Dev log
The beta is open (and the web app is live)
Forty-eight hours after the first commit, Ambervial is submitted to the App Store — and you don't have to wait for Apple to try it.
Try it right now, in your browser
The web app is live at ambervial.com/app. Same codebase as the iPhone app, same calm timeline, same honest safety review — running against live published FDA label data. Your records stay in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Or get the iPhone beta
The TestFlight beta is here: testflight.apple.com/join/fqhCEfTr. (If the link says it's not accepting testers yet, Apple's beta review hasn't cleared — check back in a day.)
What shipped since the last post
- Bottle scanning. Point the camera at a retail medicine barcode and the name, strength, and form fill themselves in — matched against the FDA's public medication registry. Pharmacy-printed labels without product barcodes get an honest "add it manually" instead of a wrong guess.
- Your records persist. Everything lives on your device. Delete any record, any time, from the medication's own page.
- Calm reminders. One notification a day per medication, opt-in, at the slot you pick. No streaks, no guilt, no red badges shaming you at breakfast.
- Submitted for App Store review. The waiting begins. This blog will say so the moment it's live.
The rule we keep repeating
Ambervial never says "safe," never says "dangerous," and never tells you to stop or skip a medication. It shows you what published sources actually say, tells you what wasn't checked, and points you to your pharmacist. If you catch the app breaking that rule anywhere, that's a bug — tell us.
Speaking of telling us: there's an anonymous suggestion box on the homepage now. No name, no email. We read every one. ✦