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What's New

Follow along as we build Chaser. We ship every week โ€” new features, improvements, and occasionally catastrophic bugs that we then heroically fix.

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Newv0.14ยทMay 2026

Public changelog, social proof counter & SEO

  • โœจ This page โ€” public product changelog at /updates
  • ๐Ÿ• Social proof counter in hero: 'Join X+ freelancers using Chaser'
  • ๐Ÿ“ New blog post: 'Best Freelance Invoice App in 2025' (~20K/mo keyword)
  • ๐Ÿค– robots.txt updated to explicitly disallow /api/ and /dashboard
Newv0.13ยทMay 2026

Affiliate program, onboarding check-in & Sentry

  • ๐Ÿค /affiliate page launched โ€” 20% recurring commission, 30-day cookie
  • ๐Ÿ“ง Day-7 onboarding check-in email (personalized based on usage)
  • ๐Ÿ” Sentry error monitoring installed across all runtimes
  • ๐Ÿ“ Blog: Overdue invoice email templates (8 ready-to-use templates)
  • ๐Ÿ“ Blog: Invoice payment reminder โ€” 5 templates, ~40K/mo keyword
Improvementv0.12ยทMay 2026

Rate limiting, unit tests & domain migration

  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Rate limiting on /api/nudge (20/hr) and /api/invoices (50/hr)
  • โœ… 16 unit tests for escalation logic โ€” all passing
  • ๐ŸŒ Domain migration to chaser.works complete
  • ๐Ÿ“ Blog: Net-30 payment terms, how to write an invoice
Improvementv0.11ยทMay 2026

UX fixes, input validation & error boundaries

  • ๐Ÿ’… Account nav now shows 'Account' label instead of raw email
  • ๐Ÿ”’ Input validation on invoice forms (max lengths, email format)
  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Error boundary on dashboard โ€” graceful error handling
  • ๐Ÿ“ Blog link added to dashboard and homepage nav
  • ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ /roadmap page created
Newv0.10ยทApril 2026

Free tools, SEO blog & demo experience

  • ๐Ÿ”ง 5 free tools: email generator, late payment calculator, invoice template, rate calculator, tracker
  • ๐Ÿ“ 16 SEO blog posts covering top freelance invoicing keywords
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Interactive demo email widget on homepage
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Live stats ticker on homepage
  • ๐Ÿ“ธ OG image API for social sharing
Newv0.9ยทApril 2026

Stripe payment links & iDEAL support

  • ๐Ÿ’ณ 'Pay now โ†’' buttons in every chase email via Stripe
  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ iDEAL support for EUR invoices
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Direct payout to your Stripe account
  • โšก One-time Stripe Express onboarding (5 minutes)
Newv0.8ยทMarch 2026

4-stage escalation sequence live

  • ๐Ÿ˜Š Day 3: Friendly reminder
  • ๐Ÿคจ Day 7: Firm follow-up
  • ๐Ÿ˜ค Day 14: Urgent notice
  • ๐Ÿ’€ Day 30: Final notice ('my accountant...')
  • โธ๏ธ Pause / resume individual invoices
Newv0.7ยทMarch 2026

Pro plan & billing

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ $15/month Pro plan with Stripe Checkout
  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Unlimited invoices on Pro
  • โš™๏ธ Custom escalation timing (Pro)
  • โœ‰๏ธ Custom email subject prefix and PS note (Pro)
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Weekly digest email
Newv0.6ยทFebruary 2026

Dashboard & invoice management

  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Invoice dashboard with status overview
  • โž• Add invoice form with validation
  • โœ… Mark as paid โ€” stops escalation instantly
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Escalation stage indicator per invoice
  • ๐Ÿ“ง Email open tracking pixel
๐ŸŽ‰ Milestonev0.5ยทFebruary 2026

First user onboarded ๐ŸŽ‰

  • ๐Ÿš€ Product launched publicly
  • ๐Ÿ‘ค First user signed up via Supabase Auth
  • ๐Ÿ“ง Onboarding email sent via Resend
  • ๐Ÿค– Daily cron job running on Vercel
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