Happy Holidays! Introducing: Training Readiness. - Training Readiness: See how well your body has recovered today—whether you’re ready to train or if it’s better to take a rest. - All-new Welcome Experience: A refreshed onboarding flow for new users, clearer and easier to get started. - New App Icons: Festive alternate app icons to bring a little extra warmth to your winter. - We also fixed a few tiny bugs to make your experience smoother.

- Fixed an issue where workout maps might not display on certain devices. - Fixed an issue where workout buddies were not shown when sharing workout records.

Introducing “Workout Buddy” — for real. Turn your online workout records into real moments of sweating it out together. - If you often train or work out with friends, you can now add your real-life workout buddies right from the GrowPal workout detail screen → top right corner → Add Buddy. - Added support for new workout types: Diving and Pickleball. - Added yearly total count for each sport in workout details. - Improved the workout map view with a smoother and more intuitive experience. - We also fixed a few tiny bugs to make your experience smoother.

- Workout session now support Workout Photos, automatically detecting and displaying photos taken during your activity. - Running, cycling, and other distance-based workouts now feature animated routes, with photos pinned along your path. - Non-distance workouts can also include photos — and you can share your best moments. - Fixed an issue in iOS 18 where the iOS 26 app icon was displayed incorrectly. - We also fixed a few tiny bugs to make your experience smoother.

- Fixed sync status and loading issues in Settings > iCloud. - Fixed a delay when tapping the Care button in Today > Care to send a status update. - Fixed an issue where Perfect Day fitness ring data could be missing when sharing. - Fixed an issue where the current watch device could not be updated to the latest device. - Fixed several small issues in Sleep Habits details. - We also fixed a few tiny bugs to make your experience smoother.

- Fixed sync status and loading issues in Settings > iCloud. - Fixed a delay when tapping the Care button in Today > Care to send a status update. - Fixed an issue where Perfect Day fitness ring data could be missing when sharing. - Fixed an issue where the current watch device could not be updated to the latest device. - Fixed several small issues in Sleep Habits details. - We also fixed a few tiny bugs to make your experience smoother.

- Fixed an issue where the Perfect Day widget sometimes failed to load. - Fixed a rare crash when editing habit cards on the Today screen. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.

New iOS, New GrowPal — refreshed with the Liquid Glass design of iOS 26 and watchOS 26. - Now with 3 types of hydration reminders: regular timed alerts, post-workout reminders, and alarms powered by AlarmKit in iOS 26. - Now you can log water with Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, or even a single press using your iPhone’s physical Action Button — all powered by App Intents. - Display your favorite friends right on your watch face. With RelevanceKit, friend updates can be surfaced real-time in Smart Stacks. - Easily log water, check your current HRV stress, and view overnight vitals — all with a single tap in the Control Center of watchOS 26. - GrowPal’s app icon and widgets now support the new clear and tinted styles of iOS 26, giving your Home Screen a clean, vibrant new look. - Running, cycling, hiking, walking, and other distance-based workouts now support detailed maps and route display. - GrowPal × BIRDISOWL: A mythic stress guardian from 3000 years ago has arrived. - My Device menu now supports the new Apple Watch Ultra 3, Series 11, and SE 3.

New iOS, New GrowPal — refreshed with the Liquid Glass design of iOS 26 and watchOS 26. - Now with 3 types of hydration reminders: regular timed alerts, post-workout reminders, and alarms powered by AlarmKit in iOS 26. - Now you can log water with Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, or even a single press using your iPhone’s physical Action Button — all powered by App Intents. - Display your favorite friends right on your watch face. With RelevanceKit, friend updates can be surfaced real-time in Smart Stacks. - Easily log water, check your current HRV stress, and view overnight vitals — all with a single tap in the Control Center of watchOS 26. - GrowPal’s app icon and widgets now support the new clear and tinted styles of iOS 26, giving your Home Screen a clean, vibrant new look. - Running, cycling, hiking, walking, and other distance-based workouts now support detailed maps and route display. - GrowPal × BIRDISOWL: A mythic stress guardian from 3000 years ago has arrived. - My Device menu now supports the new Apple Watch Ultra 3, Series 11, and SE 3.

New iOS, New GrowPal — refreshed with the Liquid Glass design of iOS 26 and watchOS 26. - Now with 3 types of hydration reminders: regular timed alerts, post-workout reminders, and alarms powered by AlarmKit in iOS 26. - Now you can log water with Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, or even a single press using your iPhone’s physical Action Button — all powered by App Intents. - Display your favorite friends right on your watch face. With RelevanceKit, friend updates can be surfaced real-time in Smart Stacks. - Easily log water, check your current HRV stress, and view overnight vitals — all with a single tap in the Control Center of watchOS 26. - GrowPal’s app icon and widgets now support the new clear and tinted styles of iOS 26, giving your Home Screen a clean, vibrant new look. - Running, cycling, hiking, walking, and other distance-based workouts now support detailed maps and route display. - GrowPal × BIRDISOWL: A mythic stress guardian from 3000 years ago has arrived. - My Device menu now supports the new Apple Watch Ultra 3, Series 11, and SE 3.

- Added a new “Well-trained” alert in friend stress sharing — more motivation to cheer each other on. - Fixed display issues with workout routes for some users. - Fixed an occasional issue where the Sunlight watch face complication showed missing data. - Optimized the Sunbath screen on Apple Watch so text no longer gets cut off.

- Sun exposure tracking just got smarter — your phone and watch will now nudge you when it’s “Sunshine Overload” or if you’ve been out too long. - August heat is still going strong, and all challenges are live as usual! - We also fixed a few tiny bugs to make your experience smoother.

Genki Joy × Grow is officially live! - Introducing Genki Joy: a sweet yet spunky little bear, a champion of dreams and freedom, who believes life is full of lovely surprises. - Fixed a crash issue when viewing yearly stats on the habit details page. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.

- New “Sunbath” habit added, with the option to track either sun exposure time or Vitamin D₃ goals. - Brand new “Sun maxed” Watch complication — bring GrowPal’s sunshine jar to your wrist and check your daily sunlight or Vitamin D progress anytime. - Smarter Vitamin D₃ estimation based on sunlight exposure during different times of the day. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.

Potato Puppy by nini × Grow is officially live! - Introduce Potato Puppy, the main character in the comic book Wishing to Go to the Seaside on a Fine Day. This tender dreamer battles adulthood’s rain, stress, and tears, while dreams of flying freely. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.

Thanks for updating! This release brings multiple improvements to the Care feature, focused on privacy controls and user experience: - You can now enable or disable Care in Settings, and choose whether it appears on the “Today” home screen. - Each friend’s Care settings can be customized: decide which health data you share with them, and what updates you want to receive. - A new Care shortcut is available on the “Today” screen, where you can pin your closest friends and quickly send a tap of care. - Night Mode has been added to Care: after midnight, you’ll see a gentle reminder that your friends may be resting. - Pull-to-refresh is now supported on the Care screen, syncing the latest data from both you and your friends. - The Care list no longer shows exact unread counts — now replaced with a softer red dot. - Friend notes are now supported, so you can add personal labels for your connections. - Fixed duplicate shared data issues (e.g. workouts and vitals). - Fixed leaderboard update delays across time zones for the “Grow Leaderboard.” - Fixed occasional errors in shared swimming records. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.

Thank you all for your anticipation! Grow 2.0 is now live. This minor update focuses on optimizing the 2.0 Care version, including: - HRV stress status between friends will no longer be pushed by default. - Fixed the issue of duplicated HRV stress and fitness activity records shared among friends. - Fixed the issue where the "Good Morning/Good Night" buttons in the Care widget did not update promptly. - Improved loading speed of your Apple Watch data in Grow sharing cards. - Added a note clarifying "up to 15 friend slots can be added". - Added a "Training Achieved" prompt for shared HRV stress status between friends. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements. Thank you for your patience — here comes the major GrowPal 2.0 update! GrowPal Care - Invite your family and friends. Use your Apple Watch to support, care for, and motivate each other. - Send care anytime when your friends show signs of high stress or abnormal health indicators. - Care Widget: Tap the widget to send good morning and good night messages to those who matter — caring never takes a break. - Friends Keep You Moving: If you haven’t worked out for 7 or 30 days, GrowPal will quietly let your friends know, so they can give you a nudge back into action. - Cheer on every Apple Watch workout your friends complete. GrowPal Leaderboard - Walk more and enjoy more sunlight — reconnect with nature and the outdoors. - Ranking Score = Your Steps + Sunshine Bonus (10 virtual steps for every 1 minute of sunlight). - The leaderboard updates nightly at 10:30 PM. Aim for the top among your friends!

Thank you for your patience — here comes the major GrowPal 2.0 update! GrowPal Care - Invite your family and friends. Use your Apple Watch to support, care for, and motivate each other. - Send care anytime when your friends show signs of high stress or abnormal health indicators. - Care Widget: Tap the widget to send good morning and good night messages to those who matter — caring never takes a break. - Friends Keep You Moving: If you haven’t worked out for 7 or 30 days, GrowPal will quietly let your friends know, so they can give you a nudge back into action. - Cheer on every Apple Watch workout your friends complete. GrowPal Leaderboard - Walk more and enjoy more sunlight — reconnect with nature and the outdoors. - Ranking Score = Your Steps + Sunshine Bonus (10 virtual steps for every 1 minute of sunlight). - The leaderboard updates nightly at 10:30 PM. Aim for the top among your friends!

- Improved the animation details of “Capybara”. - Bug fixes and enhancements to improve user experience.

- Improved the animation details of “Capybara”. - bug fixes and enhancements to improve user experience.

- Fixed an issue where data might be missing in certain situations in "Last Night's Vital Signs." - Other minor bug fixes and enhancements to improve user experience.

Capybara × Grow is officially live! - Grow's Stress Zoo teams up with Capybara, the ultimate relaxation master. Eat, sleep, relax—now on your Apple Watch face. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.

- Adaptive star icons are now available for different themes in the "Excellent" state. - Added notifications for stress status over the past 30 minutes in the "Real-time Stress" mode on the Watch App. - More widgets, such as "Recent Stress Emotions" and "Stress Scene Records," now support Real-time Stress mode. - Fixed an issue where the HRV widget did not update after selecting a default emotion. - Fixed an issue where the "Stress Scene Records" widget did not refresh after recording emotions. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.

- Added "Well-Trained" status for HRV and real-time stress metrics. - Fixed an issue where the "Stress Widget" failed to load during initialization. - Optimized circular "Stress Widget" to adapt to HRV and real-time stress refresh modes. - Resolved membership purchase issues on certain systems. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements.

- The real-time stress feature is now available on watchOS 9. - Fixed the issue where the real-time stress watch face widget frequently displayed "Waiting for data." - Multiple HRV watch face widgets now support real-time stress mode. - Fixed the HRV sharing feature. - Other minor bug fixes and user experience improvements. Recent updates: - Switch to real-time stress tracking—refreshing every 6 minutes. No more 2-5 hour delays! - Claim the limited edition snake digital badge to celebrate Chinese New Year 2025. - The 2024 Yearly Recap is back in the Insights Tab for December and January for easy access.