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Everything that has shipped, newest first. Runavel is worked on every week.

What's new, and a refunds policy

v0.30.0

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  • Runavel now publishes everything that has shipped, at /changelog - newest first, in plain language, with a link to each release.
  • The terms of service now carry a refunds policy: monthly billing, cancel any time and keep working until the end of the month you paid for, and two things we refund without argument - a charge you did not agree to, and a month Runavel was unusable through our fault.

Finding a client, and an export that tells you it is ready

v0.29.1

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  • The export page now updates by itself the moment your export is ready. It used to sit on "Being built..." until you refreshed the page.
  • Choosing a client on a booking or an enquiry is now a search box rather than a dropdown of every client you have. On a studio with years of history the dropdown could not reach everyone, which meant creating a duplicate client without realising.

Your money, faster lists and taking your data with you

v0.29.0

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  • A new Money page answers the three questions about your own business: what you have taken, what you are still owed, and which artist brought in what. Every figure is worked out from your booking and payment records as the page loads, so it is never a stale total, and months follow your studio's calendar rather than UTC.
  • You can now export everything your studio holds in Runavel from the new Export data page: a zip with a spreadsheet for clients, bookings, payments, enquiries, consents, artists, studios and services. It is built in the background and the download stays available for seven days. Signed consent PDFs are listed with a link to each rather than bundled, because they are encrypted where they are stored.

Changed

  • The client and booking lists now search on the server and load a page at a time instead of every record you have ever created. Finding a client is typing part of a name, email or phone number rather than scrolling.
  • The public pages no longer mention artist payouts, which Runavel does not do.

Terms of service and privacy policy

v0.28.0

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  • Runavel now publishes its terms of service and privacy policy, at /terms and /privacy.

Honest figures and readable sizes

v0.27.2

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Fixed

  • Storage figures are shown in units a person reads (2.4 GB rather than a long row of digits) everywhere they appear.

A look of our own

v0.27.1

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  • Runavel has its own design: a new colour palette, typography and a consistent set of components across every screen, with the fonts served from Runavel rather than a third party.
  • Emails are now properly designed in HTML with a plain-text version, matching the app, and they render correctly in dark mode.

Changed

  • Every list now refreshes itself when something changes, and the audit log says what actually changed rather than only which record was touched.
  • The staff console and the app are visibly different environments, so there is no doubt which one you are looking at.

A trial, and a gentler door

v0.26.0

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  • New studios get a 14-day trial of the back office. Your public page opens as soon as your first payment goes through.

Changed

  • A studio that has paid and then stopped keeps its public page and can finish the bookings it already has. Only new work is paused, and paying resumes everything.
  • A failed card payment now gives you seven days of full access before anything changes, rather than locking the diary on the day.

Plans and payment

v0.25.1

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  • You can now sign up, choose a plan and pay by card through Stripe, then use Runavel straight away.
  • Change plan, cancel at the end of the period and read your invoices from the Plan page.

Plans, limits and usage

v0.24.0

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  • A new Plan and usage page shows which plan your studio is on and how much of it you are using - artists, locations, photo storage and bookings this period - with a warning as you approach a limit rather than at the moment you hit it.

Changed

  • If you run out of room for an artist, a location or a photo upload, the app now tells you exactly what has run out and what to do about it. Nothing you have already uploaded is removed or hidden, and bookings are never blocked.

Faster opening hours

v0.23.2

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  • Setting your opening hours is much quicker: fill in Monday, then use 'Copy Monday to every day' and adjust the days that differ, instead of filling in all seven by hand.

Client erasure and setup fixes

v0.23.1

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  • Erasing a client now clears their personal details - name, contact details, notes and reference images - while keeping the payment records and signed consent documents you are required to retain.

Fixed

  • Logging in now takes you straight to your dashboard, and logging out leaves you on the log-in page rather than the public page with no way back in.
  • An expired or already-used invitation link now explains itself on the log-in page, where a fresh link can be requested.
  • The getting-started checklist points at the screens that actually complete each step: the artist steps open your own profile editor, and opening hours no longer count as set for a studio that is closed all week.
  • Publishing your profile now asks for your pseudonym first, because it forms your public page address, and once you are live it shows a link to view your public page.
  • Starting your first enquiry or booking before you have any clients now points you to add one, instead of showing an empty list to choose from.
  • The menu no longer shows stray list bullets next to Send feedback and Settings.

Guided setup and feedback

v0.23.0

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  • A getting-started checklist on your dashboard walks a new studio through first setup - create your studio, set your opening hours, add and publish an artist, log your first enquiry and take your first booking - ticking each step off automatically from your real data and tidying itself away once you are set up.
  • A 'Send feedback / need help' action in the menu lets you send us a message straight from the app, along with the page you are on, so we can help quickly.

Fixed

  • Signing up no longer fails when the confirmation email cannot be sent: your account is still created and you are pointed to request a fresh login link, instead of seeing an error.

Media, dashboard and polish

v0.22.0

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  • Your dashboard is now a live operational overview: today's and the next 7 days' bookings, new and quoted enquiries, your customer count and the outstanding balance, plus today's schedule and the latest enquiries, all updating in real time.
  • A cleaner work-photos uploader with drag-and-drop, and instant thumbnails while your photos upload.
  • Work photos are resized and optimised automatically on upload, so your pages stay fast and uploads stay light.

Fixed

  • Emails now send reliably on the live site, and the development mailbox notice no longer shows in production.

Booking calendar

v0.21.0

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  • A full booking calendar: see every appointment across your artists by day, week, month or as an agenda list, in your studio's local time.
  • Drag a booking to move it - to another time, artist or day - or drag its edge to change its length; times snap to 15 minutes with a live preview of where it will land.
  • Click an empty slot to start a new booking pre-filled with the artist and time, or click a booking for a quick summary.
  • The calendar updates live as bookings change, highlights what just changed, and shows who else is viewing.
  • Filter by artist and colour bookings by artist or status, with a colour-blind-safe palette and a legend.
  • Block out time off and breaks directly on the calendar.
  • Switch between your studios - each with its own opening hours, team and bookings.
  • Works on a phone: swipe between days, long-press to drag a booking, and tidy bottom sheets for details.
  • Optional SMS appointment reminders alongside email, turned on per studio, with a one-tap opt-out for each client.

Safer team invitations

v0.20.1

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  • Accepting a team invitation now shows a quick confirmation step before you're signed in, so an email provider's automatic link scanner can no longer use up the invite by mistake.

Client intake, portfolios and aftercare

v0.20.0

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  • Capture a client enquiry end to end from one screen: the brief (placement, size, style, colour, budget), reference photos, and an 18+/ID check.
  • Turn an approved enquiry into a booking in a couple of clicks, without re-typing the client or artist.
  • Move an enquiry through its stages (new, quoted, approved, declined); every change shows on the client's timeline.
  • Record when an appointment is completed or a client is a no-show, straight from the bookings list.
  • Give each artist a work-photo portfolio that shows on their public page.
  • Email a client their aftercare instructions as a branded PDF, logged on their timeline.
  • Manage your team: invite an admin or a member, change someone's role, and deactivate a member who leaves, which signs them out straight away.
  • A new dashboard shows your upcoming bookings, new enquiries and client count at a glance, with quick actions to start a new enquiry, booking or client.
  • A range of security and reliability improvements across the app.

Clearer form validation

v0.18.1

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  • Forms now show validation messages right next to the field that needs attention instead of a generic error at the top. A booking with the studio, artist or client not yet chosen, and the consent form's date of birth, now flag the specific field to fix.

Track deposits and payments

v0.18.0

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  • See what each booking has been paid and what is still owed. Record a deposit up front, the balance on the day, and the occasional refund; the outstanding amount updates as you go. No card machine needed - this is for the deposits and bank transfers you already take.
  • Payments appear on the client's record and timeline, and each client's total outstanding is shown at a glance.
  • The bookings list now flags what is still due, or that a booking is fully paid, on each appointment.

One client record with a full history

v0.17.0

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  • Every client now has a single record page that brings their whole history together in one place - appointments, consents and signed PDFs, photo and marketing consent, and anything you log - as one timeline, newest first, in your local time.
  • Log a call, an Instagram or WhatsApp message, an email or a quick note against a client, with the date and time it happened; it appears in the timeline straight away, and you can edit or delete the ones you added.

Local time everywhere

v0.16.0

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  • Dates and times across the app now show in your own local time zone instead of UTC - the activity log, sessions, staff console and retention dates all follow your device's time zone. The moment a consent was signed still shows in the studio's local time, matching the signed PDF.

Consent documents and compliance

v0.15.0

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  • Consent documents now show the specific studio - its name and full address - and the exact template version the client signed.
  • The signed time on a consent is shown in the studio's local time, not UTC.
  • See a client's full consent history in one place, with a link to view or download each signed PDF.
  • The download for a signed consent PDF now appears on screen as soon as it is ready, with no need to refresh the page.
  • Consent now covers tattoos, piercings, semi-permanent make-up and laser, with the correct age rules for each and a recorded parent or guardian consent path for a minor's non-intimate piercing.
  • Record a separate, opt-in photo and marketing image-use consent for each client - portfolio, studio website or social media - which can be withdrawn per use at any time.

Client consent

v0.14.0

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  • Take a client through a consultation and consent on a tablet: a health questionnaire and consent statement from your studio's template, signed with a handwritten signature on screen.
  • Tattoos are limited to clients aged 18 or over, and each client's health information is stored encrypted.
  • Every signed consent is saved as a PDF you can download and is kept for your records.
  • You can withdraw a consent or erase a client's health data on request.

Platform monitoring

v0.12.0

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  • Expanded the Runavel team's operations console with live platform monitoring - a health overview and a searchable activity log - so we can spot and resolve issues faster and keep the app stable and reliable for you.

Owner impersonation

v0.11.0

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  • The Runavel team can now securely view the app exactly as one of your studio's users sees it, to help with support - searchable across studios by email, company or studio name.
  • Sessions are view-only by default and time-limited, a clear banner shows when a support view is active, and every action is recorded for your protection.

Branding and platform operations

v0.10.0

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  • Refreshed the Runavel logo across the app.
  • Introduced a secure, separate console for the Runavel team to run and support the platform, with its own login and mandatory two-factor authentication.

Bookings

v0.9.0

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  • Take bookings: schedule an appointment for an artist and a customer at a chosen time, with double-booking prevented automatically.
  • Keep a catalog of the services you offer, each with a duration and price.
  • Keep reusable customer records, the start of your client list.
  • Each studio has its own timezone, so booking times always show in the studio's local time.
  • Customers and artists get a confirmation email when a booking is made, and a reminder the day before.

Security and stability improvements

v0.8.1

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  • Security and stability improvements.

Back-office design pass

v0.8.0

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  • A mobile-first redesign of the whole workspace, so every page and form is easy to use on a phone or tablet.

Fixed

  • The app icon now shows the Runavel mark crisply across browsers and when you add Runavel to a phone's home screen.

Studios, locations and company

v0.7.0

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  • Add the studios you work from as locations, each with its own address, phone, opening hours and status.
  • See and adjust each studio on a map - drag the pin to place it exactly where it is.
  • Assign artists to the studios they work at, and mark each artist's primary location.
  • Your account is now a company that can run more than one studio - registration asks for your company name.

Back-office redesign and real-time

v0.6.0

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  • A refreshed, consistent workspace: a single account menu and sidebar navigation on every page.
  • Choose exactly which parts of your name - first name, surname and nickname - are shown publicly, and in what order.
  • A redesigned profile editor with a live preview of your public name and clearer publishing controls.
  • See who is online in your studio at a glance.
  • The team page now updates live - sent invitations and newly joined members appear instantly, without refreshing.

Fixed

  • Acknowledging the data-use notice no longer loses your publish action.

Artist profiles

v0.5.0

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  • Artists can build their own profile with a name, bio, specialties and social links, and choose exactly which details are shown publicly.
  • Every published artist gets their own public page on your studio's site, showing only the details they chose to share.
  • Review and acknowledge a short data-use notice before publishing your profile.

Account security and settings

v0.4.0

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  • Manage your profile and preferences - display name, nickname, language and theme - from a new account settings page.
  • Protect your account with two-factor authentication using an authenticator app, with one-time recovery codes as a backup.
  • See where you are signed in and sign out of a single device, or everywhere at once.

Fixed

  • Fixed the browser tab icon so the Runavel mark shows crisply.

Runavel gets a face

v0.3.0

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  • Runavel now has its own site - a first look at the studio software that is on the way.

Studio accounts, secure sign-in and team invitations

v0.2.0

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  • Every studio is now its own account, with its data kept separate from every other studio.
  • Studio owners sign in securely by magic link or password, with email confirmation and password reset.
  • Owners can invite artists to their studio by email; an invited artist joins as a member from a one-time link.
  • Role-based access: owners get an admin area, members get a dashboard, and each studio only ever sees its own data.