GiftDice
Changelog

What's New

Everything we've shipped. Features, improvements, and fixes.

improvement

Promotional nudges + scale optimizations

  • Share buttons on giveaway winner results, organizer winners page, join success, and thank-you page
  • Feature discovery cards on entry success (wishlists, exchanges, PuzzoFMe)
  • "Browse More Giveaways" CTA for non-winners
  • "Run Another Giveaway" CTA for organizers after draw
  • Wishlist creation nudge on exchange join success
  • Paginated entries API (page/pageSize params, max 200)
  • CDN caching on public giveaway endpoint (30s TTL + stale-while-revalidate)
  • O(n*k) weighted draw algorithm replacing O(n*bonus) pool expansion
  • 5 new composite database indexes for giveaway and exchange queries
  • Profile email lookup replaces listUsers fallback for entry deduplication
improvement

Comprehensive giveaway test coverage

  • 68 new tests across 11 test files covering all giveaway API routes
  • Scale tests for 10k-50k entry draws with weighted probability verification
  • CSV export formula injection test
  • Auto-draw cron tests with failure cap verification
feature

Giveaway growth features

  • QR codes and share buttons on campaign dashboard and entry success page
  • Giveaway creation templates (Twitter, Product Launch, Newsletter, Community)
  • Duplicate (clone) campaign with fresh slug and reset state
  • Bonus entries for sharing — referral links with weighted draw probability
  • Collapsible social platform picker with badge summary
fix

Security and UX hardening

  • CSV export formula injection sanitization (prefix = + - @ | with single quote)
  • Crypto-secure Fisher-Yates shuffle for all randomization
  • DRY extraction of shared giveaway utilities
  • Mobile layout fixes for giveaway entry and dashboard pages
  • Accessibility improvements on giveaway forms
feature

Giveaway eligibility questions

  • Custom entry form builder with 7 question types (text, textarea, URL, select, radio, checkbox, paragraph)
  • AI-suggested eligibility questions based on prize and campaign type
  • Required/optional toggle per question
  • Answers displayed on entry detail and CSV export
feature

Giveaway core

  • Create and manage giveaway campaigns with title, prize, winners, draw date
  • Public entry page with social handle collection
  • Entry management: exclude, pre-select, vouch, search, filter by status
  • Cryptographically random two-pool draw (pre-selected + open)
  • Winner and non-winner email notifications
  • Auto-draw via cron on scheduled date with failure notifications
  • CSV export of all entries
  • Browse public giveaways page
  • Tier limits: 5 campaigns / 500 entries (free), unlimited / 10k (Pro)
feature

Tier limits bump + SEO landing pages

  • Increased free tier limits across the board
  • 10 SEO landing pages for high-intent keywords
  • 5 blog posts with structured data and related posts
  • Country-specific landing pages (Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa)
feature

Email notifications expansion

  • Exchange approaching reminder (day before)
  • Reservation reminder for gift-givers before event date
  • Giveaway draw reminder for organizers
  • Auto-draw failure notification with final notice variant
  • Giveaway cancellation notification to all entrants
feature

Monetization: Pro tier + Lemon Squeezy

  • Pro subscription via Lemon Squeezy ($2.99/mo or $19/yr)
  • Tier-gated limits on groups, wishlists, giveaways, AI, bulk invites
  • Subscription management portal in Settings
  • Usage dashboard for free tier users
feature

AI features suite

  • AI wishlist builder — describe a person, get a full gift list
  • Photo/screenshot import — upload image, AI extracts items
  • AI gift recommendations on wishlists and match reveal
  • AI thank-you note generator with tone selection
  • 10 free AI uses per day, unlimited on Pro
feature

PWA + push notifications

  • Progressive Web App with installable manifest
  • Browser push notifications for match-ready and giveaway winner events
  • Push notification toggle in Settings
feature

White Elephant mode

  • Yankee Swap / White Elephant gift exchange mode
  • Random turn order draw instead of Secret Santa matching
  • Animated turn number reveal
feature

Wishlist reservations + thank-you notes

  • Wishlist item reservation system (junction table)
  • Quantity support for wishlist items
  • "Do Not Buy" flag with reason
  • Thank-you notes between gift givers and receivers
  • Budget helpers on match reveal page
feature

Core launch

  • Gift exchange creation with 12 occasions and budget ranges
  • Invite links, QR codes, and bulk email invites
  • Secret Santa matching with exclusion rules and gender-aware pairing
  • Animated match reveal with gift suggestions
  • Wishlists with manual add, URL scraping, and shareable public links
  • Google and email (magic link) authentication
  • Welcome email on first sign-in