Meet your family’s new storytime companions in Version 3.0! • Create a duckling avatar with mix-and-match bodies, expressions, beaks, hats and extras • Switch readers easily from Home, Library, Discover and Favorites • Spin for a Story to find a surprise matched to your reader • Discover new fun facts with a playful card flip • Enjoy two free spins, fact rolls and avatar surprises, with a three-minute cooldown; Story Club members have unlimited uses • Download available series episodes together and choose when narration downloads automatically • Keep family recordings organized by reader • Improved iPad panels, navigation, offline badges and responsiveness

Introducing Reading Journey and a warm new dark appearance. • See reading days, completed stories, Story Time, ducklings discovered, badges, and series progress • Reading and professional narration both count toward Story Time • Enjoy dark mode by default for more comfortable evening reading • Switch between dark and light appearance anytime in Parents settings • Refined Home and Library cards keep Reading Journey and Hidden Ducklings close without crowding the screen • Includes interface polish, accessibility improvements, and reliability fixes

Introducing Reading Journey and a warm new dark appearance. • See reading days, completed stories, Story Time, ducklings discovered, badges, and series progress • Reading and professional narration both count toward Story Time • Enjoy dark mode by default for more comfortable evening reading • Switch between dark and light appearance anytime in Parents settings • Refined Home and Library cards keep Reading Journey and Hidden Ducklings close without crowding the screen • Includes interface polish, accessibility improvements, and reliability fixes

Meet Hidden Ducklings—a playful new collection game tucked inside stories and questions. Find curious eggs, hatch ducklings, unlock jokes, riddles, and fun facts, and build a collection of 100 Common, Rare, Ultra Rare, and Legendary friends. Also included: • Child-specific duckling and reading progress • Improved downloads with progress, cancel, retry, and integrity checks • Safer family recordings • Smarter story and holiday notifications • Profile editing and cleanup improvements • Accessibility and reliability fixes

Read the Tale has been completely rebuilt as a native iPhone and iPad experience—faster, smoother, and designed from the ground up for family storytime. • Explore hundreds of stories, series, and holiday collections • Read or listen to stories in our new distraction-free reader • Record stories in your own voice for your child to enjoy • Download Story Club favorites for offline reading and listening • Pick up where you left off with reading progress and “We stopped here” bookmarks • Save favorite stories and family recordings • Discover stories with the redesigned Home, Library, and Discover experiences • Personalize storytime with child profiles and reading preferences • Wind down with Bedtime Mode • Enjoy a faster, smoother experience throughout the app This is our biggest Read the Tale update yet, with a completely new experience for reading, listening, and sharing stories together.

Bugs Fixed!