What’s New

Changelog

Product updates, improvements, and fixes. Transparency is important at Wheelblend. We want you to know how we're changing and what you can look forward to.

v1.9.02026-02-24

Highlights

  • Major mobile app expansion with smoother navigation, gestures, and render workflows
  • Developer API launch with API keys, wallet balance, uploads, and render endpoints
  • Workspace controls modernized with Radix-based selects, popovers, and dropdown menus
  • Recent Renders redesigned with richer actions, timeline grouping, and cleaner card UX
  • Admin and dashboard surfaces refined for faster management and clearer status
  • Project structure improved by moving the web app into apps/web for cleaner multi-app development

Changes

  • Introduced a full mobile app foundation with expo-router navigation, auth/session handling, history/detail views, and community/workspace tabs.
  • Polished mobile UX across top bars, floating action bars, bottom sheets, icon buttons, safe-area spacing, and gesture-driven media viewing.
  • Added mobile server endpoints for render retrieval, feedback, sharing, upscaling, wheel data, and community actions.
  • Launched the WheelBlend developer API with API key management, API wallet funding flow, and v1 endpoints for balance, uploads, and renders.
  • Published API documentation and improved developer-facing typing/safety notes to speed up integration work.
  • Expanded dashboard/admin tooling with stronger grid/detail views and supporting UI improvements.
  • Upgraded workspace controls to Radix-powered select/popover/dropdown patterns for more consistent behavior and better accessibility.
  • Refined select and popover sizing and scrolling behavior for small screens while preserving desktop usability.
  • Redesigned Recent Renders cards with a cleaner action model, richer per-render menu details, and better date-based timeline scanning.
  • Improved dashboard shell polish by moving identity and route transitions into layout and tightening sidebar interaction states.
v1.8.22026-01-24

Highlights

  • Improved render reliability during peak usage
  • Wrap Studio presets refreshed with vibrant modern colors + Racing Livery preset
  • Clearer guidance when wrap colors are too close to current paint

Changes

  • Improved render reliability and automatic recovery during peak traffic, reducing failed attempts.
  • Updated render error messages so temporary capacity issues are identified more clearly.
  • Fixed a rare issue that could interrupt render completion in some edge cases.
  • Updated Wrap Studio presets to bold, vibrant options and added a Racing Livery preset that auto-fills Notes with a pro livery instruction (no logos/sponsors/text).
  • Added a Wrap Studio note explaining that selecting a color very close to the current paint may result in little or no visible change.
v1.8.12026-01-22

Highlights

  • Dashboard now shows live service status
  • Upscaling now only appears when eligible
  • Media lightbox actions improved on mobile + desktop
  • Guides and FAQ expanded

Changes

  • Added a lightweight service status indicator in the dashboard so you can quickly see when rendering or storage are degraded.
  • Upscaling is now restricted to eligible Standard 1K renders (and hidden/disabled otherwise) to reduce failed or confusing upscales.
  • Improved the Media Lightbox action layout and styling for clearer controls and better mobile ergonomics.
  • Published a refreshed Best Wheel Visualizer guide, expanded the FAQ, and updated in-app news (including a 5,000 users milestone).
v1.8.02025-12-31

Highlights

  • Wrap Studio is live for wrap color + finish previews
  • One-click asset transfer between Wheel and Wrap studios
  • Wrap presets and controls refined for faster iteration
  • Modals, lightbox, and notifications polished across devices

Changes

  • Launched Wrap Studio in the dashboard so you can preview wrap colors and finishes on your car photo.
  • Added cross-workspace transfer so you can move your latest car upload between Wheel Studio and Wrap Studio without re-uploading.
  • Improved transfer reliability and cleanup (delayed clearing + URL param cleanup) to avoid losing assets mid-flow.
  • Refined Wrap Studio controls and preset behavior so quick colors and finishes feel more predictable while you experiment.
  • Polished results viewing and navigation on mobile and desktop: improved notifications, sidebar spacing, and lightbox/modal scroll lock + overlays.
v1.7.12025-11-28

Highlights

  • Dashboard settings now manage plan changes end-to-end
  • Safer upgrades/downgrades with clearer pricing previews
  • Lower-friction submit bar when you run out of credits

Changes

  • Expanded the dashboard Settings page so you can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel plans directly, with plan change controls brought into the app instead of relying only on the pricing page.
  • Plan changes now show a concise preview dialog: upgrades can include a one-time prorated charge, while downgrades adjust pricing for future renewals only with no refunds or credits for the current cycle.
  • Downgrades (including switching to Free) now apply more consistently for future renewals, avoiding billing edge-case errors.
  • Polished language across the subscription and plan-change UI to be shorter and easier to scan, focusing on what changes and when it takes effect instead of underlying billing mechanics.
  • Refined the workspace submit bar: zero available credits are highlighted in red, low-credit actions are tucked into the Available Credits block, and desktop buttons are muted by default to reduce visual noise.
  • Removed redundant out-of-credits notifications when the upgrade modal opens so users see a single, clear path forward instead of a toast plus modal stack.
v1.7.02025-11-21

Highlights

  • V3 becomes the default with a refreshed, higher-quality render pipeline
  • New 1K/2K/4K quality ladder with clearer credit costs
  • Smarter masking and progress UX: clearer stages, better error/retry states
  • Fitment picker adds Slammed and mobile stages now mirror desktop

Changes

  • Set V3 as the default model and introduced a leaner prompt plus upgraded masking before wheel placement.
  • Added 1K (Standard), 2K (High Res), and 4K options to V3 with upfront credit costs (1K at 3 credits, 2K at 6, 4K at 10).
  • Improved V3 reliability on similar-looking wheels with a dedicated mask pass that preserves brakes/stance and reuses cached masks without losing them when toggling controls.
  • Refined progress UI on desktop and mobile: clearer multi-step stages, higher-contrast badges, and full-card error overlays with inline retry.
  • Kept retry buttons visible on failed renders, showing the original car faintly under a tinted overlay so you know what failed.
  • Fitment control now offers “Slammed” instead of “Tucked,” with prompt text aligned to the new stance option.
  • Smoothed out pending states and cache indicators so fast-lane renders are correctly labeled across V1/V2/V3.
  • General polish across submit bar defaults (V3 + Standard 1K), stage text visibility on mobile, and gallery badges for generating/failed states.
v1.6.02025-11-06

Highlights

  • New Upgrade experience with credit packs and tabs
  • Redesigned submit bar with better mobile ergonomics
  • Studio Mode toggle + confirmation and clearer credit usage
  • Pricing copy and UI refresh; watermark tuned for clarity

Changes

  • Introduced a tabbed Upgrade modal with a dedicated Credit Packs section and streamlined checkout — pick a plan or top up without leaving the dashboard.
  • Updated credit pack sizes/values and refined how they’re displayed in the modal for easier comparison.
  • Dashboard pricing links now open the Upgrade modal directly, so you can review options in-context instead of navigating away.
  • Redesigned the submit bar with clearer primary/secondary actions and improved spacing; mobile actions are larger and easier to tap.
  • Added Studio Mode with a prominent toggle and a confirmation step; creative controls now reflect Studio mode more consistently.
  • Render usage information appears when Studio mode is active, clarifying how credits are consumed for these runs.
  • Revamped pricing UI and updated plan details; removed the ‘4K’ reference to better reflect current output characteristics.
  • Improved error messages during rendering and added “modified” indicators to show when inputs have changed before re‑submitting.
  • Watermark behavior on free plan renders has been tuned for visibility without being distracting (size/opacity adjustments).
v1.5.02025-10-31

Highlights

  • Community gallery lets you publish and browse shared renders
  • Upgrade flow is clearer with refreshed pricing cues
  • Workspace, guides, and timestamps polished for everyday use

Changes

  • Opened the community gallery so you can publish renders, browse others' builds, and share directly from the dashboard.
  • Refined pricing and upgrade flows with clearer plan messaging, a streamlined checkout button, and a new topbar CTA for free accounts.
  • Updated plan usage handling so lifetime and monthly quotas display correctly without resetting your saved usage.
  • Polished the dashboard workspace with collapsible creative controls, reusable icon actions, refreshed sidebar styling, and unified spacing.
  • Watermarked free-plan renders, improved error guidance when a render fails, and refreshed gallery plus homepage imagery for a sharper preview experience.
  • Introduced localized timestamps, expanded the Guides section with a virtual wheel fitment walkthrough, and linked out to Facebook and Instagram from the footer.
v1.4.12025-10-24

Highlights

  • Fixed workspace uploads clearing during active renders
  • Expanded Wheel Library and moved new wheels to PRO

Changes

  • Preserve car/wheel uploads changed mid‑render; stop clearing inputs when a previous render completes if inputs changed after submission.
  • Added new wheels to the library: ADVAN RG‑D2 (Diamond Black), Giovanna FM‑24 (Black), Hot Rod Wheel, KMC Torx (Black), WELD S71 (Polished).
  • Gated the above new wheels as PRO tier selections.
v1.4.02025-10-19

Highlights

  • Clear highlight shows which page you're on
  • New Status page to check system health
  • Changelog page added to navigation

Changes

  • Smoother sidebar on mobile; easier open/close
  • See your monthly usage at a glance
  • Simplified plans; removed daily AI enhance limit
  • Improved search visibility
  • General polish across Status, Changelog, and Dashboard
v1.3.02025-10-19

Highlights

  • Fun confetti when you upgrade
  • Top bar now shows the current page
  • Wheel Designer is clearly marked BETA

Changes

  • Improved mobile spacing for Wheel Designer
  • Cleaner desktop layout: sidebar toggle moved to top bar
  • Improved top bar clarity and keyboard support
v1.2.02025-10-16

Highlights

  • Better mobile workspace: easier tabs and smoother flow
  • Notifications restyled for clarity and feedback

Changes

  • Smoother upload previews
  • Better wheel library on mobile
  • More reliable recent results
  • Small improvements to controls and gallery
v1.1.02025-10-14

Highlights

  • Create wheels in Wheel Designer and use them in your workspace
  • New History with quick previews

Changes

  • Thumbs up/down on results
  • Delete designs and improved color options
  • Refreshed dashboard and sidebar
v1.0.02025-10-08

Highlights

  • Pricing and subscriptions added
  • New dashboard workspace to upload a car and wheel, then generate visuals

Changes

  • Before/after slider and wheel galleries on the homepage
  • Wheel image library modal and asset reuse
  • Improved upload flow, previews, and finish color options
  • Initial site revamp with navigation, footer, and legal pages