World Tree Membership is here: one plan, unlimited AI chat with World Tree travel guides plus member travel perks. Existing Pro subscribers keep their plan and get the perks. - Your perks: your member codes and partner links, right from Settings - The daily guessing game is now called Waypost - Faster startup and smoother chat while replies stream in - Bug fixes and polish

New and improved: - The Daily Place guessing game gets its own tab — play every day, then jump into the answer's place inside the app - A redesigned Home: photo hero up top, then everything worth diving into - Turn on notifications and we'll tell you the moment your discoveries are ready - More reliable chat: replies can't bleed across threads when you switch mid-answer, and streaming recovers cleanly after the app is backgrounded

New and improved: - A cleaner, summary-first Home that opens with the one thing worth knowing about where you are - Decks and guides now advance with a tap, story-style - Save and map any place a guide mentions, right from the chat - More reliable sign-in and a smoother first run, especially when switching accounts - The app now stays in portrait - Snappier overall: fewer redundant refetches when switching tabs and smarter image loading

Chat performance improvements, faster more relevant chat

New and improved: • Each guide now has its own focused conversation, with a neutral World Tree chat as your starting point • Tapping a quick reply reliably sends your message and scrolls it into view • "Dive In" no longer shows an empty card in places without content yet • Faster, more reliable chat on slower connections, plus fewer rare hangs

- Story narration: tapping play during the brief "Preparing narration..." moment no longer resets the countdown - Guides show a brief in-character "thinking…" beat instead of a blank pause before they reply - Tap and hold a place name in chat to copy it - Faster, smoother first replies and snappier image loading - Fixed a few rare hangs and a guide-swap glitch when reloading a place

Small fixes and performance improvements. Tighter layout around the Guides section and faster opens in cities we've already scanned.

Stability and performance improvements. • Fixed a 5-second hang in the chat input • Faster, more reliable chat experience • Onboarding tweaks • Behind-the-scenes work on what's coming next

Better location control and clearer feedback while new guides load: - In a neighborhood? Tap × next to its name to zoom out to the full city - A new "generating guides" pill and arrival toast tell you what's cooking - Onboarding's "Got it" button works again on iOS 26 - When your guide gets reassigned mid-reply, the message updates to show who actually answered - Squashed a copy-message crash and a rare audio playback crash

- Pick a guide from chat — When you open a new chat, you'll see your local guides' portraits. Tap one to start a conversation directly. - Smarter location permissions — Tapping "Use your GPS location" now prompts for permission if needed, or takes you to Settings if previously denied. - Portrait lock — The app now stays in portrait orientation. - Bug fix — Fixed an issue where the same guide's intro card could appear twice in a conversation.

We've been squashing bugs and making things smoother: - The app no longer freezes briefly on busy screens - Your location stays fresh when you switch back from other apps - Picking a specialist guide? It'll stick now, even when you're moving between places - Chat feels better, scrolling smoother

New onboarding: World Tree now greets you with a real conversation about your city the moment you open the app. A quick 8-question travel quiz (set in Bangkok, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, and more) learns how you like to travel and personalizes your experience. Choose your traveler type — Budget, Digital Nomad, First-Timer, Family, Solo Female, or Indulgent — and your recommendations, tiles, and conversations all adapt to match. Plus: improved quiz in Settings, smarter preference questions that fill in what we don't know about you yet, and stability fixes for onboarding and location detection.

Stability improvements and bug fixes. Added analytics to help us understand how the app is used. Fixed a crash that could occur when loading guides in new locations, and improved loading reliability so nearby places and intent tiles appear faster.

What's New Guides now show rich inline cards during conversations — weather forecasts with activity tips, restaurant recommendations with ratings and maps, wildlife identification with photos, transit directions with step-by-step routes, and language pronunciation with audio playback. Each day starts with a fresh conversation so your guides always have current information. Your full chat history is always available in the sidebar. Bug Fixes - Fixed location incorrectly saved when searching by name - Fixed chat history showing empty entries - Fixed journal banners displaying the wrong location's photo - Improved weather card accuracy and reliability - General performance improvements

Bug Fixes: - Fixed an issue where guides could fail to load or disappear on app launch - Fixed the app briefly showing the wrong location on startup before GPS resolves - Fixed an app hang that could occur when loading guide portraits - Fixed HEIC and iCloud photos failing to load from the photo library - Fixed stale location data (POIs, banners) persisting after switching locations Selfie Improvements: - Generation timeout extended — the app now waits up to 2 minutes for selfie results - If generation is still in progress, a status message is shown instead of silently dropping the loading indicator - Selfie status persists when navigating away and returning UI Polish: - Quick action tiles are now more compact with shorter labels, giving guides more screen space - Location header no longer briefly shows raw coordinates during mode switches

What's New - Map preview cards: locations mentioned by your guide now show an inline map with photos — tap to open in Maps - Cryptid selfies: take a photo and your guide adds a cryptid lurking in the background. Collect them all! - Specialist guides section in Explore tab — quickly revisit guides you've chatted with - Tap bolded place names for instant web search results - Memory cards show when your guide remembers a preference - Stability and performance improvements

Bug Fixes & Improvements - Fixed an issue where selecting a specialist guide from the toolbar could result in World Tree responding instead - Conversations with multiple guides now correctly show which guide responded when reloading a thread - Improved network connectivity detection on certain devices - Performance and stability improvements

What's New in 1.4.0 Meet the World Tree Your guide hub has been completely reimagined. The World Tree is now your always-available concierge — start any conversation here and get connected to the right specialist guide for food, transit, language, nature, and more. Smarter Guide Conversations - Specialist guides now seamlessly join your chat when the topic calls for it — no need to find them yourself - Guides remember context when switching between specialists in the same thread - Each guide has a stronger, more distinct voice and personality Explore Anywhere - Search and explore any destination in the world from wherever you are - Live mode uses your GPS; Explore mode lets you travel virtually - Your journal tracks both modes separately — My Travels for real trips, Research for armchair exploration Redesigned Chats List - Flat, scannable list sorted by recent activity - See all participating guides in each conversation with stacked avatars - Compass icon for live conversations, pin for explore mode Travel Journal Improvements - Destination grouping in Research mode with AI-generated summaries - Daily summaries for your travel days - Participating guide avatars shown on journal entries Personality-Powered Recommendations - Fun personality quiz questions pop up naturally during conversations - Your answers shape future recommendations across all guides and destinations - Smooth inline transitions that feel like part of the conversation Google Sign-In - Sign in with your Google account for faster access Quality of Life - Pull-to-refresh everywhere - Better error messages shown inline instead of blocking alerts - Faster app launch and smoother scrolling - Improved location switching and GPS accuracy - Chat sidebar with search and location filtering

⏺ - Quick action suggestions now include your current location for more relevant guide answers - Smarter memory system surfaces the most relevant context per conversation - Guides adapt tone and detail level based on your conversation history - Eliminated filler phrases and generic responses for more natural guide conversations - Guides occasionally ask preference questions to better personalize future responses - Fixed issue where switching cities could show guides from the previous city - Fixed geocoding errors in certain locations - More reliable quick reply suggestions

What's New (1.3.12): - Fixed camera orientation — no more sideways viewfinder or disappearing controls - Fixed inline audio so each pronunciation plays the correct clip - More accurate GPS location names - Fixed guides loading hang — retry screen at 15s instead of infinite spinner

What's New in 1.3.11 Map Carousel - See your current area on a map right from the Nearby view — swipe between the banner and map - Maps load reliably through our backend, with graceful fallback if unavailable Smarter Location Display - Neighborhood-level names in large cities (e.g., "Koreatown, Los Angeles" instead of just "Los Angeles") - Street address or neighborhood shown below the location header Chat Sidebar & History - Slide-out sidebar in chat — swipe or tap the menu to browse past conversations - Search conversations by guide name or topic with highlighted results - Filter by guide type (History, Food, Transit, etc.) Chat Titles - Conversations now get short, descriptive titles (e.g., "Korean BBQ spots", "Gold Rush tales") - Titles generate after a couple of messages so the topic is clear Smoother Scrolling - Completely rewritten scroll system — messages stay pinned where you're reading - No more scroll bouncing or messages jumping around during responses - Tap the scroll-to-bottom button when you're ready to follow along Guide Type Labels - Chat header now shows the correct guide type badge and color Bug Fixes - Fixed map loading redundant API calls (3+ down to 1 per location) - Fixed POI taps not scrolling to the right message - Fixed back button ordering in chat navigation - Fixed message footer flickering during responses

What's New in 1.3.10 Reliability Improvements • Fixed compass tap not responding in some situations • Fixed duplicate messages appearing when network is slow • Fixed retry button not working after message failures • Improved geofencing detection for location-based content GPS & Location • Faster GPS acquisition with smart fallback • Visual GPS status indicators on compass icon • Tap compass to apply updated location when GPS moves Chat Experience • Smoother scrolling when sending messages • Better handling of slow network connections • Improved Quick Chat reliability Stability • Fixed guide list refresh glitches • Better error handling for network interruptions • Various performance improvements

Reliability Improvements - Messages now reliably scroll into view after sending, even on slower devices - Fixed an issue where sent messages could sometimes fail silently - you'll now see a clear error message if something goes wrong - Added offline detection - the app checks your connection before sending and shows a helpful message if you're offline GPS & Location - New visual indicators show GPS status in the compass icon (blue = acquired, orange = moved) - Faster location detection with smart fallback when GPS is slow - Tap the compass to apply your updated location when you've moved Chat Experience - Fixed guides refreshing unexpectedly when switching between modes - Improved Quick Chat reliability - tapping a guide card now consistently opens the chat - Images now load correctly when requesting multiple in a conversation Performance & Stability - Smoother scrolling on physical devices - General performance improvements and bug fixes

Improved Email Verification • Clearer instructions to wait up to a minute for your verification email • Reminder to check your spam/junk folder • Option to try a different email address if needed • Resend button with 60-second cooldown • If you started signup but didn't verify, you can now try again seamlessly

This release brings a smoother, more reliable chat experience with new media features and important polish throughout. Faster, Smarter Images • Images now load in the background so you can keep chatting • Improved reliability—images and captions always appear in the right place Audio Responses (New!) • Listen to audio replies directly in the chat • Audio can appear naturally alongside text responses Better Media Viewing • Swipe through multiple images with the new image carousel • Cleaner media cards with improved layout and rounded corners Smoother Scrolling • More consistent auto-scrolling when sending messages • Fixed jumpy or stuck scroll behavior across the app Chat & UI Improvements • Edit your last message • Improved formatting for bullet points • Clearer labels and badges in chat and nearby views Nearby View Polish • Better spacing and readability • Improved touch targets and layout consistency Plus dozens of bug fixes and stability improvements across images, scrolling, navigation, and location handling.