Yian v1.1.0 Update
This update brings several Quality-of-Life updates as well as a brand new Stats section!
A New Look for the Calendar Tab
In an effort to make the app more welcoming, I updated the Calendar Tab Header to better represent Yian — replacing the plain “Calendar” label with “Year in a Nutshell.” Many users didn’t realize that Yian is short for “Year in a Nutshell,” so this change should help make that connection clearer.
I also replaced the old header text (“Your 2025 in a Nutshell”) with a new personalized greeting that finally makes use of signed-in users (until now sign-in existed but did not really do anything). This greeting changes based on the time of day as well. Hopefully it gives a more welcoming feeling to users whenever they open the app!
Search Through Your Tags
The first QoL update is the addition of a search bar in the Tag stats section. While using the app myself, I realized how quickly tag lists can grow, resulting in a hard time while trying to search for a specific one. Although this does not completely solve the issue, I believe it is a welcome addition that should’ve been part of the app from the start.
Collapsible Stats Sections
Another QoL improvement is that Stats sections now remember their collapsed or expanded state.
Previously, the app would forget your layout preferences every time you reopened the Stats tab.
Now, Yian remembers exactly how you left it, keeping your stats layout consistent between sessions.
The Brand New Notes Stats
I’ve long debated adding a Notes Stats section because I wasn’t sure what would be most useful there. However, I finally found a useful way to incorporate something into the Stats Tab. You can now search your notes by keyword to quickly find entries that mention specific ideas, feelings, or phrases.
In the future I want to expand the Notes Stats to also include some type of graph that shows most common words or something that shows interesting patterns or trends but this is all that is included in the Notes Section as of now.
Subtle But Noticeable Touches
A subtle touch added in this update is a light background color to every rating box (which they appear in lots of places!). Here’s one of the clearer examples:
Another updated that most people probably won’t realize is the addition of App notification badges in the iOS version of the app.
Do you see the little badge next to the icon of Yian? Apparently notifications and the badges on iOS are not linked, so I had to manually connect them together. That means until now even though the app sent out notifications, the little badge icon never popped up until now! Isn’t that interesting?
Closing
That is all for update v.1.1.0! I hope this update fleshes out the app a bit more and gives a more welcoming, personal feel to it. See you in the next update! Thank you for supporting Yian.
