New • Choose the app language in Settings. • In chat you can reply to messages, react with emoji and copy messages. • Group chats open at the first unread message • During a sprint you can log interim counts, which are already filled in when you finish • If the same words are already in another project today, the app asks before saving • You can take a challenge project out of your statistics and add it back in its project view Fixed • An entry you move to another day no longer counts twice in a challenge • Invite codes in comments open the challenge again • Safer recovery if your data cannot be opened at startup • Chat works better with VoiceOver Thanks for your feedback! Please use the feedback function to send us your concerns. If you like the app, I'd be delighted with a positive review.

New • Pause days at a glance: when editing a project you can see how many pause days push back the deadline and reset them • New setting “Pauses extend the deadline”. When it is off, the deadline you entered stays Fixed • The app no longer freezes after adding a writing time manually • Automatic backups run in the background without stalling the app • Faster project view and widgets with many entries Thanks for your feedback! Please use the feedback function to send us your concerns. If you like the app, I'd be delighted with a positive review.

New • Challenges with a set time, e.g. today from 7 to 9 PM. Only words written in that window count • Countdown in hours and minutes Fixed • No more unexpected sign-outs • VoiceOver reads the Community buttons correctly Thanks for your feedback! Please use the feedback function to send us your concerns. If you like the app, I'd be delighted with a positive review.

New • Chat groups: Start a group with up to 50 friends right from your inbox, give it a name, and add more members later • You can now comment on feed posts and cheer on comments • With Premium, you can translate messages, comments, and post texts into your language • Notifications about group messages, comments, and cheers take you straight to the right place • The feed, the challenge feed, and comments now refresh on their own • Changes to a post show up right away in every feed Fixed • On iPad, the Community bar stays in place after you return from a challenge • If you enter a wrong password while changing your password or email, the app now tells you exactly that • Corrected texts in Dutch, German, English, Japanese, and Chinese Thanks for your feedback! Please use the feedback function to send us your concerns. If you like the app, I'd be delighted with a positive review.

New • Projects can be hidden, just like in an archive folder. They remain fully intact, and you can mute their reminders • Parent projects function like folders. Their subprojects appear in the detail view, where you can create them directly • You can define how daily, weekly, and monthly goals are calculated, both for general goals and for each project • In the “Statistics Scope” section, you can choose which projects are included in statistics, goals, and streak, with search and filter options for individual projects • When joining a challenge, you choose how your words are counted • You can still add your words up to two days after a challenge ends • You can copy feed posts in their entirety by pressing and holding them • Notifications at the end of a sprint and after a backup can be disabled individually • In Settings, you can share WordTracker with friends • Widgets are now available starting with iOS 18 Fixed • The quick entry feature in the widget works for all three free projects • Deleting a parent project no longer causes the app to crash, and a failed deletion is now reported • After logging in to a cloud service, the cloud view opens again • Google Drive is not considered connected until access to Drive is granted Thanks for your feedback! Please use the feedback function to send us your concerns. If you like the app, I'd be delighted with a positive review.

New • Feed: posts can be copied, shared challenge codes open the challenge with a tap, and you can ask to join right there Fixed • Statistics show older entries again • Restored backups now sync to all your devices • The duplicate check no longer suggests challenge projects, chapters, or projects in different folders • Folders keep their icon when syncing with other devices • “Reset Predefined Genres” now sticks after syncing • A new conversation jumps to the latest message • Improved translations in many languages Thanks for your feedback! Please use the feedback function to send us your concerns. If you like the app, I'd be delighted with a positive review.

New • Challenges: you choose how your words count – from all projects, from the challenge project only, or reported by hand Fixed • The sprint timer's progress bar moves along again on the Lock Screen • Changed settings did not always reach the app Thanks for your feedback! Please use the feedback function to send us your concerns. If you like the app, I'd be delighted with a positive review.

New • The free plan now allows three projects instead of one • A challenge's image and emoji can be picked while creating it • The challenge list shows what ends today or tomorrow • Automatic backup: choose the rhythm, now runs in the background too • Duplicates can be found and managed • A note when a newer version of the app is available Fixed • Long conversations open at the latest message again • Syncing with writezone.app no longer gets stuck • Deleted projects no longer come back through the cloud • Entries outside the challenge period are no longer possible Thanks for your feedback! Please use the feedback function to send us your concerns. If you like the app, I'd be delighted with a positive review.

Fixed • No more crash when changing settings • If an entry, a project or a writing time is deleted elsewhere, the editing window now closes instead of quitting the app. • Very old databases open again • Damaged databases are repaired more reliably. Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

New • Premium now also works with your WriteZone account. • Notifications can be switched on and off individually. • Streak-based challenges: set target days and follow your way there. • Challenges with a goal that grows with the participants – changeable later, too. • Shared playlist in a challenge, editable while it runs. • The challenge chart shows either word count or streak. • “Log Words” now sits above the tab switcher. Fixed • The streak in your profile now counts your days off correctly. • Conversations open at the newest message – or at the first unread one. • Sync now fills in missing projects instead of stalling. • Folders from an Android device show their icon again. • An expired sign-in no longer reports itself as an error. Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

New • In chat you can see whether your message has been read. • You can edit your own messages for one hour. • Conversations open instantly, even without an internet connection. Fixed • The message history stayed empty on opening until you scrolled. • Many texts in the messages area were translated incorrectly. • Without a confirmed email address, web sync now pauses instead of retrying endlessly. Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

Fixed • Premium bought in the app now applies in your browser too. New • Purchase reporting: under “Social account sync” you can see the status and report your purchase yourself. Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

Fixed • Posts containing emoji were cut off in the feed. • Premium bought in the app is now recognized reliably in your browser. Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

Fixed • A challenge project now runs exactly over the challenge period. • Premium bought in the app now applies in your browser too. Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

WriteZone in your browser • Your projects sync with writezone.app. Sign in there with your account and keep writing on your computer. • You can leave single projects out of the sync. Challenges • New: challenges where your writing streak counts instead of your word count. • The flame now shows the streak next to every participant. • Search and sorting in the challenge list. • In the chart you can show only your own line. • Deleting entries and posts now asks first. Achievements and stats • Achievements in tiers, with the remaining distance in view. Now for writing time as well, and for projects counted in characters. • A separate time tab for your writing times. • Deleted words no longer count towards your stats. Sprint • The alarm knows four kinds: sound with vibration, sound only, vibration only, display only. • Your own alarm sound, with volume. • Text recognition works during a sprint too. Also • Percentages now follow the rules of each language. • Entries made just after midnight land on the right day. • Feedback carries your account along so support can reply. • Many smaller fixes to the widget, translations and display. Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

New: sprint timer and writing time (Premium) • Countdown or stopwatch – from the dashboard or right inside a project • Controls on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • A notification as soon as the sprint ends • Sprints can go into your calendar as an event • Writing times can be added and edited afterwards Improved: • Bars in the writing history show their value when tapped • The heatmap now tells very strong writing days apart • Large numbers are readable on the axis again Fixed: • Deleted projects and entries came back through folder sync • Project names could not be selected when sharing achievements Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

New in this version: • Feedback with images: Attach up to 3 images to your feedback, such as screenshots. • Profile picture: Tap directly on your picture in your profile to select, take, or remove a photo. In the Edit dialog, the current photo now appears at the top of the icon selection. Fixed: • Notifications about new messages now display the correct text again. • Entries that didn’t sync to iCloud will be downloaded during the next sync. • A deleted backup folder is now detected, and the selection is reset. Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

New: Direct Messages • Message your friends right in the app • Inbox consolidates messages, responses, and inquiries New: Monthly Goals • Set a monthly target globally or on a per-project basis • New Widget for Monthly Progress • Project statistics can be switched between: week, month, year New: Recurring Reminders • Daily, weekly, or on specific days of the week • Separate notes for each project Community & Contests • Original Text in Posts • Writing entries are automatically entered into contests • Chart: Tap a day to view the standings and the list of participants with their rankings • Reactivate Aborted Competitions • The community can be fully managed using VoiceOver Faster and more reliable • iCloud Sync Now Only Syncs Changes—Much Faster • Memories are preserved when switching devices • Numerous minor corrections Thanks for the feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you're happy with the app, I'd appreciate a positive review.

New: Project Statistics • Your Projects by Status at a Glance • Timeline from Start to Completion • Key Metrics for Completed Projects: Duration and Completion Rate New: Friend Suggestions • A section just for you featuring people you might know New: Confetti when you finish a project Improved • Posts will now follow your privacy settings for the feed • Contests: August 1 through 31 counts as 31 days • Deadline Widget: Only projects with a deadline are now available for selection • JSON Import clearly indicates when the selected file is not compatible • When you log out, push notifications are reliably stopped • Fewer error messages when the connection is poor • Spanish (Latin America) fully translated Thanks for the feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you're happy with the app, I'd appreciate a positive review.

This version fixes a bug in the Community section: • The contest page now stays open and no longer displays an error after a certain amount of time Thanks for the feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you're satisfied with the app, I'd appreciate a positive review.

This version includes improvements for the community: • Profile pictures can be cropped, zoomed, and rotated before uploading • Project names are now displayed correctly in the feed • The statistics (Today, Series, Total) in your profile are correct again • The Community section refreshes more reliably—you can pull down to refresh anywhere • The post type selection when posting is now more compact Thanks for the feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you're happy with the app, I'd appreciate a positive review.

This version improves stability: • Fixed a database issue – your projects are visible again. • Widget crashes have been fixed. Bug fixes and stability improvements. Thanks for the feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you're happy with the app, I'd appreciate a positive review.

What's New in This Version: • Push notifications for the community: Receive notifications about friend requests, motivational messages, applause, and contests. • Official contests: Participate in collaborative WriteZone contests and work together toward a common goal—with a shared progress bar. • Improved VoiceOver accessibility: Tabs, selection chips, and folder icons and colors are now read aloud correctly. • The number of open competition invitations is displayed directly on the tab. • More understandable error messages during login. • OneDrive connection is reliable again. • Competition content now appears in your app’s language. Bug fixes and stability improvements. Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your comments. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

What's New in This Version: • Community: Tap on other users' profiles anywhere—send friend requests, manage friends, view "Friends Since" • Counting mode per project: Words or characters—now also available in the dashboard, statistics, and widgets • Separate word and character goals (daily & weekly) • Active projects can be sorted in the overview (by name, progress, deadline, etc.) • Move projects into folders via drag & drop • Sign in with Google • Bug fixes and stability improvements Thanks for the feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your concerns. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.

This version includes bug fixes and improvements: • Improved stability and reliability • Improvements to the widgets • More reliable data transfer during app updates Thank you for your feedback! Please use the feedback feature to submit your comments. If you’re satisfied with the app, I’d appreciate a positive review.