What's New

What's new at CapitalCalcs

We improve the calculators often. Here's a running log of new features, refinements, and fixes — newest first.

July 6, 2026
Improved
  • The whole site has more depth — cards now sit gently above the page with soft, layered shadows instead of looking flat, in both light and dark mode.
  • Charts got a visual upgrade: smooth color fades under the lines, rounded bars, and a larger, easier-to-read donut breakdown with a bigger total in the center.
  • Main buttons have a subtle color depth that makes them feel more tactile.
  • The AI Helper can now answer general educational crypto questions — like "what is XRP?" or "how does staking work?" — to match the Crypto Hub. It still won't give buy/sell advice or predict prices, and if you ask about today's news or current prices it will point you to the Crypto Hub's live data instead of guessing.
Fixed
  • On calculators like Mortgage and 401(k), two of the donut chart segments were rendering in the same color, making them impossible to tell apart. Each segment is now clearly distinct — and the small legend dots match their slices again.
July 5, 2026
New
  • Sign in with Google — create your CapitalCalcs account or sign in with one click, no password to remember. Your email is verified automatically, so saving scenarios works right away. (Email + password sign-in still works exactly as before.)
Improved
  • A cleaner, more polished look across the whole site: every calculator card, section header, and button now uses a crisp new icon set that matches the site's colors in both light and dark mode (replacing the old emoji icons).
  • The background colors and glows across the site have been retuned to the site's warm green-and-gold palette — including the charts, which now draw in deeper, richer tones.
  • Our "page not found" screen got the same refresh, so it no longer looks like a different website.
  • Calculator input fields got a major upgrade: they're larger and easier to tap, the numbers you type are bigger and clearer, and every dollar field now shows a $ sign right inside the box.
  • Typing in a field now shows a clear green focus ring, so you always know where you are in the form.
  • The "Save this scenario" and "Track as a goal" buttons are now proper buttons with icons — easier to spot and tap.
  • Calculator page titles are cleaner — the descriptive tagline now sits on its own elegant line under the title instead of wrapping awkwardly through it.
  • The rotating insight cards on the homepage are easier to use on phones: bigger arrows and dots that don't require pixel-perfect taps.
Fixed
  • Chart lines and result highlights that were hard to read in light mode now use higher-contrast colors.
June 29, 2026
New
  • The Crypto Portfolio Tracker now records sells, not just buys — so you can see your realized profit/loss separately from your unrealized (still-held) gains.
  • Added Transfer in and Transfer out for airdrops, staking rewards, and coins moved between wallets. Free coins come in at $0 cost; moving coins out no longer shows a fake gain or loss.
  • Import your history straight from CoinMarketCap. Export your portfolio to CSV and load it in — we match every coin to live prices and bring in your full buy, sell, and transfer history in one step.
  • Every transaction now has an optional Notes field — label what it was ("airdrop", "moved to Ledger", and so on).
Improved
  • Holdings beyond the most popular coins now pull a live price too, so small-cap and newly listed tokens value correctly.
June 27, 2026
Improved
  • A fresh new look. We redesigned CapitalCalcs with a cleaner, more readable editorial style — warmer colors, clearer typography, and less visual clutter. The site now opens in light mode by default, with dark mode always a click away.
June 26, 2026
New
Improved
  • The Rent vs. Buy calculator now spells out its assumptions — what's included (down payment, mortgage, taxes, maintenance and equity) and what's not (selling costs, insurance) — so the result is easier to read in context.
Fixed
  • Rent vs. Buy: corrected the "Net Cost to Buy" figure at long time horizons — when buying comes out ahead, it now correctly shows a net gain instead of appearing as a cost.
June 22, 2026
New
  • The annuity calculator can now cover a spouse (joint & survivor) — model income that continues to a surviving partner at 100%, 75%, or 50% (in Lifetime Income mode).
  • The annuity calculator added an optional annual fee input, so variable and deferred annuity estimates can reflect real-world costs.
  • Your Crypto Hub watchlist now follows your account. Star coins once and they're waiting for you on any device when you sign in.
  • A new trust strip on the homepage and expanded annuity FAQs covering spouses and fees.
  • This "What's New" page — so you can follow new features and fixes as they ship.
Improved
  • Refreshed the light/dark theme toggle with crisp new icons across the whole site.
  • Result figures now line up cleanly and no longer shift around as they update.
  • Clearer annuity help text and methodology, now covering fees and spousal coverage.
  • Signing out now clears your crypto watchlist from that browser — better privacy on shared devices.
Fixed
  • Accessibility: every calculator input is now properly labeled for screen readers.
  • Fixed input fields that appeared as bright white boxes in dark mode on the auto-loan calculator, plus hard-to-read numbers in its payment schedule.
  • Improved color contrast in light mode and the numeric keypad on mobile across all calculators.

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