Product Roadmap

What we're building

Our roadmap is public. See what's shipped, what's in progress, and what's coming next.

Live beta — progenyhub.com

Shipped

90 features live
Marketing website
Full landing page, pricing, about, security, blog, and legal pages.
Authentication (Clerk)
Email/password, Google SSO, magic links, MFA, and password reset.
Family vault creation
Auto-created vault on signup with name, icon, and invite-only access.
Invite system
Email invites and shareable join links with role assignment.
Vault switcher
Belong to multiple vaults and switch between them seamlessly.
Plan enforcement
Storage limits, member caps, and upgrade prompts by plan tier.
Recipes
Add, edit, delete recipes with photos, ingredients, instructions, and serving scaler.
Collaborative recipes
Any vault member can add notes, variations, tips, and memories to any recipe.
Photo & media album
Upload photos, tag family members, organize by album and year.
Photo lightbox & zoom
Fullscreen photo viewer with keyboard navigation and multi-photo support.
Family tree builder
Multi-generational interactive tree with linked memories per person.
Couple-aware tree layout
Spouses appear side by side with a gold wrapper and heart connector. Parent/child elbow lines drop from couple midpoints.
Tree member linking
Link a tree profile to a vault member — their avatar and bio sync automatically. Only linked member can edit their own profile.
Family connections editor
Admins can add and remove family relationships directly from any tree profile page.
Tree member photo upload
Add and change profile photos directly on family tree member pages.
Memorial pages
Dedicated tribute pages for deceased family members with tributes from all members.
Skills & DIY archive
Step-by-step guides and how-tos with video and photo support.
Document locker
Encrypted storage for wills, birth certificates, passports, and deeds.
Document visibility controls
Per-document access: all members, admins only, or specific members. Email invite for non-vault recipients.
Posthumous document release
Wills, medical records, and financial docs can auto-release to designated recipients when a person is marked as deceased.
Time capsules
Schedule messages and videos to unlock on a future date or milestone.
Capsule recipient targeting
Set capsules to open for all members or specific people. Supports email for non-vault recipients.
Voice memo recorder
One-tap audio recording attached to any memory in the vault.
Handwriting transcriber
AI reads and converts handwritten notes and recipe cards to text instantly.
Family group chat
Private real-time group chat for all vault members.
Direct messages
Member-to-member private messaging with unread counts.
Family newsletter
Auto-generated monthly digest of vault activity emailed to all members.
Notification system
In-app and email notifications with per-user preference controls.
Legacy timeline
Chronological view of every memory in the vault, filterable by type.
Elder interview templates
25 guided questions across 5 categories. Answer by voice or text.
Share memories to social
Public share links for recipes and photos — Facebook, X, WhatsApp, email.
Global search (⌘K)
Instant keyword search across all vault content types.
Activity feed
Vault-wide activity log showing all member contributions.
People tagging
Tag family tree members in recipes, photos, and other content.
Comments, threading, and @-mentions
Comment on any piece of content in the vault — recipes, photos, documents, skills, voice memos, time capsules, posts. Type @ to tag any vault member; tagged members get an in-app notification with a deep link.
Vault export (JSON)
Full backup download of all vault content.
Archive export (PDF)
Beautifully formatted PDF of the entire vault — recipes, tree, members, skills.
Print-ready recipes
One-click print button on every recipe.
Print-on-demand (Lulu)
Turn your vault into a printed heirloom book — 6×9 paperback, 8.5×11 paperback, hardcover. Custom content filter and item checklist.
Stripe payments (live)
Family $19.99/mo and Extended $39.99/mo plans live. Subscriptions, webhook plan activation, and storage add-ons.
Referral system
Unique referral links with REFERRAL1MO coupon — 1 free month applied to both parties when a referred user upgrades.
Coupon codes
UPGRADE15 (auto-applied at checkout), REFERRAL1MO (referral reward), STAYOFF20 (cancel-intent save offer).
Cancel intent flow
Three-step save flow in Settings before billing portal — shows STAYOFF20 discount offer.
Gift subscriptions
Buy Progeny Hub as a gift. Recipient redeems via code in Settings.
Storage add-ons
Purchase extra storage (5GB, 10GB, 20GB, 100GB) directly from Settings.
Family calendar
Track birthdays, reunions, and milestones. Birthday UTC fix applied across all timezones.
Birthday cron job
Daily automated birthday notifications at configurable lead times.
Gifts & wish lists
Family wish lists with secret claiming, pooled gifting, Venmo and PayPal integration.
9 family games
Chess, Sudoku, Hangman, Word Search, Crossword, Snake, Minesweeper, Solitaire, plus AI Trivia generated from your own family data. All free.
Interactive product tour
Step-by-step in-app tour using spotlight overlays that walks new members through every feature. Replay anytime via the Help button. Recipe-specific tour covers all upload methods.
Welcome email sequence
5 branded emails — welcome, day 3 nudge, day 7 tips, upgrade prompt, and invite reminder.
Analytics (PostHog)
Pageview tracking with non-blocking init — no impact on navigation speed.
Content moderation
AWS Rekognition photo scanning. Admin flagged content queue.
Multi-language support
English, Spanish, French, Arabic (RTL), and Filipino — 5 languages built.
Dark mode & large text
Accessibility toggles that persist. Dark mode scoped to vault and admin only.
Vault settings
Rename vault, change icon, manage members and roles, billing, and storage.
Founder admin dashboard
Super-admin panel gated to founder IDs. Real-time data from Supabase. Quick links to all infrastructure.
Privacy Policy & Terms
GDPR/CCPA-compliant legal pages.
Collaborative family tree
Any member can suggest edits to tree entries. Admins review and approve or reject.
Lost relatives finder
Post details about family members you're searching for. Other members share tips.
Beta access page
Private beta access via code-protected URL. Controlled rollout before public launch.
Print product page
Public marketing page at /print explaining book formats, what's included, FAQ, and Lulu partnership.
AWS S3 file storage
Production file upload pipeline fully live. Photos, documents, recipes, skills, and capsules support real file attachments up to 200MB.
Sign-in/sign-up pages
Custom-branded auth pages with hyperlinked logo back to progenyhub.com.
NCMEC registration
Registered with NCMEC's ESP program for legal content moderation compliance.
Next.js security upgrade
Upgraded to patch CVE-2025-55183 and CVE-2025-55184 (RSC vulnerabilities).
Blog
Content marketing blog with full article support.
PDF vault export
Free printable PDF archive with cover page, member directory, family tree, full recipes, skills, stories, capsules, and album cover photos.
Complete Archive ZIP
$14.99 one-time downloadable ZIP containing every photo, every document, plus full JSON metadata. 7-day download window per purchase.
JSON vault backup
Free admin export of all vault metadata (recipes, tree, members, comments, time capsules) as structured JSON.
Posthumous document release
Mark documents to release on a tree person's death date. Admin-confirmed dialog showing every recipient. Email + in-app notifications fire automatically.
External recipient invites
Invite non-vault-members by email to receive specific posthumous documents. Magic link delivery, signed HMAC tokens, 30-day claim window.
Resend & revoke external invites
Per-recipient resend and revoke controls on the document detail page. Revoking immediately removes access if already claimed.
Posthumous Release Log
Admin-only page listing every posthumous document with recipient status (pending, emailed, claimed, revoked) grouped by linked person.
Album cover picker
Choose any photo in an album as the cover. Cover propagates to grid cards, PDF export, and Complete Archive.
HEIC auto-conversion on upload
iPhone photos automatically converted to JPEG client-side before upload. Bytes-level detection handles iOS Photo Library quirks.
Photo downscaling
Photos over 4MB automatically optimized to 2400px JPEG before upload. Eliminates Vercel body limit errors for iPhone originals.
Calendar export to .ics
Download family calendar as an .ics file that opens in iPhone, Android, Outlook, or any calendar app. Includes birthdays, memorials, and capsule unlocks.
Tree person delete
Admin can delete tree entries. Disabled when the tree person is linked to a vault member to prevent orphaning.
Tree-to-member redirect
Tree profiles for vault members redirect to the canonical member profile, eliminating duplicate records.
Mobile-responsive UI
All dashboard pages and modals optimized for iPhone and Android. Slide-up modals, no iOS auto-zoom on inputs, dynamic viewport handling.
Categorized navigation
Sidebar reorganized into Family / Memories / Connect / Tools / Legacy / Fun sections. Per-user collapse state persisted.
Brand mark v7 across the app
Sage leaf SVG mark with gold bud crown rolled out across favicon, sidebar, vault avatars, marketing, invites, onboarding, and Apple home-screen icon.
Profile wall
Facebook-style wall on every member profile. Anyone in the vault can share a post with @-mentions; replies thread underneath.
Comments on every timeline item
Each post, recipe, photo, document, skill, voice memo, and time capsule on a profile timeline has its own inline comments thread that expands on tap.
Family tree mobile + desktop UX
Drag-to-pan and pinch-to-zoom on phones and tablets, click-through tap detection on desktop so person cards stay clickable while still letting users pan the canvas.
Profile DETAILS editing
Edit birthplace and places-lived directly from the Edit Profile modal. Changes mirror to the linked family tree person automatically.
PWA install page + banner
Dedicated /install-app marketing page with platform-detected instructions for iOS, Android, and desktop. Dismissible dashboard banner reminds mobile users they can install.
Apple home-screen icon
Dedicated 180×180 PNG icon shown when users install Progeny Hub to their iPhone home screen.
RLS security lockdown
Database-level row security policies hardened. All 49 permissive policies replaced with explicit deny-by-default; file URLs validated by vault membership before signing.

In Progress

Building now
Google Search Console
Sitemap submitted. Indexing verification in progress.
40%
Bing Webmaster Tools
Sitemap submitted. Verification pending.
30%
Paid AI gating
Locking AI-powered features (recipe parsing, voice transcription, handwriting OCR, family trivia) to paid tiers to manage API costs as the user base grows.
60%
Downgrade archive
30-day grace period after a plan downgrade so members can export or migrate content before storage trims to the new plan limit.
25%

Q3 2026

PWA installable on iPhone & Android
Already shipped as a Progressive Web App in May 2026 — install from Safari (iPhone/iPad) or Chrome (Android/desktop) for an app-like experience without the App Store. See /install-app for instructions.
923
Native App Store apps (under review)
Native wrappers via Capacitor or React Native are on hold. The PWA approach ships faster and avoids 15-30% platform fees. Reassessing if user demand warrants it.
801
Multiplayer family games
Family Trivia with AI-generated questions from vault content. Real-time play for 2+ members.
412
Family AI assistant
Vault-aware AI that answers questions about your family's memories.
389

Q4 2026

Full language wiring
Wire all 5 languages (EN/ES/FR/AR/TL) into every page and component.
334
Video calling
In-vault family video calls tied to specific memories or events.
312
AI story prompts
Guided AI prompts to help elders tell their life stories.
289
Ancestry.com integration
Import family tree data directly from Ancestry.
267

2027

DNA integration
Connect with ancestry DNA services to enrich your family tree.
256
Offline mode
Access and add content without an internet connection.
198
Memorial page enhancements
Photo galleries, candle-lighting, and anniversary reminders on memorial pages.
187
Family newsletter scheduling
Auto-send the newsletter monthly without manual trigger.
175
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Under Consideration

Ideas we're exploring for the future.

Memorial candle lighting
Light a virtual candle on a memorial page on anniversaries and birthdays.
289
Skill challenges
Monthly DIY challenges for the whole family with photo submissions.
267
Recipe nutrition info
Auto-calculate nutrition facts when ingredients are listed.
221
Family podcast generator
Turn vault stories and memories into a private family podcast episode.
198
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