Release Notes
What’s New in Praepara
Every update, improvement, and fix — documented here so you always know what changed and why.
Version 1.0
Initial Launch
June 2026
New Features
- Home Inventory — Room-by-room inventory builder with GPS-tagged, timestamped photos, progress tracking, and total asset value counter.
- Home Baseline Photo Mode — Photograph your entire home by zone (Roof, Exterior, Interior, Systems, Garage) before any disaster.
- Biometric Document Vault — AES-256 encrypted storage for insurance policies, deeds, and critical documents, protected by fingerprint or face unlock.
- Live Weather Alerts — Real-time NWS severe weather alerts color-coded by severity with Do Not Disturb bypass for life-threatening events.
- Live Radar — RainViewer radar centered on your home location with 7-day forecast powered by Open-Meteo.
- Weather → Claim Linker — Save official NWS alerts directly to your claim log as legal-grade proof of the weather event.
- Recovery Center — Full claim management hub with 10 dedicated trackers per claim: Claim HQ, ALE, Communication Log, Contractor, Supplement, Depreciation Recovery, Payments, Deadlines, Proof of Loss, and Bad Faith Log.
- Denial Defense Guide — Step-by-step guidance for appealing denied claims, filing complaints, and invoking appraisal.
- PDF & Google Sheets Export — One-tap Master Claim Report and Inventory PDF, plus full Google Sheets export.
- Proof of Loss Builder — Auto-fills Sworn Proof of Loss using your policy data and inventory totals.
- 30-Step Guided Tour — Interactive spotlight tour covering every feature with plain-English insurance education.
- Cloud Backup — Encrypted backup to Google Drive, Proton Drive, Sync.com, or local storage with recovery passphrase.
- Offline Mode — App is fully functional with zero network or cell service.
Future updates will appear here as they are released.