June 19, 2026 · Rotor Rate
What's New in Rotor Rate v1.5: Workspace, Missions & Expenses Refresh
Completed missions, mileage, and per-mission expenses now live in one streamlined Workspace — with deep-links from the Business dashboard so you stop bouncing between screens.
Released: June 19, 2026 · Version 1.5
If you've ever finished a job and then bounced between three different screens to mark it complete, log your mileage, and attach a gas receipt — this update is for you. We've reorganized Rotor Rate so each section has a clearer job, and the after-the-job paperwork lives in one place.
A simpler way to think about the app
- Pricing Calculator — where you price one job.
- Mission Dashboard — what's coming up: your pipeline, your week ahead, and your recurring jobs.
- Workspace — your records desk: finished jobs, mileage, quarterly tax estimates, and downloads.
- Business Dashboard — your money view: income, expenses, profit and loss, and a quarterly tax summary.
What changed
Mission Dashboard now looks forward only
The Mission Dashboard used to mix upcoming and finished jobs together. Now it only shows what's ahead — your pipeline, the next seven days, and your recurring series. The moment you mark a job complete, it moves over to Workspace.
Setting up and managing recurring jobs still happens here.
Workspace is the new home for finished jobs
Workspace now holds everything that happens after you've flown the job:
- Your list of completed missions for the year
- Your mileage log
- Your quarterly tax estimate
- Spreadsheet exports and calendar invites
It also has its own tab in the main navigation, so you don't have to back out of the calculator to get to it.
Add expenses straight from the job
Every completed job in Workspace now has an Add expense button. Tap it and the expense form pops open with that job already filled in — just type the amount and you're done. Once a job has expenses, the button shows a quick summary like "2 exp · $87".
Before, you had to leave Workspace, open the Business Dashboard, dig through the expenses list to find the job, and then attach the receipt. Now it's one tap.
Jump from your books back to the job
In the Business Dashboard, expenses are grouped by job. Each group now has a View link that takes you straight to that job in Workspace, highlights it, and scrolls it into view. Reviewing a $240 fuel charge and want to see what job it belonged to? One click.
Clearer page descriptions
We rewrote the short descriptions at the top of each page so it's obvious what each one is for. Less guessing, fewer dead-end clicks.
What didn't change
- The Pricing Calculator works exactly the same. It's still the only place you edit a job, and loading a saved job still opens it there.
- Pricing math, fees, and the 2026 IRS mileage rate ($0.725 per mile) are unchanged.
- Saved quotes still live where they always have.
Where to find this
- Changelog page: rotorrate.com/changelog — all release notes will live here.
- User Guide: the "What's new" link on the User Guide page jumps straight to the changelog.
We'll keep a running log of every change that affects how you use the app. If something feels off, hit the feedback button — we read every note.
— The Rotor Rate team
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