uploads that survive a bad connection a reliability release for sending a clip, and a rebuilt detailed report. • uploads now go in pieces, so a dropped connection picks up where it left off instead of losing the whole clip • the analysing screen no longer sits at 99% in silence when the network goes away — it waits a sensible time, then tells you what happened • if your phone stops recording part-way through, the app notices and says so, instead of reporting later that you didn't speak • uploading and analysing are both time-bounded now, so a problem ends in a clear message rather than a screen that never moves • fixed a rare freeze when going back into the analysing screen after a result was already in • the detailed report is rebuilt as a proper document: it prints what you said, charts how the clip ran from start to finish, and shows where your score sits among other speakers • open it from “view detailed report”, now just under the feedback on each breakdown • the report adds a glossary, a page on what the numbers mean and what the report is not, and a notice on every sheet • Acey now waves hello in the greeting on home • when purchases are turned off on a device, the message now says where to look: its content restrictions, and whether you're signed in to the store

everything arrives, nothing snaps a full pass of motion across the app, and a rebuilt training plan card on home. • profile and the challenge tab now glide into place the way home always did, instead of appearing flat • the training plan card on home is rebuilt — a title band, a dial that carries how far along you are, and your goal as the headline. icons stand in for the category words, so the numbers read at a glance • the gap between the latest score card and the plan card is back to the spacing every other pair on home uses • a personal best on your breakdown now lands like one: the ribbon springs in, the medal spins, and a short sparkle fires • the breakdown's rating pill stamps in, and the well-done chips arrive one at a time rather than all at once • award medallions carry a ring that traces the badge and fills toward the next tier, so you can see how close you are without opening anything • group battle results play out — the pedestals rise third, second, first, the scores roll up, and the winner sparks. the leaderboard podium builds the same way • follow someone from search and the button answers immediately: the add pill dissolves into a check, pops, and taps back • the battles hub shows which way your Elo just moved after a rated battle, and the home leaderboard marks it when you have climbed places this month • read-along runs a soft spotlight behind the line you are on, and it travels down the script with you • read-along offers Simplified Chinese beside Traditional, and picks Simplified for you if that is how your phone is set • the friend and opponent pickers reclaim a row: the count moved into the next button, and the list now runs to the bottom of the screen • the battle reveal pairs both view buttons in one row when both breakdowns are unlocked • every one of these respects reduced motion — turn it on and you get the finished state straight away, with nothing travelling • 77 unused pieces of text removed from the app's translation files

practise together, and alerts that land where they should you and a friend can now share one weekly goal — and the notifications you already get finally open the right thing. • "this week together" — a weekly practice goal shared with a friend you already have a streak pact with. one bar, both your practices, and you can still see which half is yours • nothing to set up: if you have an accepted pact, the goal is already there, above your pacts on the friends tab • after a practice, the shared number moves while you are looking at it • league alerts — crossing a tier, a season result, or the season's closing hours — now open the league on home, instead of the score board • tap a friend's notification and it opens that exact moment, instead of dropping you on a feed • cheer a friend straight from the notification, without opening the app • a streak invite that arrives while the app is closed now shows on the app icon, not only on the bell • turned notifications down and changed your mind? the notice now takes you back to settings • screens settle into place instead of snapping into it — home, your plan, battles, progress, your quota bars and the paywall • the signup date-of-birth picker no longer refuses a birthday • four pieces of Chinese that were still appearing in English are now translated

your answers now shape the plan your training plan asked six questions in the last release. now it uses every one of them. • the plan is built from what you actually said — what you want most, the situations you speak in, and what trips you up when you get there • a big day coming? the card counts down to it, shows which phase you are in, and hands you that day's practice with one tap • every practice now opens with one thing to work on, on one of the five things we score — a cue, not a lecture • your streak fills in a month calendar, and the goal bar aims at the run of days you chose for yourself • choosing who you face and choosing a topic are two clear steps now, and they look the same whether it is one friend, a group, or a battle already waiting • finding a friend is one search box, and you can clear it • lists show their shape while they load instead of a spinner • your breakdown now names what your content did well, not only your delivery • the get-ready caption says which kind of practice you are about to start

a plan to follow, and a gentler start your training plan now asks six short questions instead of two, and the card it builds shows your real numbers rather than a target alone. there is a second way into it from your profile. we ask who is speaking before the first lesson. a young speaker gets a calmer first run — the lesson says relax, this is meant to be fun, no rush and no perfect take — and the stage offers a breath before a take instead of asking someone to talk the moment it opens. nobody has to find a setting for it. • every list now shows its shape while it loads, instead of a blank screen: history, reviews, the leaderboard, the awards shelf, your collection, progress and the streak page • pull to refresh on your reviews • cheers from the same person gather into one row, with a count of how many • speak freely for up to 120 seconds • when a practice cannot be sent, the reason on screen now matches the real reason — a used-up allowance no longer looks like a hardware fault • the challenge picker lists everyone you can actually challenge • your nightly practice reminder now arrives at the hour you chose, instead of a fixed one — so it no longer lands hours away from your own reminder • four icon-only controls that a screen reader announced only as "button" now say what they do • secret topic keeps the back arrow while the prompt is still hidden, and no longer promises thinking time it does not give

give yourself something to chase • my training plan: tell acespeak what you're after — practise more often, lift one skill, or raise your best score — and it picks one number for you to chase, with the days left showing on your home screen • secret topic: the prompt stays hidden until you press start, so you answer it cold. on your own, in a challenge, or in a group — nobody sees it before their turn • what you said: your breakdown now judges the substance of your talk, apart from how you delivered it. it does not change your score • choose how long a take runs when you challenge someone, the way a group creator already could • join a group battle after the window has closed • pull to refresh — home, profile, friends, streak, awards, leaderboard, history and announcements • the analyze screen has a way out, tells you where it is up to, and you can aim the spotlight • a friend streak celebration now says who it is with • every remaining empty screen says what belongs there • long lists build as you scroll, so friends and battles open faster • fixed: signing out no longer leaves your details behind for the next person to sign in • fixed: tapping "write your own" in a group no longer loops the create sheet • fixed: the leaderboard title now comes from the server's window rather than the phone's clock • fixed: messages no longer hide behind the tab bar

acespeak moves now • every win lands: awards, avatar unlocks and streaks now celebrate, instead of flipping over in silence • acey turns up in six new poses, at the three moments acespeak used to go quiet on you • screens fill in as they load — 44 places that used to spin at you now show you the shape of what is coming • every press answers back, with a feel chosen for what it does rather than one tap for all 154 of them • your first run walks you in, rather than leaving you on the home screen to work it out • empty screens say what belongs there, so a blank list is never a dead end • the streak card reads your whole day at a glance, across six states that escalate as the day runs out • the streak flame is redrawn and moves, and your number flips over instead of sitting still • your score breakdown counts up, and the five axis badges pop at their points • the leaderboard arrives as one sweep, and your feed has a drawn mark for each kind of thing that happened • find people worth following, right in the feed that needs them • ask a friend to start a streak with you • choose whether to hear that a freeze saved your streak • turn on reduce motion in iOS settings and acespeak follows it, on every screen • fixed: a pasted battle invite creates the battle again • fixed: shared cards no longer lose their body typeface

your notifications take you to the right place • fixed on iphone: tapping a notification opened the home screen instead of the thing it was about — a streak invite, a challenge, a finished score. they all land where they belong now • "your analysis is ready" opens that analysis, rather than leaving you to go looking for it • a friend streak invite now waits for you in what's new, with a dot on the bell — miss the notification and it is still there • see who cheered you: the feed carries the cheers on your own moments, and the friends tab shows a dot when something new has arrived • share a moment from your feed, the same way you share a score • see the card before you post it — sharing a score, an award or a battle now shows you a preview first • an award you have just earned now says so, instead of appearing quietly on your shelf • your friend streaks always show on your profile now, and tap through to the friends tab • friends show the avatar they chose, everywhere they appear • battles: the hub lists load in pages instead of stopping at the first few, and the friend picker finds everyone you follow • invites: a permanent place to enter a code, scan a friend's code right where you are asked for one, and skipping the step no longer loses the credit • fixed: background music no longer plays under a replay after you leave and come back

smaller buttons, clearer battles • tapping watch on a group battle no longer opens the lens by mistake — it asks the other person to share first, as it was always meant to • secondary buttons are just their icon now: delete, copy, share, back, rematch and the rest. the same actions with less furniture around them, and every one still names itself to a screen reader • a battle screen shows every opponent, not just the first • challenging several people at once stays a single row until the battles settle, instead of filling your list • practices you did for a battle or a group battle are tagged as such in your practice diary • if a clip has no speech in it — singing, music, silence — the message now says so plainly instead of failing vaguely

made for the bigger screen • the tablet layout is finished: a list on one side and what you picked beside it, across your battles, your group battles and your settings • sign-in and sign-up forms sit centred instead of stretching the full width of the screen • your collection caps its columns, so performers stay a comfortable size instead of shrinking to fit • on a tablet the lens keeps all of you in frame — it used to crop you out of your own practice • an ended group battle no longer asks you to take your turn • the group creator's ring sits outside their avatar, so their face is never clipped

your group battles, all in one place • a new home for group battles, with tabs for all, in progress and ended, and the newest at the top • the group card on home now carries the number of battles still waiting on you • nobody sees a practice you have not agreed to share — the podium asks first, every time • leave a group you are finished with, behind a confirm step so it never happens by accident • see everyone's avatar on the hub row, and add more people to a battle you started • acespeak is a real ipad companion now: it turns, it shares the screen, and a list sits beside its detail on your diary and your awards • new controls under profile, data and privacy: turn product analytics off, turn crash diagnostics off, or take back your consent to ai analysis • tapping a notification opens the exact thing it is about — the battle, the breakdown, or the review • signing up now asks your date of birth, because acespeak is for 13 and over • "practice history" is now your practice diary, and the paywall and password screens speak your language instead of the store's

one topic, up to ten of you, one podium • start a group battle: everyone answers the same topic, speaks their own take, and the podium ranks you all when the clock runs out • scores unseal once two of you have spoken — speaking is consent to be ranked, and a full breakdown still needs both sides to agree • pick up to ten people at once on a challenge — one take answers every one of them • the avatar you chose now rides your invite, your qr code and every card you share • see who started following you, right in your activity • report a topic that shouldn't have been sent, in a group as well as a duel • a take is spoken here, in the moment — that is what keeps a score honest • your battles survive a language change, and the tournament card reads the same elo as everywhere else

hand a battle to someone who isn't here yet • send a battle invite by link or code — they arrive to a duel already waiting, with your score on it • write your own topic instead of taking ours (max and master), and report one that shouldn't have been sent • no friend free? online match finds you someone to face • swipe your pending battles to pick the next one, or search the challenge list • the battles hub has tabs now, and the tournament board shows the top fifteen • a word of encouragement while the clock runs down • a tidier battle page

three releases in one — the august tournament, a partner to read with, and the coaching behind every score. the monthly tournament — august is the first one • every battle now moves your elo, and the tournament card on your home screen shows where you stand • tier medals from bronze to master, with the top ten in view • finalist keepsakes stay on your card once the month closes someone to read with • read-along scenarios now have a scene partner who plays the other role • partner practice reminders bring their face with them the coaching behind every score • tap any score in your breakdown and the full guide for it opens • each guide says why the category matters and how to lift it, with your score up top a new top tier • master joins pro and max — the top tier, all of it included battles • an invite is battle-or-concede: no accept step, just take your turn • an animated winner reveal, both scores side by side, with your elo change • agree once to see each other's full breakdowns, and it stays agreed • the leaderboard names the month it means everything else • read-along keeps honest time — the picker matches the real script • an honours shelf in your collection for supporters • streaks follow your own midnight, wherever you are • a nudge that arrives while you are here now shows up, instead of passing silently • invite links open properly from a chat, and a scanned code credits the friend who sent it this release needs iOS 15 or later.

what's new since your last update — three releases in one. friends and profiles • tap anyone in a battle, the leaderboard or your friends list to open their profile • see their week against yours on one chart, plus their plan, streak and join year • friend streaks: invite a friend, agree a target, and keep a streak alive together • wave at a friend who has not practised yet — one tap, nothing to type achievements • 100 awards across ten families, unlocked as you practise, and a monthly badge for every month you show up • pin the award you are proudest of so it sits beside your avatar • wear any avatar you own across the app, and read each one's story in your collection battles • see the score you have to beat before you start • share your battle breakdown with an opponent, and take it back any time • a walkover now explains itself instead of showing a blank result your report • a personal-best medal on every category you beat, and a glow on your strongest scores • the detailed report is redesigned for A4 — made to print, not a blown-up screen and the small things • streak reminders use your name and can break through Focus • an invite link opens straight in the app • the screen stays awake while the camera is on thanks for practising with us — tell us what you want next.

practise with a friend • friend streaks — invite a friend to share a streak, choose how many days you are both aiming for, and keep it going together • send a wave — give a friend a one-tap reminder if they have not practised yet; no message to write, and limited to once a day • see your friends’ streaks — find everyone’s flames in the new FRIENDS tab on your streak page and on your profile • celebrate your practice — after you finish, see your current streak, next milestone, and progress towards your next streak freeze • easier invite sharing — share your invite link from more places in the app and find your own handle more easily • fixes and polish — improved the detailed-report PDF, profile experience, and layouts throughout the app Thanks for practising with us — tell us what you’d like to see next.

a coach in your pocket • Max Review — send a speech to a real coach and get personal tips back within 5 days, then read their notes right on your breakdown (Max plan) • streaks — tap your streak on the home screen for a calendar of every day you practised, your milestones, and your streak freezes • the collection — unlock characters as your scores climb, with a hidden shelf for the ones you find along the way • music and sound effects throughout the app, including while your speech is being analysed • fixed: the mascot's verdict on each part of your speech now matches your real result • fixed: the two start buttons no longer overflow on a small phone at large text sizes • steadier notifications, and several fixes to the announcements feed thanks for practising with us — tell us what you want next.

news, and a fairer fight • announcements — a new feed for what's new, with a bell on the home screen • battles: record in the app, or enter a clip you already have • battles: concede a battle you can't get to, instead of leaving a friend waiting on a take that isn't coming • your personal best now gets a medal on the score screen • fixed: the battles hub could spin forever instead of loading • fixed: the waiting screen kept saying "sealed" after a battle had finished • fixed: having a battle running no longer blocks the other practice modes thanks for practising with us — tell us what you want next.

battle a friend • battles — challenge a friend you follow, you both get the same topic and 48 hours • neither of you sees a score until both takes are in — then your two pentagons overlay and the five scores play out as five rounds • add a recovery email in your profile, so you can get back in if you forget your password • "forgot password?" now resets it for you with a code, instead of emailing a human • today's topic — record straight in the app against the day's prompt, in 40, 60 or 90 seconds • read-along: make the script bigger or smaller while you read • the leaderboard can show just your friends, so you can see who you're actually chasing • acespeak now opens in your phone's language — cantonese included • clearer messages when something goes wrong, and better spacing in chinese transcripts thanks for practising with us — tell us what you want next.

practise with your friends • follow your friends — find them by username, share your invite code, or scan theirs • see which of your contacts already use acespeak — optional, and we never store them • meet acey, your practice coach — reminders now come in acey's voice, only on days you haven't practised • streak saver — a last call before midnight so a streak never lapses by accident • smart scheduling — we learn when you actually practise and remind you then • every notification has its own switch, so you keep the ones you want • your transcript now marks the words that came out unclear, so you know what to enunciate • your world rank and personal best now sit on the home screen • read-along and stability fixes thanks for practising with us — tell us what you want next.

new: read-along mode practice speaking with a built-in teleprompter — read a script aloud while the app records you, then get scored the same way as your uploads. pick the script type and length to match how long you want to practice. also in this update: • clearer prompts so you can try new modes at a glance • smoother subscription and upload flow • a reminder that your clips stay private to you

practice made clearer • new here? a quick in-app walkthrough now shows you how acespeak works • your profile now charts your total score over time, for every plan • clearer feedback when a clip can't be scored • polish and stability fixes