v1.7.12
2021-06-09
• Long-pressing the 'i' button on the game screen will now display the puzzle's jigsaw box. The game help information can still be displayed as before with a single press.
• QR code updated on jigsaw boxes.
• Minor cosmetic changes.
1.7.11
2021-04-24
• Puzzles created using the tray bar are sharper and generally more crispy than before. Previously a tiny amount of detail was lost by enlarging the picture to utilise the extra space.
• Double tapping the top of the tray bar with a single finger will now return you to the first piece. This is super handy for larger puzzles when for example you have navigated through all the pieces in the tray bar to find the edges and want to return to the top. You no longer have to keep swiping until you get there just double tap the top of the tray and you're there!
• The image shown after completing your first puzzle to demonstrate navigation has been updated.
• The help files available on each screen, viewable by selecting the 'information' button in the top left corner have had minor changes to their text.
1.7.10
2021-03-25
• House keeping improved around the handling of temporary files.
1.7.9
2020-11-24
• Screens now have their own title badge.
• Context sensitive help added to each screen, just tap the 'i' icon.
• Option to create puzzle pieces as squares.
• Additional puzzle collections added.
• Minor bug fixes.
1.7.8
2020-08-30
• The implementation of the game clock has been revised to use less system resources, which results in less battery used. Tenths of seconds are no longer displayed in-game but are shown upon completion of a puzzle. We feel this provides a calmer experience as it removes the time urgency felt when every tenth of a second is shown.
• We've reduced the time penalty for displaying the helper image. When the image is displayed the time will run at double speed regardless of the number of pieces in the current jigsaw.
• Fixed an issue where dragging a piece from the itembar using an Apple Pencil could fail.
1.7.7
2020-05-20
Please note that version 1.8 will split the optional All-Levels In-App purchase into two tiers. 20 pieces will remain free and allow the App to be evaluated without time limit. Any pinned jigsaws that use either 30 or 42 pieces will remain playable however new jigsaws using these levels will not be possible without purchasing one of the two tiers. Users who have already purchased All-Levels and those that purchase before the next release will continue to have access to levels 30, 42, 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 156, 182, 210, 240 and 506 pieces.
• Minor changes to the tray bar.
1.7.6
2020-05-13
Please note that version 1.8 will split the optional All-Levels In-App purchase into two tiers. 20 pieces will remain free and allow the App to be evaluated without time limit. Any pinned jigsaws that use either 30 or 42 pieces will remain playable however new jigsaws using these levels will not be possible without purchasing one of the two tiers. Users who have already purchased All-Levels and those that purchase before the next release will continue to have access to levels 30, 42, 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 156, 182, 210, 240 and 506 pieces.
• Several changes made to the implementation of the tray bar.
1.7.5
2020-04-29
Please note that version 1.8 will split the optional All-Levels In-App purchase into two tiers. 20 pieces will remain free and allow the App to be evaluated without time limit. Any pinned jigsaws that use either 30 or 42 pieces will remain playable however new jigsaws using these levels will not be possible without purchasing one of the two tiers. Users who have already purchased All-Levels and those that purchase before the next release will continue to have access to levels 30, 42, 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 156, 182, 210, 240 and 506 pieces.
• Minor bug fixes.
1.7.4
2020-01-17
Please note that the next version will split the optional All-Levels In-App purchase into two tiers. 20 pieces will remain free and allow the App to be evaluated without time limit. Any pinned jigsaws that use either 30 or 42 pieces will remain playable however new jigsaws using these levels will not be possible without purchasing one of the two tiers. Users who have already purchased All-Levels and those that purchase before the next release will continue to have access to levels 30, 42, 56, 72, 90, 110, 132, 156, 182, 210, 240 and 506 pieces.
• Dark mode support for iOS13.
• Fastest time can be optionally displayed via an option in settings.
• Clock text can optionally be set to black via an option in settings.
• Navigation helper screen updated for iOS13.
1.7.3
2019-09-19
• For devices running iOS 11 or later your photo library is now displayed using the full screen rather than a popover window.
• Two new jigsaw collections have been added as optional downloads.
• Option added to settings to allow you to choose from dragging a piece off screen or dropping on the tray in order to place the piece back in the tray bar. By default this has been set to dropping on the tray but can be switched back if you prefer.
1.7.2
2019-08-07
• No changes to functionality but a few tweaks behind the scenes to make everything run a little smoother.
1.7.1
2019-04-27
• Support for new iPad Pro screen sizes.
• Fixed bug that was resetting the In-App purchase status for 'All-Levels'.
1.7
2019-02-11
• Pieces can now either be scattered as before or ordered neatly in an item bar, held on the right of the screen.
• 'Floating Action Button' (FAB), introduced - enabling more of the screen to be used by the game.
• FAB in combination with the new item bar enables the puzzle pieces to be enlarged. This results in an average increase of 30% in their size when taken across all difficulty levels and compared with the previous version of the App.
• New title screen and images. Images are of a higher resolution so better illustrates how you can select part of an image to use for the jigsaw creation by panning and zooming.
• The number of pieces is now selected when the image is cropped. Before you had to return to the title screen having already selected a picture, which meant that you then had to reselect the image!
• When using the item bar a 'sorting' screen can be opened by double tapping within it with two fingers. Pieces can then be dragged and dropped to change their order before double tapping again to return to the game. Note that by default this functionality is disabled but can be switched on via settings if desired.
• Pieces can no longer be picked up by their tabs, you must select the body. This prevents a piece being selected when the intended piece is it's neighbour, which may have caused some frustration when attempting to join pieces together.
• Timer now resets to zero when a previously completed game is replayed.
• Improved the algorithm used to rotate an image on the cropping screen. Previously for large images using this functionality was slow and on rare occasions returned you to the title screen to avoid crashing due to exceeding memory limitations.
• Code modified to use libraries - enabling better code reuse. Various other changes to improve maintainability.
1.6.3
2018-05-10
• Number of possible combinations for the tabs on each piece has been increased from 81 to > 2000!
• Significantly improved the jigsaw build time.
• Memory consumption has been reduced.
• Demand on CPU reduced and therefore battery consumption while playing the game has also been reduced.
• Carousels are now all silky smooth.
• Previously joining pieces towards the end of the game could have caused a pause for larger puzzle sizes - no longer the case.
• Behaviour of tapping on a piece to send to background improved. Useful when you want to get to a piece obscured by others.
• During a game pieces that are not joined to any other can be shuffled again without restarting the whole game.
1.6.2
2018-01-24
• Progress is now shown when downloading jigsaw box sets.
• Added a label to slider control in settings.
• Fixed bug introduced in v1.6.0 that caused the camera option to behave poorly - now back to normal.
• Pinning an item on the 'My Jigsaws' screen will now also remove it from the most recent list.
• Fixed bug that could cause a crash after the creation of a new game under rare circumstances.
• Corrected an artefact that appeared at the bottom of the game screen.
• Pressing the 'home' button on the game screen will now take you to the 'My Jigsaws' screen - where you can see your most recent games.
• Added a 'helper' image to demonstrate how to navigate between screens - displayed after first game (can also be accessed from 'Settings').
• Fixed formatting issues that could be seen on larger screen devices.
1.6.1
2017-12-28
• Fix for iPad 2 devices to ensure that they can use downloaded images correctly.
1.6.0
2017-12-21
• New background added that you can change the brightness to your liking via the settings dialog.
• New games will now have sharper jigsaw boxes that are also in colour!
• Various improvements made to the general layout.
• Extra page now available where you can chose to download additional jigsaws.
• Zoom has been limited by default to 100% to avoid any image blur. You can set it back to 200% in settings if you prefer.
• Games will now automatically restart when the User launches them manually.
1.5.3
2017-09-07
• Jigsaw is now merged into a single image upon completion.
• Option added in settings to keep individual jigsaw pieces when complete.
• Added image to Tweet to show the puzzle just completed.
• Minor bug fixes.
1.5.2
2017-08-01
• Upon game completion special effects are now played.
• Option added to settings to disable effects if they are not desired.
1.5.1
2017-07-07
• Updated offline help information to cover the new 'My Jigsaws' functionality.
• Prompt added before removing a pinned jigsaw.
• 'Most Recent' images can now be cleared from the settings menu.
• Auto layout issues fixed for iPad Pro models with larger screens.
• 'Most Recent' games are given placeholder images until you've completed a game. Previously touching a placeholder image rather than an actual game would cause a crash.
• Page dots can no longer be tapped directly. Previously tapping on the page dots would change the highlighted dot without changing the page.
1.5.0
2017-07-03
• You can now manage your jigsaws - just swipe left to right across the home screen!
• Your most recent jigsaws are displayed at the top of the screen.
• Below this is your jigsaw pins. Press and hold on one of your most recent games to pin it.
• Progress is maintained for each of the jigsaws so you can always take a pause from piecing together a difficult puzzle and do something a little easier for a while.
• Games launched from the 'manage jigsaws' screen launch directly. You are not taken to the cropping screen as you defined this when you initially created the puzzle. Any creations that you are particularly pleased with should be pinned to allow you to replay them.
1.4.1
2017-05-01
• Settings can now be configured for piece shape (classic or new), soundtrack (muted or not) and whether or not to hide the clock.
• Offline help content has been revised. In addition we have revamped our website that provides further support - link provided within the offline help.
• Upon completing a puzzle you can now send a tweet.
• Restore button has been fixed - message wasn't displaying.
1.4.0
2017-03-01
• The cutter used to create the puzzle pieces has changed - hopefully you'll agree this makes the 'look & feel' more realistic, which in turn gives a better gaming experience. Lots of other changes around the UI to make the game flow smoothly between screen changes.
• If you are playing music when the App is launched the in game music will now automatically be muted and you can enjoy your own sounds!
• Helper image is now invoked from a button rather than tapping on the table. This prevents selecting the image accidentally when trying to complete a puzzle against the clock.
• Prevented the possibility of dropping a piece (or pieces) off screen when working with larger jigsaws that provide an offset when a piece is selected.
• Alignment of pieces is now pixel perfect regardless of the number of pieces.
• A rare bug was trapped and removed. Previously dropping linked pieces in a specific location on the screen caused some random behaviour that resulted in the pieces being separated and moved to different locations on the screen - now gone!
1.3.7
2017-01-04
• Buttons on the 'Game Screen' have been moved to the bottom bar, freeing up screen space for assembling jigsaws!
• The music played on the 'Game Screen' can now be muted.
• The timer can now be hidden by tapping on it (and unhidden by tapping again).
• 'Game Center' buttons will now only display when you're connected to 'Game Center'.
• 'Add Friends' button will only be displayed for iOS9 (and iOS8) when connected to 'Game Center' (this feature is not available in iOS10).
• Warning is given when attempting to view leaderboards while offline to prevent a blank board being displayed.
• Warning is given if an attempt is made to purchase 'All Levels' while offline.
1.3.6
2016-12-03
• Added achievements to 'Game Center' for each puzzle level.
• Height of popup windows used for the 'photos' and 'help' screen increased.
• Available storage space checked and warning given if space is limited, which might later effect the ability to save the game state.
• Some visual modifications made to the GUI.
• Prevented crash caused by invalid game save (due to low storage space) from looping.