Release Notes

What's new in Layerz App Designer, release by release.

v3.9

Loops, Guards, and Smarter Data

Real control flow for Action Flows, richer text and links, and lists that manage themselves.

  • For Each action — iterate an array, run actions per element, and collect results into your data
  • Guard action — continue when a condition holds, stop the flow right there when it doesn't
  • Link View — a rich link preview card (title, image, domain) from a single URL
  • Labels render simple HTML with tappable links
  • Date display formats including relative time ("2 hours ago", "yesterday"), and numbers read as Unix time wherever a date is expected
  • Cells whose Hidden is true drop out of lists at runtime; new comparison operators (not contains / is empty / is not empty)
  • API response roots auto-register as project data schemas, so repeated tests never break bindings
v3.8

Camera, Media, and Services

Camera with live filters, media assets, device services — and a new onboarding you learn by using the real editor.

  • Camera view with front/back, zoom, flash, and capture-synced aspect ratio — capture into data or straight to Photos
  • Filters — chain 38 Core Image effects, mask them to the subject, start from presets
  • Assets — Lottie animations, video, and audio, driven by new control actions
  • Services — react to timers, battery, connectivity, and location
  • Interactive onboarding tour, nested & enum-driven menus, comparison bindings
  • New document package format for faster save/load
v3.7

Design System & Data Transformers

Design your UI on your own terms.

  • Design System — reusable color & typography tokens; switch sets to re-skin the whole project
  • Data Transformer + Data Mapper — reshape API data to fit your own UI data model
  • Native Components gallery — explore every iOS component with a live preview
  • Action Flow steps collapse to a clean list
v3.6

Polish

Refreshed screens and smoother editing.

  • Redesigned template gallery, Settings, and project overview
  • Free users can edit templates right in their Free Project
  • Editor refinements, better data bindings, performance and stability
v3.5

Dynamic Lists & Persistence

Lists that filter and sort themselves, and data that survives relaunch.

  • Filter & Sort — array bindings filtered and sorted with live conditions
  • Data persistence — project data saved to disk and restored on the next run
  • New Date data type, dialog buttons, Switch component
  • Shared data as a single source of truth across screens
v3.4

API Integration

Your prototype talks to real data.

  • Configure real HTTP endpoints (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE/PATCH) with headers and body
  • Authentication: Bearer, Basic, API Key, OAuth 2.0
  • Action Flow branching on conditions and HTTP status codes
  • Data Enums
v3.3

Action Flow

Define how your app behaves — visually.

  • Action Flow — a sequence of actions attached to events like button taps and screen loads
  • Navigation (Push, Modal, Replace), data manipulation, alerts, sharing, sounds, haptics, and more
  • Flow parameters for injecting data at execution time
v3.2

A New Home

A redesigned start experience for every project.

  • Redesigned main screen with a template gallery
  • Tips & guides throughout the editor
  • Free Project — try the full editor for free
  • Share your work
v3.1

Cloud Sync

Projects follow you across devices.

  • iCloud document sync
  • Richer gradients and better Auto Layout menus
  • Image values in project data
v3.0.1

Stability

Fixes following the 3.0 launch.

v3.0

The Data Release

The update that made designs actually interactive — and the foundation of the 3.x series.

  • Project data — define your own schemas and values with a dedicated editor
  • Data bindings — connect fields to labels, images, colors, and lists; the screen updates when data changes
  • Custom components with synced instances
  • The full editor on iPhone, plus Mac support and a Viewer Mode
v2.0

The Studio Release

A major editor overhaul across the 2.x series — richer components and a full design-studio feel.

  • Tab bars, lists with drop modes, and refreshed components
  • Project color palettes reflected live across the editor
  • Image Playground support and exporting screens as images
  • Templates, in-app tutorials, and a free tier
v1.0

Hello, Layerz

The first release — visual iOS app design with real native components.

  • Native UIKit components, not lookalike drawings
  • Real Auto Layout, responsive on every screen size
  • Screens, navigation, and instant live preview