Straightened a couple of crooked frames in the gallery — nothing major, just a few things sitting where they shouldn't. Back to your turn! — Penelope

Tidied up the studio between rounds — fresh paper, sharpened pencils, dusted the canvases. Nothing flashy this time, just everything feeling a touch smoother. Now — your turn to draw! — Penelope

Drawing Packs are here! Themed word collections to spice up your duels — kick off with Summer Escape, free for everyone until September. Premium players also get 5 streak shields a month (up from 1) — sleep in, we've got you. — Penelope

Tidied your drawings. Built a gallery. Got a shield for your streaks. I'm exhausted, frankly!

Spent the morning sorting my crayons by mood. Don't ask. Back to drawing!

Penelope here! A shiny new profile header with a progress bar to your next level — and you can now watch live when friends are drawing or squinting at your masterpiece. Bonus: the Start/Draw/Guess buttons jump straight to the action!

Hey! Pull to refresh and watch me wave — wrong guesses now shake (oof) — and invites finally include your nickname so friends can find you. Keep the streak alive! Love, Penelope

Hey, Penelope here. Gave the app a bit of a glow-up — your profile, your friends, and the list all look much nicer now. My drawings are less mysterious too. Pinky promise.

Hi, Penelope here. This update: • I learnt to chat. Expect mild nonsense and the occasional pencil pun. • Push notifications now behave when the app is open on iPhone. That wasn't working. I'd rather we didn't dwell on it. • If you just finished a duel, you won't also get a push about finishing the duel. You were there. We know. Go doodle something.

Pick any colour straight from your drawing with the new eyedropper tool! Penelope's also become a more generous opponent, and we'll give you a friendly nudge if a friend is waiting for your turn. Keep doodling!

Your drawings just got an upgrade. Pinch to zoom for details, long-press to fill areas with colour, and slide through a full rainbow to pick the perfect shade. Oh, and now you can trash-talk your opponent after the duel.

Get 3 chances to guess instead of 1 — no more losing a streak over a typo! Penelope got smarter (and less stubborn), your first duels start with easier words, and stale duels now clean themselves up. Oh, and we finally learned to ask nicely for ratings.

Get 3 chances to guess instead of 1 — no more losing a streak over a typo!

Can't draw a giraffe? Swap your word for a new one (once per turn, no cheating). Also: we taught the game to forgive your typos, added a profanity filter for you creative nickname folks, and dialled back the ads a notch!

Polished screens, smarter notifications, and friendlier error messages. Your streaks are safer now — you're welcome.

The app now starts faster than your friend can guess "cat"

Friends list got a glow-up! The keyboard no longer photobombs your search results when adding mates.

Confetti wins, spicier result screens, and a language flag picker. Penelope also learnt to spell. Go draw!

Penelope's been practising — her drawings are better and she's picked up a few new languages. The app loads faster, and tapping notifications now takes you where you need to go.

We've been drawing up some improvements behind the scenes — faster load times, smoother login, and a few less sketchy bugs!

Drawn bug and performance fixes..