3.4
2023-10-01
• Updated with iOS 17 support.
• Updated Ads to a more modern system.
• Updated some button styles.
3.3
2023-08-15
• Added a more games button to the settings screen.
• Improved the process of showing or hiding ads.
3.2
2023-07-08
• Improved compatibility with future OS versions.
• Added Crashlytics framework to prevent future bugs.
• Updated the Firebase framework.
3.1
2023-06-24
• Improved background visuals when switching between portrait and landscape on iPads.
3.0
2023-04-19
• Added a new achievement for completing 1000 puzzles.
• Fixed showing and hiding ads correctly on the menu screen.
• Tweak the design of the congratulations popup.
2.9
2023-04-17
• Added a new option to hide the status bar during games.
• Updated the support email address.
2.8
2023-03-30
• Added an option to have SFX play a success or failure sound when trying to highlight a word.
• Improved the automatic device info sent in the feedback form on MacOS.
• Improved framework compatibility.
• Improved the app switcher functionality.
• Refined some code to provider better future proofing.
• Setup an app distribution process to enable more frequent app updates!
2.7
2023-02-27
• Added the colour “Brown” as a reward for reaching level 20.
• Added the “Flowers” category into the custom puzzle creator.
• Refined some code to provider better future proofing.
2.6
2023-02-23
• Added a new “Flowers” category containing 197 new words.
• Improved some behind the scenes code for counting completed puzzles.
2.5
2022-09-19
• Fixed an erroneous space in the word Tennis.
2.4
2022-09-13
• You can now create custom puzzles! - Free for a limited time only!
• Added support for iOS 16 and this year’s new devices.
• Added a new bonus puzzle with the theme: New York City.
• Completed a big refactor to make creating puzzles more efficient.
• Removed a duplicate word from the sport category: Polo.
• Made share text now display the difficulty of the completed puzzle.
2.3
2022-08-03
• iCloud syncing has been added for all app settings. Change a setting on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, and have it automatically take effect on all your other devices, even while the app is still running.
2.2
2022-07-02
• Quick play now specifies which stage will play next for each difficulty.
• Fixed an issue with highlighters leaving accidental marks when using multiple touch points.
2.1
2022-05-25
• Added a fun new animation for when completing a puzzle.
2.0
2022-05-02
• Added the option to buy me a coffee to support further development of free updates to this app! It's hidden away on the settings screen if that's something you want to do, otherwise no problem!
• Added an animation for when you select an incorrect word.
• Refactored IAP code for better reliability.
1.9
2022-04-18
• Added a new “Dinosaurs” category containing 309 new words.
1.8
2022-04-11
• Added a link to switch to other puzzle games.
• Fixed the congratulations popup in dark mode.
1.7
2022-04-08
• Added a new very hard difficulty that allows words to be placed backwards.
• Added a new leaderboard for completing very hard puzzles.
• Added 4 new achievements for completing very hard puzzles.
• Added category emoji to the relevant stats section.
• Fixed the missing mystery category.
• Refactored code used for showing category names and icons to be faster.
• The progress bar now only animates after the popup has finished animating in.
• The congratulations popup now has a new scaling and rotating animation.
1.6
2022-02-25
• Added 99 new words to the “Sports” category.
1.5
2022-02-19
• Added a new “Sports” category containing 57 new words.
• Fixed an issue with locked levels.
1.4
2022-02-19
• Reorganised the settings screen.
• Refactored lots of code to enabled future categories.
• Changed Cattle to Cow.
• Removed Greens from the vegetables category.
• Slightly improved performance.
• Removed some debug code for better performance.
• Fixed an issue unlocking the 60s Hard achievement if you also took less than 30s
• Changed the Fruit Carambola to use its full name.
• Reduced app size by removing an old icon.
• Fixed a typo in the colour unlock popup.
1.3
2021-12-17
• Added some new words to the “Names” category.
• Fixed Skink typo.
1.2
2021-10-25
• Added a new “Names” category containing 1000 new words.
• Added support for featured products.
1.1
2021-10-15
• Added confirmation popup for when you are closing your current Word Search.
• Improved framework performance.