Additions: - Added the ability to search through a user’s SnipFics. - Added the ability to pin comments. - Added the ability to sort a user’s SnipFics by newest to oldest, oldest to newest, and most popular. - Made it so the Scribe themes are grouped at the end of the themes list when a user isn’t a Scribe and interspersed with similar colors when they are a Scribe. Bug Fixes: - Made it so the share number for a SnipFic will only increment if a share is completed.

Additions: - Added the ability to filter notifications by type. - Added the ability to preview profile changes. - Added the ability to preview series card changes. - Added 9 new Scribe themes. - Added an “Ink Blotch” Scribe effect. - Made it so Scribe themes are interspersed throughout the theme list. - Made it so Scribe themes and effects show up on editing pages, rather than just showing a button to check out Scribe perks—so writers can see their stories with the themes and effects. - Added a forgot password option to the password changing screen. Bug Fixes: - Made it so the inserted position of a tagged username in a SnipFic will always be correct.

Additions: - Made it so the feed will automatically refresh after five minutes idle instead of three. - Made it so post notifications for prompt SnipFics will include the prompt, rather than just “SnipFic.” - Added a “Spiral” Scribe effect. - Made it so clicking a comment-related notification will refresh the comments for that SnipFic. Bug Fixes: - Made it so setting a larger font size won’t break the pagination of SnipFics. - Made it so setting a larger font size won’t deform the feed buttons. Efficiency Improvements: - Reduced trending feed cloud fetches on launch, lowering loading times.

Additions: - Made it drastically easier for new users to start writing quickly. - Made it so the option to add another story part shows at 90+ words, rather than 100. Bug Fixes: - Drastically reduced the potential for a user to get kicked back to the auth page after registering with poor wifi. Efficiency Improvements: - Reduced server load and decreased loading time for subsequent trending feed fetches in a session.

Additions: - Made it so default SnipFic search results show top posts from the last 12 hours, rather than 24. - Made it so when a user clicks a notification relating to a SnipFic they’re unable to see, it tells them why. - Increased vibe and genre limit per SnipFic to 5. - Made it so navigating into a series from a SnipFic will reliably start at that SnipFic, regardless of its position. Bug Fixes: - Made it so the analytics page won’t automatically open after purchasing Scribe unless the user clicks the analytics button. Efficiency Improvements: - Drastically reduced the server load and decreased loading time when loading SnipFics deep in the feed.

Additions: - Added a vibe/genre limit of 3 on a SnipFic. - Added a flames Scribe effect. - Added double tap to like on SnipFic cards. - Added the support email to the help center. Bug Fixes: - Got rid of the weird bounce when scrolling deep in the feed. Efficiency Improvements: - Made scrolling on the feed much smoother.

Additions: - Made it so users can give a brief reason why they’re leaving the platform. - Made it so comments on non-stories won’t influence feed content. Bug Fixes: - Made it so feed scroll position gets restored when navigating back from the search page. - Made it so mentions are added at the cursor, rather than being appended to stories and comments.

Additions: - Added the mention search pop up for commenting. - Made it so when a SnipFic was posted shows up on the SnipFic details page. - Made it so comment scroll position is retained when clicking the poster of a comment and coming back. - Made it so the default writer search results show the most recently interacted with users. - Made it so the suggested top posts on the search page now surface more users’ stories. Bug Fixes: - Made it so the like, save, and share counts won’t get cut off on the SnipFic details page or on a SnipFic card. - Made the back button on the SnipFic details page more tappable. - Patched issues with who could view 18+ SnipFics. Efficiency Improvements: - Made it so a search won’t repeat when clicking back from a search result.

Additions: - Added the ability to sort series by newest to oldest. - Added the ability to easily report users. - Made it so scroll position on the series viewing page is retained while navigating through SnipFics. - Made it so if a user navigates to a series from a SnipFic, it will start at that SnipFic (assuming it’s in the loaded batch). Bug Fixes: - Made it so only the most recent search returns results to prevent overlapping results. - Made it so a series properly updates locally when a user adds / removes a SnipFic. Efficiency Improvements: - Sped up the initial loading speed of the feed 5x.

Additions: - Added the ability to enable notifications for a specific series. - Added the ability to preview SnipFics from the editing page. - Made it so the search pop up appears on the SnipFic editing page when tagging a user. - Added Scribe perks buttons to the profile, series, and SnipFic editing pages. - Added an Adventure genre. Bug Fixes: - Made it so tagging a user while editing a SnipFic actually notifies them. - Made it so tagging a user in a comment actually notifies them.

Additions: - Added the ability to write collaborative series. - Added Cozy and Suspenseful vibes. - Made it so user profiles are fully hidden from search after a user is banned. - Made it so user profiles don’t load after they’ve been banned. Bug Fixes: - Made it so duplicate notifications won’t show up. - Added an extra safeguard to prevent users from commenting on stories from people who have blocked them.

Additions: - Made it so users can edit their own comments. - Added a search pop up to the writing page where users can mention other users. - Added Stars and Nebula Scribe effects. - Made it so Scribe effects are saved to drafts and displayed on draft cards. - Made the ‘Unlock Scribe’ button more explicit about the 3-day free trial. Bug Fixes: - Made it so the user’s local Scribe status doesn’t get cleared on log out. - Made it so users can properly use the eye dropper on the Scribe color picker. - Made it so the Scribe perks sheet doesn’t dismiss on the writing page when testing out the color picker. - Fixed the price label on the ‘Unlock Scribe’ button.

Additions: - Added the Scribe subscription features (new themes, custom theme maker, special effects, analytics). - Added the ability to disable auto-downloads of story cards when posting. - Added the ability to hide all past notifications. - Made it so comments are fetched newest descending, rather than oldest ascending. Bug Fixes: - Fixed some situations where the “load more” button wasn’t working in comment sections.

Additions: - Made it so users can update their emails. - Made it so users can update their birthdays. - Made it so the “Continue Series” page doesn’t show up on SnipFic cards while the user is looking at the series. - Made it so share images can properly render custom text colors and Scribe themes. - Added “Challenge” and “Miscellaneous” genres. - Made it so scroll position is maintained on the notifications page. - Made it so reply notifications have the comment symbol. Efficiency Improvements: - Drastically reduced the work done by the first feed fetch in a session. - Made it so default SnipFic and writer search results are cached within a session for speed and efficiency.

Additions: - Added the ability to write and post up to 5 SnipFics in a series at once. - Added an in-line reply box directly below the comment a user is replying to. - Made it so if a SnipFic’s background color is not a known one, the app automatically finds an appropriate text color. - Made it so the app can render the new Scribe effects and colors (though Scribe has not been released yet). - Made it so replying to comments on SnipFics doesn’t affect a user’s feed algorithm. - Added a visible loading state while searching for SnipFics or writers. - Added a visible loading indicator on the All SnipFics and All Saved SnipFics pages. Bug Fixes: - Made it so profile text color shows up properly on Android users’ profiles. - Made it so changes made to drafts properly sync instead of reverting to the original draft text.

Additions: - Made it so the user’s place on the feed doesn’t reset when they navigate to another part of the app. - Added the options button to the SnipFic details page for better usability. - Made it so refreshing a SnipFic on the SnipFic details page reloads more information. - Added the ability to delete notifications. Bug Fixes: - Made it so users can properly search for SnipFics that have apostrophes in their titles. - Made it easier to search for SnipFics that answer prompts. - Made it so if the user switches from the For You feed to the recent feed before the For You posts load, the For You posts don’t just suddenly show up. Efficiency Improvements: - Added a 2000 username cache on local devices to drastically reduce database calls. - Got rid of a duplicate fetch of comments when opening a comment sheet.

Additions: - Added a “Past Prompts” area where the user can view a lot of prompts and select one to write for. - Added dystopian and non-fiction genres. - Added a tragic vibe. - Added a visible loading state for a user’s SnipFics and saved SnipFics. Bug Fixes: - Made it so the link area on the profile editing page isn’t cut off when typing. - Made it so the poetry genre shows up on the edit SnipFic page. - Added more validation to ensure SnipFics aren’t too long. - Made it so the persisted profile picture cache updates when a user changes their profile picture.

Additions: - Added the ability to tag other users and have them get notified in SnipFics. Bug Fixes: - Got rid of that awkward period of time when switching between profiles where the last user’s SnipFics and series are still there. Efficiency Improvements: - Made it so there is a persisted profile picture storage directory for the app that drastically reduces repeated profile picture downloads. - Made it so user’s profiles pictures are cached immediately after loading for the first time. - Got rid an unnecessary profile picture URL download every time a user’s profile opens. - Got rid of an unnecessary fetch of the user’s data when navigating to a profile from search. - Got rid of up to 9 unnecessary profile picture URL downloads every time a user’s first batch of SnipFics loads. - Made it so only 4 of the user’s saved SnipFics are loaded on the first fetch. - Made it so only 4 of a user’s own SnipFics are loaded on the first fetch. - Made it so going to a full series view won’t necessarily reload the title if it’s already available. - Got rid of an unnecessary URL download pretty much every time a SnipFic loads.

Additions: - Made it so the series description is displayed on the ‘continue series’ page of a SnipFic card. - Made the loading of recent and following SnipFics much, much faster. - Made it so the streak area will tell the user if they can restore their streak. - Made it so the notification permissions page will tell the user if they currently have notifications disabled for SnipFic. Bug Fixes: - Made it so updating a series updates the lowercase title on the series document. - Made it so auto saved story text gets cleared when loading a draft. - Made it so editing a draft, then writing a SnipFic for the daily prompt doesn’t attach the draft’s title to the posted SnipFic. - Made it so opening a comment notification always refreshes comments for a SnipFic. Efficiency Improvements: - Got rid of unnecessary database call when loading an inspired SnipFic from a draft. - Made it so the recent and following SnipFic queries return fewer SnipFics at a time.

Seismic Shifts: - Completely overhauled the algorithm to give significantly better recommendations to readers and get writers the engagement they deserve. Additions: - Added the ability to delete other people’s comments on the current user’s own SnipFics. - Added the ability to create a new series from the SnipFic editing page. - Made it so the notification bell does a little dance when users follow another user. - Doubled the character limit for comments. - Made it so there’s a loading indicator on the registration page while registering. Bug Fixes: - Made it so the register button is disabled while the user is actively registering, preventing duplicate sign ups.

Additions: - Added three new themes: Sunset, Cloudless, and Meadow. - Made it so if a user misses one day of writing but then writes the next day, the gap in the streak is filled. - Made it so there’s a “Answer Same Prompt” button on other users’ SnipFic options sheets. - Made it so the keyboard doesn’t cut off any search results. - Made it so writer search results are presented in reader-count descending order. - Added better SnipFic moderation. Bug Fixes: - Made it so a selected series is saved with a draft. - Made it so spaces and new lines are never counted as words on the SnipFic writing page. - Made it so the thumbtack icon only shows up on pinned SnipFics when on the poster’s profile. - Made it so the streak area doesn’t disappear when posting. Efficiency Improvements: - Reduced redundant database calls when searching for writers. - Got rid of an unnecessary database call when reporting a SnipFic.

Additions: - Added the ability to pin up to 2 SnipFics to profiles. - Added the ability to filter the feed by genre. - Made it so the user can pull down on the notifications page to refresh it. - Made it so amount of time spent reading a SnipFic affects the user’s stored genre and vibe preferences. - Made it so the user doesn’t get as many SnipFics that they’ve already seen on their feed. - Made it so the follow button says “Follow back” if the selected user is already following the current user. - Significantly improved the personalization and momentum of SnipFics on the feed. Bug Fixes: - Made it so bio properly resets when switching between profiles. - Made it so extra spaces in writer search terms don’t affect the results. - Made it so SnipFics are properly removed from series when deleted.

Additions: - Add the ability to delete and update series. - Added styling to series. - Added a series area to users’ profiles. - Added a follow button to the SnipFic details page. - Made it so you can search for SnipFics that answer the Daily Prompt. - Made it so a SnipFic's metrics get updated when the user refreshes on the SnipFic details page. - Made it so vibe preferences get scaled down every once in a while to allow discovery. - Made it so the trending feed doesn’t show repeat recent SnipFics. - Made it so vibe and genre preferences sync to the database every hour instead of every day. Bug Fixes: - Made it so the settings headers show up properly in Dark Mode. - Made it so when you save a draft that responds to the prompt, it stays attached to that prompt regardless of when you come back to it. - Made it so the feed algorithm properly ranks SnipFics based on engagement. Efficiency Improvements: - Made it so series SnipFics load in batches of 10. - Got rid of 20 unnecessary database reads when the user deletes a comment. - Got rid of up to 40 unnecessary database reads when the user deletes a SnipFic. - Made it so if the current user selects their own profile, their data isn’t unnecessarily loaded. - Made the action buttons on the SnipFic details page more responsive.

Additions: - Added a follow button to SnipFics on the feed. - Added the ability to drag down the profile and SnipFic details page to refresh. - Added the ability to enable notifications for when other users post SnipFics. Bug Fixes: - Made it so the app doesn’t crash when the user follows someone, then goes to their following list. - Made it so the user’s SnipFics and saved SnipFics properly clear when switching between accounts. - Made it so the story word count and comment like buttons show up properly in Dark Mode. - Fixed accidental partial story loss when changing other aspects of a SnipFic. - Made it so white SnipFics show up properly on the SnipFic details page in Dark Mode. - Made it so when the poster of a SnipFic can’t be found, it displays “Unknown wrote:” instead. - Made it so reopening a draft overrides any auto-saved text. - Made it so the TOS and Privacy Policy are colored properly in Dark Mode. Efficiency Improvements: - Got rid of an unnecessary database read when following / unfollowing a user. - Got rid of 2 unnecessary database reads when blocking / unblocking a user.

Additions: - Added a dark mode to the app! - Added a deletion confirmation page as another layer of protection against accidental deletion of accounts due to misclicks. - Added a follow/unfollow button to follower rows, following rows, and writer search results. - Made it so SnipFic search results are ordered by likes, rather than recency. - Made it so notifications about SnipFics that are responses to the Daily Prompt include the Daily Prompt. - Made it so the scroll restoration throughout the app is smoother. - Made it so the default search results are based on the last 24 hours. Efficiency Improvements: - Made it so SnipFics more than 20 scrolls back are deallocated when the user clicks on a feed SnipFic. - Made it so the user’s first batch of SnipFics aren’t loaded until the user actually goes to their profile. - Made it so search results aren’t unnecessarily cleared and reloaded. - Made it so series get cached to improve speed. - Made it so profile pictures get compressed before caching them. - Made it so the app’s legal documents aren’t loaded unless the user actually clicks to view one of them. - Made it so I don’t unnecessarily clear and reload some SnipFics. - Made it so other users’ SnipFics aren’t reloaded every time the user goes to their profiles. - Removed unnecessary data loading when updating the user’s streak. Bug Fixes: - Made it so updates to SnipFics on the search page are reflected.