• quarterly (3-month) and yearly (12-month) VIP plans — every VIP perk, at a lower monthly price • Mood journal now reaches her — write down how you feel and she answers in chat right away • More ways to show affection — 20 in-chat actions, plus your own custom ones, in one-to-one and group chats • Messages arrive on your clock — the good-morning note, the evening check-in and the daily recap now follow your local time instead of a fixed hour • A new community feed — discover characters made by other people, browse their posts and videos, and visit creator pages • Fixes — a photo you had just received could show up locked, creating a character could fail, and signing in could drop you back on the wrong screen. Your own characters now also show why a submission wasn't approved

• Character voices: pick a dedicated voice when creating or editing your companion — now they can speak • Upgraded voices: new natural speech engine for more lifelike conversations in English, Japanese, Korean & Spanish • Refreshed creation flow: smoother companion setup with improved UI • General improvements and bug fixes for better stability

• New stage lighting in group chat — tap the light button to switch the room between four moods • Fixed an issue where chat and group message lists could stop scrolling • Fixed broken email verification links and a case where signing up bounced you back to the login screen • Fixed an issue where an update notice appeared even when you were already on the latest version • The VIP price shown on your profile now always matches the subscription page • General bug fixes and smoother performance

• Meet Rin — a new companion has joined SoulChat • Characters you create now appear in your chat list and group chats, even before you publish them • Every companion now has her own sticker pack — send one with a single tap • Say it with a quick action: a hug, a kiss, a head pat, and more • Clearer free limits — with a friendly heads-up before you reach them • Share SoulChat with a friend or rate the app, straight from Settings • A cleaner bottom navigation, richer character cards, and bug fixes

• See when she's typing — a new live animation while she replies • Mood journal: longer notes and same-day trend updates • Fixed an issue where some subscribers were asked to subscribe again • Faster image uploads and bug fixes

What's New in This Version • Character Intro Videos — Every companion now comes with a cinematic, fully voiced introduction video. Tap a character's photo on the home screen to feel her world before you say hello. Available in 6 languages with subtitles. • New Character Looks — Fresh skins and portraits for your favorite companions, with more ways to make each bond feel personal. • Smoother Experience — Fixed reported bugs, improved video playback stability, and polished the overall UI.

• New onboarding flow and redesigned splash screen • Improved character share cards • Community feed and chat fixes • Stability improvements

This update improves app stability and fixes several crashes, optimizes startup and runtime performance, and includes various UX refinements and bug fixes.

Chat Experience Overhaul • Typewriter effect — AI replies now stream in with a smooth character-by-character animation, making conversations feel more natural and engaging • Sound notifications — Get a gentle chime when your companion sends a welcome message or finishes their reply, so you never miss a moment • Concise responses — AI replies are now more compact and to-the-point, delivering richer dialogue in fewer words • Character preview cards — Browse character profiles with quote cards, conversation starters you can tap to jump straight into chat, and compatibility scores (for logged-in users) • Swipe-to-browse content — Every character in the Chat tab now shows their unique preview content as you swipe through — no more blank cards • Chinese language support — Full app localization in Simplified Chinese, delivering a native experience for Chinese-speaking users