Version One

WHAT WE SHIPPED

1. v0.2

   Week to Fri 30 Oct, so far · 20 changes
   • Your assistant can do more

     A connected AI assistant can now do most of what you can do here, like editing a listing or following a builder.

     Try it: Your assistant can do more
   • Video stills

     YouTube videos show a still before you press play. YouTube hears nothing from you until you do.

   • A calmer beta page

     The beta page is simpler for builders and tidier for testers.

   • Beta share cards

     Betas get their own share card.

   • Up to four featured links

     Feature up to four links on your page, in the order you choose.

     Try it: Up to four featured links
   • Pause a project

     Pause a project and it leaves every public page. You still see it on Your page.

     Try it: Pause a project
   • Tester codes

     Give each beta tester their own code, and check codes from your app with the beta codes API.

     Try it: Tester codes
   • Follow, made useful

     New versions, asks and betas from people you follow show in Updates. See who you follow in Settings.

     Try it: Follow, made useful
   Show 12 more in v0.2

   • Fewer human checks

     Cloudflare's check only shows when it's really needed.

   • Story Studio

     Answer a few questions and the Version One team drafts your Founding story. Nothing goes up until you approve it.

     Try it: Story Studio
   • Help centre search

     Search the Help centre. What you type never leaves your browser.

     Try it: Help centre search
   • Sign in with X

     Use your X account to sign in or join. We still need a confirmed email, and we don't keep your X tokens.

     Try it: Sign in with X
   • Videos that play

     Demo and featured videos play right on the page, including videos from X.

   • Found on Google

     Builder and listing pages show up properly in Google. Pages of builders under 18 stay out.

   • Ring meanings

     Each ring colour stands for something: Leap, Horizon, Value, Roots and Ubuntu.

     Try it: Ring meanings
   • Simpler everywhere

     One next step on Your page, two ways to join, Follow instead of a waiting list, and a shorter header.

     Try it: Simpler everywhere
   • App store links and drafts

     Add App Store and Google Play links to a listing, and save a listing as a draft to finish later.

     Try it: App store links and drafts
   • Beta listings

     Run a beta of your project here. Testers join, send private feedback and get credit.

     Try it: Beta listings
   • Credit who helped

     When you ship a version, say which ask it answers and who helped. They get credit on your Build log.

     Try it: Credit who helped
   • The You menu

     Your page, Updates, Settings and Sign out in one menu.

     Try it: The You menu

2. v0.1

   Week to Fri 23 Oct · 27 changes
   • Passkeys

     Sign in with Face ID, a fingerprint or your device's PIN.

     Try it: Passkeys
   • Sign-in that works with work email

     Sign-in emails open a page with a button, so work email scanners can't use up your link. You can type a code too.

     Try it: Sign-in that works with work email
   • Screenshot viewer

     Screenshots open in a viewer on the listing page.

   • Updates

     One page for what needs you and what happened. Only things you need to act on put a number on You.

     Try it: Updates
   • Builder of the week

     Each week the Version One team picks one builder for the top of the home page.

     Try it: Builder of the week
   • Hide my profile

     Take your page off every public list for a while, and bring it back when you like.

     Try it: Hide my profile
   • Tabbed builder pages

     Builder pages and the profile editor are split into tabs.

     Try it: Tabbed builder pages
   • Link checks

     Every link on a listing is checked. It says Link checked, never safe.

   Show 19 more in v0.1

   • Version One for your AI assistant

     Connect an AI assistant to find builders and projects, and to share your own.

     Try it: Version One for your AI assistant
   • Communities

     A free list of South African builder communities.

     Try it: Communities
   • The Founders' Room

     Founding members vote on what we build next and send ideas. Anyone can send feedback or report a profile.

     Try it: The Founders' Room
   • Help centre and explainer videos

     The Help centre explains how Version One works, with short videos.

     Try it: Help centre and explainer videos
   • Share buttons

     Share listings, profiles, stories and invites, with X first. No trackers come with them.

   • Your story and Get in touch

     Tell your story on your page, say you're open to collaborate, and let people get in touch from your page.

     Try it: Your story and Get in touch
   • Builders under 18

     Builders under 18 are welcome, with a parent's OK by email.

     Try it: Builders under 18
   • Founding stories

     Stories from the first builders, on the home page.

     Try it: Founding stories
   • Several projects under one ring

     Add more projects to your page. They all sit under your one ring.

     Try it: Several projects under one ring
   • Invites and supporters

     Joining is invite-only for now, with 10 invites each. Supporters join to try things and help, and earn dots on their ring.

     Try it: Invites and supporters
   • Download my data

     Get everything we hold about you in one file, from Settings.

     Try it: Download my data
   • Faces in the rings

     Add a photo to your ring. We check it first and strip location data from it.

     Try it: Faces in the rings
   • Ship the next version

     Ship v0.2, v0.3 and on from Your page. Every version gets its own share card.

     Try it: Ship the next version
   • Follow builders and say you tried it

     Follow a builder to hear when they ship, and tell them you were one of their first users.

     Try it: Follow builders and say you tried it
   • Join without a launch

     You don't need something to show to join. Start with your page and add a project when it's ready.

     Try it: Join without a launch
   • Edit listings and search

     Change a listing after it's live, report one that looks wrong, and search what's been built.

     Try it: Edit listings and search
   • The whole site

     A home page of faces, plus Builders, Shipped, Stories, and help asks on Help wanted.

     Try it: The whole site
   • Builder pages and rings

     Every builder gets a page and one flag-colour ring. It stays dashed until something you made is live.

     Try it: Builder pages and rings
   • Every listing is reviewed

     Share what you've built and the Version One team checks it before it goes public. Turnstile keeps the spam bots out.

     Try it: Every listing is reviewed

Only what's live is here, never what's coming. Founding members vote on what we build next in the Founders' Room.