Ads now load for players who choose not to allow tracking. iOS had been blocking those ad requests, which left the banner empty. The banner on Home, the Shop, Settings and the leaderboard now shows from your first launch, instead of appearing only after your first game. Because of that, the ad consent form and Apple's tracking prompt now appear when you first open the game. You can decline either one and play exactly the same. If you already own No Ads, for example after reinstalling the game, the Shop now shows it as owned rather than offering it to you a second time.

Tide & Stone now has sound effects, added to make every board feel better to play. You can turn them off in Settings. There is music now too: a slow lo-fi loop of felt piano and brushed drums. It stays off until you turn on Music in Settings. The mode cards say what each mode is. Endless now reads "play until the board jams" rather than "clear a clean board", Daily names its single attempt, and the chapters card tells you which chapter you are on and how many boards you have cleared. VoiceOver reads full sentences on Home, the leaderboard and onboarding, where it used to read fragments stitched together with dashes. Game Center signs you in when the game opens, so your Daily and Endless scores reach the leaderboards without a trip to Settings. If you are signed out, Apple's sign-in sheet opens at launch, and you can skip it.