Mold Scanner AI Changelog
Every update, feature, and improvement. Newest first.
v0.3.0
April 15, 2026
Major
CRO Redesign
- One tap Scan Now button. The entire home screen is built around a single action. No menus, no onboarding walls. Tap and scan.
- Full results free, no paywall. Every scan returns the complete forensic analysis. Nothing is locked behind a subscription.
- Scare stats onboarding. 8 animated cards showing real mold statistics before the first scan. Each one cites a published study.
- Brand orange #FF6B1A. Full color system overhaul. Dark backgrounds, high contrast text, orange accents throughout.
- 6 step forensic prompt. Every scan now runs through Type identification, Duration estimation, Source detection, Liability assessment, Health risk evaluation, and Remediation planning.
- API live on Gemini 2.5 Flash. Vision analysis powered by Google Gemini 2.5 Flash for fast, accurate mold detection from photos.
- 51 page website with 40 SEO articles. Full content hub covering every mold topic from black mold symptoms to remediation costs.
- Interactive 160 point checklist. Room by room inspection guide based on IICRC S520 standards. Tracks progress, saves state.
- Expert consensus from 6 protocols. Analysis informed by leading mold and environmental health experts across environmental medicine, CIRS, naturopathic mycotoxin, biohacking, genetic optimization, and holistic detox protocols.
- Institution credibility bar. Every recommendation backed by EPA, WHO, CDC, Harvard School of Public Health, Berkeley Lab, and IICRC published research.
v0.2.0
April 15, 2026
Update
Report Screen
- Verdict cards. Clear visual cards showing the scan result: Likely Mold, Suspicious, or Clear. Color coded for instant understanding.
- Confidence bars. Each finding shows a confidence percentage so you know how certain the analysis is.
- Hotspot lists. Identified problem areas listed with location, severity, and recommended next steps.
- What We Cannot See disclosure. Honest section explaining the limits of photo based analysis: behind walls, inside ducts, under flooring.
- Blur paywall (later removed). Initial experiment with blurring premium results. Removed in v0.3.0 after deciding full results should always be free.
v0.1.0
April 15, 2026
Foundation
Initial Scaffold
- Expo SDK 54. React Native app bootstrapped on Expo SDK 54 with TypeScript, file based routing, and managed workflow.
- Room picker with 12 rooms. Select from Bathroom, Kitchen, Bedroom, Basement, Attic, Closet, Laundry, Garage, Crawl Space, Living Room, HVAC, and Other.
- Scan depth selector. Three scan modes: Quick (fast surface check), Standard (full room analysis), and Full (deep forensic with all 6 protocol steps).
- Photo capture with compression. Camera integration with automatic JPEG compression to reduce upload size while preserving detail for analysis.
- Vercel API endpoint. Serverless function deployed on Vercel handling image upload, Gemini vision API calls, and structured response formatting.