Made for little bubble fans! • Practice mode — slow & easy, no timer, no lives. Just pop and learn! • How to Play tips when you first open the app • Cheerful “Play again!” messages after every round • Bigger taps in Practice so small fingers can score more easily Have fun — you’re a bubble star!

Bubble Popper 3.0 is here! NEW GAME MODES • Blitz — 60 seconds of high-speed mayhem • Zen — endless, relaxing bubble popping POWER-UP BUBBLES • Bomb — blast nearby bubbles • Rainbow — clear the whole screen • Freeze — slow time for 4 seconds • Star — ×3 score for 5 seconds ACHIEVEMENTS • 14 badges to unlock — track your progress in the new Achievements page PLUS • Redesigned mode picker (Time · Arcade · Blitz · Zen) • Richer haptics and power-up sounds • Smoother gameplay — no more mid-round pauses or screen jumps in Arcade

[2.1.1] (2026-05-16) — current App Store release Added: Arcade level-up playfield clear, green bubble rules (any level/lives, single tap, life vs 20 pts) Changed: Arcade intro text, leaderboard refresh on start, pause-only Restart/Quit, tap responsiveness Fixed: Restart/Quit visible during play; version bump note for App Store (2.1.1 vs closed 2.1.0 train)

## [2.1.0] - 2026-05-07 Refreshed semi-realistic bubble graphics with softer glass-like highlights. New app icon matching the updated visual style. 2-tap bubbles now visibly crack apart after the first tap. Improved bubble pop sound with a playful cartoon “ploop” effect. Smoother animated background and better performance. New App Store screenshots prepared for the 6.5" display size.

## [2.0.0] - 2026-05-04 ### Added - **Arcade** mode: **5 lives**, difficulty that ramps by score tier (speed increases about **15%** per tier), and a **level-up** pause with a **3 → 2 → 1** countdown before play resumes. - **Green bubbles** (Arcade): **two taps** to pop; when conditions are met they can **restore one life** (capped at the maximum). Green bubbles appear only after the run has reached a minimum level and lives are below full. - **Arcade intro** screen before a run: menu-style background, scoring summary, **Back**, and **Start!** - **Mode-based local leaderboards:** scores are stored **per game mode** (Time Limit vs Arcade), with storage migration for existing installs. - **Game Center** leaderboard identifiers aligned **per mode** (Time Limit vs Arcade) for submissions and lookups. ### Changed - **Time Limit** mode uses a **30 second** round at **medium** pacing (single timed experience; separate from Arcade). - Main menu **Top 3 scores** card uses a **compact height** that follows content instead of a tall fixed list area. - **Friends** row on the main menu: title and navigation only (extra subtitle text removed). - Menu subtitles: Time Limit shows **“30 sec”**; Arcade shows the mode label. ### Fixed - Avoids excess empty space in the main menu **Top 3 scores** panel when fewer than three scores exist.

## [1.4.1] - 2026-05-01 ### Added - **Settings → Bubble Popper:** **Restrict Game Center & online scores** (via bundled Settings pane). When on: hides the friends leaderboard, avoids Game Center activation from the menu, and skips Game Center score submission; **local top scores** are unchanged. - Optional **4-digit PIN** stored on device (hashed); manage under **Parental PIN…** below the version on the main menu (create, change, remove PIN, and **Open Settings** for the restriction toggle). ## [1.4.0] - 2026-04-29 ### Added - Game Center artwork exports for App Store Connect workflows, including friends/challenge images and upload-ready variants. - Explicit custom font registration on app launch for bundled Fredoka font files. ### Changed - Main UI typography updated to a more playful cartoon style using Fredoka (titles, menu controls, score/time, and leaderboard text). - Round length selection tiles resized with a compact layout for better use of menu space. - Project versioning advanced for release prep (marketing version and build metadata updates). ### Fixed - Resolved custom font fallback issue by replacing invalid font assets and using valid PostScript font names. - Corrected `choiceBox` view return behavior so the app compiles cleanly after compact layout changes. - Normalized Game Center image exports to App Store Connect-safe RGB formats (no transparency).

## [1.2.0] - 2026-04-28 ### Added - Game Center integration for authentication, score submission, and friends-only leaderboard loading. - Dedicated **Friends leaderboard** page opened from the main menu, with a **Back to main menu** control. - In-app **Open Game Center** action from the friends leaderboard section. - Leaderboard ID mapping by mode (`duration + speed`) for Game Center submissions and lookups. ### Changed - Main menu title styling updated to a **blue -> pink gradient**. - Main menu title area simplified by removing the points/rules subtitle. - Main menu and friends leaderboard pages now use the animated gameplay-style background treatment. - Main menu flow now navigates to a separate Game Center leaderboard screen instead of showing it inline. ### Fixed - Corrected GameKit leaderboard API usage so friends leaderboard loading compiles and works with current SDK signatures. - Friends leaderboard panel keeps a consistent height across loading, empty, error, and populated states (no auto-resize). - Local **Top scores** panel on the main screen keeps a consistent height when there are no entries.

- Added a Top Scores section on the main screen (shows top 3 for selected round length). - Updated scoring: 2-tap bubbles now give 2x points. - Improved in-game score hint text: Blue 1 · Pink 5 · 2-tap bubbles: 2x points. - Refined main screen layout to fit on one screen (no scrolling needed). - Main menu now defaults to Medium game speed.