https://applaude.ai/updates Shipped product updates for Applaude. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-28-faster-first-load-across-the-site https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-28-faster-first-load-across-the-site 2026-08-28 We cut the code your browser downloads on first visit by more than half and removed heavyweight assets from the site entirely. Pages paint sooner, and the free-report flow now loads as its own bundle so the homepage stays light. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-28-one-pricing-page https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-28-one-pricing-page 2026-08-28 The old plan-calculator page has been retired and now points to the official pricing page. Bookmarks and older links redirect automatically, so nothing you saved breaks. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-27-a-smoother-free-report-flow https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-27-a-smoother-free-report-flow 2026-08-27 Running your free visibility report now shows a richer preview up front, gives the signup choice its own step instead of burying it in question review, and tells you the actual reason if a run is declined. Report delivery emails were also fixed for a case where they silently failed to send. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-27-snappier-dashboard https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-27-snappier-dashboard 2026-08-27 The dashboard no longer re-renders the entire page every second while a countdown is active, and heavy calculations behind the reports list were rebuilt. Large accounts should feel the difference immediately. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-26-how-scoring-works-in-the-open https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-26-how-scoring-works-in-the-open 2026-08-26 There is a new scoring methodology page explaining exactly how visibility scores are calculated across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. Score bands are now consistent everywhere they appear in the product. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-26-multi-location-businesses-handled-properly https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-26-multi-location-businesses-handled-properly 2026-08-26 Local businesses with more than one location can now pick which market a report should focus on instead of getting a blended answer. Browser tabs also show proper titles on report and legal pages, so ten open tabs no longer all look the same. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-25-applaude-has-a-new-home https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-08-25-applaude-has-a-new-home 2026-08-25 The product relaunched as Applaude at applaude.ai with a new homepage. The free visibility report lives at /get-report, and there is a proper contact page and one-click unsubscribe for email digests. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-05-07-sharper-questions-in-every-report https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-05-07-sharper-questions-in-every-report 2026-05-07 Report questions are now built from multi-page research of your actual site (products, pricing, FAQs, reviews) with buyer personas inferred automatically when you have not set one. A quality gate scores every generated question and retries weak batches before they ever reach your report. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-05-07-reports-list-that-respects-multiple-brands https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-05-07-reports-list-that-respects-multiple-brands 2026-05-07 Score deltas on the reports list are now calculated per brand, so accounts tracking several brands no longer see meaningless comparisons between unrelated reports. Every row shows its brand name. https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-05-07-easier-sign-up-and-better-local-business-detection https://applaude.ai/updates#update-2026-05-07-easier-sign-up-and-better-local-business-detection 2026-05-07 Sign-up now checks whether your email already has an account before you fill anything out, and points you to sign-in if it does. Local businesses get more accurate location detection during setup, powered by a places lookup instead of guesswork.