diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index bad515e..b1bbe6f 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -851,7 +851,24 @@ let appSearch   = '';
 async function loadData(forceFile = false) {
     if (!forceFile) {
         const raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
-        if (raw) { try { data = JSON.parse(raw); return; } catch (_) {} }
+        if (raw) {
+            try {
+                data = JSON.parse(raw);
+                // Merge any new apps added to roadmap.json that aren't in localStorage yet
+                const res = await fetch('/roadmap.json');
+                const fresh = await res.json();
+                const existingIds = new Set(data.apps.map(a => a.id));
+                let changed = false;
+                for (const app of fresh.apps) {
+                    if (!existingIds.has(app.id)) {
+                        data.apps.push(app);
+                        changed = true;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (changed) persist();
+                return;
+            } catch (_) {}
+        }
     }
     const res = await fetch('/roadmap.json');
     data = await res.json();