1.5.1
2022-09-23
For existing users who've had the app since version 1.4.8 or earlier, our latest game mode, Love Letters, now appears properly in the game manager. As always, to access the game manager, long-press New Game. Swipe right on a game name for info, and swipe left to reveal a check mark. Tap the check mark to select the game, and then tap Done. In Love Letters, you fill candy hearts with letters, letting multicolored short words shine for more points.
1.5.0
2022-09-15
Version 1.5.0 returns Blu Yonder's behavior in the Spell the Beans variation to its more high-caffeine style. In version 1.4.9, it was temporarily changed to its tamer approach, which is used in Spell the Coffee and Love Letters modes. Repeated toggling between Blu Yonder's solution and yours, as well as stat behavior in Bean mode is now also back to normal.
1.4.9
2022-09-10
Introducing our third game mode – Love Letters! Another way to play with your food. Spell out words in colored candy hearts, with scoring that tends to give more relative weight to shorter words. Don't feel like looking ahead so much? This levels the playing field. As usual, long-press New Game to change modes, swiping and tapping the mode's checkmark to select.
In addition to other under-the-hood improvements, in-progress games resumed after the app has completely left the app switcher (background) now all properly display Blu Yonder's solution upon completion of the game.
1.4.8
2022-05-09
The most recent display mode you've chosen (showing/hiding green lines, etc.) is now maintained in all cases when re-opening or switching back from Spell the Coffee to Spell the Beans.
1.4.7
2022-04-13
Addressed three issues:
1) While in face up/face down orientation (displayed as landscape), in the first game switching back from Spell the Coffee to Spell the Beans, the beans displayed in the wrong orientation. We corrected that.
2) Also in face up/face down orientation displayed as landscape, if you opened the game manager but didn't actually make a change, the bubble/bean display was altered when it should have stayed the same. It now stays the same.
3) When reopening after the app had gone out of the background (e.g., when powering down your device and restarting), if you happened to be in landscape orientation during reopening, the height of each line of the formed word list was higher than intended. It was somewhat of a cosmetic issue, and could easily be corrected by rotating to portrait and back to landscape (as could issues 1 and 2 above), but we've shortened the line height anyway. The idea for the fix came as a bit of an aha moment. Chalk one up for shower thoughts (really).
1.4.6
2022-04-08
Now properly displays coffee spills created in orientations other than portrait and landscape (when "face up" or "face down" is considered the primary orientation). We'd handled these orientations from before for rotating the device and for bean spills, but actual bubble spill creation had slipped through. Desk/tray-table/lap/hardwood floor/frescoed ceiling users and geckos, happy spilling. You're now free to spill coffee any which way you want.
1.4.5
2022-03-25
In the bubble variation, we've brought swifter, smoother scrolling and faster letter entry, and resolved display issues when reopening in a different orientation. We also caught and fixed a boo-boo that could cause a small subset of potential formed words not to be found.
1.4.4
2022-02-15
Adjusted the letter generator to prevent rare cases where the letters slightly veered from the pattern they were designed to follow. Good to go.
1.4.3
2022-02-02
Even faster spill creation in the bubble game, consistently quicker display of Blu Yonder's solution in the bean game, improved flexibility of score display, and more.
1.4.2
2022-01-25
We've made several significant speed improvements in this version. Enjoy faster response in all games, as well as speedier spill formation in the bubble variation.
1.4.1
2021-08-10
Previously, if you were in landscape mode the very first time you opened the app, you may have experienced problems. We've dealt with that.
Also, in a fraction of Spell the Coffee spills, rotating the device would resize the bubble pattern incorrectly. We've reduced that drastically, too.
One issue we're still working on is that notched devices playing the Spell the Coffee variation can display the bubble pattern smaller than intended (the spill outline is unaffected). As mentioned in the User Guide, you can still play as you normally would, although the letters will be smaller and tapping may require more dexterity. You can alleviate the problem by flicking the app out of the iOS app switcher (see User Guide), reopening the app, and tapping New Game.
Another problem we're still grappling with is that in Spell the Coffee, sometimes the letter-placing response after you tap a bubble is slow. For now, the easiest way to deal with this is to tap New Game and start anew. This should often remedy the situation.
1.4.0
2021-07-19
We removed a problem that slipped into the app between versions 1.3.7 and 1.3.8. Thanks for your patience as we zeroed in on it. Because of this issue, some previous users may wish to delete the app before updating to 1.4.0. In testing this version, we've noticed some occasional unresponsiveness in the Game Manager that we haven't seen before, but reordering the variations (tap Reorder, grab the three-line icon, and drag vertically) restored responsiveness. We continue to work on general improvements.
1.3.9
2021-06-22
Edited the user guide.
1.3.8
2021-05-22
Edited wordlist and user guide.
1.3.7
2021-04-10
Amended the user guide.
1.3.6
2021-03-28
Edited Spell the Coffee info in Game Manager. Don't sweat the tiny bubbles.
1.3.5
2021-03-10
Edited the wordlist.
1.3.4
2021-01-25
Edited the user guide.
1.3.3
2021-01-16
Optimized for iPhone 12, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max (iPhone 12 Mini previously accounted for).
1.3.2
2020-12-29
More non-code technical adjustments to keep up with iOS changes, and added a little oil to keep Spell the Coffee and Spell the Beans playing nicely with each other.
1.3.1
2020-12-23
Check out Spell the Coffee, a new variation where you spill coffee and put letters in the bubbles of the spill. More chances for more words, with Blu Yonder playing a tamer strategy, meaning more chances to win. Long-press "New Game" and swipe to start spilling. The leading soft, absorbent paper towel not required.
This update does some technical housekeeping.
1.3
2020-12-21
• Fixes and improvements too numerous to mention
• Greater consistency across all devices
• All New: In addition to the original Spell the Beans, introducing Spell the Coffee, a variation where you spill coffee and put letters in the bubbles of the spill. More chances for more words, with Blu Yonder playing a tamer strategy, meaning more chances to win. The leading soft, absorbent paper towel not needed
1.1.3
2020-05-20
This version restores certain gesture functionality (including flick-scrolling your list of words) that was inadvertently disabled previously.
1.1.2
2020-05-01
In the previous version, on some devices, the user guide information appeared smaller than before. Our development tool implemented an unannounced change that made this happen. This version restores the old responsive appearance and behavior.
1.1.1
2020-04-02
We've been working to expand the app, but this particular version simply ensures compliance with various Apple requirements.