### What's New in Version 2.15.0 This release makes everything you have written findable: journal search, a Knowledge screen, and a timeline of the dates in your entries. - **Journal search.** Search from the field at the top of your journal. Onsen matches your exact words and your meaning at the same time, so you can find an entry by how it felt when you cannot remember what you wrote. Matching words are highlighted in the results. - **Knowledge.** A new screen holding the people, places, moods, moments and dates from your writing. Each one has its own page showing when it comes up, what it appears alongside, and every entry that mentions it. Rename an item, merge duplicates, or forget it entirely. Your entries are never changed. - **Timeline.** Your entries arranged by the dates they talk about rather than the day you wrote them, from years back to months ahead, each row named for the occasion. Drag the chart above it to move across decades. - **Journal filters.** Filter by favorites, period, guided experience, artwork, or the time of day you were writing, and combine filters freely. Active filters stay visible above your entries. - **Favorites.** Heart an entry to find it again later. Heart a guided experience to save it to its own tab. - **Experience ratings.** Rate a guided experience out of five, with an optional note on what worked. Experience cards show how other people rated them, so you know what has helped others before you start. - **Account screen.** Your entries, experiences, day streak, membership and plan in one place. Account deletion now lists exactly what will be removed and offers you a copy of your data first. - **Also in this release.** A compact journal layout, the time of day on every entry, faster notification clearing, help you can reach before signing in, and new artwork across empty and error screens. Thanks for being part of the journey.

### What's New in Version 2.14.0 A big release: a What's New feed, quieter and more honest Pulses, and a Settings screen rebuilt around you. - **What's New, inside the app.** A new feed shows what each release brings, with artwork and highlights for every version. You'll find it on the Home screen and in Settings, with a small dot when there's something you haven't seen, and a gentle prompt when an update is waiting in the store. - **Pulses, tuned down and cleaned up.** Notifications from your guide now arrive noticeably less often, with sensible spacing between them. The notifications feed has been redesigned as cards, times read naturally in your own clock, and the notification settings now tell the truth: each Pulse describes when it actually arrives, and ones that can't arrive don't appear at all. - **Settings, reorganized.** Your profile now leads the screen, and everything below it is grouped by what you came to do: your guide, the app, privacy, your plan, and help. Biometric unlock is now App Lock, under Privacy where it belongs, and your language setting is now Guide Language, which is what it always was: the language your guide replies in. - **Get Help Now.** A new screen at the top of Settings with crisis support lines for your region, one tap to call or text, and a directory covering 130+ countries. We hope you never need it, and it matters that it's there. - **Faster sharing.** When you invite someone to a journal entry, Onsen now suggests people you've shared with before, so sharing again is one tap instead of typing an email from memory. - **Fixes.** Opening a shared entry link while signed out or locked now lands you in the app instead of the browser, and the close button always works when you arrive from a notification. Thanks for being part of the journey.

### What's New in Version 2.13.1 A polish pass on journal sharing. - The Shared Entries screen in Settings has been redesigned: swipe between what you've shared and what's shared with you, review your live public links in one tap, and expand an entry's card to manage each person. - You can now remove an entry someone shared with you straight from Settings, and add it back any time while it's still shared. - A new journal filter shows just the entries you've shared with others, and shared entries show their direction at a glance: blue with the sharer's name for entries shared with you, green with a count for entries you've shared out. - Entries you added from a share now tell their time honestly: the entry shows both when it was written and when you added it, and Onsen remembers the moment by its original date — a February story shared with you in July stays a February story. - A cleaner look throughout: entry titles stand on their own next to the artwork, and inviting someone by email got a roomier, smoother composer. - Fixed a session rating prompt that could appear after adding a shared entry, and the permission picker opening behind the keyboard when inviting someone. Thanks for being part of the journey.

### What's New in Version 2.13.0 SHARE A MOMENT FROM YOUR JOURNAL Some entries are worth more than keeping. You can now share any journal entry with someone you trust: send a personal invite to one person, or create a public link anyone can view as a beautiful web page. What you share is a snapshot of the entry exactly as it is, artwork and all, so later edits stay yours alone. THEIR MOMENT BECOMES PART OF YOUR STORY When someone shares an entry with you, you can add it to your own journal, and this is the part we love most: Onsen writes your copy from your side of the story, with their words quoted inside. It gets its own artwork and insights, and becomes part of what Onsen remembers about you, so your companion knows about the moment your friend shared. YOU DECIDE, AND YOU CAN ALWAYS TAKE IT BACK Every invite carries a permission you choose: they can add it to their journal, or just read it. And sharing is never final. Stop a share and the link stops working everywhere, and the entry leaves any journal it was added to. Your words stay yours, always. EVERYTHING SHARED, IN ONE PLACE The new Shared Entries screen in Settings shows everything you've shared and everything shared with you, so reviewing, changing permissions, or stopping all sharing for an entry takes seconds. In your journal, a new filter lets you see all entries, just your own, or just the ones shared with you. A SHARPER COMPANION UNDER THE HOOD Onsen now runs on GPT-5.6, the newest generation of its AI. Conversations, journal insights, and guided experiences feel noticeably quicker and more thoughtful, and your companion is better at remembering the details that matter to you. SMOOTHER ENDINGS, EASIER STARTS When a conversation reaches a natural close, Onsen now offers to carry it into your journal, in Just Chat and assisted journaling alike, so good conversations become entries without breaking the moment. Freeform journaling prompts got sharper, quick AI actions in chat are back to their reliable selves, and dozens of small fixes make sheets, menus, and settings feel steadier everywhere. One more thing: our privacy policy has been updated to cover journal sharing, and we'll ask you to acknowledge it on your next sign-in. Plain English, as always. --- Onsen has always been a private space for your inner life. With this release, it also becomes a way to let the right person into a moment that matters, on your terms, with a way back. Thanks for being part of the journey.

YOUR DATA, WHENEVER YOU WANT IT You can now take a copy of everything you've created in Onsen, right from the app. Go to Settings, then Data & Privacy, then Export Your Data, and tap Request. Your export is usually ready in under a minute, and we'll let you know the moment it's done. VIEW IT, OR KEEP IT When your export is ready, open it as a private, browsable report: your journal entries, conversations, guided sessions, artwork, profile, and more, laid out as a clean web page you can read right inside the app. Or save the full file to Files, your cloud storage, or another device, so you can hold on to your data or take it anywhere. PRIVATE, AND ONLY YOURS Your export is as private as everything else in Onsen. Only you can request or open it, and only while you're signed in. Every export clears from our servers automatically after seven days, and you can delete any export yourself the moment you're done with it.

### What's New in Version 2.11.1 This update focuses on reliability and stability. - Guided experiences now start and continue more reliably. - Short connection drops no longer sign you out. - Read Aloud starts from the first word instead of clipping it. - Fixed several crashes for a more stable app, especially on Android. Thanks for using Onsen.

This update is all about making your experiences feel effortless. We rebuilt how guided experiences work under the hood, so the conversation stays smooth and responsive while your guide is writing — even on longer replies, and even in experiences with many steps. Moving between steps is now a gentle, natural slide, and audio settles politely when you move on. Underneath it all sits a wave of performance work for a calmer, snappier feel across the app. Thank you for being here with us.

### What's New in Version 2.10.2 This update is all about polish. We have smoothed out audio playback, steadied the chat experience, and made a handful of reliability improvements under the hood. Thank you for being here with us.

### What's New in Version 2.10.1 JOURNAL ART THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU Onsen now uses OpenAI's latest image model to illustrate your journal entries. The difference is striking — softer light, richer atmosphere, more deliberate composition. And when you set up your avatar, you can share a few photos of yourself, which Onsen uses as references when illustrating your entries. The person in your art begins to consistently look like you across days, woven into different scenes shaped by what you've written. SHARE PHOTOS WITH YOUR AI GUIDE Bring your world into the conversation. Snap a picture of what's on your mind — handwritten notes, your kitchen, a walk, the sky outside — and share it with your AI guide directly in chat. Tap the "+" button next to the input, attach up to three photos, and send. The photos you share can also help shape the artwork on the journal entry tied to that conversation — your cafe, your dog curled up on the sofa, the sky on a walk — woven into the illustration. A POLISHED CAMERA, INSIDE AND OUT The in-app camera now feels at home on iPhone — pinch-to-zoom that covers the full range smoothly, instant flip between front and back, flash toggle, optional 3×3 grid, and a viewfinder that matches what you'll actually get in the photo. LIQUID GLASS If you're on iOS 26 and a newer iPhone, you'll find Onsen has dressed up in Apple's new Liquid Glass material — translucent, refractive, alive. Header buttons, modals, the speech bar, the photo gallery — all reimagined in the new system look. Older iPhones and iPad keep the gentle frosted blur. Either way, it feels lighter. LISTEN ANYWHERE, EVEN WITH YOUR PHONE LOCKED Tap play on a journal entry or a chat reply, then put your phone away. The audio keeps playing — through your AirPods, in your car, on the speaker. Pause, skip back, or jump forward from your lock screen or Control Center, with the entry's own artwork on the cover. SMARTER, MORE FOCUSED CONVERSATIONS Chat now runs on OpenAI's frontier GPT-5.4 model, with a freshly rewritten prompt and a continuous quality measurement system grading every reply on what matters most — warmth, honesty, focus, care. We measure thousands of conversations against these qualities every week, so the experience keeps getting better. SNAPPIER THROUGHOUT Menus, alerts, and bottom sheets open instantly — we removed half-second pauses that crept in during an earlier update. Tooltips position correctly. The scroll-to-bottom button reliably takes you to the latest message in long chats, every time. A FEW SMALLER UPDATES - "Prefer not to say" is now an option across every profile question. - Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy — you'll see a quick prompt to review what changed. - Reliability and polish across journal, chat, and settings. --- Onsen exists to be the most thoughtful companion for your mental wellbeing. This release moves both the conversations and the artwork onto frontier AI, brings photos into the chat, and dresses it all in Apple's newest design language. Thanks for being part of the journey.

### What's New in Version 2.10.0 JOURNAL ART THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU Onsen now uses OpenAI's latest image model to illustrate your journal entries. The difference is striking — softer light, richer atmosphere, more deliberate composition. And when you set up your avatar, you can share a few photos of yourself, which Onsen uses as references when illustrating your entries. The person in your art begins to consistently look like you across days, woven into different scenes shaped by what you've written. SHARE PHOTOS WITH YOUR AI GUIDE Bring your world into the conversation. Snap a picture of what's on your mind — handwritten notes, your kitchen, a walk, the sky outside — and share it with your AI guide directly in chat. Tap the "+" button next to the input, attach up to three photos, and send. A POLISHED CAMERA, INSIDE AND OUT The in-app camera now feels at home on iPhone — pinch-to-zoom that covers the full range smoothly, instant flip between front and back, flash toggle, optional 3×3 grid, and a viewfinder that matches what you'll actually get in the photo. LIQUID GLASS If you're on iOS 26 and a newer iPhone, you'll find Onsen has dressed up in Apple's new Liquid Glass material — translucent, refractive, alive. Header buttons, modals, the speech bar, the photo gallery — all reimagined in the new system look. Older iPhones and iPad keep the gentle frosted blur. Either way, it feels lighter. LISTEN ANYWHERE, EVEN WITH YOUR PHONE LOCKED Tap play on a journal entry or a chat reply, then put your phone away. The audio keeps playing — through your AirPods, in your car, on the speaker. Pause, skip back, or jump forward from your lock screen or Control Center, with the entry's own artwork on the cover. SMARTER, MORE FOCUSED CONVERSATIONS Chat now runs on OpenAI's frontier GPT-5.4 model, with a freshly rewritten prompt and a continuous quality measurement system grading every reply on what matters most — warmth, honesty, focus, care. We measure thousands of conversations against these qualities every week, so the experience keeps getting better. SNAPPIER THROUGHOUT Menus, alerts, and bottom sheets open instantly — we removed half-second pauses that crept in during an earlier update. Tooltips position correctly. The scroll-to-bottom button reliably takes you to the latest message in long chats, every time. A FEW SMALLER UPDATES - "Prefer not to say" is now an option across every profile question. - Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy — you'll see a quick prompt to review what changed. - Reliability and polish across journal, chat, and settings. --- Onsen exists to be the most thoughtful companion for your mental wellbeing. This release moves both the conversations and the artwork onto frontier AI, brings photos into the chat, and dresses it all in Apple's newest design language. Thanks for being part of the journey.

YOUR PRIVACY, YOUR CHOICE - Clear consent checkboxes when you sign up — know exactly what you're agreeing to. - If we update our terms, a friendly prompt lets you review and accept without disruption. - Tap to read the full Terms of Use or Privacy Policy anytime. ALSO NEW - Help Centre in support screen. - Cleaner Settings icons. - Navigation tooltips.

### What's New in Version 2.7.3 USAGE AWARENESS Stay in the Know About Your Usage Onsen now keeps you informed about how much you've used and when it refreshes — so you're never caught off guard. • A subtle warning bar appears as you approach a limit, showing which actions are getting close. Tap it to see progress bars and when each resets. • When a limit is reached, a friendly illustrated alert explains what happened, when it resets, and how to check your usage — no cryptic errors, no confusion. • Limits are checked before you start typing or recording, so you'll never compose a message only to have it rejected. • A new Usage screen in Settings shows your full breakdown: current plan, progress bars for each time period, and reset countdowns. IMPROVED • Rebuilt speech playback for smoother, gap-free read-aloud. --- We believe in transparency. This update is about making sure you always know where you stand — with clear visuals, helpful messages, and no surprises. More to come.

What's New in Version 2.7.2 JOURNAL ENTRIES More Control Over Your AI Journal Experience You now have more flexibility when working with journal entries: • Generate AI Image and Generate AI Insights are now separate actions. Run one without the other, or both together—it's up to you. • If image generation doesn't complete, your insights still save. If insights fail, your image still arrives. No more all-or-nothing. • Entries without an image now show a "Generate Image" button so you can add one anytime. • Inspirational quotes now appear alongside image generation, right when you're waiting. RELIABILITY Smarter Error Handling When something goes wrong, you'll now see clearer, more helpful messages: • Specific feedback when a limit is reached, including when it resets—in your language. • Speech playback errors dismiss the player immediately instead of leaving it in a loading state. • Voice recording and transcription errors now surface the right message instead of a generic fallback.

What's New in Version 2.7.1 ENHANCED SAFETY Content Safety & Crisis Support Your wellbeing is our priority. This update introduces intelligent content moderation that helps maintain a safe, supportive environment while preserving the caring relationship you've come to expect. What this means for you: - Real-time safety monitoring that works invisibly in the background. - When sensitive topics arise, you'll receive compassionate responses with appropriate support resources. - Crisis helplines automatically tailored to your location and timezone. - Professional, empathetic guidance that respects boundaries while staying connected. IMPROVED RELIABILITY Smarter Resource Management We've added intelligent rate limiting to keep the app running smoothly for everyone: - Prevents system overload during peak usage. - Ensures consistent performance across all features. - Protects AI generation quality.

### What's New in Version 2.7.0 **[ NEW FEATURES ]** **Introducing Pulses: Your Personal Growth Companion** Meet Pulses: a system that delivers timely, AI-generated insights. Think of them as gentle nudges from a supportive friend who knows exactly when you need encouragement. **What you'll receive:** • Morning intentions to start your day with purpose. • Celebration of wins and streak achievements. • Pattern insights from your unique journaling habits. • Weekly recaps and personalized wisdom. • Evening reflections to help you wind down. All insights live in the new Pulses tab. You have full control over what you receive. Push notifications are optional, and all times respect your local timezone. **Thinking Mode for Deeper Conversations** Your AI companion can now pause and truly think. Watch the reasoning unfold in real-time for more transparency and more thoughtful responses. Available across all major AI providers. **Expressive Voice Control** Take charge of how your AI sounds: • Toggle between expressive voices for more warmth and emotion. • Choose a neutral tone for a more fact-focused delivery. • Switch anytime in Settings or directly from any journal entry menu. • Changes take effect immediately. **[ IMPROVEMENTS ]** • **Smarter Onboarding:** A clearer, friendlier flow for notification choices. • **Polished Interface:** Your preferred view (list or grid) now persists between sessions. • **Faster Performance:** Better caching and optimized queries for a smoother experience. • **Bug Fixes:** Improved authentication, notification tracking, and speech caching.

NEW FEATURES Smarter AI with GPT-5.1 Experience conversations that truly understand you. We've integrated OpenAI's latest frontier model, GPT-5.1, bringing you our most intelligent and empathetic AI companion yet. Choose Premium (GPT-5.1) for deeply nuanced responses that grasp emotional context with unprecedented sophistication, or Standard (GPT-4.1 mini) for faster interactions. The AI now picks up on subtle nuances, maintains better context, and offers insights that feel more personally relevant to your journey. Dark Mode Arrives Finally here—choose from three beautiful themes: Light for bright environments, Dark to ease eye strain in low light, or System to automatically adapt to your device settings. Every screen has been thoughtfully updated to look stunning in both modes. Reduce eye strain during evening reflections, extend battery life on OLED screens, and enjoy a more polished, cohesive visual experience throughout. IMPROVEMENTS • Flexible AI Selection - Switch between Premium and Standard models based on your needs. Use Premium for deep reflections or Standard for quick check-ins • Enhanced Visual Consistency - Refined color usage throughout for better brand consistency • Updated Welcome Screens - Refreshed imagery that looks beautiful in both themes • Bug Fixes - Improved stability, performance, and smoother theme transitions

IMPROVEMENTS More Reliable Voice Sessions Enjoy uninterrupted conversations with your AI guide. We've fixed a critical issue that was causing voice sessions to cut off after a few minutes, so you can now have longer, deeper conversations without interruption. Your voice sessions will flow naturally from start to finish. Better Date Selection We've improved the birthday date picker to prevent invalid date selections, making profile setup smoother and more intuitive. The date picker now guides you to select valid dates, ensuring your information is saved correctly. Enhanced Stability Behind the scenes improvements make the app more reliable and responsive. Bug Fixes Fixed various navigation and interaction issues to improve overall app stability and performance.

**What's New in Version 2.4.0** NEW FEATURES Completely Redesigned Sign-Up Experience Getting started with Onsen is now easier than ever. Our brand new welcome screen features inspiring daily phrases like "Find Daily Clarity" and "Reflect, Grow, Thrive" to set the right mood from the moment you open the app. Sign up with Apple, Google, or email in just a few taps with our streamlined bottom sheet design. Smarter Progressive Registration No more lengthy forms blocking your path to personal growth. Start journaling immediately with just your email, then complete your profile at your own pace after email verification. The new step-by-step approach feels natural and never overwhelming. Enhanced Privacy Controls Take control of your data with our new App Tracking Transparency integration. Before any tracking requests, you'll see a clear, friendly explanation of how we use data to personalize your experience. Make informed choices about your privacy with full transparency. Beautiful Form Redesign Every input field now features cleaner styling with consistent borders and improved readability. Password creation is more intuitive with color-coded requirement chips that show your progress in real time—no more guessing what makes a strong password. IMPROVEMENTS Smoother Audio Experience Enjoy more reliable voice sessions with our enhanced audio streaming. We've streamlined the technology behind the scenes to ensure your voice conversations flow naturally without interruptions. Better Loading States See exactly what's happening during sign-up and authentication with improved visual feedback. Buttons and forms now clearly show when they're processing your request, so you're never left wondering. Enhanced Form Interactions Typing feels more responsive with keyboard-aware scrolling and improved text field behavior. Forms stay visible and accessible even when your keyboard appears, making the entire experience feel polished. Bug Fixes Fixed navigation issues after account creation, improved password field updates, and enhanced overall app stability for a smoother experience.

NEW FEATURES Smart Journaling Prompts Experience real-time writing assistance in your freeform journaling. The app now suggests personalized prompts as you type, helping you explore deeper thoughts and overcome writer's block. These AI-powered suggestions adapt to your writing style and appear seamlessly while you journal. Redesigned User Interface Completely refreshed key screens including Quick Start, Freeform Journaling, Edit Message/Entry, alerts, and notifications with clearer messaging, improved visual design, and better accessibility. Every interaction feels more intuitive and informative. Personalized Greetings Your home screen now welcomes you by name, creating a more personal and warm experience every time you open the app. IMPROVEMENTS Enhanced Memory & Personalization The app now remembers your preferences better and provides more personalized experiences throughout your journey. From writing suggestions to interface preferences, everything adapts more intelligently to how you use Onsen. Better Chat Experience Added character limit indicators to prevent message errors and improve reliability. The interface now shows your character count when approaching limits. Enhanced Performance Improved app responsiveness with better data processing, faster loading times, and more efficient background operations. Bug Fixes Fixed navigation issues and improved stability across all screens.

What's New in Onsen v2.2.0 UPGRADED TO GPT-5 We've upgraded Onsen to use OpenAI's most advanced GPT-5 model, delivering more intelligent and nuanced conversations with better understanding of context and emotions. Experience enhanced personalization for your mental health journey with faster, more helpful responses that truly get you. SMARTER CHAT EXPERIENCE Get helpful feedback when writing longer messages with our new 10,000 character limit and real-time message counter. See your message length as you type so you always know where you stand. Enjoy improved message composition with clearer submission feedback for seamless conversations. ENHANCED AUDIO EXPERIENCE Redesigned play, pause, and control buttons now provide satisfying visual feedback for a more responsive and intuitive audio playback experience. Enhanced button interactions make navigation easier and more accessible for all users. PERFORMANCE & RELIABILITY Enjoy faster AI responses with our optimized backend for quicker conversation flow. More stable sessions mean uninterrupted conversations, while enhanced security provides upgraded data protection and secure connections. Experience the future of AI-powered mental health support with Onsen's most advanced update yet. Download now and discover more intelligent, personalized conversations that truly understand you. Your journey to better mental health starts here.

• New push notification and email preference center in the Settings screen

Onsen App v2.0.0 Your Most Personal AI Companion Yet Major Update: Completely reimagined for a faster, smarter, and more personal experience. What's New • Custom AI Guides: Create your perfect AI companion with unique personality and voice • Brand New Home Page: Personalized content, smart recommendations, and mood check-in • Complete Design Overhaul: Beautiful, calm, and clean new design across the entire app • Better Voice Experience: Improved speech recognition and natural conversations • Smarter Recommendations: Personalized session suggestions based on your needs • Notification Control: Manage email and push notification preferences • Enhanced Performance: Significantly faster and more responsive Improvements • Streamlined onboarding for faster setup • Enhanced keyboard and text input handling • Improved navigation and accessibility • Better privacy controls and data protection • More stable with fewer crashes Perfect For • Daily journaling and reflection • Mindfulness and personal growth • Meaningful conversations with AI • Mood tracking and emotional insights • Personalized guidance and support Ready for a more personal AI experience? This isn't just an update - it's a complete transformation. Join thousands discovering a better way to journal, reflect, and grow with your AI companion. Update now and start your most personal AI journey yet.

- Fresh New Look – Enjoy our refreshed design with modern fonts, updated colors, and intuitive layouts for a more vibrant and engaging experience. - Smoother Interactions – Chat, journal, and navigate with improved responsiveness and fluid transitions throughout the app. - Enhanced Reliability – Clearer error messages and improved stability mean you’ll have a seamless experience every time you use Onsen. - Boosted Performance – Faster load times, refined animations, and optimizations under the hood deliver a consistently smooth experience. - Bug Fixes – We’ve squashed a number of pesky bugs to make Onsen more reliable and enjoyable than ever. Update now for a truly refreshed Onsen experience!

- Fixed a bug preventing new users from successfully completing onboarding tour and saving a new journal entry

Resolved an issue with spotlight tour tooltips appearing repeatedly.