What's New: - Bring Your Own Key: connect your OpenRouter API key to chat with any AI model - Monthly subscription plan now available alongside yearly and weekly - Smoother chat scrolling with rebuilt conversation view - Fresh Liquid Glass design for buttons on iOS 26 - New layered app icons that look great everywhere - Group chat now validates your setup before starting - Support for reasoning AI models with smart response trimming - Faster OpenRouter responses with automatic provider routing - Improved AI response length control with Short, Medium, and Long tiers - OpenRouter models now appear in Group Chat AI Settings - Optimized Fallen reasoning model with locked sampling parameters - Fixed group chat character names and profile pictures not displaying - Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Group Chat Adventure Mode Experience a new way to roleplay with multiple AI characters at once! Lead a team, navigate group dynamics, and watch characters interact with each other in real-time. - Chat with multiple AI characters simultaneously - Characters respond naturally based on context and who's being addressed - Smart conversation flow - characters chime in when it makes sense - Built-in story summarization keeps long adventures running smoothly - Try it now with "Iron Wake Crew" - a sci-fi survival scenario included free

Fixed crashes and performance issues in long conversations by optimizing memory usage

- Fixed crashes related to character management and editing responses (when cards were renamed) - Improved clarity of the conversation summary feature to prevent confusion about which messages are being condensed

• Fixed a critical bug where long conversations could crash the app due to incorrect token counting after summarization • Repaired message editing functionality for conversations with summaries, ensuring the correct messages are modified or deleted

- Improved Onboarding, allowing users to choose different AI response lengths and lighter/darker themed AI interactions. - Made creating character cards easier. The sections "Story Description" and "Story Starter Summary" are now pre-filled by AI based on the written scenario and Story Starter that you provide. - Added an amazing new AI model called TheDrummer-Valkyrie-49B-v1. - AI Settings now has Save and Cancel buttons at the top to make it easier. - Changed the default Summarizer prompt, and you can now change the maximum length of the summarizer. - Improved API security and reliability with HMAC encryption - Fixed statistics gathering for AI Model usage. - Removed statistics gathering from Custom cards. It now only gathers usage of PersonaChat cards.

• Fixed chat deletion error: Resolved an issue that could occur when deleting or rephrasing messages in very long conversations. You can now manage your chat history smoothly regardless of conversation length. • Fixed character images not appearing in navigation bar when chatting with custom characters created in Workshop. • Fixed location detection issues: Resolved an issue where some users were incorrectly receiving limited daily messages due to location detection failures. The app will now properly detect your region for appropriate message limits.

- In the Onboarding screen: Fixed Continue button visibility on Dyslexia settings screen when using larger text sizes. - Added privacy screen to onboarding highlighting that chats are never stored or used for training. - Updated character editor navigation with Cancel and Save buttons in the toolbar for improved usability. - Fixed app icon not changing with theme selection on iPad devices. - Fixed an issue where character edits made in the Workshop would occasionally disappear after opening and closing a chat with that character. - Fixed character name changes not updating across tabs  - Fixed persona placeholders being permanently replaced instead of preserved for reuse with different personas. - Automatic restoration of corrupted character templates where persona placeholders were permanently replaced - please delete and restart any affected conversations. - You can now regenerate conversation summaries with the new Re-Roll button (up to 5 attempts) to get the perfect summary. - Summaries are now more concise and factual, focusing on key events and plot points rather than emotional reflections. - Customize how summaries are generated with the new "Summarizer (Llama 3.3)" model in AI Settings, where you can edit the summary prompt to your preferences.

- Simplified character management by removing template/instance separation - now edit any character anytime while preserving chat history - Characters with updated images have been completely rewritten from scratch - Enhanced dialogue and personalities for Adara, Annette, Zane, and Jack - Favourites tab is now correctly showing the Favourite cards upon opening the app. - Fixed keyboard covering text in summary review screen - Fixed swipe-to-delete gesture conflict in Workshop that caused edit view to open instead of deleting character - Fixed an issue where the cursor would jump to the end of text when editing messages on iPad. - Fixed tab bar becoming transparent when launching directly into Workshop tab - Fixed chat view jumping to white screen when receiving large AI responses by improving scroll behaviour and message rendering stability. - New Theme selection in Settings - New App Icons, which will match the selected Theme - New Workshop design - Minor bug fixes

- Improved image caching performance - Eliminated duplicate image download requests that could cause excessive network activity - Fixed app crash when editing messages in chat - Resolved index out of bounds error that occurred when editing messages, particularly in longer conversations - Fixed scroll position jumping after editing messages - Chat view now maintains proper scroll position when returning from the edit screen, preventing disorienting jumps to unexpected locations - Fixed Edit Message screen not using dyslexia font - The message editor now properly respects the dyslexia font setting when enabled - Reduced unnecessary app initialization calls - Added throttling to prevent repeated initialization between messages

- Fixed a crashing bug when there is a network error during the ReWrite function. The app will now restore the state of the chat to the pre-rewrite state. - Fixed the blue speech bubble problem with the Fallen model. - Fixed the empty photo bug in Personas. - Fixed the TextEditor bug on iPad when editing a message, where the cursor jumps to the end while typing. - Fixed the usage of incompatible quote-markups in Character "Theo". - Added three new story characters: * Greta Baumann, a sharp-tongued farmer’s daughter in medieval Germany. * Sol Mire, a haunted survivor of a failed deep-space mission. * Ivy Larkspur, a sarcastic teen sleuth in a fog-shrouded coastal town.

- Fixed an issue that could cause the app to unexpectedly close during conversations. - Fixed an issue that could cause the app to close unexpectedly when loading certain characters. - Fixed quote sign issue with Fallen model. - Raised frequencyPenalty in AI Settings to 0.2 to avoid repetitive chats across all AI models. - Added three new story characters: Lucien Vale, a brooding vampire with a haunted past. Arden Solari, a memory architect in a near-future romance. Theo Brightwill, a shy teen baker in a magical village. - Updated system libraries. - Minor fix for Fallen model.

- Added new AI Models: Anubis, Hanami, Fallen. - Replaced Magnum model with a newer Special Edition version. - Reworked the AI Settings and System prompts for all AI models. - Each AI model now has its own AI settings and system prompt, so you can experiment better and switch between them more easily. - Your current AI settings are now migrated to Euryale 2.3. You can reset them in Workshop to revert to default settings if you wish. - Fixed a minor syntax bug with AI model processing. - Improved stop tokens of AI Models. - Removed example dialogues from existing characters, so new games remain unpredictable and aren't affected by existing dialogues. - Added improved analytics to see which AI models are used less, so we can retire them in the future. - Added 6 new character cards: Elias, Cassian, Sasha, Milo, Clara, Jeremy. - Settings screen improved. - Improved onboarding screens.

* Summarization: In the previous release, we made a mistake and created a diary from the player's perspective, instead of the character's perspective. We have now fixed that. * Updated core dependencies to the latest stable versions.

- Improved the Summarization algorithm - Improved the Rating mechanism - Updated core dependencies to the latest stable versions

- Added an AI Settings shortcut to the Model Selection screen, allowing easier access and modification during ongoing chats. - Removed Dialogue Examples from Character creation to simplify the process and reduce user confusion. - Retained Euryale 2.2 model with updated description to provide continued access to this language model option. - Updated core dependencies to latest stable versions

- You can now switch between four different AI models during chat: Euryale 2.2, Euryale 2.3, Kunou 1.0, and Magnum 4.0. - The default AI model has been updated to Euryale 2.3. If you encounter any issues, you can switch back to the previous version or try a different model. - Added a new character card: Ronno. - Implemented a minor fix to the Adara character card. - Updated Zane's character card photo. - Various other minor improvements and fixes.

- Fixed text editor layout in chat history summarization view to properly fill the screen on iPad devices. - Added ability to edit conversation summaries by tapping the menu button (⋯) on any AI message after an initial summary point has taken place.

- Switched our provider to Infermatic AI for improved robustness and efficiency. - Increased the daily message limit for free users to 25 messages. - Fixed message count tracking: Editing or rewriting a message now counts only once toward the daily free message limit, eliminating duplicate counting. - Improved logging system to better identify and understand user-reported anomalies.

- Introducing Jason: A charming soccer star whose athletic prowess and welcoming personality make him the perfect guide to campus life, whether you're hitting the field or navigating the social scene. - Free users get full access to Edit/Rewrite/Delete messages, but can only send 20 daily messages. Please upgrade to Premium to support us. - Improvements to the User Interface. - Minor bug fixes.

- Switched AI provider for 3x faster response times - please send feedback if you notice any quality changes. - Enhanced summarization quality with significant improvements to the underlying AI model. - Added pre-save review for conversation summaries, giving users more control over the quality of summary. - Introduced fullscreen message editing interface for improved typing experience. - Removed banner advertisements in favor of video ads every 5th message for free users - please support ongoing development through premium subscriptions - Implemented new feedback system for direct communication with developer about improvements and bugs. - Added Discord community link for PersonaChat discussions and user engagement. - Fixed Persona editing bug: updated names and photos now reflect immediately without requiring app restart. - Fixed Character editing bug: updated names and photos now reflect immediately without requiring app restart. - Minor bug fixes and improvements

- Doubled PersonaChat's AI capacity! No more "server busy" messages - everyone can now enjoy smooth, uninterrupted conversations with their AI companions. - Extended dyslexia-friendly settings across the entire app (previously limited to Chat). - Polished app icon. - Fixed layout issues on older iPad models.

Major Features - New onboarding experience with guided setup and persona creation for first-time users - Optimized AI conversation model with improved two-paragraph formatting for better readability - Enhanced server communication using Alamofire library to reduce timeouts and improve reliability Improvements - Fresh app icon design - Refined system prompt for better AI interactions (requires AI Settings reset) - Optimized memory usage for smoother performance - Two cards have been improved, "Familiar the Cat" and "Adara", where they sometimes referred to the player as user instead of saying their name. (Delete your progress & start a new game) - Many smaller bug fixes and improvements

- Fixed the dimensions of the image placeholder when creating Characters without an image. - Added three new character cards: Adara the Runaway, Isabelle the Kind, and Timmy the Newsie. - Improved the character cards of Annette and Ariana. - Improved the default AI system prompt.

- Fixed the bug where imported and created characters were no longer visible in the Workshop. - User experience has been greatly improved across the app. Everything is snappier and more reliable. - Choosing Random card or Last Played card in the Settings now appears correctly. - Fixed Dark Mode issues. - When resetting the AI settings, there is now a warning confirmation that existing changes will be reset. - Familiar, the talking cat's story, has been improved. - Improved Ariana's photo