Product updates

What's new in Matey

New coaching features, improvements and bug fixes: shipped every few weeks.

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v3.0.0

October 2026

  • New

    Weekly AI Business Report: every Monday at 8am Matey writes a plain-English brief on last week's numbers, what's working, what needs attention and one action for the week. In-app and by email

  • New

    Job Margin Intelligence: enter hours and materials when you close a job and get a verdict in profit per hour (profitable, breakeven or loss), with a colour dot on every job in the list

  • New

    Overdue Alert Banner: invoices 7+ days past due now surface at the top of Home and Invoices with an AI-drafted reminder one tap away

  • New

    Starter ($99/mo) and Pro ($199/mo) plans. Pro includes the full AI coaching layer: weekly report, job margins, quote conversion tracking and industry benchmarks

  • Improved

    Home is now your business at a glance: the Matey brief, a this-week money row (invoiced, overdue, jobs) and today's jobs

  • Improved

    Onboarding asks for your trade and hourly labour rate so margins and briefs are personalised from day one

  • Improved

    Simplified mobile navigation: Home, Jobs, Invoices, Matey and More

  • Improved

    Invoice list shows days overdue inline, with a Send reminder button right on the row

v2.4.0

April 2025

  • New

    SMS payment reminders: send automated texts to clients when invoices are due or overdue

  • New

    Apple Pay and Google Pay support for all online invoices

  • Improved

    Invoice preview now renders in real-time as you type: no more save-to-preview loop

  • Improved

    Mobile app redesign with faster navigation and a new dashboard overview

  • Fixed

    PDF downloads now correctly render custom fonts on all operating systems

v2.3.0

March 2025

  • New

    Recurring invoice schedules: set weekly, monthly, or custom intervals and billing runs automatically

  • New

    Team activity audit log (Premium Plus): see every action taken by team members

  • Improved

    ACH transfer processing time reduced from 3–5 days to 1–2 days

  • Improved

    Client portal redesign: clients can now view all invoices, pay outstanding balances, and download PDFs in one place

  • Fixed

    Fixed a bug where late fee calculations were incorrect for invoices with multiple tax rates

  • Fixed

    Resolved an issue where email reminders were sent twice for some overdue invoices

v2.2.0

February 2025

  • New

    Custom invoice designs: choose from 8 premium templates and customise colours and layout

  • New

    eSign: request digital signatures on contracts and agreements directly from Matey

  • Improved

    Estimates can now be converted to invoices in one click, with all line items carried over

  • Improved

    Reports dashboard now includes a receivables aging chart and monthly revenue comparison

  • Fixed

    Fixed stripe payout delays affecting users who changed their bank account details

v2.1.0

January 2025

  • New

    Multi-company support (Premium Plus): manage up to 3 separate businesses from one account

  • New

    Admin and manager roles: restrict team member access to specific clients or features

  • Improved

    Invoice delivery now shows open/read receipts so you know exactly when a client viewed their invoice

  • Improved

    Search is now instant across invoices, clients, and estimates

  • Fixed

    Resolved a crash on Android when opening large PDF attachments

v2.0.0

December 2024

  • New

    Matey 2.0: complete redesign with a faster, cleaner interface

  • New

    Online payment links: share a URL and clients pay without needing an account

  • New

    Auto follow-up sequences: set rules to automatically chase unpaid invoices on your behalf

  • Improved

    Invoice creation reduced from 7 steps to 3 steps

  • Improved

    iOS and Android apps rebuilt from the ground up: 60fps across all devices

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