What's new in CLZ Games Mobile? 2024
We have changed our company name!
We were previously called “Collectorz.com”, but as everyone called us “CLZ”, we figured, let’s go with the flow and officially rename the company to just “CLZ”!
But that’s not all. This week also brings:
- a new company logo and styling
- a completely new website at clz.com (previously www.collectorz.com)
- new names for our web-based software, previously called Connect, now simply CLZ Comics Web, CLZ Movies Web, CLZ Games Web, etc…
And, the reason for today’s app update:
- a new app icon that fits the new CLZ styling
- the icon now supports light/dark/tinted device theming!
- new app logos and styling inside the app
Fixed for iOS:
- iPad: Edit / Sort Settings screens were too small since iOS18
A nice update for CLZ Games again, in which we did improvements to several areas of the app.
- Re-design of the Sort Order screen
- New Date and Month folder options for all date fields
- Statistics: new look for Most Recent and Most Valuable top lists
Fixed:
- Edit screen: After cropping a cover, the app would sometimes still show the non-cropped version in the edit screen
It’s that time again….NCBD! This week we prepared 258 new issues with 579 releases overall.
Enjoyed Alien Romulus? Marvel is here to have the Xenomorphs fight the Avengers in Aliens vs. Avengers #1. Image and Skybound are resurrecting a horror icon in: Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1.
DC’s Zatanna goes full Alice in Wonderland trip mode with: Zatanna: Bring Down The House #3. This issue focusses on her miss-use of her magical powers. Don’t forget to pick up BRZRKR: The Lost Book of B #1. This time taking place in the 13th Century fighting for Ghenghis Khan!
Enjoy!
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
New:
- Better indication and handling of “subscription expired” status
Fixed:
- A crash could occur when searching by title
- For items with very big images, the Edit screen could crash
Today, a smart tweak to the “Title” tab of the Add Games screen that will save you a lot of typing.
As you know, when you start typing in the Title box, the app always shows you a dropdown with 5 suggestions for the most popular matching games. Tap one of these to instantly select that game.
In this update, we added a new “Search for …” entry at the top of that dropdown, with a smart search suggestion. Basically it tries to “auto complete” what you are typing.
Tap that box to do a Title search on those words.
The app now has a “free 7-day trial” again.
No more 100 item “free mode” or “free trial”. We did our best to make it work, but it just didn’t. So we’re back to the old tried and tested “7-day trial” system 🙂
(Don’t worry, if you already started your free mode, it will keep working.)
Updated:
- Add Games by Title: after adding a game, the cursor will be put back in the search box straight away so you can immediately start your next search
Fixed:
- Statistics: In some cases the order under “most recent” could be wrong
Updated:
- Add Games by Title: after adding a game, the cursor will be put back in the search box straight away so you can immediately start your next search
Updated:
- Free Mode is now called Free Trial (still works the same way)
Updated:
- Free Mode is now called Free Trial (still works the same way)
Fixed:
- The “Start Free Mode” button didn’t work correctly on older devices
Fixed:
- Fixed some problems related to updating/remembering the app’s subscription status
Fixed:
- Fixed some problems related to updating/remembering the app’s subscription status
New:
- Now supports “Sign up with Google” for new users
- Some more tweaks for new users to help them get started
New:
- Now supports “Sign up with Apple” for new users
New:
- Now supports “Sign up with Google” for new users
Fixed:
- “Don’t show again” checkbox didn’t save if the box was just “dismissed”
Fixed:
- Some back buttons (and swiping to go back) would stop working after adding from Core
- Incorrect error message would appear after adding manually
New:
Further guidance and popups to help new users get started adding their collection to the app.
Don’t worry, all popups can be dismissed with “don’t show again” 🙂
Fixed:
- In some cases the “Add to Collection” button wouldn’t work
New:
Further guidance and popups to help new users get started adding their collection to the app.
Don’t worry, all popups can be dismissed with “don’t show again” 🙂
New:
- We changed the “buy now” text link into a big blue button so it’s more clear!
New:
- We changed the “buy now” text link into a big blue button so it’s more clear!
Fixed:
- In some cases logging in to an existing account after starting Free Mode would cause problems with adding.
Fixed:
- In some cases logging in to an existing account after starting Free Mode would cause problems with adding.
CLZ Games is now free to use up to 100 games, for as long as you like.
This “Free Mode” includes access to all functionality, including CLZ Cloud syncing (for online backups and transferring data between devices).
Got more than 100 games? Then subscribe (US $20 per year) and add as many games as you need. Of course, feel free to try the app with 100 games first!
A small update for your CLZ Games app today, in which we rectify a big mistake we make in version 9.0 (two mistakes in fact). Also, we improved the camera barcode scanner and introduced a new setting for customizing your app.
Summary of today’s changes:
- Game values are back in the Add Games screen
- Check Values screen now accessible for “grandfathered” users too
- Faster camera barcode scanner for adding games by barcode
- New setting in Settings screen “Show Completed”
This build fixes a couple of crashes that have been reported through our systems.
New:
- Check Value screen will now highlight titles/barcodes to show if you already have them in your collection (blue = in collection)
- Added 3 new platform icons: MSX, MSX 2 and Atomiswave
Fixed for iOS:
- Search as you Type was not working in the “Check Value” screen (by Title)
- A crash could occur on devices running iOS12
- Update from Core now leaves the value alone (use Update Values to get new values)
Fixed for Android:
- Sync with CLZ Cloud: A crash could occur during downsyncing
- Updating Game Values: A crash would occur on loading the “Updated Values” report
- Unrecognized Barcode: An error would show if no images were found for the barcode
CLZ Games 9 Feature Hilite: Update from Core now lets you replace images
It’s Friday, so this is my fifth and final “CLZ Games 9 Feature Hilite” email.
All five v9 Feature Hilites are now available on our CLZ Blog here, including lots of screenshots:
- Hilite #1: Improved adding games by title
- Hilite #2: The new collections tab-bar
- Hilite #3: The new Check Value screen
- Hilite #4: Dealing with “unrecognized barcodes”
- Hilite #5: Update from Core now lets you replace images
This is “CLZ Games 9 Feature Hilite” number FOUR, all about dealing with barcodes that are not found in CLZ Core.
But first, if you missed an earlier feature hilite, you can still read them on our CLZ Blog here:
- Hilite #1: Improved adding games by title
- Hilite #2: The new collections tab-bar
- Hilite #3: The new Check Value screen
It’s me again, CLZ Alwin, with this week’s third “clz games feature hilite” email. If you missed the first two, you can still read them here:
- Hilite #1: Improved adding games by title
- Hilite #2: The new collections tab-bar
Today’s feature hilite is about the brand-new “Check Value screen!
Here’s my second “v9 feature hilite” email, about the next big feature of last week’s CLZ Games v9 release.
(tip: if you missed yesterday’s feature hilite #1, you can read it here).
Today, we are going to discuss the new collections tab-bar.
Last week’s CLZ Games 9.0 update was HUGE one, with 5 big new improvements. To make sure you did not miss any of the new stuff, I am going to do five “v9 feature hilite” emails this week, each one highlighting one of the big improvements.
Today’s “v9 feature hilite” is about all the improvement to the Add Games screen, in particular the Add by Title part.
v9.0: Improved Add by Title screen, Collection tabs, Check Value screen and more!
Version 9 is here, a huge update for your CLZ Games app. In fact, it may even be the biggest update we ever did for CLZ Games, with many new features and several big improvements.
On top of that, our content team has been working for months to check and correct game cover images, to make sure the cover image exactly matches the barcode (regular editions vs collector’s editions, US vs EU vs JP vs AU covers, etc…).
- Improved Adding Games by Title: big cover images for the various game editions (regional, collector’s editions, etc..), filter releases by Region (US, EU, JP, AU, etc.. )
- New collections tab-bar: switch between collections using tabs at the bottom
- New Check Value screen: quickly look up the value of a game, by scanning its barcode or searching by title (requires subscription!)
- Improved Update from Core: now lets you replace cover images with better ones from Core
- Better screens for dealing with “unrecognized barcodes”
- More platforms icons: more platforms now come with their own icons
An enormous update for the CLZ Games app is coming up within a few weeks, with the following new features and improvements:
- Improved Adding Games by Title: big cover images for the various game editions (regional, collector’s editions, etc..), filter releases by Region (US, EU, JP, AU, etc.. )
- New collections tab-bar: switch between collections using tabs at the bottom
- New Check Value screen: quickly look up the value of a game, by scanning its barcode or searching by title (requires subscription!)
- Better screens for reporting “unrecognized barcodes”
- More platforms icons: more platforms now come with their own icons