Changelog

What's New

Every update, improvement, and bug fix — documented honestly. We ship fast and we tell you exactly what changed.

v1.2.0 Minor Release
June 24, 2026
This release focuses on reliability and speed. Price comparison results now load 40% faster, and we've fixed a long-standing issue where the widget would occasionally fail to appear on Amazon product pages after a browser restart.
New
  • Added support for 8 new retailers: Newegg, B&H Photo, Costco, Sam's Club, Chewy, Petco, Home Depot, and Lowe's
  • Price history charts now show 90-day and 1-year views in addition to the existing 30-day view
  • New "Best Time to Buy" indicator on product pages — shows whether the current price is above, at, or below the historical average
  • Pro users can now export their tracked items list as a CSV file from the options page
Improved
  • Price comparison results load 40% faster thanks to parallel API requests and smarter caching
  • AI review summaries are now more concise and better at identifying genuine quality concerns versus minor complaints
  • The floating widget now remembers its position on the page between sessions
  • Coupon testing is now silent — no more brief flashes of the checkout page while codes are being tested
Fixed
  • Widget failing to appear on Amazon product pages after browser restart (affected ~12% of users)
  • Price alerts occasionally sending duplicate notifications for the same price drop
  • Incorrect currency conversion on international Amazon storefronts
  • Options page layout breaking on screens narrower than 768px
v1.1.0 Minor Release
June 10, 2026
Our first major post-launch update. Based on feedback from our first 10,000 users, we overhauled the popup UI and added the most-requested feature: daily usage limits for the Free plan with a clear, non-intrusive upgrade path.
New
  • Completely redesigned popup UI — cleaner layout, faster to scan, easier to act on
  • Daily usage meter on the Free plan — see exactly how many comparisons you have left today
  • Keyboard shortcut (Alt+S) to open the extension popup from any supported page
  • Dark mode support — the popup and widget now respect your system preference
Improved
  • Coupon finder now tests codes in the background without requiring you to open the checkout page
  • Review summaries now include a "Verified Purchase Ratio" to flag products with suspicious review patterns
  • Notification system rebuilt from scratch — alerts are now delivered more reliably across all Chrome versions
Fixed
  • Extension occasionally losing authentication state after Chrome update
  • Walmart product prices showing in USD on non-US storefronts
  • Review summary failing silently when a product had fewer than 10 reviews
v1.0.0 Initial Launch
June 1, 2026
SmartShop AI launches publicly. After six months of private beta testing with 2,000 users, we're confident enough to open the doors. Here's everything that ships on day one.
Launched
  • Real-time price comparison across 22 major retailers including Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Best Buy, and Target
  • AI-powered review summarizer using GPT-4 — pros, cons, and a quality confidence score
  • Automatic coupon code finder and tester at checkout
  • Price drop alerts with customizable target prices and notification preferences
  • 30-day price history charts for all supported products
  • Manifest V3 architecture — faster, more secure, Chrome Web Store compliant
  • Free plan (5 comparisons/day) and Pro plan (unlimited) with PayPal billing
  • Full options page with notification controls, privacy settings, and account management