8 November, 2025
10.2.4
FIXES
Minor UI/UX bug fixes
27 October, 2025
10.2.3
FIXES
Create passcode overlay didn’t immediately disappear when first attempting to add a specific patient to a case after creating a valid passcode
Swipe to delete a case didn’t always work as expected
Cases started with a template on the Dashboard didn’t respect the visible date as the start date
Mac & iPad menu enhancements & new Mac help file
Label analysis was triggered when in ‘edit mode’ for identifiers when editing a patient and you tapped on a label to select it for merge/delete
Viewing the list of patients for a location would show all patients instead of just those that have an identifier for that location
Label scanning logic improvements, particularly with identifier numbers inconsistently being ignored for a given label layout
Minor UI/UX bug fixes
25 October, 2025
10.2.2
IMPROVED
Improved iCloud sync status messages
Cloud icon now visible if iCloud syncing is not enabled (tapping will take you to Settings)
visionOS layout improvements
Duplicating a Case now also duplicates any Timers
Timers can now be dragged & dropped to other Cases
Stabilisation of some merging logic
Improved list searching responsiveness
Subscription page less janky
Stopped any tips appearing until Somnus has been installed for 3 days as it was getting in the way
18 October, 2025
10.2.1
NEW
IMPROVED
Timers now available in Case Templates
Allows addition of Timers to Cases started with a Template
Timers in this scenario do not start automatically
Fixed an issue where duration wasn't appearing with CSV file imports
Improvements to label scanner name & number detection algorithm
What's New will now only show for major x.x updates
Fixed an issue with timers not appearing when importing Somnus Data files
Fixed issue with Case Templates disappearing/resetting
Occurred when editing on iPhone via the Templates list, but only if folders were visible
Improved highlighting of a selected Patient in a list
Fixed date of birth search issue where it would also match 'the next day'
Duplicate code for items now copies their rich text notes
Ability to 'clear duration' on timer items to have them ready to go when required
Timers with no start & end time won't appear in reports
Added an error warning if the CSV file date formats are incorrect
Layout changes for biometrics on Case Reports (PDF)
Added scrubbing indices/buttons to Template & Search Lists
Fixed comorbidities not being properly saved in Searches
Sprinkled more web links throughout Somnus to jump straight to the website for assistance
Viewing ‘All Patients’ via the Patient Summary Tile context menu would fail on iPhone
Fixed an issue where CSV validation was occurring for .somnus & .somnusbackup files, delaying the import
Fixed issue where deleting a Patient would also delete their Cases
Added the choice to keep or delete a Patient's Cases when deleting the Patient
8 October, 2025
10.2
NEW
IMPROVED
Notes
Add rich text notes, including tappable links, addresses & phone numbers to any database item you create
For example: add clinically relevant notes & links to Comorbidities or Personal List items you create (like Medications) for quick reference. Add contact information for a Location or finder details on your Trainees & Supervisors.
NOTE: These are attached to the database items NOT the Case. For Case or Patient specific notes, use Case Notes or Patient Notes. If you add a note to a comorbidity or operation, it will be the same note wherever you see that specific comorbidity or operation.
Patient & Case notes now also support rich text (ie. font size & colour customisation)
Note fields are searchable in all lists too so you can find specific text within notes
Custom Timers
Add multiple, customised timers to your cases to track anything (tourniquet time, etc)
Customise their colour & icon
Timers dynamically update on Case Cards & Case Lists
When in Edit Case view timers appear on an animated timeline, updating in real-time
Timers export to Case Reports (PDF) as well as Spreadsheets (CSV) with start, stop & duration times
More Icons
Many more icons to choose from to customise your Timers, Personal Lists, Templates & Searches
• Import Security
Added some friction to prevent inadvertently importing data or restoring a backup
Blocked data import from being possible if Somnus is in the locked state
• More Menus
Added several menu items & restructured them for both iPad & Mac
Ability to import CSV, Somnus Data & Somnus Backup files from the menu
A 'Selected' toggle when selecting Custom List items at the top level to show selected without having to drill into the list
When viewing 'Selected' items in a list when adding to Cases, deselecting them will now clear them immediately from this view
Efficiency improvements across the board
More efficient Patient & Case saving when ignoring an empty name field
Report layout improvements
Added a 'What's New This Version' screen which can also be accessed via Settings at anytime, with links to Version History
Lots of small UI/UX improvements
Updated tutorial images
Bug fixes, notably:
Some new Operations were not being added to existing Specialties when importing a Somnus Data file - FIXED
Backup restores would fail if one item had a corrupt field - FIXED
1 November, 2025 RVG for Australian Users
Please note: don't update until it's technically 'current' to prevent premature item number changes, if any
25 September, 2025
10.1.16
FIXES
Index buttons for Item Number list views were not truncated
Update other cases' ID labels' only shown if there is more than one case for that Identifier
When adding a new Operation or Surgeon inside a Specialty, it will add them to that Specialty instead of asking to choose one
Title bar text prompts were sometimes inconsistent
Rounder corners for many elements to fit with Apple's 'concentricity' aesthetic
21 September, 2025
10.1.15
FIXES
Identifiers on the Edit Patient screen didn't save the identifier without a label image
After deleting the last identifier on Edit Patient screen you can now add a new one without closing the screen
Identifiers created with no number will have their number set to 'Unknown'
Label scanning improvements (Names & Identifier number detection)
List index scrubber/buttons are back, finally! (macOS & iOS 26 only due to limitations in SwiftUI)
'Today' not updating automatically when the day changes resulting in 'Go To Today' getting it wrong
Date scrolling issues on some devices (eg. particularly on Window resizing)
Gender was assigned 'Female' incorrectly with some CSV imports
Default Training Year, if specified, was not being automatically added to new Cases
Personal Lists were sometimes toggled ON when adding a New Patient to a Case, even if none were selected
Efficiency Improvements overall
18 September, 2025
10.1.14
FIXES
Recompiled for native iOS/macOS 26 users which improves stability on iOS26 and adds Liquid Glass effect
12 September, 2025
10.1.13
FIXES
Fixed a very strange crash that occurred only on iOS/macOS 26
24 June, 2025
10.1.12
UPDATED
Label scan gender/name guessing improvements
6 June, 2025
10.1.11
UPDATED
Improvements to label analysis when in Edit Patient view
Improved the UI for Item Number versioning & updating in the Item Numbers list
1 July Medicare RVG
Minor UI improvements including making the Item Numbers Summary Tile stand out more
3 June, 2025
10.1.10
UPDATED
When adding a new Patient via the New Patient screen, scanning a label will now start the detection process automatically
Fixed an issue where creating a Case elsewhere and returning to the Dashboard, required a refresh to make it visible
Added some logic to ignore any hospital provider number codes (Australia) when detecting numbers in label scans
More tool tips & other minor tweaks
26 May, 2025
10.1.9
UPDATED
When creating a new Case on the Dashboard & starting a timer, it will now scroll to this case after saving
Decoupled some background Chart data generation on list views if charts have been set to 'not visible'
Minor enhancements to Searches & 'Quick Searches' created from List views
16 May, 2025
10.1.8
UPDATED
Fixed an issue where renaming a Surgeon or Operation from an 'Item Bubble' context menu would fail if there was a similarly named item in a different Speciality
Stability improvements to screens for selecting Item Numbers and Patients
Creating a new Patient via the 'Select Patient' list now selects it and adds it to the Case
14 May, 2025
10.1.7
NEW
UPDATED
Added 'longest' and 'shortest' Case durations to the Duration Chart
Added ability to 're-analyse' a label after initial scan, directly on the Analyse Label screen, via context menus
Improvements to logic when updating (or not) Comorbidities & Personal List Items for a Patient's other Cases
When modifying the identifier number on the Analyse Label screen it updates the selection list properly
Speed & efficiency improvements when searching Cases & Patients with dates on Dashboard & All Data screens
Improved efficiency when searching for Personal List items in the main List view when choosing them for Cases/Patients
Context menu adjustments for iPad & Mac
Some tweaks to popover help views for Vision & Mac
12 May, 2025
10.1.6
UPDATED
Some UI improvements to Settings screens
Fixed an issue where it was not possible to rename an item in some ‘selection’ lists
Improvements to duplicating Cases from Case lists as well as when viewing Cases linked to an item (eg. Operation)
Some visionOS button improvements
8 May, 2025
10.1.5
FIXES
Renaming an item by simply changing the text case would be blocked in some lists
A patient wouldn't be added to a case when adding a new patient, via a case card context menu, and a detected existing patient was selected
CSV file imports would suggest the file encoding was incorrect when it wasn't
UI updates on visionOS
7 May, 2025
10.1.4
UPDATED
Improvements to iCloud Sync ‘last sync duration’ calculations
More visual feedback when tapping on an ID Label to see it ‘Analysing’ the data rather than feeling like the ‘tap’ isn’t doing anything.
Fixed an issue where selected Operations or Surgeons wouldn’t appear when tapping the ‘Selected’ selector, even though they were selected.
Added the ability to open a new main window from a several locations on VisionOS, should it have been accidentally closed
Adjustments to the text & alerts for the initial Subscription information page
5 May, 2025
10.1.3
NEW
Added logic to warn if CSV import includes Cases in the past
Added ability to append text directly to Patient or Case notes via context menus on Case Cards
UPDATED
Improved logic to prevent assigning a new Operation to a Speciality if it already exists in that Specialty
Improved cloud sync duration reporting so it doesn't just reflect the last 'sync' component's duration
1 May, 2025
10.1.1-2
UPDATED
Patient merge logic improvements
Label scan gender/name guessing improvements
More menus & keyboard shortcuts (Mac & iPad)
Ability to clear Generic Patient details from Case Cards via context menus
Dashboard will scroll to Active Case if timer started within the Edit Case screen
30 April, 2025
10.1
NEW
Searching when selecting Personal Lists will now show matching List Items not just the Lists with those items
No need to drill into each list to find what you need to add to a Case or Patient: just select them directly here
FIXES
On iPhone the first label scan & detection after initial app load would often fail
When adding a new patient to a case on iPad & Mac, previously entered generic patient data wouldn't copy across
When modifying comorbidities & personal lists items for a patient with multiple cases, it wouldn't correctly ask you to update the other cases if both had been changed
Items wouldn't clear immediately when toggling a section within the Edit Case screen to off
When adding a new patient to a case, scanned labels sometimes wouldn't attach
Added some padding to the bottom of selection lists so the 'New Item' window didn't obscure
Improvements to gender guessing algorithm including some guesses on CSV import if gender column omitted
24 March - 29 April, 2025
10.0.1 - 12
FIXES
Bug fixes & stability improvements
24 March, 2025
10
NEW
After 8 months of hard work, I'm proud to bring this huge update to Somnus to you. One change is that l've moved to a subscription model - something that I thought long & hard over - but don't worry, you don't need to subscribe to access, view & export your existing data - only to add new data to Somnus.
I do hope you feel it's worth the extremely modest yearly price, considering all the time l've spent on this and that I'm really just a one-man-band here. I also have many exciting things planned now that l've overhauled Somnus' underlying structure.
There are so many great changes that have been made possible by adopting newer technologies - some things will feel familiar, others will feel much more intuitive, particularly when it comes to data entry. I can't really list them all here, and more will be outlined on the website which is undergoing updates.
Some changes include:
Eye-Catching Case Cards
Category items now are displayed in the colours you've chosen
Fully updated with interactive items for fast additions & analysis
Long pressing (right click on Mac) on sections of the Card brings up a relevant menu
For example, the timer button now has far more functionality
All new Dashboard & All Data Screens
Tiles for categories allow quick analysis & editing
Detailed theatre utilisation data & charts
Many more charts on the All Data screen to visualise your data
Improved ability to create, edit & modify your Personal List items
Reorder and show/hide tiles, charts & categories as you wish
View different date ranges directly on the All Data screen
Search on the All Data screen
Data Entry
Faster data entry when creating Cases & Patients
Favourited & commonly used items appear in 'Quick Add' lists
More detailed biometric data analysis for paediatric patients
Improved label analysis after either scanning or importing
All data & label appear together on the one screen for faster data matching
Built in tips & tutorial should you need assistance
Background data importing so as to not block your workflow
Even while importing huge datasets you can still create Cases
March 2025 RVG