Gammel Release Notes

Version 1.5

14/3/26

New features:

  • All-new detail page with a fresh, modern layout that puts what matters front and centre

Version 1.4

4/3/26

New features:

  • Add photos from anywhere using the iOS Share Sheet to add photos directly to your items from Photos, Safari, or any app
  • Local notifications to get notified on birthdays and anniversaries with configurable scheduling for all items, favourites only, or none
  • Dashboard filters allowing you to filter by type (people, pets, events) and show or hide archived items
  • Improved search now matches across names, abbreviations, groups, and item types with better accent and case handling
  • Apple Watch filters allowing you to filter by type (people, pets, events) and show or hide archived items
  • iCloud sync indicator on Apple Watch so you can see when your data is syncing from iCloud

Bug fixes:

  • Better widget reliability: The large image widget could fail to load on certain devices
  • Apple Watch: The order of who and what you're tracking now matches the iPhone and iPad apps

Version 1.3

19/2/26

New features:

  • Set your pet as a dog or cat to see their age in animal years
  • Choose an anniversary type - selecting Wedding displays traditional anniversary names like Paper, Silver, and Gold
  • Crop photos when adding or editing entries
  • Archive items to preserve their history and age
  • Search to quickly find who you're looking for

Version 1.2.1

19/12/25

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed issue with smart display showing total months in addition to years when within 2 months of a birthday or anniversary for ages under 3 years
  • Fixed issue with smart display showing yrs label when it shouldn't when within 2 months of a birthday or anniversary

Version 1.2

26/11/25

New features:

  • Added loading indicator when syncing iCloud data for more than a few seconds
  • Improved logic around casual age display approaching a birthday
  • On the details screen, age in months is also shown for children under 2

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed issue with smart display showing months up until 28, rather than switching to years and months at 18

Version 1.1

11/9/25

New features:

  • New design themes!
  • Names now appear on image widgets by default (optionally turn off)
  • When a birthday or anniversary is approaching this is now shown in app
  • For the first year, weeks will be displayed along with months on smart age display
  • Multiple windows are now supported on iPad and macOS
  • Added support for iOS 26

Bug fixes:

  • Under some circumstances there could be a crash when saving an edited item

Version 1.0.1

25/8/25

Bug fixes

  • Fixed: The age may show 1 day off in the mornings of some timezones in the image widget

Version 1.0

28/1/25

Welcome to the first release of Gammel. Some of the key features include:

  • Gammel app
    • Add people, pets, anniversaries or items to the app
    • Add an image to any entry
    • A few different colour styles are included to customise the look of Gammel
  • Widgets
    • Display an image with the current age or time lapsed
    • Display a collection of people, pets, and events on a single widget
    • Add a widget to your Lock Screen or iOS Home Screen
  • Watch app
    • Everything you add from you iPhone, iPad, or Mac will sync over to your watch app allowing you to add to complications
  • Shortcuts
    • Create Apple Shortcuts, allowing you to get an age for someone you have added either now or in the future or past