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update19 June 2026

What's new in 1.1: Stample gets social

Follow other explorers, message them directly, show off a redesigned passport, and chase a new Founder badge + a pile of reliability fixes. Here's everything in Stample 1.1.

Stample started as a solo thing: you, a map, and the places guidebooks forget. 1.1 changes that. This is our biggest update yet; the foundation for everything social.

Follow the people worth following

You can now follow other explorers, see their passports, and get a heads-up when someone follows you. Your map stops being a private notebook and starts being something you share.

  • Follow & unfollow from any profile
  • Followers and following lists
  • A notification when someone new follows you

Chats are here

Found someone with great taste in hidden bars? Message them directly. One-to-one chat is built in, with notifications and unread badges so you never miss a reply.

Profiles, grown up

Every profile got a redesign — and a glow-up:

  • Add a custom banner to your passport
  • Cleaner level and XP display
  • A redesigned share card so your passport looks great wherever you post it
  • Prefer to stay low-key? A new private mode hides you from the leaderboards

Stickers, ranks & a Founder badge

  • 16 new leaderboard stickers — from Crowned #1 to Heated Rival
  • A "your rank" card so you always know where you stand, even outside the top 50
  • A brand-new Founder badge for our 150 Founding Insiders, and a Pioneer badge for the first 2,000 explorers on Stample

Quietly, a lot got more solid

Behind the scenes we fixed the stuff that actually matters day to day:

  • Stamps sync reliably — no more getting stuck
  • Faster, smoother sign-up
  • Photo uploads work the way they should
  • Smarter city search (islands and small towns finally resolve correctly)

This is the Social Foundation — the groundwork for friend leaderboards, discovery, and a map that feels alive. There's a lot more coming.

See where we're headed on the roadmap, and if you haven't yet, start exploring.


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