Release Notes

Updates and announcements from MenuGauge AI. We ship weekly to improve the experience of showing AI price suggestions and margin impact in 30 seconds.

v1.3.0
New
2026-03-18
  • Price Pulse launched. A new public section on menugauge.com that publishes monthly market pricing signals by city and restaurant type — no install required.
  • 6 signals now live. NYC · Coffee / Tea, LA · Burger / QSR, London · Coffee / Tea, NYC · Fast Casual, LA · Fast Casual, and Vancouver · Fast Casual are available at launch.
  • Each signal shows one clear action. Competitor price range, suggested price, estimated profit gain per 100 servings, and the reason — in a single public page updated monthly.
  • Report history. Each signal includes a history index page so past months accumulate over time.
📈 Browse Price Pulse
v1.2.0
2026-02-28
  • Compact KPI header. Avg. Cost Rate and Avg. Gross Profit now display side-by-side, so you see both key numbers at a glance without scrolling.
  • New Menu Health section. A quick-glance summary showing how many items are above target, below target, and missing cost data — right below the KPI header.
  • AI suggested price in Top 3. Each priority item now shows a suggested price (e.g. → $14.50) alongside the competitor range, making it easier to act on recommendations.
  • Everything above the fold. KPI, Menu Health, and Top 3 Priorities all fit within the first view — no scrolling required to see your most important insights.
v1.1.0
2026-02-14
  • Official Template support. Copy our Google Sheets template, open MenuGauge AI, and Quick Start auto-detects your region, currency, and industry — no manual setup needed.
  • 8 regions × 6 industries. 48 ready-made templates covering US, CA, UK, AU, SG, and JP markets.
📋 Browse templates
v1.0.0
GA
2025-12-30
  • General Availability (GA). Install in 1 click as a Google Sheets add-on.
  • Quick Start (30-second experience). Choose region and industry, insert sample data, run analysis, and see your Top 3 items to review.
  • Redesigned Sidebar. A unified experience with Home (Summary) / Settings / Language / Account / Upgrade.
  • Instant previous results. Open the sidebar to immediately view your last Summary and Top 3 (refresh via "Update analysis report").
  • Auto-creates 4 official sheets. Menu / Ingredients / Settings / Report — without modifying your existing tabs.
  • Automatic cost & margin math. Food cost, food cost %, and gross profit are calculated and ranked by a priority score (%).
  • Single competitor range display. Shown as a reference range (not editable).
  • Localization. Currency (USD / JPY / GBP / AUD / CAD / SGD / EUR) and region-based unit dropdowns.
  • Plans: Free / Plus / Pro. Free = Top 3, Plus = up to 50 items, Pro = unlimited.
  • Self-serve billing. Manage payment method, invoices, and cancel/resume via Stripe Customer Portal.
  • Faster support. "Help > Version info" shows your Support ID and version details.
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v0.9.5
RC
2025-09-15
  • Added rollback on errors and verification logs for higher reliability.
  • Improved template auto-mapping (JP column name synonyms).
  • Checkout success/cancel UX improvements.
v0.9.0
RC
2025-09-10
  • Regional psychological-price presets (JP/US) and rounding tweaks.
  • Report cards now show formulas and key numbers side by side.
  • Improved paywall at Free limits, stabilized license verification.