ChowDealz 1.0.13 is now available for installation on all platforms. This release focused on interface improvements and some user suggested changes.

#1 – On the home screen the icons for food, drinks, and fun have been replaced with fixed width images that are either highlighted or grayed out. This makes the home page easier to read and keeps the text aligned.

#2 – When adding a special you now have the option to add a direct web link. This is useful if there is a lot more detail provided at that web location or to make it easy to keep track of where the special was originally found. Note this is completely optional. Links are always opened by the default web browser for that device.

#3 – The maximum search range for specials has been increased to 100 miles and the default for new installations is now 50 miles. Optimally this should be set to the maximum distance you would be willing to drive for a meal special or event.

#4 – You can now change the display name or email address for your account. Reminder – you only need to create an account if you plan on adding restaurants or specials. If your only purpose is to use the app to find specials and events you do not need an account.

#5 – If you have created an account and added restaurants you now have an option to see just the ones you have added when editing specials and events. Previously you would see all restaurants within your search range and you would have to scroll or search to find the ones you added. Now you can check this box and only yours will show in the list.

Note if the icon on the left is blue it means you added that restaurant, if it is grayed out then someone else added it.

I’ve got some really cool functionality being added to the next release, stay tuned! It will add new functionality to the app that some people will love 🙂

As always, I welcome all suggestions, bug reports, comments, etc related to ChowDealz.