Summary of the Day Is Here Discover a new curated pick on Home every day, available to read for free. More Delightful Visuals Across the App Book cards now use the new Liquid Glass styling, touch interactions feel more polished, and toasts now include haptic feedback. A More Polished Reading Experience We refined book previews and intros with improved image viewing, safer toolbar behavior, and updated shared book images with refreshed QuickReads branding. Refreshed Home, Search, and Browsing Home now has clearer section labels and helpful subtitles, Search feels cleaner and more consistent, and genre browsing is less cluttered with repetitive labels removed. Smoother Onboarding and Settings Onboarding now feels cleaner and more consistent, while Settings includes dedicated Privacy Policy and Terms of Use links plus improved reminder toggle behavior. Updated About Screen The About screen has been redesigned with a cleaner layout, clearer app details, and a more polished presentation.

New Journeys Tab Explore curated reading paths in one dedicated place, including the new ‘Manage Anxiety’ journey with six calming reads to help you understand worry, reduce stress, and build steadier days. Personalized 7-Day Reading Plan Onboarding now helps you choose a goal, pick books that match it, set a reading time, and reveal a simple 7-day plan built around your selections. Cleaner Home Browsing New Arrivals now appears in an easier two-column grid, while Home focuses on broad discovery across the full catalogue. Improved Book Intro Book pages now feel more immersive with a blurred cover-art background, refined call-to-action styling, and separate glass-style pills for genre and release year. Browse by Genre or Year Genre and year pills are now easier to use, and tapping a release year opens a filtered list of books from that year. Library, Not Saved Saved books are now called Library across the app, with a cleaner Library screen while preserving your existing bookmarked books. Better Search on Newer iOS Versions QuickReads now supports the native expanding Search tab experience on iOS 26, while keeping the familiar search behavior on older versions. More Polished Onboarding The intro, goal setup, book selection, notifications, reading plan, and paywall now flow together more smoothly with improved navigation, alerts, transitions, and button behavior. Refined Visual Details Genre pills, toast messages, book selection states, and supported iOS 26 surfaces now use a cleaner glass-style design for a more polished experience. Easier Feedback A new quick action makes it faster to contact QuickReads support and share feedback.

We made some behind-the-scenes analytics and device compatibility improvements to support better accuracy and long-term reliability.

Choose Your Daily Reminder Time You can now change your daily reminder time directly from Settings, making it easier to fit QuickReads into your routine. A Better Home Screen for Subscribers Paid subscribers will no longer see the Free to Read tray on the Home screen, creating a cleaner and more relevant experience. Cleaner Reminder Notifications Daily reading reminders now use a shorter, clearer title so they’re easier to read at a glance.

Fresh Content, No App Update Needed Book updates now appear automatically in QuickReads, so you can enjoy the latest content without downloading a new app version. Share QuickReads More Easily Added a new “Share with Friends” option in Settings, making it simpler to recommend QuickReads to others. Smoother Settings and Reminder Experience Improved the Settings experience with a clearer rate-and-review icon and a more helpful confirmation when turning off reading reminders. Polished Visual Updates Refined parts of the app with a more prominent intro logo and cleaner paywall spacing for a more polished overall look.

Improved performance and stability for a smoother, more reliable experience.

• New onboarding helps you get started faster and discover the best of QuickReads from the very beginning. • Share your latest reads with beautifully branded book previews that look great anywhere you post them. • Saved books now keep your newest saves at the top, so it’s easier to jump back into what matters most. • Added a new Support page in Settings so help and contact options are always easy to find. • Settings and About now open full screen for a cleaner, more immersive experience. • Reading reminders and support options are now easier to manage in one place. • Book Intro actions like Share and Save are now clearer and easier to tap. • Browsing by genre is now more precise, making it easier to explore related books. • The upgrade experience is now clearer, with smoother plan switching, simpler trial details, and better pricing clarity. Minor Polish: • Refreshed primary buttons with a more polished Liquid Glass look. • Refined gradients and layout details across Book Intro and Paywall for a smoother visual experience. • Improved app icon sizing across About and Paywall screens for a cleaner presentation.

Five new summaries join QuickReads: Die Empty, Nightmare Obscura, Why Plato Matters Now, Girl Code, and The Fountainhead. New Genre: Personal Development • Explore focused reads designed to help you grow, reflect, and take action. New: Share Books • Share a book you’re reading along with a link to QuickReads on the App Store, so others can discover it too. Reading Experience Improvements • A confirmation prompt has been added before closing a summary to help prevent accidental exits. Navigation Fix • Fixed an issue where the tab bar would abruptly disappear and reappear during navigation Paywall Enhancements • Paywall now opens full screen for a more focused upgrade experience • Added the missing “Restore Purchase” option for existing subscribers • Main subscribe button now follows iOS 26’s glass-style design • Paywall now features the app icon for a cleaner, consistent look • Subscription plans renamed to “Monthly Pro” and “Annual Pro” • Reduced spacing between the paywall title and subtext Icon & UI Consistency • Streamlined Psychology genre icon to filled style • Fixed inconsistent Philosophy genre icons across screens • Set a proper default genre icon from a central source Under the Hood • Book data is now powered by a scalable JSON-based system, making QuickReads faster today and future-ready as the catalogue grows. Maintenance • Routine cleanup and internal improvements.

Automatic iCloud Backups Your saved books are now automatically backed up to your iCloud Drive, protecting your data across reinstalls and sync issues. You can browse available backups and restore from a selected point in time. Daily backups are kept for the last 7 days, and monthly backups for the last 3 months. New Journey: Become a Stoic A new Journey joins QuickReads, featuring timeless Stoic reads including Meditations, Letters from a Stoic, The Obstacle Is the Way, Stillness Is the Key, Letting Go, and A Guide to the Good Life. Catalogue Improvements Book genres have been reorganised to reduce overlap and improve clarity and discoverability across the library. Home Screen Update New Arrivals and All Books now show 10 books each, giving you more to explore at a glance. UI & Interaction Refinements • Book card animations are now standardised across Home and Book Intro screens • Genre chips are now tappable, enabling quick navigation to full genre listings • Haptic feedback has been added to all book taps for a more responsive feel • Receive instant toast feedback when saving or removing a book, with a centralised toast system Backup Behaviour Saved books now back up instantly when you bookmark or remove a book, in addition to background backups. Maintenance Routine code cleanup and internal improvements.

Introducing Journeys Curated collections of short reads designed to help you master a specific area of life. The first Journey, Maximise Your Income, focuses on increasing earning power through sharp, practical book summaries. iCloud Sync • Saved Books now sync with iCloud, ensuring they aren’t lost across devices or reinstallations • Behind the scenes, Saved Books have been migrated to a more reliable SwiftData-backed system UI Refinements • The paywall can no longer be dismissed with a swipe and now behaves as a proper decision point • Theme selection has been removed; the app now follows system appearance automatically • Fixed inconsistent book cover corner radius across the app • Added bottom padding on Home to prevent tab bar overlap • Replaced heart icons with bookmark icons to correctly reflect “Saved” • Improved spacing and icon treatment in the Saved empty state • The three-dot menu is now available across all tabs for consistency Maintenance Routine code cleanup and internal improvements.

New Summary: Hooked Explore the psychology behind habit-forming products in this 5-minute read. New Summary: The 4-Hour Workweek A sharp, practical guide to rethinking work, time, and lifestyle design. Free to Read A new Free to Read tray lets you sample selected books before unlocking full access. Under the Hood Improvements • The minimum deployment target is now iOS 17.6, with broad device support retained. • Version and build details on the About screen are now sourced directly from the app bundle.

New Summaries Added Six new 5-minute reads now available, including Flow, How We Learn, The Willpower Instinct, The Game, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, and The Wisdom of Crowds. Bug Fix The “Rate this App” option in Settings now opens the correct QuickReads App Store page.