Ludwig is opening the doors to his Den—and Writer’s Room has a new sense of occasion. CLASSIC BOOKS. A NEW WAY TO READ. Meet Ludwig’s Den, your new home for classic literature in the language you’re learning. These simplified, abridged editions make room for the pleasure of following a longer story: getting to know its characters, wondering what happens next, and reaching the final chapter. • Start with approachable beginner editions and explore intermediate editions as your learning level allows. • Read chapter by chapter with translations, vocabulary support, and games that help you practice what you’ve just read. • Watch your progress grow across each book, revisit completed chapters, and unlock the next chapter as you finish. • Touch and hold a cover to discover more about the book and its author. • Try three introductory abridged chapters across the library, subscribe for access to the Den, or purchase an individual book. STORIES THAT FOLLOW THE SEASONS Your next adventure might begin with a Halloween mystery, a festive gathering, or a celebration you’re discovering for the first time. New themed stories bring holidays and cultural celebrations into Writer’s Room. Choose an available theme, keep your chosen characters and setting, and let the occasion inspire a new tale at your learning level. • Discover seasonal themes drawn from your native and learning languages. • Touch and hold the holiday button to explore other currently available celebrations. • Enjoy different plots as you return to a theme, with new occasions appearing throughout the year. • Read, listen, learn vocabulary, and play story games just as you do with your other tales. A classic you’ve always wanted to read. A celebration you’re curious about. A new reason to turn the page.

Ludwig has three new ways to help you make language stick: • Colors with Ludwig turns visual swatches and spoken clues into color vocabulary practice. • Numbers with Ludwig grows from everyday number recognition into currency, arithmetic, comparisons, and real-world quantity reasoning. • Dates with Ludwig uses clocks, weekdays, months, calendars, and schedules to build practical time-and-date comprehension. Test Your Might has also received a major upgrade. Choose or remix a topic, write in your target language for up to three minutes, and receive a CEFR-aligned grade with scores for grammar, vocabulary, coherence, and task completion. Ludwig now gives submission-specific feedback in your native language, logs eligible vocabulary, saves your assessment history, and adapts future story difficulty to your demonstrated level. Also new in this update: • A refreshed Ludwig's Language Games hub • Weekly Ludwig challenges with progressive goals and widgets • Spoken prompts across more language games • More adaptive River levels and story difficulty • Improved story-game reliability, reader guidance, translations, layouts, dark mode, and overall polish

Now on iPad and macOS-compatible devices! This update adds location-inspired story generation in Writer’s Room, CarPlay and background listening for Lingo Radio, the new Ludwig’s River Run mini-game, and a broad polish pass across premium audio, layouts, and story playback.