SwitchBuddy Changelog

3.7.0

Organize your Favorites

You can now categorize saved games into Wishlist, Backlog, Playing, Finished & Abandoned to make it easier if you have many favorites. This is optional and if the new category doesn't have any game, it isn't displayed.

Favorite games directly from Search

Quickly build your collection by adding games straight from the search results. No need to open the detail screen.

More game detail improvements

The app now shows available DLCs for games on the detail page.

Redesigned News

The improved News sections shows both articles and videos without the need to toggle between them. It also highlights Nintendo Directs and other events + current topics.

Improved Gallery

When viewing your screenshots, the app shows the current game (if you named it) and number of total images + current position.

This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements.

3.6.12

You can now easily find all available demos when browsing by Game mode or Genre with the extended filter options.

UI improvements and tweaks for the game detail screen.

Better indicator that something is a video in the Gallery instead of the play button that covered the thumbnail.

Hopefully fixed crash when generating QR Friend Code.

3.6.11

New simple themes

If you don't like the colorful themes, you can now choose much simpler "accent" themes that more follow the iOS system design.

This update also improves the onboarding experience, fixes couple of issues and makes it easier to change app icon.

3.6.10

Preparation for Nintendo Directs and other events

You should start seeing events in the News tab once new ones are announced and more improvements are on the way.

Genres and game modes "tags" on game details are now tappable
Added support for Chilean eShop
Onboarding improvements, bug fixes and other tweaks.

3.6.9

Gallery improvements

You can change how the gallery shows screenshots and videos. New option allows grouping by date instead of game. There is also the ability to "join" multiple groups by naming them the same.

New widgets

Two new widgets to easily view Featured games. Requires SwitchBuddy+.

This update also contains bug fixes and other smaller tweaks & improvements.

3.6.8

Support for Bundles

When you open a game that is a bundle, you can easily view all games that are part of that bundle.

Games that are part of a bundle also link to these bundles with new "Bundled in" section.

Preferences

There is new "Preferences" screen in More so important app settings are available from a single place. You can also customize the recently introduced Shake Menu or turn it off completely.

Bug fixes and visual tweaks.

3.6.7

Info about game demos

Game detail now also shows whether demo is available for download. Plus subscribers can also filter deals to show only games with demos. Perfect to try before you buy the game!

New reveals

Browse games that were just revealed.

Age ratings

View the game's ESRB & PEGI rating if available.

Bug fixes and tweaks.

See you in 2024! Thanks for using my app.

3.6.6

Improved Favorites screen - Choose how should games be sorted - UI improvements - Choose between List/Grid layouts

Bug fixes and crash fixes.

3.6.4

Meet "Shake Shortcuts Menu". Shake your device to access Transfer / Games Search / Friend Code anywhere in the app (iOS 16+)
Enabled Live Text in the gallery. You can now easily copy text from screenshots or create stickers (stickers require iOS 17).
Better UI for StandBy
Prettier "GamingBuddy" promo screen that is sometimes displayed
Minor bug fixes and similar

3.6.3

Added support for Ireland eShop
Fixes for Gallery sometimes not loading screenshots
App Icon shortcut to open games search

3.6.1

Best Games

New section available from "Games" that list TOP 20 Nintendo Switch games ever by OpenCritic ratings and best games each year since Switch release. Previous years require SwitchBuddy+.

3.6.0

Easily discover games with filters

You can now filter games lists when browsing by Game mode or Genre. For example you can see only Split-screen racing games with overage rating over 80.

Filter deals (SwitchBuddy+)

Lost in hundreds of discounts? Use the new Filter! You can filter based on game modes, genres and OpenCritic rating. For example you can easily find the best discounted games by using the average rating filter.

This update also includes various little fixes and tweaks.

3.5.5

Fixes for iOS 15 devices. I am sorry for the issues!

3.5.3

Compatibility update for iOS 17 with StandBy mode widgets support.

3.5.0

OpenCritic Integration

Detail pages for games now show OpenCritic summary allowing you to quickly evaluate a game. SwitchBuddy+ subscribers can also see all the available reviews for a game.

This integration is quite costly so that is why part of it is included in SwitchBuddy+.

New sorts for Deals

You can now sort deals by lowest and highest prices in addition to existing sorts.

3.4.0

Notifications

Get notified about game releses, sales on your wishlished games and more!

Lock Screen widgets

Up Next & Release Countdown widgets now also have Lock Screen variants.

eShop Region settings

eShop-related features now work for everyone! You can also select the source country for deals and pricing info. It is unfortunately not possible to support every country.

Free-to-Play list

SwitchBuddy now lists all the games that are free in the eShop. (you can find it on the Games screen).

Countdown widgets themes

With new theming options you can change the background of countdown & bookmark widgets.

Better Transfer

You can quickly start new transfer with brand-new widgets or icon shortcut (long-press on the app icon on your home screen).

3.3.6

Release dates of upcoming favorite games are automatically updated in the background

3.3.4

New icon! Hope you like it (or at least don't mind)

3.3.3

Better loading of the Gallery
Improved game detail design
Fixed problematic navigation colors with some themes
Better prices logic reload for wishlist

3.3.2

Added two new themes inspired by the announced pastel Joy-Cons

3.3.0

Wishlist! + better Favorites

Your Favorites are now better organized to show upcoming games more clearly.
You can also add games to your "Wishlist" to be able to easily see prices and possible sales (either when favoriting new game or for current favorites - just tap the "heart" icon)
Favorites on the "Games" tab will also show you current sales for wishlisted games

Browse by Genres

Want to see recent RPGs? You can now browse all available games by genres.

Just a small widget to add "bookmark" of any favorite games to your Home Screen

iPad optimizations

App should now work better on iPads

Fixes

Fixed some games not showing in Favorites
Fixed small Up Next widget not opening the game detail
Fixed widgets not refreshing after removing game from favorites

3.2.0

Deals: Save money with newly added "Deals" section. Supported in North America & Europe. Deals can be sorted by newest / ending soon / biggest sale.
Longer summaries on game detail are truncated
Smaller "Up Next" widget variant
Improved "Up Next": Games coming out soon show remaining days and not release date

3.1.9

Prices and eShop links: SwitchBuddy now shows game prices (including sales) and eShop links in North America and Europe.
Added channel thumbnails for videos

3.1.7

New SwitchBuddy+ icon inspired by the legendary GameBoy
App should correctly handle games without release date (for example when opening from shared link)
Smaller tweaks and fixes

3.1.6

Three new themes for SwitchBuddy+ inspired by limited edition consoles and one "cube" console :-)
Favorites on the Games tab are now sorted by date added which (hopefully) makes more sense
Various smaller bug fixes

3.1.5

Search games: With new search, you should be able to find all the available Switch games
Organize your Gallery: You can now name groups in gallery and quickly jump between them with "Jump menu".
Discover awesome games with new "Game collections" in the Games tab
Improved games grid design
Some smaller color tweaks and similar

3.1.4

Easily share your Friend Code with friends. You can save your code in SwitchBuddy and then easily show QR code to your friends to scan
Calendar widget for SwitchBuddy+. See all your favorited games in a current month on a single widget
Better loading of Games section - the rows should no longer jump around
Small tweaks and fixes here and there

3.1.3

Added free trial for SwitchBuddy+: Great to try all the themes and widgets

Games

Option to select default calendar for games: Long press on the calendar icon to select calendar to use for future events
Spotlight integration: You can search your device to find favorited games and quickly open them

Game detail

Twitch links are now opened in Twitch app (if installed)
More links on the game details + compact design
Available news about game are displayed on game detail

The rest

Added basic performance monitoring to help me catch slow parts of the app

3.1.1

This was hotfix update shortly after 3.1.0 to fix possible issues with countdown widgets.

3.1.0

Better Games section!

You can now access Favorite games faster.
Featured section to not miss big games
"New Releases" section listing recently released games
Quick access to Widget guide and Games FAQ

Shared with You (iOS 16)

Added support for Shared with You. When friends send you link via Messages, these links will be available in the app. Look for "Shared with You" card in the Games section.

You may need to enabled this feature in Settings -> Messages -> Shared with You -> toggle SwitchBuddy

New widget type that shows up to 4 of your upcoming favorite games. Available for SwitchBuddy+ supporters.

Fixes:

Contrast fixes for some themes
Other smaller fixes here and there

3.0.8

This is super small fix for widgets sometimes not working properly for games that are just released.

3.0.7

Added link to "Games FAQ" that answers common questions about games in SwitchBuddy
Widgets are now available on iOS 14 (previously iOS 15+ was required)
Improved error logging to help me fix issues faster
Long press on website links or videos in game detail to quickly copy link
Viewed game details are now also saved locally - so if later you are not connected to the Internet, you should still be able to view these games
Contrast fixes for themes.

3.0.6

Added Widget guide (in More)
You can now more easily copy link to games (without opening the share sheet) long press on the game in list or on the share button in game detail to reveal "Copy link" action
Re-ordered videos in game detail to show the most recent first
Other smaller improvements

3.0.4

Improved game detail - share button is easy to find, add to calendar is closer to release date
Added ability to share games from the list (long press)
Added one-time unlock for SwitchBuddy+ by popular demand. If you don't like subscriptions, this is for you.
Fixed contrast issues on game detail with certain themes
Fixed incorrectly grouped released games in Favorites
(Hopefully) fixed issue where games list isn't probably refreshed And already preparing the next big-ish update :-)

3.0.3

Added ability to share individual game screenshots
Improved adding to calendar: You can now edit existing events instead of creating new ones when tapping the button again
You can now favorite/unfavorite games from the list (with long press)
Screenshots and videos are now exported with the original date they were first captured (this changes the "created" date, "modified" will be date of export)

3.0.0

Welcome to SwitchBuddy version 3!

The most significant update yet. The main new feature is the ability to track new game releases via the brand-new Games tab. Don't miss any important games!

You can view screenshots and videos and add the release date to the calendar or favorite games to make them available for countdown widgets. These Home Screen widgets support the small and medium sizes.

I have also improved the Gallery section - it supports landscape, and you can select the thumbnail size.

Also launching SwitchBuddy+: 100% optional subscription that unlocks extra goodies and removes the limit on the number of favorite games.