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New ways Babra helps you choose schools and prepare stronger applications.

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Clearer settings and credit records

Navigation, settings, billing, and sign-out controls are clearer, and De-AI charges now appear in AI credit usage records.

  • Improved

    A clearer left navigation

    The left navigation now uses a floating paper panel and a paper-colored active state that matches the school positioning page. This keeps the app visually consistent and makes your current location easy to spot.

  • Improved

    Account shortcut to settings

    The account area at the bottom of the sidebar now shows your avatar, name, and a gear icon. Clicking it opens settings instead of appearing unresponsive.

  • Improved

    Cleaner, grouped settings

    The settings center no longer repeats the account bar, all-caps label above the title, or extra dividers. On mobile, settings are grouped into cards for a cleaner layout and a more consistent reading flow across subpages.

  • Improved

    Billing details that stand out

    The billing balance now uses large monospaced numbers. Plan cards and the top-up amount selector follow the new design system, so key amounts are easier to read and purchase and top-up actions are more consistent.

  • New

    Confirmation before sign-out

    Signing out now asks for confirmation before it logs you out. This prevents an accidental sign-out and the need to log in again.

  • Fixed

    De-AI charges in credit history

    De-AI charges now appear in AI credit usage records, so the recorded usage matches the credit balance.

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School positioning updates

GPA conversions now stay consistent across programs and repeated positioning runs, while the Chinese interface plays the school-positioning demo on Bilibili.

  • Fixed

    Consistent GPA conversion

    School positioning now uses one authoritative 4.0-scale value for the same non-4.0 GPA across programs and repeated runs. The supporting rationale stays consistent and is easier to trust.

  • Improved

    Bilibili playback for Chinese interface

    When the interface is in Chinese, the school-positioning demo now plays on Bilibili, which users can access directly in China. The English interface keeps its existing player.

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Clearer school-list demo and Pro plans

The school-list page now plays a real product recording inside the demo card, with the correct aspect ratio and no page jump. The Pro upgrade dialog keeps plan details in focus and brings plan cards into view sooner.

  • New

    Play the school-list demo inline

    The demo card on the school-list page now plays a real product recording when you click its cover. You can see how the product works before building your school list.

  • Fixed

    Demo video fills the frame

    The demo now uses the recording's original aspect ratio and fills the card without black bars. Starting playback no longer makes the page jump, so the video is cleaner to watch.

  • Improved

    Pro plans appear sooner

    The Pro upgrade dialog no longer repeats the demo video, and plan benefits now span the full row. This keeps upgrade details together and brings the plan cards into view sooner.

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Clearer program details and AI usage

Deadlines and fees now show their precision and billing basis. Users can also leave school-list feedback, review AI credit use, and find the right Babra AI pages more accurately.

  • Improved

    Deadlines show their actual precision

    Candidate lists and program pages now display deadlines at the precision provided. Month-only or year-only dates keep that format, and estimated dates carry a tilde, so an approximate deadline no longer looks exact.

  • Improved

    Fees show their billing period

    Program fees billed by term, quarter, or credit now include the matching period suffix, so the amount is less likely to be mistaken for the program's total cost.

  • New

    School lists add a feedback survey

    After a school list finishes generating, a short survey lets users give feedback on match accuracy and whether the process felt smooth.

  • New

    Billing shows AI credit usage

    The bottom of the billing page now shows credit usage grouped by AI call, including the actual total credits each call consumed.

  • Improved

    Website metadata matches current positioning

    The English and Chinese websites now use search descriptions, language links, and social sharing information that match Babra AI's current positioning. Search results and shared links present more accurate, consistent information.

  • Improved

    Public pages add a sitemap and structured data

    Public website pages now include a complete sitemap, canonical links, and structured data. Search engines can direct users more accurately to the correct language version of the home, changelog, and legal pages.

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Clearer CV review and editing

Review and edit your CV on one page, confirm parsed content before completion, and check translations before export. Manual entry has eight sections, evaluations remain until the CV changes, and stopping parsing restores the correct status.

  • Improved

    Review the full CV on one page

    The CV editor and form now share one page. Parsed content opens as a complete document, while only the experience you edit switches to a form. You can review the whole CV without opening every section and item.

  • New

    Confirm parsed CVs before completion

    A parsed CV is marked complete on the materials checklist only after you review it and select Confirm as correct. Manually entered content counts as confirmed and does not need a second review, so completion means you checked the parsed result.

  • Improved

    Review English translations before export

    Chinese CVs are translated into English in place and returned for review before confirmation. Downloads no longer translate during export. PDF and DOCX files are available whenever the CV has content, and they always match what appears on screen.

  • Improved

    Manual entry covers all eight sections

    If you do not have a CV to upload, manual entry now covers the same eight sections as a parsed CV. AI polishing is available for work, research, and extracurricular descriptions. Manually entered CVs can include the same complete set of information.

  • Improved

    Saved CV evaluations remain visible

    Your CV evaluation result is saved and appears as a badge in the page header when you return. If the CV changes, the result expires automatically and requires a new evaluation. Otherwise, you can see the last result without running another evaluation.

  • Fixed

    Stopping parsing restores CV statuses

    Stopping CV parsing now restores other programs to their correct pre-parsing CV status. They no longer remain stuck in the Parsing state or fail to recover on their own.

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Clearer school positioning and account guidance

School positioning now shows live progress, specific errors, saved results, and current profile data. Login verification uses the latest SMS signature, and expired Pro passes open renewal during CV polishing.

  • Fixed

    Live positioning activity stays visible

    When the candidate list already contains programs, the positioning card keeps one live activity line visible and lets you expand the full history. You can see what the AI is doing without mistaking a healthy run for a stalled one and stopping it.

  • Improved

    Specific positioning failure details

    If positioning fails, the card shows the server's specific reason, such as missing profile fields, with field names in the interface language. You can see what to add before trying again instead of relying on a generic interruption message.

  • Improved

    Confirmation when candidates are saved

    When positioning finishes, the card confirms that the candidate list was saved and shows how many programs were saved. You can leave the page knowing the result is already in the list.

  • Improved

    Latest profile data for queued runs

    Queued positioning runs read the latest profile data when execution begins, and the start request only needs the target count. Profile updates made while waiting apply to the run instead of leaving it with an outdated snapshot.

  • Fixed

    Updated login SMS signature

    Login verification texts now use the new valid SMS signature, keeping delivery configuration aligned with Aliyun's latest signature requirements.

  • Fixed

    Renewal prompt for expired Pro passes

    If a Pro pass has expired during CV polishing, the renewal dialog opens instead of only showing a polishing failure. You can see why polishing stopped and renew without repeatedly retrying a blocked action.

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More reliable program research and Chinese support

Restart or fully stop program research, see clearer retry status, add programs in your AI output language, and search for countries or regions by Chinese name.

  • Fixed

    Restart canceled program research

    After you stop program research, the program details page now shows a clear way to run it again. You can resume from the canceled state instead of staying stuck on a detail page with missing data.

  • Fixed

    Stopping research clears its tasks

    Stopping program research now removes queued tasks or aborts work already in progress. It also prevents duplicate research for the same program from running at the same time, so stopped tasks cannot keep using credits or overwrite later results.

  • Improved

    Clearer research retry status

    A failed research retry now shows an error message. Completed programs no longer show stale failed or stopped states, so you can see the retry result without unrelated status messages getting in the way.

  • Fixed

    Website-added programs use your AI language

    When you add a program from an official website link, the recognition progress text and saved school and program names now use your AI output language instead of always using English. Chinese users now see both the progress and saved information in Chinese rather than a mix of Chinese and English.

  • Improved

    Search countries and regions by Chinese name

    The school positioning background and preferences form and the onboarding target region form now let you search for and add any country or region by its Chinese name. Chinese users can directly find and add countries or regions beyond the common list.

  • Fixed

    Region search results save correctly

    Selecting a search result after typing part of a Chinese name no longer adds an invalid region that prevents the form from saving. The matching country or region is added correctly, and the form saves successfully.

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Clearer program comparisons and source checks

School list and program details now show deadlines, tuition, recommendation evidence, and direct source links so you can compare programs and verify their information faster.

  • New

    More details and filters in the school list

    Each program row in the school list now shows the next application deadline, language requirements, and tuition. Sort by deadline or tuition, then filter by recommendation tier or deadline window to compare programs and rule out poor fits without opening each detail page.

  • New

    Verifiable recommendation evidence

    Recommendation reasons now expand to show the full text, risk warnings, and source links. Select the evidence count to review each source and open it directly, so you can verify the full reasoning behind every recommendation.

  • New

    Positioning evidence in program details

    Program details now include a positioning evidence section with the recommendation tier, full reason, risk warnings, and source evidence. You can review why the program was recommended to you without leaving the detail page.

  • New

    Sources on every program section

    Each information section in program details now shows its data source and retrieval time. Official sources open directly, so you can check each section against the original page.

  • Improved

    Official links in the school list

    Each program row in the school list now includes a direct link to the official website. You can check program requirements in one click.

  • Improved

    More precise source links

    Source links for deadlines, fees, admission requirements, and other program details now open the exact source page instead of the program homepage. For example, a deadline can open its admissions page. Sections that use multiple pages show every source link, so you can verify the information quickly.

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Release notes based on reviewed facts

Babra Changelog and What's new publish matching English and Chinese updates after every declared product surface reaches production.

  • Improved

    Matching English and Chinese notes

    Babra Changelog and What's new now use reviewed release facts from each pull request. English and Chinese notes match and are published only after every declared product surface reaches production.

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