A softer way to wind down, and a clearer way to begin. • A refreshed nighttime design with flowing gold artwork and a distinct Bedtime wave. • Gentle word-dissolve animations during cognitive shuffle. • A shorter onboarding journey with a guided preview. • One full free rescue for new users, with existing unused allowances preserved. • Fixed early-exit restarts and paywall dismissal behavior. • Improved session handling, layout and accessibility.

Soften keeps getting gentler. • Cognitive Shuffle now keeps its soft word prompts gently in view throughout, giving your restless mind something easy to follow as it lets go. • Behind-the-scenes stability and performance improvements for a smoother, more reliable wind-down. Same silent, partner-safe breathing reset for those 3 AM wakeups — no sound, no light, no waking the person beside you.

Updated App Store keywords and subtitle for clearer haptic breathing discovery. Same gentle sleep reset for 3 AM wakeups.

A simpler first launch — open Soften and breathe right away. Same gentle haptic breathing when you can't sleep at 3 AM.

• Wind Down mode — a gentler breathing session for the minutes before sleep • Pick your breathing technique (cyclic sigh, box, and more) • New warm amber look — updated icon and in-app palette • Widgets on home screen and lock screen (small + medium) • Smoother breathing ring, refined paywall, quieter defaults

Three breathing techniques — Soften Sigh (double-inhale), 4-7-8 Breathing, and Box Breathing. Pick the one that calms you fastest. New Bedtime Wind-Down Mode — swipe left on the home screen. A cooler, quieter space to ease into sleep before racing thoughts start. Smoother breathing animations and rescue stats with personalized feedback in Settings.

- Deeper breathing, gentler settling — this update redesigns how Soften helps you fall back to sleep. - Longer breathing sessions - You can now choose up to 20 breath cycles in Settings. The exhale naturally lengthens as you go, so longer sessions feel progressively deeper and more calming. Home Screen widget Add Soften to your Home Screen for instant access. Tap the widget at 3 AM to jump straight into rescue mode, no unlocking, no searching. Guided settling mode - The cognitive shuffle now teaches you the pattern with a few visual words, then fades to a dark screen so you can close your eyes. A soft ambient sound bed continues alongside gentle haptic pulses — no more staring at the screen when you're ready to drift off. Three shuffle modes Pick what works for you in Settings: - Guided + ambient: words fade into soft sound and haptics - Guided + silent: words fade into haptics only - Words throughout: the original visual shuffle

• Clearer partner-safe guidance • Improved post-session feedback flow • Small onboarding polish

- Performance improvements and bug fixes - Improved stability for sleep sessions - Small UI refinements