Spirit Vault

TestFlight Release Notes

The Spirit Vault app icon for TestFlight builds.

Spirit Vault is a personal cocktail recipe organizer. Browse a curated library of over 100 classic cocktails and add your favorites to your personal vault, or create your own custom recipes from scratch. Recipes scale automatically for different serving sizes, and your vault syncs across all your devices via iCloud.

Important: Cocktails synced from TestFlight builds will never carry over to the production version of the app. You can always manually export your cocktails, but TestFlight builds and App Store builds are necessarily separate.

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September 29th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 33

  • Added The Spirit Guide, an easy way to get substitution recommendations and to construct a cocktail based on what ingredients you have on hand.
  • Added an option to create a cocktail variation based on The Guide’s suggestions.
  • The Spirit Guide uses a combination of a static table and on-device machine learning models to help make recommendations.
  • Added version and build information to the settings view.
  • Removed debug info from expanded recipe cards.

September 25th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 31

  • Recipe cards now expand in place to fill the screen on iOS.
  • Card layout is now the default recipe view.
  • Added haptic feedback when opening and closing cards.

September 24th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 30

  • First pass at implementing card view on iOS and iPadOS.
  • Improved the performance of the colorful animations, especially when many recipes are shown.
  • Fixed an issue that could leave the personal vault in an empty state at launch. The expected behavior is that the app will show you five random recipes on first launch.

September 18th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 28

  • Added “Find a Cocktail” menu item to the add menu.
  • Added CloudKit debug menu to the settings view.
  • Resolved build warning for visionOS builds.

September 17th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 27

  • Unified search, combining personal and built-in spirit vaults.
  • The search button now appears as a toolbar item, adapting to each platform.
  • Split CloudKit containers between production and beta builds.
  • Added a setting to relocate the search button to the lower left on iOS.
  • Fixed legibility issues on the search filter screen on visionOS.
  • Fixed beta build icon.

September 14th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 18

  • Adjusted speed, and improved rendering of, the recipe background animation.
  • Added option to reorder ingredients when editing a recipe.
  • Added option to reorder steps when editing a recipe.
  • Added support for the system-wide “reduce motion” setting, disabling recipe animations.

August 14th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 17

  • Added animated, colorful backgrounds for cocktail cards and detail views
  • Improved the appearance of themed recipe rows
  • Recipes can be sorted by color
  • Long-press a recipe to quickly add it as a favorite
  • Improved unit and serving size pickers
  • Refreshed recipe list layout and appearance, especially on iPad
  • Fixed background sync issues with iCloud
  • Fixed shader clipping and spacing issues on visionOS

May 31st, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 16

  • Fixed contrast issues related to cocktail name, especially in dark mode.
  • Fixed an issue where cocktails with little information would appear narrow.
  • Replaced accelerometer-driven background animation with automated animation.
  • Improved rendering and quality of recipe background animation.
  • Added switch in settings to disable colorful backgrounds.

May 30th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 15

  • Cocktail recipes can now have custom background colors.
  • Background appearance will react to device orientation (this is very buggy).

May 23rd, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 14

  • Updated icon
  • Icon now supports dark mode and monochrome appearance

May 22nd, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 13

  • Mark cocktails as favorites and filter or sort by them across your vault.
  • Expanded sort options with better support for manual ordering.
  • The exported recipe image card now matches the add/edit view.
  • The export options sheet now uses a “Done” button instead of “Cancel”.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts on macOS and iPadOS.
  • The visionOS layout now uses a native tab bar.
  • Sort controls have been relocated to a more natural position on macOS.
  • Resolved a recipe import issue on iOS.
  • Updated icons across all platforms.

May 20th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 12

Import & Export

  • Share individual recipes as .boo files, Markdown, or plain text
  • Export a recipe as an image card (iOS)
  • Import .boo recipe files — add to your vault or replace it entirely
  • Import recipes from a photo or image file using AI extraction (iOS)
  • Import recipes by pasting plain text
macOS
  • Multi-select recipes in the list for bulk deletion
  • App icon added for the Mac App Store target
Reliability
  • Improved first-launch experience across multiple synced devices — seed data no longer appears on a second device that already has a vault
  • Minimum macOS deployment target lowered to 15.6

May 18th, 2026

Version 1.0.0

Build 11

  • Quicker library adds. The “Add to Vault” button on library recipe cards has moved to the navigation bar, so it’s always within reach without scrolling to the bottom.
  • Undo a library add. If you add a recipe by mistake, tap the checkmark in the navigation bar to remove it from your vault right from the same screen.
  • Smarter sidebar. The “By Spirit” section now only lists categories that actually have cocktails in your vault — no more scrolling past Rum if you haven’t added any rum drinks.
  • Serving size scaling for multi-serving recipes. If a recipe is written for more than one serving (e.g. “Serves 6”), you can now scale it all the way down to a single serving using the servings button. The cycle runs from a half serving up to however many servings the recipe was written for.
  • Unit conversion per ingredient. On any recipe, tap a volume measurement — oz, ml, tsp, tbsp, or cup — to switch it to a different unit. Your preference is saved, so the next time you open that recipe it’ll be right where you left it. Units like “dash” and “splash” stay as-is since they don’t convert cleanly.

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