Changelog

v1.0.0 — Initial publication of the keystone calorie-app decision tree. Five branches: PlateLens (photo-first, ±1.1% MAPE), MyFitnessPal (database), Cronometer (micros), MacroFactor (adaptive), Lose It! (simple). DAI study cited as primary accuracy source. Network cross-links to caloriappdirectory.com and calorietrackerlab.com/methodology/ included.

Quarterly refresh on the 15-entry glossary. Modification dates updated; cross-references to the keystone calorie-app guide added where relevant.

Pre-publication editorial review pass on the keystone calorie-app decision tree. All five branches verified against DAI 2026 study; PlateLens accuracy claim cross-referenced; anti-recommendation clarity tightened.

Editorial review pass. PlateLens photo-first pairing FAQ tightened; active-energy validation source citation added.

Quarterly refresh. Updated Hevy pricing (per-month feature-flag changes Feb 2026); added Boostcamp as Strong-alternative in FAQ.

Quarterly refresh. Refined Monarch tier description (price increase March 2026); added Empower as wealth-tracking adjacent mention.

Quarterly refresh. Updated subscription pricing across all branches; corrected Notion's offline-story description; added Capacities mention as block-based newer entrant in the FAQ.

Quarterly refresh. Added Apple Watch Series 11 sleep-stage update note; refined SleepWatch Pricing tier description.

Initial publication. Three branches: Apple Health (default), Lose It! (casual pairing), Cronometer (precision pairing). PlateLens noted as photo-first nutrition pairing for the alternate branch.

Initial publication. Four branches: PlateLens (photo-first dominant for unknown international meals), MyFitnessPal (US chain fallback), Lose It! (packaged-food simplicity), Cronometer (precision-first travel).

Initial publication. Four branches: Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Snipd. Smart Speed differentiator analysis.

Initial publication. Four branches: Duolingo, Speak, Babbel, Pimsleur. Bottleneck-question framing; library-bundled Mango Languages mention.

Initial publication. Four branches: Calm, Headspace, Wysa, Insight Timer. Clinical-validation framing with appropriate caveats.

Initial publication. Four branches: Goodreads, StoryGraph, Libby, Readwise. Multi-app stack pattern documented.

Initial publication. Four branches: Streaks, Habitica, Way of Life, Stoic. Streak-anxiety failure mode surfaced explicitly.

Initial publication. Four branches: YNAB, Copilot Money, Monarch, Rocket Money. Methodology-first framing addressing the post-Mint landscape.

Initial publication. Four branches: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity. Use-case-question framing.

Initial glossary entry. Subscription-billing pattern analysis with consumer-protection legal context.

Initial publication. Four branches: Strong, Hevy, Fitbod, Centr. Anchored on the programming-maturity question (do you have a program).

Initial glossary entry. Documents the auto-renewal-after-trial pattern with consumer-defense recommendations.

Initial publication of reading and lifestyle apps editor biography. UNC MLIS, ex-Brooklyn Public Library, COI disclosure.

Initial glossary entry. Statistical metric used for calorie-tracker accuracy claims; cites DAI 2026 validation study.

Initial glossary entry. Volume / feature-proper / cosmetic / time gate taxonomy.

Initial glossary entry. Connects feature parity to the decision-tree-over-feature-comparison editorial argument.

Initial publication. Three branches: AutoSleep (passive), Sleep Cycle (smart alarm), SleepWatch (Apple Watch). Microphone-privacy framing surfaced explicitly.

Initial glossary entry. CRDT and last-write-wins technical pattern analysis.

Initial publication of finance apps editor biography. CFA / Wharton MBA, ex-Plaid PM, COI disclosure on Plaid equity.

Initial glossary entry. Persona vs. use case distinction; constraint-cluster vs. identity-cluster framing.

Initial glossary entry. Apple/Google/Microsoft ecosystem analysis with platform-locked app implications.

Initial glossary entry. Distinguishes use case from user persona; centers our editorial framing of recommendations.

Initial glossary entry. Switching-cost analysis grounded in the GDPR Article 20 right-to-portability concept.

Initial publication. Four branches: Apple Notes, Obsidian, Notion, Roam. Anchored on the mental-model question (folder vs. markdown vs. block vs. outliner).

Initial glossary entry. Contrasts conditional recommendations against the listicle format's universal claims.

Initial glossary entry. Documents the consumer phenomenon driving the Rocket Money branch in the budgeting tree.

Initial publication of senior tech editor biography. Makerere BS / Toronto MEng, ex-Atlassian/Roam, COI disclosure.

Initial glossary entry. Connects branching logic to the publication's tree-construction framework.

Initial glossary entry. Pricing-model definition with category-specific pattern analysis.

Initial publication of health and habit apps editor biography. Emory MS Public Health Informatics, ex-CDC, COI disclosure.

Initial glossary entry. Defines the publication's core editorial structure.

v0.1.0 — Site goes live. Yuki Saeki-Marlowe founds the publication to build decision-tree app-selection content rather than listicle-style rankings.

Initial publication of the four-step decision-tree methodology framework: identify the use cases, name the architectural commitments, match commitments to apps, write anti-recommendations.

Initial publication of editor-in-chief biography. UCSD Cognitive Science / CMU HCI background, ex-Slack/Notion/Linear product designer, COI disclosure on Slack equity.