Cortex is a real coach now. Hints come in two steps. First a nudge: the technique to use and where on the board to look. The exact move only if you ask. Find it yourself and it counts toward mastering that technique. A debrief when a game ends: what decided it, the lesson behind it, and what to practice next time. Every finding is checked against the actual board before Cortex says a word. A curriculum of 41 techniques across the games, with your progress in each. Three hints per puzzle, so the thinking stays yours. With Apple Intelligence, Cortex explains hints and debriefs live, in his own words. On iOS 27 the debriefs can also use Apple's Private Cloud Compute. Cortex is part of Premium. Every player gets one coached hint per puzzle to meet him. He has been waiting five versions for this. He is being very gracious about it.

Four new games. Fifteen in total. Mega Melon: drop fruit, merge it, chase the watermelon. Drop 7: pop numbered discs and set up chain reactions before the rising wall catches you. Pipes: rotate every tile until the whole grid lights up. Arrow Escape: slide every arrow out of the figure. Three hearts, no guessing. Mindrift now speaks 37 languages. Pick yours under You › App Language and it switches on the spot. All 15 games got fresh artwork, icons and tiles included. Notifications you can actually control: a daily reminder at the hour you choose, a switch for streak and comeback nudges, and a haptics toggle to go with them. The XP on your win screen is now exactly what lands in your total. Cortex learned to say hello in 37 languages. He is insufferable about it.

A quieter release. We spent it on the unglamorous stuff: rough edges, odd behavior, and the small things that made you pause. A few puzzles weren't playing fair. They've been sorted. Steadier boards, smoother screens, and fewer moments where something looked right but wasn't. Nothing new to learn. Just less standing between you and the next puzzle. Cortex supervised throughout. His contribution was mostly moral support.

A quieter release. We spent it on the unglamorous stuff: rough edges, odd behavior, and the small things that made you pause. A few puzzles weren't playing fair. They've been sorted. Steadier boards, smoother screens, and fewer moments where something looked right but wasn't. Nothing new to learn. Just less standing between you and the next puzzle. Cortex supervised throughout. His contribution was mostly moral support.

Tetris is here. Full 10x20 board, ghost piece, tap to rotate, drag to move. The classic, exactly how you remember it. Wins finally feel like wins. New "You Win!" screen with a giant gold trophy, animated stars, and confetti tuned to each game's colors. Smarter notifications. Cortex learned when you actually play and only nudges you then, no random 3 a.m. buzzes. Streak about to lapse? You'll know. Pattern Memory got softer, more distinguishable colors. The old ones were a bit much. (Your word, not ours.) Color Flow drag glitches are gone, plus a clear "fill the rest" banner when you're one cell short of winning. 3 free hints per day in Number Match, for the moments your brain just won't. Sharper artwork on every game tile, cleaner win animations, faster difficulty switching, no more "FLAWLESS" text clipping. Cortex is now taking review applications. Position: 5-Star Reviewer. Qualifications: thumb.