Latest Updates

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Recent Updates

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2.15

2.15.10 - 2026.11.02

Highlights: a round of Apple Watch improvements.

  • Added a minimal watch-face widget showing the current step, timer and progress, so returning to the watch face does not mean losing your place.
  • Plan Live Activities have a dedicated Apple Watch Smart Stack layout. Tap one to open the matching plan in the watch app, instead of being prompted to open it on iPhone.
  • Starting a step on the watch or beginning execution in the background now brings up and syncs the iPhone Live Activity promptly.
  • Fixed an occasional incorrect “Connect iPhone” prompt after opening an in-progress reminder on the watch.
  • Redesigned the Paradrop redemption page.
  • Fixed low-contrast Grocery Store toolbar icons and a misaligned close button on iOS 17.
  • Fixed Cool Girl’s name in the English interface.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.15.9 - 2026.11.01

  • Redesigned the Grocery Store.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.15.8 - 2026.10.30

  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.15.7 - 2026.10.27

  • If you are short of Coffee Beans when redeeming an item, you can now top up the difference with a purchase. Completing tasks remains the everyday way to earn them.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.15.6 - 2026.10.25

Highlights: route repeat schedules now support “Never ends.”

  • Standardized the Chinese names for Parent Task and Sub-task to avoid gendered wording and improve clarity. (@三米)
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.15.5 - 2026.10.22

  • Redesigned the profile area: Your Portrait and Data & Achievements have separate pages, clearer cards and badges, and adaptive columns on iPad and in landscape.
  • Fixed missing reward animations after returning to a plan from another page.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.15.4 - 2026.10.21

  • With Memory enabled, coaches can now reference step reflections to make later plans fit your experience better.
  • Fixed repetitive coach wording when using Memory. (@k)
  • Fixed some members occasionally being recognized as free users.

2.15.3 - 2026.10.20

  • Expanding a coach’s introduction in coach management now collapses the others. (@VK)
  • Improved the pre-completion information page with left-aligned text and clearer landscape reading. (@VK)

2.15.2 - 2026.10.18

Highlights: Ambience 2.0.

  • Mix multiple sounds, choose a projection independently, and save custom presets that sync through iCloud. (@卡卡)
  • Added rustling leaves, wind, fireplace and cat-purr sounds for your ambience mixes. (@卡卡)

More ambience content is on the way. Share suggestions on the message board.

2.15.1 - 2026.10.13

  • Fixed Hands-Free Mode skipping the coach’s opening encouragement. (@吱吱老师是什么)
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.15.0 - 2026.10.8

Highlights: break a step down into a sub-task.

Experience improvements

  • Long-press a step and choose Break Down Further to create a sub-task. The coach uses the parent context; navigation buttons and long-press menus link the parent and sub-task in both directions. (@卡卡, @话筒等等)
  • Improved scheduled routes, coach management and import, navigation buttons, Ideas, LoreBook and other interfaces.
  • Made the step long-press menu more compact.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed blank pages when navigating deeply nested sub-tasks, with reliable movement between levels. (@卡卡)
  • Improved opening schedules for expired routes.
  • Fixed a timer disappearing after completing the first Spotlight step just after creating a plan.
  • Fixed the selected coach reverting after regenerating a plan, backgrounding the app and returning. (@逆风)
  • Other bug fixes.

Coach DLC update - 2026.10.19

  • Fixed the minister coach sometimes referring to himself as the emperor.
  • Chang’e now begins tasks with a gentle owl sound and ends with insects, avoiding energetic effects that could disturb a growing sense of sleepiness.

CoachMaker 0.4.1 - 2026.10.14

  • Fixed overlapping home-screen text when no coaches exist.
  • Fixed highlighted buttons being obscured on the coach editor.

2.14

2.14.2 - 2026.10.7

  • Fixed the missing explanation page for obtaining more coach slots from a coach preview. (@bae)
  • Improved landscape Steps layout, leaving more room for the list. (@VK, @阿锤, @蜜汁卤肉饭)
  • Fixed misleading reminder-setup errors when opening a task on Apple Watch. Setup retries after reconnection, with a manual Retry option too.
  • Fixed the phone remaining stuck in an in-progress page after completing a task on the watch. The celebration and completion pages now also appear while the phone syncs the task.

2.14.1 - 2026.10.6

  • Added grouping Ideas by status: unfinished, completed and archived, with a timeline and collapsible sections. (@一颗陈皮糖)
  • Added Redo to completed and archived plans, preserving the old record while starting a new run with the same steps.
  • Fixed long-pressing and bookmarking Action Tips in completed plans.
  • Grouped Action Tip menu actions more clearly: edit/share and bookmarks.
  • Simplified the profile page and removed the home-screen red dot for an outdated Portrait.
  • Fixed the completed-plan blur also blurring the panel border.
  • Improved Chinese, Korean and other localization.

2.14.0 - 2026.10.3

Highlights: PlanCoach connects with askr.

  • Allow PlanCoach to read askr’s long-term memory in Settings → Long-Term Memory for more personal plans. (@别再叹息皱眉, @佩, @廿三)
  • Start a plan from an askr insight report with the coach and task filled in and the report attached as removable context. Captured askr ideas go into Ideas before returning you to askr.
  • Fixed inflated task durations when finishing the final step on Apple Watch away from the phone. (@车车)
  • Reduced pauses when finishing the final step or choosing “I’ve done it all.”
  • Learning Center article cards now use a cover-above-title waterfall layout.
  • Simplified progress bars in History.
  • Other interface refinements and bug fixes.

2.13

2.13.6 - 2026.9.28

  • Added a task-menu action to split completed steps into a finished record and leave unfinished steps for a later phase.
  • Progress reminders now include the estimated end of a step. Phone and watch support reminders at 50%, 90% and 100%.
  • Fixed a missing or unresponsive back button after generating or regenerating a plan. (@小恩)
  • Returning to History from task or route details refreshes progress and phase records automatically.
  • Fixed deleted routes remaining in home-screen shortcuts on iOS 17. (@雪兔)
  • Deletion now explains its effects on route templates and schedules; deleting the final record also cleans up its route. (@雪兔)
  • Fixed continuing or repeated vibration after an interrupted completion review.

2.13.5 - 2026.9.27

  • Fixed Apple Watch unexpectedly returning to Route Library while creating a task, switching coaches or viewing history. (@车厘子💜, @逆风)
  • Opened Memory to all users.
  • Improved iCloud automatic-backup and restore-purchase failure messages. (@栓q的反义词是放p)
  • Interface improvements.

2.13.4 - 2026.9.25

  • Interface improvements and bug fixes.

2.13.3 - 2026.9.25

  • Fixed a shrinking, hard-to-tap confirmation dialog when deleting routes or history on iPad. (@Palm)

2.13.2 - 2026.9.23

Highlights: link membership to the Apple Account signed into PlanCoach, reducing App Store account switching across regions.

  • Made recommended coach introductions, authors and Connection Codes easier to browse, and standardized Cool Girl’s name.
  • Added an Edit Steps shortcut to the Steps page and moved plan sharing to the upper-right menu. (@雪兔)
  • Fixed LoreBook detection and random draws not updating when regenerating from an edited task title.
  • Added a bottom Skip button when Spotlight is enabled in the step list. (@Samuel Fu)
  • Fixed long task input not scrolling. (@Arieslx)
  • “I’ve done it all” stays available for in-progress plans, including single-step plans before any step is completed.
  • Improved step synchronization across watch, phone, reminders and Live Activities, and made saving final completion more reliable.
  • Improved profile heatmap and navigation-bar tap areas.
  • Many other interface improvements and bug fixes.

2.13.1 - 2026.9.8

  • Fixed tasks created or routes run on Apple Watch not counting towards streak check-ins. (@VK)
  • Improved many parts of the new Apple Watch app.
  • Fixed a removed Portrait attachment still being included in generated tasks.

2.13.0 - 2026.9.6

Apple Watch upgrade!

Create tasks directly on Apple Watch, run saved route templates with a tap and view previous tasks. This arrived later than promised; thank you for waiting. (@众网友)

Your paired phone still needs to be nearby.

2.12

2.12.2 - 2026.9.5

  • Fixed the profile entry occasionally disappearing from the upper-left home screen. (@VK)

2.12.1 - 2026.9.3

  • URLs in Ideas and LoreBook are clearly styled and open in the app; step URLs also appear in the long-press menu. (@mojo)
  • Improved FAQ heading layout in Learning Center. (@VK)
  • Fixed a crash opening Settings on Mac. (@包子)
  • Improved coach-interaction presentation and composition. (@VK)
  • Added a line-break action to the home-screen task input’s cursor menu. (@留言板网友)

2.12.0 - 2026.9.1

Added coach interactions while following a plan, from the coach’s portrait or a step’s long-press menu.

  • Praise Me: enjoy the coach’s encouragement after a step. (@众网友)
  • Explain: understand the reasoning behind an action. (@泽, @小恩 and others)
  • Encourage Me: receive encouragement tailored to your current state and selected step.
  • Grocery Store stops repeating prompts after all one-time items such as themes and ambience have been redeemed. (@卡卡)
  • Fixed plan editing failing with HTTP 400 after the app had been running for a long time. (@Winter Wind)
  • Fixed history progress bars when steps are completed out of order, with clearer unfinished portions. (@卡卡)

2.11.1 - 2026.8.28

  • Essentials Lifetime owners can upgrade to Premium Lifetime at a member price. (@众网友)
  • The Cool Girl app icon is now free.
  • Fixed iOS 17 task-input keyboard and submission issues. (@Kitty)
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.11

2.11.0 - 2026.8.27

A major update.

  • Added scheduled routes: one-off, weekly or monthly starts, pause/resume, countdowns and spoken start reminders. Early access.
  • Added a LoreBook picker to browse and attach cards with tags while entering a task.
  • Generate and share a time receipt after finishing a plan.
  • Added Learning Center and saved articles.
  • Memory fixes and updates.
  • Start routes through Shortcuts.
  • Added more app icons.
  • Customize how many automatic backups are kept.
  • Improved Navigation Mode, hands-free controls, History, plan recovery, purchase-state sync and overall smoothness.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.10

2.10.3 - 2026.8.7

  • Bug fixes and experience improvements.

2.10.2 - 2026.8.6

  • Improved stability when working with plan history.
  • Show Action Tips while they generate, then return to the step list.
  • Fixed history progress bars. (@VK)
  • Fixed disabled LoreBook cards remaining in the task-input add menu.
  • Reduced pauses in step-editing animations.
  • Improved pauses in Chinese Hands-Free Mode speech.

2.10.1 - 2026.8.3

The first August update, with many improvements based on feedback.

  • Hands-Free Mode keeps speaking and listening on the Lock Screen and in the background. (@乐音彼雅奥)
  • Added a Shortcuts option to enter Navigation Mode immediately after generation. (@TTT)
  • Navigation Mode resumes at the earliest unfinished step, and Spotlight immediately focuses the current step.
  • Repeating a plan from History correctly counts towards the heatmap and streak. (@VK)
  • Update, backup and new-feature prompts no longer interrupt task input. (@Kitty)
  • Added one-tap copying in the Ideas editor and clearer feedback for copy and start-plan buttons. (@阿徕)
  • Shortcuts can start saved routes directly. (@阿徕)
  • Fixed hidden steps when restoring plans across orientation changes. (@VK, @逆风)
  • Restored coach celebrations in historical plans.
  • Delivered in-progress notifications are cleared when you return to the app. (@阿徕)
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

Simplification

  • Removed the faster-edit option because the higher-quality edit is now fast too.
  • Removed creating system reminders from Ideas to reduce long-press menu clutter.

2.10.0 - 2026.7.30

  • Change the app icon in Settings.
  • Improved interface performance and smoother interactions.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.9

2.9.1 - 2026.7.24

  • Experience refinements and attention to detail.

2.9.0 - 2026.7.23

  • Added step reflections for more detailed review later.
  • Performance improvements.
  • Improved overall stability.

2.8

2.8.3 - 2026.7.21

  • Bug fixes and experience improvements.

2.8.2 - 2026.7.17

  • Select, delete or export multiple Ideas. Export as plain text, by date or detailed Markdown, then copy or share the result. (Message-board users)
  • Hands-Free Mode announces the final step so the ending does not come as a surprise. (@逆风)
  • Spotlight scrolls the next step into the centre after completing the current one. (@TTT)
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.8.1 - 2026.7.17

  • Added Copy to Ideas; completion, archive, reopen, urgency and importance are grouped under Status & Flags. (@阿徕)
  • Improved History and Route Library performance.
  • Improved recommended-coach loading.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

2.8.0 - 2026.7.13

New features

  • Recommended Coach DLC: browse, preview, download and re-download owned recommended coaches from coach management.
  • Coach customization: packages can carry backgrounds, interaction sounds and LoreBook cards, with separate switches for these effects.
  • Automatic LoreBook draws: enable cards to trigger automatically and add a random choice as context, bringing variety to repeated tasks.
  • Plan Memory Beta: reference relevant recent plans and reflections when creating a plan, with visible, removable context before sending.

Experience improvements

  • Moved History / Route Library switching to the title bar with more natural horizontal transitions.
  • Repeating from History returns directly to task input.
  • Other stability, caching and localization improvements.

2.7

2.7.2 - 2026.7.8

  • Bug fixes and experience improvements.

2.7.1 - 2026.7.7

  • Bug fixes and experience improvements.

2.7.0 - 2026.7.7

Anniversary edition. Thank you for growing with us.

New features

  • Rain ambience: exchange Coffee Beans for rain sounds and apply them to audio and Spotlight.
  • Coach leave: temporarily free a slot without deleting a coach, then recall them when needed. (@逆风 and others)
  • Streak Repair Cards: redeem them with Coffee Beans. (@VK)
  • Route Library: separate reusable routes from History and create routes from past or bookmarked plans. (@山泥蝶, @绝觉子Kito)
  • Pin Ideas: long-press an idea to pin it.
  • Sync completed steps to the system calendar to review where the day went. (@四季限定小百合)
  • Added a manual tool to organize duplicate LoreBook cards, Ideas, plans, achievements and streak records produced by iCloud sync.
  • Edit Action Tips to better fit your circumstances. (Message-board users)

Experience improvements

  • Recursive LoreBook expansion: a Saturday routine referencing a workout can include the workout’s details too. (@阿徕)
  • History filters for status, bookmarks, reflections and coach, with clearer empty states and hints. (@机器猫)
  • Drag to reorder LoreBook cards. (@阿锤)
  • Swipe to show or hide the step timer.
  • Smoother interactions.
  • Added backup validation. (@VK)
  • Fixed Execution levels sometimes failing to increase.
  • Many other improvements and bug fixes.

2.6

2.6.0 - 2026.6.21

New features

Added step timing to track the time spent on each step.

  • Choose whether to show the timer from the upper-right menu; tap the timer to pause it.
  • Review all step intervals in Details.
  • More features based on this are planned.

Improvements

  • Bug fixes and improvements.

2.5

2.5.0 - 2026.6.15

  • Redesigned Step List Mode:
    • Common actions appear below the steps, leaving more room for title text.
    • Actions react to the plan content; a relevant Navigation Mode button can draw attention when the coach mentions it.
    • Moved Action Tips from the end of the list into their own tab so important advice is easier to find. (@TTT)
    • Added Details as a separate tab for future features.
    • Improved the reflection interface.
  • Fixed known Dynamic Island issues.

2.4

2.4.1 - 2026.6.4

  • Fixed skipping-step display issues in Hands-Free Mode with Navigation Mode. (@VK)

2.4.0 - 2026.6.2

  • Added Spotlight to focus the current step in list mode.
  • Smoother step-generation performance.
  • Experience improvements and bug fixes.

2.3

2.3.0 - 2026.6.2

  • Redesigned the purchase page for a clearer purchase flow.
  • Added yearly Premium subscriptions.
  • Added Essentials for people who need only the core features.

2.2

2.2.5 - 2026.5.28

  • Experience refinements.
  • Fixed known bugs.

2.2.4 - 2026.5.27

  • Added a new-user feature tour.
  • Fixed known bugs.

2.2.3 - 2026.5.21

  • Redesigned Dynamic Island with a navigation-progress preview showing the current step, remaining time and overall progress.
  • Improved the Current Step widget.
  • Fixed known bugs.

2.2.2 - 2026.5.11

  • Major Ideas redesign:
    • A timeline layout replacing the old list.
    • An intuitive quadrant matrix replacing the old grid cards and priority/importance picker.
  • Integrated the start action into the editor form. (@阿徕)
  • Reveal deadline controls progressively to reduce clutter.
  • Moved voice input into the Add Field row.
  • Improved keyboard and focus behaviour, including direct editor opening through deep links.
  • Added urgency/importance toggles to item menus.
  • Bug fixes and experience refinements.

2.2.1 - 2026.5.6

  • Interface and interaction improvements. (@众网友)
  • Removed completion-rate effects on check-in rewards in the Growth System. (@今日晴不晴)
  • Navigation Mode uses a pure-black background to save power. (@鱼柳)

2.2.0 - 2026.4.29

  • Added Paradrop for Coffee Beans and other growth data. If I owe you Coffee Beans, get in touch so I can send them.
  • Added Portrait Assistant to help you write context that leads to better-fitting plans.
  • Made the data system more robust.
  • Reduced app size. (@VK)

2.1

2.1.4 - 2026.4.28

  • Long-press a dialogue bubble to have the coach read it aloud. (@晴宝)
  • Multiple detail and experience improvements.

2.1.3 - 2026.4.26

  • Added Idea Centurion for collecting over 100 idea fragments and Skill Stacker for 50 LoreBook cards.
  • Refactored the planner for safer, more cohesive code.
  • Fixed LoreBook not triggering for plans created through Shortcuts. (@TTT)

2.1.2 - 2026.4.20

  • Assign separate themes to light and dark appearance.
  • Fixed automatic scrolling.
  • Fixed home-screen display of Coach Overrides.
  • Other detail improvements.

2.1.1 - 2026.4.18

  • Improved themes: custom panels including frosted glass, redeemed themes shown first and a refined preview.
  • Added a thumb-accessible shortcut strip for Ideas and recent plans. (@阿徕)
  • Current Step widgets keep a completed state with Redo and automatic refresh for routines and habit check-ins.
  • Choose a background colour for Current Step widgets.
  • Streak-only days now appear as solid heatmap blocks.
  • Added a shortcut directly to a coach, with clipboard support.

2.1.0 - 2026.4.13

  • Added Korean.
  • Added the Earth Online widget.
  • Unlock themes with Coffee Beans for the interface and share cards.
  • Share a step or Action Tip from its long-press menu.
  • Improved onboarding.
  • Fixed widget cache updates after plan deletion, restoration or history edits. (@逆风)

2.0

2.0.7 - 2026.4.1

  • Added a game-style coach strip showing the total and making thumb switching easier.
  • Navigation Mode shows battery level. (@鱼柳)
  • Fixed Navigation Mode affecting the list-mode timer’s accuracy. (@Max)
  • Improved growth-data reminders. (@VK)
  • Improved Markdown in widgets and the bookmark editor. (@逆风)
  • Fixed greeting synchronization. (@逆风)
  • Other experience improvements.
  • Improved stability.

2.0.6 - 2026.3.30

  • Added voice commands for skipping and replaying the current step in Hands-Free Mode.
  • Fixed issues introduced by pixel rendering. (Community feedback)
  • Reduced Insert Step from four actions to one. (@Yan)
  • Added Siri support for capturing an idea with PlanCoach.
  • Improved Growth System number animations and feedback.

2.0.5 - 2026.3.25

  • Improved pixel-art coaches, with support from the upcoming Maker update.
  • Enlarged the coach-name tap target for easier renaming. (@Ruby)
  • Improved text stability on rotation to landscape.
  • Fixed occasional font movement when waking Navigation Mode. (@VK and others)

CoachMaker 0.2.0 - 2026.3.23

  • Added a theme library for share cards.
  • Added voice auditions for voices available on the Doubao website.
  • Made sharing and choosing voices faster.
  • Added a pixel-art switch.
  • Added prompt-guide and help entries.
  • Improved Apple sign-in and other interface details.
  • Improved stability. (@逆风 and others)

2.0.4 - 2026.3.18

  • Experience improvements.
  • Improved Hands-Free Mode performance.
  • Further experience improvements.
  • No vibration when scrolling the step list changes the dialogue-bubble state.
  • Speech now updates after editing a plan. (@逆风 and others)
  • Interface refinements and stability improvements. (@逆风 and others)

2.0.3 - 2026.3.14

  • Interface and experience improvements.

2.0.2 - 2026.3.11

  • Improved Grocery Store redemption history. (@逆风)
  • Improved adjusting step-duration estimates. (@阿锤)
  • Improved stability. (@春山)
  • Fixed off-track reminder presentation.

2.0.1 - 2026.3.11

  • Made Live Activity lifetimes fit usage more naturally.
  • Simplified home-screen greeting and control-capsule visibility.
  • Fixed the profile page becoming impossible to reopen after closing it quickly. (@futame)
  • Fixed coaches remaining in the thinking state when no closing message exists.
  • Fixed the iOS 17 task-input keyboard not appearing. (Community feedback)
  • Fixed the missing iOS 17 voice-input icon.
  • Fixed Connection Codes not working. (@一颗糖)

2.0.0 - 2026.3.9

PlanCoach 2 brings several major features together. Back up before updating: your data matters, and backups help protect it.

New features

  • ADHD-friendly Navigation Mode with large persistent text, progressive steps and off-track reminders.
  • Shake firmly from any screen to capture an idea quickly. You do not need a brilliant thought every time; keep collecting the sparks that may connect later.
  • LoreBook: turn instructions, terminology and personal procedures into reusable cards.
  • A fuller Apple Watch app for cooking, exercise, walking and other moments when checking the phone is awkward.
  • Current Step and Full Plan widgets to continue without opening the app.

Experience improvements

  • Archive unfinished tasks to keep the list clear.
  • Persistent in-progress reminders help you return after getting sidetracked.
  • Deleting history no longer removes that day’s check-in.
  • Replaced the old shake-to-rate prompt with shake-to-capture Ideas.
  • Restore the last in-progress task on launch.
  • Hands-Free Mode reads the first step after the opening dialogue.
  • The currently selected coach no longer syncs between devices.

Stability

  • Bug fixes and ongoing stability improvements.
  • Many interface refinements.

1.10

1.10.1 - 2026.1.10

Bug fixes

  • Fixed iCloud synchronization issues. (Community feedback)
  • Corrected an achievement’s requirement: own ten coaches, rather than reach Reputation level ten.

1.10.1 - 2026.1.7

Bug fixes

  • Fixed Portrait text being cut off after a Grande boost expired. (@nekommm)
  • Fixed heatmap history records not opening. (@Schei)

1.10.0 - 2025.12.30

New features

  • Added the 2025 Year End Review.
  • Added Shortcuts for starting plans on a schedule.
  • Tap a plan’s title bar to revise the request and regenerate quickly.

Experience improvements

  • Automatic backups.

1.9

1.9.1 - 2025.12.23

Coach Overrides

Set a nickname and Portrait for an individual coach—for example, let the minister call you “Your Majesty” while Miss S calls you “Momo.”

Voice input

When typing feels difficult, speak at your own pace and let the app transcribe the task.

Experience improvements

  • Improved Dynamic Island stability.

1.8

1.8.1 - 2025.12.19

  • Bug fixes.
  • Minor refinements.

1.8.0 - 2025.12.10

New features

  • Plan editing: keep revising an existing plan until it fits, including selected-step adjustments.
  • Grocery Store: use Coffee Beans earned through the Growth System to redeem app boosts.
  • Other experience improvements.
  • Select a heatmap date to see its plan history.
  • Added three achievements for coach collection, growth and reflection.
  • Improved task-step composition and interaction. (@喜东东)
  • Improved the back button. (@天雨流芳)
  • Improved FAQ interaction and presentation.

Bug fixes

  • Improved Mac stability.
  • Fixed DLC coach portraits in Dynamic Island.

1.7

1.7.12 - 2025.11.24

  • Improved the iCloud sync button.
  • Fixed coach artwork not syncing. Use manual sync once or wait for the next app restart if affected.
  • Restore task text on the next launch after generation gets stuck.
  • Improved bottom long-press hit areas to reduce accidental activation. (Community feedback)

1.7.11 - 2025.11.21

  • Added an FAQ button with common questions and tips.
  • Fixed coach reordering.
  • Fixed completion celebrations not playing.
  • Fixed crashes.

1.7.10 - 2025.11.17

  • Fixed crashes.

1.7.9 - 2025.11.14

  • Fixed crashes.

1.7.8 - 2025.11.13

  • Fixed the home-screen tips box remaining visible after every tip was hidden. (@潮州VK协会老弟)

1.7.7 - 2025.11.12

Experience improvements

  • Select coaches and read their introductions from coach management.
  • Improved smoothness.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed crashes.
  • Fixed Mac crashes.
  • Fixed iCloud sync.
  • Fixed English Wall of Thanks presentation. (@潮州VK协会老弟)
  • Removed the backfill button.
  • Fixed audio.

1.7.6 - 2025.11.7

Experience improvements

  • Preview widgets in Settings ahead of Widgets 2.0.
  • Added a “what the developer is building” entry with plans and comments.
  • Added release history so you can find missed features.
  • Improved greetings. (@熊)

Bug fixes

  • Disabled the system-voice preview that could freeze on iOS 17. (@沉舟)

1.7.5 - 2025.11.6

  • Fixed crashes.
  • Fixed other known issues.

1.7.4 - 2025.11.4

  • Fixed crashes.
  • Added guidance when an HTTP 400 error occurs.

1.7.3 - 2025.11.2

  • Reminders show the coach portrait.
  • Fixed Hands-Free Mode not ending after long-press completion.
  • Fixed internal code appearing in Traditional Chinese task-input placeholders.
  • Fixed several crashes.
  • Speech now skips text in parentheses.
  • Restore the previous task text after a crash.
  • Improved smoothness.
  • Refill free generation attempts after a crash to compensate for the interruption.
  • Fixed importing local coaches.
  • Improved the purchase page.
  • Subscribers can still purchase Lifetime.
  • Added a floating Hands-Free Mode hint.
  • Restore task text after a crash to avoid retyping.
  • Fixed restoring backups.

1.7.2 - 2025.10.30

  • Fixed crashes.

1.7.1 - 2025.10.30

  • Fixed growth-progress synchronization between devices.
  • Fixed a crash. If you experience one, contact support@plancoach.app; stability is the current priority.
  • Fixed daily check-in not triggering without leaving the app.

1.7.0 - 2025.10.27

Added system-voice selection for when the commercial high-quality speech allowance runs out. Choose a preferred system voice in Settings; the original Chinese note recommends the enhanced “Li Lian” voice. Thanks, @melos.

1.6

1.6.1 - 2025.10.27

  • Completing a step manually in Hands-Free Mode continues to the next step.
  • If an Action Tip’s coach cannot be found, its widget shows the current coach instead of Coach W.
  • Hide the keyboard when opening the profile page.
  • Stop showing the Portrait onboarding dot after the first edit.
  • Fixed deleting archived tasks.
  • Fixed bookmark shortcut colours.
  • Fixed long-press Complete All on iOS 18.

1.6.0 - 2025.10.24

  • Added the Growth System to make progress in Execution visible.
  • Fixed language settings.
  • Deduct a generation attempt only after a successful breakdown.
  • Clarified plan-history filters.
  • Filter history by coach.
  • Complete All now requires a long press to avoid accidents.
  • Improved feedback for completing a small step.
  • Added coach-interaction guidance.
  • Fixed pausing the timer.
  • Fixed many known issues. (@潮州VK协会)

1.5

1.5.2

  • Fixed typing interruptions.

1.5.1

  • Improved interface animations.
  • View task details through the … menu. (@狗男人关哥)
  • Bug fixes.

1.5.0 - 2025.10.2

New features

  • Download Coach DLC with a Connection Code.
  • Remember filter choices.
  • Write a reflection after finishing a plan.
  • Improved plan-history presentation.
  • Live Activities.
  • Initial notification-system support.
  • Gemini support with your own API key.
  • Added an iCloud switch.
  • Automatically collapse dialogue while scrolling steps.
  • Choose the app language in Settings.
  • Delete plans directly.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed missing completion effects.
  • Fixed the dark-mode switch.
  • Fixed a crash taking a profile photo.
  • Fixed profile content sometimes not being saved.

1.4

1.4.2 - 2025.9.22

  • Adapted widgets for iOS 26.

1.4.1 - 2025.9.19

  • Added a pull-down search field in plan history.
  • Put all tips in a shared entry under the coffee icon.
  • Added Hands-Free Mode and app-icon tips.
  • Bug fixes.

1.4.0 - 2025.9.14

Experience improvements

  • Backup and restore.
  • Smoother step completion.
  • Speech uses system volume, with a warning when it is too quiet.
  • Filter plans by unfinished or completed status.

Bug fixes

  • Streaks now show the existing count before today’s check-in, rather than zero.
  • Corrected the Portrait character-limit display and expanded it to 800 characters.

Miscellaneous

  • Updated the roadmap.

1.3

1.3.3 - 2025.9.8

  • Fixed iCloud problems including duplicate coaches and missing automatic sync.
  • Fixed iPad sharing. (@neiyouequan)
  • Fixed a freeze when opening completion information on the profile page.
  • Fixed coach reordering and deletion.

1.3.2 - 2025.9.3

  • Standardized timer appearance.
  • Clarified price-increase reminders on the membership page.
  • Fixed translations.

1.3.0 - 2025.8.28

New features

  • iCloud backups and multi-device sync.
  • Usage tips to highlight useful features.
  • Task dialogue explaining the coach’s reasoning.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed iOS 17 widget sync.
  • Fixed iOS 17 data loss.
  • Fixed the missing Redo button on iOS 17.
  • Generation continues when the app enters the background.
  • Fixed the coach receiving a non-local time.
  • Show an alert when saving history fails.
  • Fixed changing a profile image on iPad.
  • Other refinements.

1.2

1.2.0 - 2025.8.12

New features

  • Customize your avatar, nickname and description; the coach references your context before generating a plan.
  • Bookmark Action Tips for encouragement later.
  • Initial widgets rotate bookmarked tips as well as opening the app.
  • Added a sound-effect mute setting that respects the physical silent switch while keeping speech available.
  • Added a quick rating entry.
  • Explain the generation allowance after the first breakdown.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed coach names in plan history.

1.1

1.1.0 - 2025.8.4

New features

  • Added coaches with distinct appearances, voices and specialties. Tap a portrait for the introduction.
  • Added a clear button to task input.
  • Added a badge for the 12-day planning challenge.
  • Each update grants six free generation attempts to try the app.

Experience improvements

  • Improved the loading-screen typewriter speed.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed editing completion status in read-only mode.
  • Fixed silent coaches in regions including Germany and Malaysia.
  • Fixed silent coaches with English as the system language.
  • Fixed localization details.

1.0

1.0.0 - 2025.7.26

New features

  • Improved Hands-Free Mode voice quality and reliability with the high-quality speech service.
  • Long-press to insert your own steps.
  • Long-press plans to bookmark them.
  • Rename plan titles.
  • Three character states: normal, thinking and completed.
  • Submit a plan quickly with the keyboard Return key.
  • Completion and archive stamps show the completion time.
  • iPad landscape support.
  • Wall of Thanks. Let us know if someone is missing.

Experience improvements

  • Faster task breakdown.
  • Automatically expanding input height.
  • Swipe left on the home screen to open the profile page.
  • Keep the screen awake while following a plan.
  • Newest-first history.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed changing step completion in read-only mode.
  • Fixed a flash during the profile-page swipe transition.

0.2

New features

  • Delete multiple steps and reorder tasks.
  • Change task icons.
  • Early-access voice interaction to control progress while your hands are busy.
  • iOS 17 support.

Experience improvements

  • Better step breakdowns that identify resistance and offer targeted encouragement.
  • Share in-progress tasks with improved share cards.
  • Fixed small-screen onboarding. (sophialieu123)
  • Simplified misleading onboarding styling. (helen_lhy505)
  • Preserve task input after a failed breakdown. (@momo on Xiaohongshu)
  • The profile page enters from the left rather than the right.
  • Many small refinements.
  • Fixed stopping a task breakdown.

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