app on other devices as well.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@zaal-llc.com

Nov. 4, 2022

v 5.9.3

[NEW in 5.9]  
- BUSINESS CARD SCANNER
Scan business cards and save the information directly into your contacts, saving you from having to manually type in all the details! 

The business card text is scanned and categorized automatically, on-device, so it's very quick and efficient, as well as being great for privacy!

- LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS
Check your upcoming tasks, right from the lock screen, including a countdown to your next ToDo.

- CHARTS
Visualize your data using Charts! Quickly see trends for how many Logs you have added recently, or tasks you have completed.

[NEW in 5.9.2]
- In Logs list, added thumbnails for Logs with attachments
- Improved "More" page
- Now supports importing RAW and ProRaw image formats
- Fixed: Couldn't add photos in the "Add Contact" page on the iPad CJournal app

[NEW in 5.9.3]
- Fixed issue with address geocoding not working for some users
- Fixed issue with Business Card Scanner not available for some users due to language restriction

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@zaal-llc.com

Oct. 2, 2022

v 5.9.2

[NEW in 5.9] Business Card Scanner
Scan business cards and save the information directly into your contacts, saving you from having to manually type in all the details! 

The business card text is scanned and categorized automatically, on-device, so it's very quick and efficient, as well as being great for privacy!

- Lock Screen Widgets
Check your upcoming tasks, right from the lock screen, including a countdown to your next ToDo.

- Charts
Visualize your data using Charts! Quickly see trends for how many Logs you have added recently, or tasks you have completed.

[NEW in 5.9.2]
- In Logs list, added thumbnails for Logs with attachments
- Improved "More" page
- Now supports importing RAW and ProRaw image formats
- Fixed: Couldn't add photos in the "Add Contact" page on the iPad CJournal app

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@zaal-llc.com

Sept. 12, 2022

v 5.9.1

[NEW] Business Card Scanner
Scan business cards and save the information directly into your contacts, saving you from having to manually type in all the details! 

The business card text is scanned and categorized automatically, on-device, so it's very quick and efficient, as well as being great for privacy!

Note: this feature requires a "Contacts Journal Teams" plan

[NEW] Lock Screen Widgets
Check your upcoming tasks, right from the lock screen, including a countdown to your next ToDo.

[NEW] Charts
Visualize your data using Charts! Quickly see trends for how many Logs you have added recently, or tasks you have completed.

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@zaal-llc.com

Aug. 5, 2022

v 5.8.4

- Bug Fixes

[NEW in v5.8.0]
- Import contact from a CSV/Excel file **
- Quick and simple process to import contacts from a CSV file.

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@zaal-llc.com

Aug. 3, 2022

v 5.8.3

- Bug Fixes

[NEW in v5.8.0]
- Import contact from a CSV/Excel file **
- Quick and simple process to import contacts from a CSV file.

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@zaal-llc.com

June 20, 2022

v 5.8.2

- Improved readability of Logs and ToDos lists by adding extra spacing
- On iPad, you can see multi-line text for your Logs and ToDos
- Bug Fixes

[NEW in v5.8.0]
- Import contact from a CSV/Excel file **
- Quick and simple process to import contacts from a CSV file.

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@zaal-llc.com

June 18, 2022

v 5.8.1

[NEW] v5.8.1:
- Improved readability of Logs and ToDos lists by adding extra spacing
- On iPad, you can see multi-line text for your Logs and ToDos

[NEW in v5.8.0] 
- Import contact from a CSV/Excel file **
- Quick and simple process to import contacts from a CSV file.

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@zaal-llc.com

June 5, 2022

v 5.8.0

[NEW] Import contact from a CSV/Excel file
- Quick and simple process to import contacts from a CSV file.
- You can even create new Custom Fields and define their 'type' at the time of import

[NEW] Option to delete contacts from the Contacts app when you remove them in Contacts Journal

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at support@zaal-llc.com

April 14, 2022

v 5.7.8

- You can now export all your Files quickly, from the More -> Advanced -> Files page
- Fixed an issue where "Save to Dropbox" wasn't working correctly

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Feb. 26, 2022

v 5.7.7

Bug fixes and improvements.

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Feb. 1, 2022

v 5.7.6

Bug fixes and improvements.

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

Jan. 8, 2022

v 5.7.5

- Bug Fixes

If you enjoy the updates, please support us by leaving a review in the App Store and recommending us to your friends and colleagues. Each review and referral matters, and helps us grow and improve our app.

July 8, 2021

v 5.7.4

[NEW in 5.7.4]
- Bug Fixes.

[NEW in 5.7]
Selecting a pin on the Maps page will now show a more detailed, interactive page:
• quick-action buttons to let you call, email or message the contact, right from the Maps page
• new buttons to access frequently-used actions
• view and manage the contact's Tags list