Guess the Album A new daily game on the Play tab. Name the album from its tracklist, features, artist and cover. The fewer clues you need, the more Notes you win. Keep your streak, climb the rankings or play Unlimited for practice. The NoteBoxd Blog News, features and staff picks from the team. Find it on Home and in Community, then like, comment and share. Pick up where you left off Group chats now open at your first unread message. Notifications take you there Tap a notification to go straight to what it’s about. Changed your mind? You can now change your vote in Would You Rather and Keep 3, Delete 1. Round of 16 The Album and Artist brackets each have their own card on the Play tab. Plus a refreshed Community feed and bug fixes.

Venue reviews Rate the venues you've seen shows at: sound, atmosphere, view, the bar and getting there. Every venue has its own page with scores and reviews, and after a concert review you can review the venue in one tap. Two Hot Takes a day There's now a Mainstream and an Underground hot take every day, each with its own vote and results. When you suggest a hot take, you choose which one it's for. Tier lists, everywhere Create a tier list straight from the + button, and browse or search tier lists from the Reviews and Search tabs. Cleaner Reviews and Search New filter chips switch between Albums, Tracks, Tier Lists, Concerts and Venues, the top bar stays put when you scroll or refresh, and the new green + button makes it quicker to post a review. Plus bug fixes and performance improvements.

Play: the Leaderboards tab is now Play. Every game is in one place: Follow That Tune, Round of 16, Higher or Lower, Would You Rather, and Keep 3, Delete 1. Each one shows how you did today. Switch to Rankings to see who's on top. ("Artists Seen" is now called Concert Goers.) Noted: every Monday you get your week in music, and at the start of each month your month. You'll see your reviews, your highest and lowest rated, your top artist, your most-liked review, games played, Notes earned and more. Save it to your photos for your Story, or send it straight to a chat so your friends can play through it. Past weeks and months stay on your profile. Round of 16: each week, the most-reviewed albums and artists on NoteBoxd go head to head. Vote in every round, change your mind until it closes, and earn Notes when your picks win. Champions get crowned at the end of the week. (Kicking off soon, watch for the notification.) General Discussion: a chat for everyone on NoteBoxd. Talk music, send polls, and share reviews, tier lists and your Noted. Your event chats are listed alongside it with unread counts. Notifications are off until you tap the bell. Edit comments and messages: fix a typo in any comment or chat message you've sent. People will see that it was edited. Drafts: start a review, concert review or tier list and come back to it later. Everything saves as you go, and your drafts live on your profile. Better Search: see what's trending on NoteBoxd today, this week or this month before you type, and get back to your recent searches. Profiles: a new Tier Lists tab, your Community posts and comments in one place, and the Edit Profile button is now at the top where you can reach it. Also: - Search the Community feed. - Sort and filter your Artist Tracker. - A cleaner Home screen: games have moved to Play, and your chats are in Group Chats. - Times after midnight now show properly (00:27, not 0:27).

Rate every track Score each song on an album, and we'll average them into your album score. It's optional, so you can still give one overall score. You can share your track-by-track breakdown as a card. Group chats, upgraded Share reviews, tier lists, community posts, albums, artists, lists and game results straight into your group chats. Start a quick either/or poll and watch the votes come in live. More reactions: thumbs up and thumbs down join the lineup, or tap + to react with any emoji. Tier lists Rank an album's tracks: pick an album and every song loads in, ready to rank from S to F. Rank It Yourself: see a tier list you disagree with? Copy it and rank the same picks your own way. Names now appear under every item, including on shared images. Concert photos Add up to 4 photos to your concert reviews so everyone can see what the show was like. Community on Home The week's top Community posts now appear right on Home, so it's easier to jump into the conversation or share your own post. Followers Get notified when someone follows you, with a Follow Back button. Several new followers in a row come as one notification, not a flood. Remove a follower from your Followers list without blocking them. They won't be notified. Tasks & rewards Get a heads-up the moment new weekly and monthly tasks go live. We'll remind you before the reset if you've finished tasks but haven't claimed your Notes, so you don't lose them. Profile Your Reviews count and average score now include album, track and concert reviews. Fixes Fixed a bug where your message could stay in the chat box after sending, which led to the same message being sent twice.

Tier Lists are here Rank your favorite albums, artists or songs from S to F, then share your list. You can like, comment on and @mention friends on other people's lists. You'll find them on Home and on every profile. New game: Higher or Lower Guess whether the next rating is higher or lower. Every right answer earns 10 points, and one wrong guess ends the game. Try to top the new leaderboard. Weekly & monthly tasks There are now bigger goals next to the daily tasks. Finish them to earn Notes. Daily streaks Open NoteBoxd every day and earn 3 Notes every third day. We'll remind you before your streak runs out. More notifications Get notified when you win Notes on a leaderboard, and when people like, comment on or mention you in a tier list. A fresher Home All the games now sit together in one place, tier lists have their own section, and the "See All" buttons are easier to tap. Fixes & improvements NoteBoxd now always uses dark mode, even when your phone is in light mode. Shared profile cards now show the NoteBoxd logo. Daily tasks are easier to read. Lots of smaller fixes.

New in 1.17 Two new games • Would You Rather: pick between two artists, albums or tracks, then see how everyone voted. • Keep 3, Delete 1: four picks, one has to go. See what everyone else got rid of. • Hit Play to go through them one at a time, or post your own. Your posts go live straight away. Past Hot Takes • Missed a Hot Take of the Day? Browse every previous one, see the results and cast your vote. • Only today's Hot Take earns a Note, and late votes don't change past results. A cleaner Home screen • Related sections are grouped together, so there's less scrolling to get to your reviews, albums, crates, concerts and leaderboards. Apple Music links • Tap "Listen on Apple Music" to jump straight to any artist, album or track. Plus performance improvements and bug fixes.

Follow That Tune Hear a short clip and name the song. Each clip starts at 1 second, and you can unlock more (up to 16s). The sooner you guess, the more you score. There are 10 songs per game. • Play Top Charts (All, Hip-Hop, R&B, Metal, Rock, Alternative), songs from albums you've rated 8/10 or higher, Community picks, or any artist or album • Type your guess or pick it from Apple Music suggestions. Small typos are fine. • Climb the daily, weekly and monthly leaderboards and win Notes • Suggest songs for the Community mode and get credited when they're played • Share your results as a spoiler-free emoji grid Artist Pages See an artist's NoteBoxd ratings across albums, tracks and concerts, their top-rated work, the latest reviews and how many members have seen them live. To open one, tap an artist on any review or event page, or search for them in the Music tab. Quality of Life Music search now shows artists as well as albums.

More ways to rate Rate albums with half stars, or score them from 1 to 10 with decimals. Pick the rating style you prefer in your Profile Settings Leaderboards A new Leaderboards tab in the navigation bar. See who has the most liked reviews and who has written the most reviews, daily, weekly, monthly and all time. Community Feed A new place to share quick thoughts and see what the community is talking about. Collect & Shop Collect your favourite tracks and show them on your profile for 1 note each. Albums now cost 5 notes and artists cost 10 notes. Notes are still completely free to earn by voting on the hot take and doing your daily tasks. Hot Takes Send us your hot take ideas from inside the app. Concert Reviews Type the concert date directly instead of using the calendar picker. Pick your venue from a new dropdown. Sharing Shared reviews now show your @username and the NoteBoxd logo. Fixes & Improvements The notification icon is easier to see. The featured review on the Home page loads faster.

There is now an In-App Groupchat which you can optionally join to discuss the hot take of the day. You're also free to leave it at any time. Group chats now have emoji reactions. You can now review tracks You can now review past concerts you've been to You can now sort by most liked. The profile screen now has a search bar for reviews. There is now a leader board for the artist tracker. There is now a leader board for the users who have submitted the most reviews in a day - with rewards too! You can now add your favourite track to an album review.

In-App groupchats for all the concerts you are attending. View who liked your comment/review. An in app artist tracker of the artists you have seen. See which of the people you follow voted on this hot take — voting stays visible to followers unless someone opts out. The count of people who voted on the hot take is now more bold. Following feed added to the review tab.

Fixed a performance issue with the Homescreen on initial load.

Fixed profile picture uploads sometimes failing to save

Concerts are now a Main Focus Concerts now lead the Home feed with a "Next Up" hero card — see your soonest show, countdown, venue, and who's pulling up Search and add events straight from Ticketmaster — no more digging for listings Filter and sort your concerts by soonest, most attendees, artist, and more Add a Spotify setlist link to any event, right from the edit screen Your profile now has an Events tab (swapped out for Crates) — tap "+" or "New Event" to add one straight from your profile Social fixes Profile pictures now show up properly on comments (no more default avatars for people who set one) New reviews now show up instantly in your Reviews tab — no more manual refresh Liking a review from the list screen now correctly counts toward your daily Notes tasks Profile updates Link your Spotify profile so people can find your listening elsewhere Crop your profile picture before saving it — pan and zoom to get the framing right See your Notes balance and a friends leaderboard right on your profile Buy more Vinyls directly from your collection screen New: Hot Take of the Day A daily music opinion poll on Home — vote agree or disagree, earn a Note, see how the community lines up Reviews list Sort and filter reviews by rating, most commented, or artist

Fixed a bug where like and comment counts weren't updating on the review screen.