The biggest update since launch — Practice Mode has been rebuilt, and Challenge, Review, and the AI tutor all got sharper. PRACTICE MODE, REBUILT • New Settings on the Practice hub — tap the gear to set everything up before you start • Choose your question pool: all questions, only ones you've missed, or only ones you've mastered • Pick any mix of Easy, Medium, and Hard • Session lengths now match what's actually in your pool, so you never get a short set by surprise • Each category tile shows how many questions are available in the pool you picked • Hold to clear a question instead of mastering it • Reset every Practice setting back to default in one tap CHALLENGE MODE • Tap the info button on any rank to see what that rank covers — on your current rank and in All ranks • Your set size (10–50) is now remembered between sessions • Rank progress bars fill in as the screen opens REVIEW & AI • Press and hold the arrows to scroll through long AI explanations • Cut-off explanations are no longer saved, so you never reopen a half-finished answer • The AI Tutor keeps your question on screen with its reply, in a warmer tone • Clearer counts for remaining questions and follow-ups LOOK & FEEL • New opening animation with the CertamenPrep motto • Refreshed fonts, Home stats layout, and category tiles • Splash screen now matches the app icon • Soft drifting cloth texture behind the parchment STABILITY & POLISH • If your data fails to load, you now get a clear reload prompt instead of an empty screen • Official Google and Apple sign-in buttons • Clearer prompts about what Guest Mode can and can't do • Better iPad scaling, plus an exit button during sets • Deleting your account now wipes everything, on device and in the cloud Good luck climbing the ranks. Vale!

A major update to CertamenPrep — how you study for Certamen has been rebuilt from the ground up. NEW LOOK • Fresh app icon and name: CertamenPrep • Four tabs: Home, Challenge, Review, and Practice • Swipe left or right to switch tabs quickly CHALLENGE MODE — your main path to rank up • Questions appear letter-by-letter, like a real Certamen toss-up • Buzz in once the full clue appears, then answer before time runs out • Work through sets of 10–50 questions and climb 11 Roman ranks, from Miles to Legatus Legionis • Track mastered questions, progress in your current rank, and what still needs review on Home • Finish a set for a clear summary: mastered, correct, and wrong • Build a daily streak by playing Challenge Mode each day • Earn today's streak and celebrate with confetti and a Roman-themed message PRACTICE MODE — stress-free studying • Six categories: Mythology, History, Language, Literature, Culture & Life, and Living Latin • Same typewriter questions and buzz-in timing as Challenge Mode • Misses here don't add to Review — great for warming up or trying a new topic • Hold the star on a correct answer to mark it mastered • New end-of-session screen shows how many you mastered and how many you missed REVIEW MODE — fix your mistakes • Miss a question in Challenge Mode? It goes to Review automatically • Work through everything you got wrong, category by category • Master a question in Review to remove it from your wrong list • Clearer on-screen tips explain how Review works HOME SCREEN • See your rank, progress bar, mastered count, remaining questions, review count, and streak at a glance • Streak counter uses your device's local time — midnight to midnight, where you are • "Start your Daily Challenge!" jumps straight into Challenge Mode • Sign in with Google or Apple to save progress; continue as Guest to try Practice • Log out or delete your account from Home when you need to POLISH & FIXES • Smoother buttons and clearer labels throughout • More accurate wrong-question counts on Home (Practice no longer mixed in) • Set length stays at the size you picked • Optional rating prompt after your first completed set, then at mastered milestones Good luck climbing the ranks. Vale!

AI Explanations + Follow-Up Tutoring Tap "Explain with AI" on any review question to get a clear, context-aware explanation of why the correct answer is right. Not satisfied? Ask up to 2 follow-up questions per day and get conversational answers from your personal Latin tutor. Smarter and Faster Explanations are cached — so popular questions load instantly without burning your daily quota. The AI uses the best available model automatically, with graceful fallback so you're never left waiting. Bug Fixes and Reliability General stability improvements and smoother error handling throughout the app.