New Game Modes - Triple Match — Flip and match three cards at once instead of pairs. More chaos, bigger combos. - Peek Memory — Every card flips face-up at the start for a quick memorization window. Then they flip back — can you remember them all? - Endless Cascade — The board refills itself. Keep matching until time runs out to rack up the biggest score you can. New Theme: Mix-Up Madness - A wild shuffle that pulls cards from every theme into a single game. Every round is different. New Bonus Minigames - After every win, enjoy a surprise bonus round — now with three possibilities: the classic Emoji Pop, new Balloon Pop, and new Bubble Wrap sweep challenge. New Achievements - Mix Master — Play 10 Mix-Up games - Triple Threat — Win Triple Match on Hard or higher - Peek Perfect — Win Peek Memory with zero mismatches - Endless Runner — Survive 3 minutes in Endless Cascade - Mode Explorer — Win at least one game in every mode New Leaderboards - Dedicated leaderboards for Triple Match, Peek Memory, and Endless Cascade at every difficulty level. Quality & Polish - Improved star-rating progress tracking so your menu totals display correctly. - Mix-Up Madness automatically picks a random background track, so you always get great music. - Star thresholds now adapt to the game mode you're playing. iPad Support — Now Fully Optimized - Play in any orientation on iPad — portrait, landscape, or rotate freely mid-game - Larger cards on iPad with new wider grid layouts that fill the screen properly - Two-column difficulty picker on iPad portrait so you can see all five difficulties at a glance Polish & Performance - Cards now physically resize on rotation instead of being scaled — sharper textures at every size, no more blurriness on iPad Pro - Fixed the in-game HUD bar so it properly covers the score, moves, and timer on iPhones with the Dynamic Island / notch - Smoother rotation animations: menus reflow alongside the system rotation instead of snapping after - Refactored layout system under the hood for faster, more reliable menu rendering across every screen size Bug Fixes - Fixed a card flip animation glitch where one card could appear "stuck" or move slowly out of sync with the others on game start - Fixed a layout glitch where tapping a card after rotation could leave cards at the wrong size - Fixed iPad landscape mode menu and difficulty buttons that were too narrow - Fixed the game appearing in a portrait window when launched in landscape on iPad

What's New: Complete UI Overhaul! FlipFriends has been redesigned from the ground up with a fresh, polished look. - All-new card art — Every theme has been redrawn with higher quality, more detailed graphics - New visual identity — Rich gradient backgrounds, animated hexagonal patterns, and ambient floating particles create a more immersive atmosphere - 2 New Themes — Ocean Explorer and Dinosaur World join the lineup with matching emoji sets, theme colors, and music - Refined card animations — Pseudo-3D flip effects with perspective, idle breathing, smooth deal-in, and combo-scaled match celebrations - Theme-colored everything — Each theme now has its own color palette that flows through the UI, particles, sparkles, and HUD accents - Redesigned menus — Frosted glass panels, consistent typography, and better spacing across every screen - Upgraded emoji bonus round — Gradient backdrop, glow effects, ambient particles, and a timer that builds tension as time runs out - Better on every iPhone — Layouts now adapt to safe areas, Dynamic Island, and all screen sizes

Behavior Changes: Scores will not be submitted to Game Center if: - Time limit is disabled at game start or during gameplay - Mismatch penalty is disabled at game start or during gameplay - Either setting is currently disabled when game ends Bug Fixes/Changes: - Added support for iOS 16/17/18 - Users receive visual feedback when their score is not submitted - Settings can still be changed during gameplay, but doing so will prevent score submission Submit any bugs/feedback to: feedback@villardi.io