August iOS App Release Notes
Every update to August for iPhone, newest first. New features, improvements and fixes for UK landlords and tenants, from our first App Store release in 2024 to today. Using an Android phone? See the Android app releases, or the web app releases.
Version 2.2.0
11 August 2026
Sign in your way, plus a private property diary
This release introduces flexible sign-in and two-step verification, a private diary for your portfolio, compliance cards, property ownership options, and a round of fixes throughout.
Sign-in and Security
Sign in your way – Use a password or a one-time code by email or SMS. You can set or reset your password directly in the app, and turn on two-step verification with an authenticator app for extra protection.
Diary
A private diary for your portfolio – Keep dated notes attached to properties, tenancies and tenants. Notes are private to you, and you can search and filter them to find what you need.
Compliance
Compliance cards – Property and tenancy screens now show what's valid, expiring or missing at a glance, with one tap to apply what a certificate says.
Properties
Property ownership – Choose sole, joint, or split ownership between your organisations when editing a property.
General Improvements
The Making Tax Digital widget now opens the web app.
Fixes
Improved dark mode contrast in the upload and add menus, message bubbles and a few other spots.
Deleted tenancies now disappear straight away.
Fixed bottom drawers that were invisible on builds made with the iOS 26 SDK.
Editing a rent schedule no longer warns about a pro rata change you didn't make.
The tenant home Pay now button works again, and the header Pay button is back.
Version 2.1.0
24 July 2026
Multiple tenants, together on one tenancy
This release adds support for multiple tenants on a tenancy, the ability to delete a manually recorded payment, and a round of polish and fixes throughout.
Tenancies
Multiple tenants per tenancy – Tenancies with more than one tenant now show everyone, both in the tenancy view and in the dashboard widget. Each tenant's role and invite status is shown at a glance.
Payments
Delete a manual payment – Recorded a payment by hand and need to remove it? You can now delete a manually created payment straight from its details screen.
General Improvements
Signing up is now protected by an extra Cloudflare Turnstile challenge during phone verification.
The home screen promo card can be dismissed, and stays hidden for seven days.
Property Features now counts only the features relevant to a property's classification, so the yes/no totals match the web app.
Fixes
Fixed the "data couldn't be read" error alert that appeared on cold launch of the tenant home screen.
The onboarding "resend" action fires immediately instead of waiting on the widget timer.
Payment details: button icons are tinted correctly and expand chevrons are neutral.
Version 2.00
17 July 2026
A whole new August
This is our first major version for iPhone. August has a brighter new look and now follows your phone’s dark mode setting. Landlords can add a home screen widget that shows this month’s rent at a glance, and you can now record how a payment was made when it isn’t matched to a bank transaction, alongside a round of smaller improvements.
Design
A fresh new look – August has a brighter, cleaner design, with new colours across buttons, chips, badges and highlights throughout the app.
Dark mode – August now follows your device's appearance. Switch your phone to dark mode and August follows.
Home Screen
Monthly income widget (landlords) – Add August to your home screen and see this month's rent at a glance, including how much you've collected, what's still outstanding, your net income, and your most recent payments. Choose from three sizes. Amounts stay hidden while your phone is locked, and a tap opens your finances.
Payments
Record how a payment was made – Marking rent or an expense as paid without matching it to a bank transaction? You can now record how it was paid, whether cash, bank transfer, cheque or other, and add your own reference.
General Improvements
Documents over 50MB are flagged as soon as you choose them, instead of after a long upload.
The Tenancies screen now helps you add your first tenancy when you don't have one yet.
Landlords can open a payment's full details straight from a tenancy.
Renewing a reminder now keeps it on its original schedule.
Country flags now display correctly for every country in the phone number picker.
Version 1.22
1 July 2026
Maintenance Reports, Bank Transactions, Finances and more
This release brings redesigned maintenance reports with clearer statuses, bank transactions inside the app, a smarter Finances view, quick home screen summaries, and better support for larger text sizes throughout.
Maintenance
Redesigned maintenance reports – Maintenance reports now show clearer, more detailed statuses, so you always know exactly where each issue stands.
Bank Accounts Feed
Bank transactions in the app – See your incoming payments alongside your rent, so reconciling is effortless and everything stays in one place.
Finance
Smart Finances view – A clearer Finances view breaks out what has been paid, what is still outstanding, and what is coming up, giving you a complete picture of your position.
General Improvements
At-a-glance home screen summaries – Quick summaries on your home screen surface the information that matters most as soon as you open the app.
Improved accessibility – Better support for larger text sizes and smoother scrolling throughout, alongside performance improvements and bug fixes across the app.
Version 1.21
20 May 2026
Messaging, New Tenancy Dashboard, Reminders and more
This release brings in-app messaging between landlords and tenants, a redesigned tenancy dashboard, smarter reminder linking, improved bank account detail, document activity history, and a refreshed home screen throughout.
Messaging
In-app messaging – Landlords and tenants can now message each other directly inside August, with every conversation kept in one place and linked to the relevant property or maintenance issue.
New Tenancy Dashboard
At-a-glance tenancy overview – A redesigned tenancy dashboard surfaces the information that matters most, giving you a clearer, more organised view of each tenancy.
Reminders
Improved reminder linking – Link a reminder to a property, tenancy, or document more easily, so your reminders stay in the right context and are easier to act on.
Bank Accounts
Clearer account detail – Connected bank accounts now show more information, with improved status indicators and a better confirmation experience when you connect a new account.
Documents
Activity history – View the full activity history for any document, giving you a complete record of what has happened and when.
General Improvements
Refreshed home screen – A more consistent home screen design alongside performance and stability improvements throughout the app.
Version 1.20
24 March 2026
Organisations, Maintenance Wizard, Compliance V2 and more
This release brings Making Tax Digital organisation management, a guided maintenance troubleshooting flow, a redesigned property details experience, and a significantly improved compliance tracker, alongside document updates and a set of bug fixes.
Organisations (Tax Entities)
MTD organisation management – Create, view, and manage your tax entities for Making Tax Digital, covering sole trader, partnership, and company structures.
Property assignment – Assign properties to the relevant organisation, keeping your tax reporting correctly segmented.
Organisation overview – View each organisation's details alongside a count of its associated properties.
Maintenance Wizard
Guided troubleshooting flow – A new step-by-step diagnostic process helps identify the nature of a maintenance issue before a report is submitted, reducing unnecessary callouts and improving the information landlords receive.
Property Details design
Tenancies Widget – Tenancy information is now surfaced directly on the property details screen via a dedicated widget.
Compliance Widget – Compliance status is similarly available at a glance from property details.
Full-screen tenancies and compliance – Both sections have been converted to full screens, removing the previous tab bar for a cleaner experience.
Scrolling header with inline title animation – A new animated header improves navigation as you scroll through property details, with large navigation titles and improved background treatment throughout.
Compliance V2
Completion history tracking – View a full history of task completions against each compliance item.
Redesigned action buttons – Compliance actions are now clearer and easier to use.
Document preview from tasks – Access and preview documents directly from within a compliance task.
Improved completion editing and document upload – The flow for editing completions and uploading supporting documents has been refined throughout.
Refactored document linking – Document linking now includes improved permissions handling for more reliable behaviour.
Document
Document Activity Widget – A new widget surfaces recent document activity in context.
Property-filtered document view – Documents accessed from Property Details are now filtered to that property automatically.
Default document banner – An information banner now highlights default documents to help landlords understand what is included.
Tenant document sharing fix – Resolved an issue that affected sharing documents with tenants.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a horizontal bounce on the property details screen.
Fixed the home screen setup card to use the correct Plaid flow when connecting a new bank account.
Resolved an issue with upload limit handling.
The reminders widget is now correctly hidden when there are no relevant reminders to display.
Version 1.19
23 February 2026
Financial Reports + Contacts Section and Property Notes
The Contacts and Property Notes update helps you keep important information in one place and makes day-to-day property management easier. Save key contact details, keep handy notes against properties and benefit from a fix to reconciliation for a smoother experience.
Key features
Financial Reports – Access financial reports including Income/Expense Statements, Breakdown Statements, and more, helping you understand performance and track your records more easily.
Improved PDF viewing – Reports now open in a new tab, making them easier to read, download, and review without interrupting your workflow.
New Contacts section – A new Contacts area in the profile menu lets you save useful details, such as your favourite plumber's phone number and other trusted contractors as contacts so they are easy to find.
Property notes – We've added a small Notes field within property edits, making it easier to store important reminders or details you may need later.
Reconciliation screen fix – This release also fixes an issue that caused the reconciliation screen to fail for some users.
Version 1.18
20 February 2026
Version 1.17
27 January 2026
Expenses Enhancement
The Expenses enhancement upgrade gives you more control over your records and makes reporting far simpler. Spend less time reformatting data, and more time understanding where your money is going.
Key features
Excel export – Export your financial data, including expenses, to Excel for easier reporting and straightforward sharing with your accountant.
VAT details and better descriptions – Add VAT fields and clearer descriptions, so your expense records are more complete and easier to verify later.
Powerful filters – Quickly view expenses by Last 30 days, Last month, Last Quarter, Financial year, or All time. This is ideal for reviews and your Making Tax Digital preparation.
Version 1.16
Expenses
This major release brings Expenses to August, now live under Finances. It’s built for the day-to-day reality of running a property – insurance and ground rents, maintenance, utilities, legal fees, accounting and tax – and turns these costs into a clear, structured, audit-ready view in the app. Less chasing receipts, fewer spreadsheets, more confidence at tax time.
Key features
Extensive categories and subcategories – Tag anything as Insurance & ground rents, maintenance, utilities, legal fees, accounting and tax, and many more.
Simple allocation – Assign an expense to a property and tenancy in seconds.
Receipt-first workflow – Attach receipts and invoices so everything is audit-ready when you need it.
Record tax treatment – Set as day-to-day or capital expenditure.
Recurring expenses – Set it once for regular costs (like insurance or service charges) and let August handle the rest.
Version 1.15
2 December 2025
Version 1.14.2
29 October 2025
Version 1.14
20 October 2025
Version 1.13
19 September 2025
Version 1.12
17 September 2025
Version 1.11
17 July 2025
Version 1.10
10 June 2025
Version 1.9
20 May 2025
Version 1.8
13 May 2025
Version 1.7
29 April 2025
Compliance Checklist and Landlord Score
Landlord regulations can change frequently, but August helps you stay informed. Our step-by-step checklists for each property and tenancy guide you through common compliance tasks like registering deposits or arranging gas safety checks.
Key Features
Expandable checklist - Each property gets a compliance list with clear tasks and steps for each task.
Landlord clarity - Clear explanations of what’s required and why with no jargon.
Pro Tips - Guidance from experienced landlords on how to avoid common pitfalls.
Built-in resources - Direct links to useful templates, government pages, and trusted support.
Version 1.6
25 March 2025
August Intelligence
Introducing August Intelligence, a smart assistant for landlords, built to save you time. Get instant answers to key questions like "How do I register a deposit?", gain insights into your tenancies, and more. August Intelligence can even scan tenancy contracts to auto-fill details, create tenancies, and add more properties for you.
Key Features
Ask August - Get instant answers to questions like:
What expenses can I claim as a landlord?
What checks must I carry out before a tenancy?
How do I register a tenant deposit?
Property-specific analysis - Ask questions tied to your actual tenancies and get personalised responses.
Smart scanning - Upload tenancy contracts and let August auto-fill the key details, no manual entry required.
Version 1.0
7 August 2024
August launches on iOS
The first release of August for iOS, available to download from App Store. Landlords and tenants on iOS can now manage their rental in one app.
