Most changelog tools I tried had one of three problems:
- too expensive for solo developer or small teams
- abandoned or barely maintained
- trying to be everything
I didn’t want a CRM, a feedback suite, and a roadmap app glued together.
I just wanted one thing: a clean way to tell users what changed.
So I built BearLog.
The real problem
If you ship often but users don’t notice updates, your product momentum gets lost.
Yes, GitHub Releases are great for technical users.
But most users never open your repo.
They need updates in two places:
- a public changelog page they can bookmark/share
- an in-app widget where they already are
That’s what BearLog focuses on.
What BearLog does
Free Forever
- Unlimited changelog posts
- Public changelog page
- Embeddable “What’s New” widget
- RSS feed
- JSON export anytime
- No credit card
Pro ($9/mo)
- Remove BearLog branding
- Custom CSS for widget
- Custom CSS for public page
- Email notifications via your own Resend account (BYO email)
I built BearLog around a few non-negotiables:
1) Free should actually be useful
Not a 14-day timer. Not “free up to 3 posts.”
If you’re small, you should still have a solid setup.
2) You should own your email channel
For notifications, BearLog is BYO Resend.
Your domain, your sender reputation, your account.
3) No lock-in
Export your posts to JSON whenever you want.
4) Keep it focused
BearLog is for changelogs.
Not a giant “engagement platform.”
Quick embed example
This is the idea: drop one script into your app and you get a changelog widget.
<script
src="https://www.bearlog.app/widget.js"
data-project="YOUR-PROJECT-ID"
data-mode="floating"
data-position="bottom-right"
data-color="#052ba8"
data-text="What's New"
defer
></script>
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