What’s New — My Barista Trainer

Mid-August 2026

Regulars, Training Modes & Automatic Rewards

New

Regulars — set up named customers with a locked-in “usual” order tied to a real recipe; they’ll occasionally show up in Take Orders, sometimes only saying “the usual” to test whether your team really knows them
Starter & Advanced Take Orders modes — Starter covers the essentials, Advanced adds milk temperature, foam style, and exact quantities for bonus XP
Milk Prep & separate Foam Style settings — steamed and iced drinks now have their own foam configuration
Checklist modes — Individual, Team, Owner-only, and Assigned (visible only to specific people you choose)
Subscription Pause — pause your plan for 1–3 months and resume early anytime instead of canceling
Automatic challenge rewards — XP and bonus rewards now grant the instant a challenge completes, with new milestone types including reaching a level, earning a certificate, or unlocking a specific achievement

Improved

Achievements are now visible to every account type, not just individual accounts
Checklists now show exactly who checked off what on shared checklists, and completed ones are one tap away from their notification

Fixed

Checklist progress now saves properly if you step away before finishing and return later

Early August 2026

Meet Doyle, Your Team’s Training Guide

New

Doyle — a friendly built-in guide that walks new baristas and owners through the app, answers common questions on the spot, and offers contextual tips right where you need them (setting up recipes, running your first register scenario, and more)
Redesigned home screen — training stations (Take Orders, Study, Checklists, Challenges, Register) are now presented as a clean, tappable hub instead of a tab bar
Template library expanded to 34 starter drinks, including several with built-in clarifying question examples to show what’s possible

Improved

Collapsible sections on the Barista Profile and admin screens for a cleaner, less cluttered layout
Register Training now weighted more heavily toward cash-counting practice — the core skill — with card and punch-card scenarios appearing less frequently
Punch card stamps now happen naturally during a cash or card transaction instead of as a separate step, matching how it works in a real shop

Late July 2026

Register Training, Owner Challenges & Notification Center

New

Register Training — baristas practice real register scenarios including cash counting, card handling (declined cards and alternative payment), punch card management, and cash discount conversations; up to 3 attempts per scenario; daily goal of 5 scenarios earns bonus XP; owner settings panel controls which scenario types appear
Owner Challenges — two types: auto-detected challenges (accuracy thresholds, XP milestones, streak targets — system generates automatically) and manual awards (owner types a custom title and description, selects one or more baristas, clicks Award); both types appear on each barista’s profile
Notification Center — bell icon in the owner Dashboard header shows in-app notifications for barista joins, departures, checklist notes, and challenge completions with an unread count badge; click-outside dropdown; per-type email preference toggles

Improved

Collapsible sections — Barista Profile and owner admin pages now use collapsible sections for Category Progress, Streaks, Shop Leaderboard, Practice Calendar, Struggling Drinks, and Recent Orders — cleaner navigation on long screens

Mid-July 2026

Google Sign-In, Checklists & Training Upgrades

New

Google sign-in — sign in or sign up with Google on the login and registration pages; no password required
Checklists — owners can create opening, closing, and mid-shift checklists; baristas complete them in-app with notes for the owner; pre-built templates included
Barista Profile — your profile page now shows XP progress, category mastery bars, practice calendar, streaks, recent orders, and achievements all in one place
Category completion progress — see how many Hot, Cold, Blended, and Room Temp drinks you’ve mastered
Ingredient quantities — owners can set shot counts and pump amounts per drink size; quantities now show on flashcards and reveal cards
Quantity grading — when enabled, trainees must select the correct quantity for measured ingredients (shots, pumps) to get full credit
Barista-to-Owner conversion — baristas can leave their shop and start their own directly from Settings
Self-hosted legal pages — Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, Accessibility Statement, and Cookie Policy now hosted on mybaristatrainer.com

Improved

Owner Overview redesigned — team activity table, accuracy trends, menu insights, and checklist completions at a glance
Billing page now shows discount/coupon name, payment method, member since date, and renewal date
Analytics for owners — team accuracy trends, per-barista improvement curves, and recipe sparklines
Barista analytics — struggling drinks, recent order history, and practice calendar
Study nudge — after a failed order, a direct link to study that specific drink
Daily goals and calendar streaks — complete 5 orders per day for bonus XP; track your practice consistency
Weighted drink selection — the game now prioritizes drinks you haven’t mastered yet
Superadmin dashboard redesigned with analytics tables, attention-needed alerts, and audit log filters
Invite tab simplified — code invite, email invite, and pending approvals in one clean place
“Trainee” renamed to “Barista” throughout the app

Fixed

Size grading — drinks copied from templates now grade size correctly
Ingredient dropdown closes properly after selecting an ingredient
Milk and Whip protected from accidental rename or deletion
Stale app cache after updates now auto-refreshes instead of showing an error page
Achievement sort order fixed — levels and streaks now sort correctly
Dead ends removed — back navigation added to Change Password, Reset Password, and Billing pages

July 2026

Dashboard Redesign & Gameplay Improvements

New

Owner Overview redesigned — see your team’s progress at a glance with a team activity table, drinks mastered per trainee, and menu insights showing your hardest drinks
Study nudge — when a trainee gets an order wrong, they’ll see a “Study this drink” link that takes them directly to that drink’s flashcard
Billing page now shows your subscription discount, payment method, renewal date, and “Member since” date
CSV import improved — auto-creates ingredients, shows per-row error details, and supports locked milk types
Menu insights — see which drinks are hardest for your team and which haven’t been attempted yet

Improved

Faster loading — trainee app loads 43% faster on first visit
Cleaner owner dashboard navigation — “Invite” tab for inviting trainees, “My Shop” for branding, prominent “Training” button to get back to the app
Recipe reveal card after 3 wrong attempts now shows the complete recipe — size, milk type, whip, and modifier effects, not just ingredients
Custom questions now split into “You Ask” and “Customer Asks” sections for clearer training scenarios
Ingredient dropdown closes properly after selecting an ingredient

Fixed

Size grading — drinks copied from templates now grade size correctly
System ingredients (Milk, Whip) protected from accidental rename or deletion
Stale app cache after updates now auto-refreshes instead of showing an error page

June 2026

Launch

New

My Barista Trainer is live! Gamified training for independent coffee shops.
Take Orders — practice building drinks from customer orders with 3-attempt grading, XP, streaks, and achievements
Study Mode — flashcards for every drink on your menu with mastery tracking
Collection — earn and collect achievements as you level up from Trainee to Legend
Owner Dashboard — manage your menu, invite trainees, and customize your shop’s branding
20 template drinks to get started instantly
CSV import for bulk menu setup
Stripe-powered billing with 7-day free trial