New
• Instrument colors: You can now select the color of instruments in practice charts.
• Instrument insights: You can now easily see the total practice time and number of sessions for each instrument in Settings → Instruments. Polished the interface of all instrument screens.
• Focus editing: While editing a practice session, the elements you’re editing are highlighted in the background.
• Typography refresh: Updated titles to use a serif font, and switched the main font to Inter.
• Hall of fame: Settings now contains a hall of fame to call out people who helped us in the past.

Improvements & Updates
• Explainer popouts are now following iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved wearable onboarding for iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved all buttons in the app to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved paywall to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Total practice hours in the highscores now include minutes for more accurate tracking.
• Improved shop experience with an extra step to better showcase available collections.
• Refreshed interface for adding new wearables.
• Accessibility enhancements across core metronome UI elements, with full localization support for screen readers.
• Localization improvements, adding new translations and polishing existing ones.

Fixes
• VoiceOver & accessibility fixes to improve navigation for assistive technology users.
• Onboarding issues resolved, including notification permission screens and layout problems.
• Text & localization fixes addressing missing, incorrect, or misaligned strings.
• Visual fixes in settings, such as incorrect text colors and banner sizing issues.
• Setlist access issue fixed, restoring access to affected users.
• Button shape & layout fixes for improved visual consistency.
• iPad-specific fixes, addressing layout and footer positioning issues.
• General UI polishing based on internal testing and recent feedback.

New
• Instrument colors: You can now select the color of instruments in practice charts.
• Instrument insights: You can now easily see the total practice time and number of sessions for each instrument in Settings → Instruments. Polished the interface of all instrument screens.
• Focus editing: While editing a practice session, the elements you’re editing are highlighted in the background.
• Typography refresh: Updated titles to use a serif font, and switched the main font to Inter.
• Hall of fame: Settings now contains a hall of fame to call out people who helped us in the past.

Improvements & Updates
• Explainer popouts are now following iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved wearable onboarding for iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved all buttons in the app to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved paywall to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Total practice hours in the highscores now include minutes for more accurate tracking.
• Improved shop experience with an extra step to better showcase available collections.
• Refreshed interface for adding new wearables.
• Accessibility enhancements across core metronome UI elements, with full localization support for screen readers.
• Localization improvements, adding new translations and polishing existing ones.
• Shortcuts improvements

Fixes
• VoiceOver & accessibility fixes to improve navigation for assistive technology users.
• Onboarding issues resolved, including notification permission screens and layout problems.
• Text & localization fixes addressing missing, incorrect, or misaligned strings.
• Visual fixes in settings, such as incorrect text colors and banner sizing issues.
• Setlist access issue fixed, restoring access to affected users.
• Button shape & layout fixes for improved visual consistency.
• iPad-specific fixes, addressing layout and footer positioning issues.
• General UI polishing based on internal testing and recent feedback.

New
• Instrument colors: You can now select the color of instruments in practice charts.
• Instrument insights: You can now easily see the total practice time and number of sessions for each instrument in Settings → Instruments. Polished the interface of all instrument screens.
• Focus editing: While editing a practice session, the elements you’re editing are highlighted in the background.
• Typography refresh: Updated titles to use a serif font, and switched the main font to Inter.
• Hall of fame: Settings now contains a hall of fame to call out people who helped us in the past.

Improvements & Updates
• Explainer popouts are now following iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved wearable onboarding for iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved all buttons in the app to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved paywall to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Total practice hours in the highscores now include minutes for more accurate tracking.
• Improved shop experience with an extra step to better showcase available collections.
• Refreshed interface for adding new wearables.
• Accessibility enhancements across core metronome UI elements, with full localization support for screen readers.
• Localization improvements, adding new translations and polishing existing ones.
• Shortcuts improvements

Fixes
• VoiceOver & accessibility fixes to improve navigation for assistive technology users.
• Onboarding issues resolved, including notification permission screens and layout problems.
• Text & localization fixes addressing missing, incorrect, or misaligned strings.
• Visual fixes in settings, such as incorrect text colors and banner sizing issues.
• Setlist access issue fixed, restoring access to affected users.
• Button shape & layout fixes for improved visual consistency.
• iPad-specific fixes, addressing layout and footer positioning issues.
• General UI polishing based on internal testing and recent feedback.

New
• Instrument colors: You can now select the color of instruments in practice charts.
• Instrument insights: You can now easily see the total practice time and number of sessions for each instrument in Settings → Instruments. Polished the interface of all instrument screens.
• Focus editing: While editing a practice session, the elements you’re editing are highlighted in the background.
• Typography refresh: Updated titles to use a serif font, and switched the main font to Inter.
• Hall of fame: Settings now contains a hall of fame to call out people who helped us in the past.

Improvements & Updates
• Explainer popouts are now following iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved wearable onboarding for iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved all buttons in the app to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Improved paywall to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass.
• Total practice hours in the highscores now include minutes for more accurate tracking.
• Improved shop experience with an extra step to better showcase available collections.
• Refreshed interface for adding new wearables.
• Accessibility enhancements across core metronome UI elements, with full localization support for screen readers.
• Localization improvements, adding new translations and polishing existing ones.

Fixes
• VoiceOver & accessibility fixes to improve navigation for assistive technology users.
• Onboarding issues resolved, including notification permission screens and layout problems.
• Text & localization fixes addressing missing, incorrect, or misaligned strings.
• Visual fixes in settings, such as incorrect text colors and banner sizing issues.
• Setlist access issue fixed, restoring access to affected users.
• Button shape & layout fixes for improved visual consistency.
• iPad-specific fixes, addressing layout and footer positioning issues.
• General UI polishing based on internal testing and recent feedback.

• iOS 26 design update: refreshed almost every screen in the app to match the new iOS 26 style; elements now use glass shapes, top toolbars are transparent, and fade in a gradient after scrolling
• Glass bottom tab bar: redesigned with a sleek glass look and now includes Tuner and More options
• Floating glass buttons: control metronome playback or access "Track" from anywhere in the app; enjoy a more focused experience during practice
• Customize navigation: Plus subscribers can reorder or hide tabs in the bottom tab bar to show only what they use most
•Metronome shortcuts temporarily removed: quick-access settings in Metronome will return soon in an upcoming update

Updated
• Various iPad improvements

Fixed
• Many UI polishes and smaller bug fixes

• iOS 26 design update: refreshed almost every screen in the app to match the new iOS 26 style; elements now use glass shapes, top toolbars are transparent, and fade in a gradient after scrolling
• Glass bottom tab bar: redesigned with a sleek glass look and now includes Tuner and More options
• Floating glass buttons: control metronome playback or access "Track" from anywhere in the app; enjoy a more focused experience during practice
• Customize navigation: Plus subscribers can reorder or hide tabs in the bottom tab bar to show only what they use most
•Metronome shortcuts temporarily removed: quick-access settings in Metronome will return soon in an upcoming update

Updated
• Various iPad improvements

Fixed
• Many UI polishes and smaller bug fixes

• iOS 26 design update: refreshed almost every screen in the app to match the new iOS 26 style; elements now use glass shapes, top toolbars are transparent, and fade in a gradient after scrolling
• Glass bottom tab bar: redesigned with a sleek glass look and now includes Tuner and More options
• Floating glass buttons: control metronome playback or access "Track" from anywhere in the app; enjoy a more focused experience during practice
• Customize navigation: Plus subscribers can reorder or hide tabs in the bottom tab bar to show only what they use most
•Metronome shortcuts temporarily removed: quick-access settings in Metronome will return soon in an upcoming update

Updated
• Various iPad improvements

Fixed
• Many UI polishes and smaller bug fixes

New
• Brand new design for the Settings screen
• Setlist control now works with Soundbrenner Core (requires firmware update)
• Added support for Spark

Updated
• Practice sessions under 3 minutes now show an alert and can skip the celebration
• Improved tracking for forgotten session durations
• Subdivision icons updated to match new visual style
• Guest mode now supports factory reset for wearables
• Tap-to-close interaction improved on the pre-paywall screen
• Tuner profile setup in onboarding now pre-selects chromatic tuning

Fixed
• USB MIDI now works even when the phone is offline
• Widget background now fits correctly in tinted mode
• Fixed margins in the practice music widget
• Corrected various texts and labels in widgets
• Fixed image display issues in the gallery
• Sounds & Visuals settings now save properly when turned off

New
• Brand new design for the Settings screen
• Setlist control now works with Soundbrenner Core (requires firmware update)
• Added support for Spark

Updated
• Practice sessions under 3 minutes now show an alert and can skip the celebration
• Improved tracking for forgotten session durations
• Subdivision icons updated to match new visual style
• Guest mode now supports factory reset for wearables
• Tap-to-close interaction improved on the pre-paywall screen
• Tuner profile setup in onboarding now pre-selects chromatic tuning

Fixed
• USB MIDI now works even when the phone is offline
• Widget background now fits correctly in tinted mode
• Fixed margins in the practice music widget
• Corrected various texts and labels in widgets
• Fixed image display issues in the gallery
• Sounds & Visuals settings now save properly when turned off

New
• Brand new design for the Settings screen
• Setlist control now works with Soundbrenner Core (requires firmware update)
• Added support for Spark

Updated
• Practice sessions under 3 minutes now show an alert and can skip the celebration
• Improved tracking for forgotten session durations
• Subdivision icons updated to match new visual style
• Guest mode now supports factory reset for wearables
• Tap-to-close interaction improved on the pre-paywall screen
• Tuner profile setup in onboarding now pre-selects chromatic tuning

Fixed
• USB MIDI now works even when the phone is offline
• Widget background now fits correctly in tinted mode
• Fixed margins in the practice music widget
• Corrected various texts and labels in widgets
• Fixed image display issues in the gallery
• Sounds & Visuals settings now save properly when turned off

New
• Brand new design for the Settings screen
• Setlist control now works with Soundbrenner Core (requires firmware update)
• Added support for Spark

Updated
• Practice sessions under 3 minutes now show an alert and can skip the celebration
• Improved tracking for forgotten session durations
• Subdivision icons updated to match new visual style
• Guest mode now supports factory reset for wearables
• Tap-to-close interaction improved on the pre-paywall screen
• Tuner profile setup in onboarding now pre-selects chromatic tuning

Fixed
• USB MIDI now works even when the phone is offline
• Widget background now fits correctly in tinted mode
• Fixed margins in the practice music widget
• Corrected various texts and labels in widgets
• Fixed image display issues in the gallery
• Sounds & Visuals settings now save properly when turned off

• You can now remove photos wherever you previously added them.
• The “delete photo” button is now correctly disabled when no photo is selected.
• Instrument images now save properly and can be reverted as expected.
• Charts now display the correct instrument names.
• Instruments now load correctly when offline, including during Core sync.
• The app no longer tries to update the musicians count when there’s no internet.
• Your shipping country is now refreshed correctly once a week.
• The Charts video and thumbnail in the paywall carousel have been replaced with updated versions.
• Improved appearance of wheel, arrows, and glow effects.
• App-icon shortcuts accessed via long-press now stay visible and functional.
• The toggle to turn off automatic practice session tracking now works reliably.
• The calendar now shows a session as completed immediately after saving.
• Time pickers for manually adding sessions now respect your 12/24-hour time setting.
• Text in subscription-perk cards is now consistently left-aligned.
• Instrument image flicker when opening the screen has been eliminated.
• Resolved a crash caused by the number scroll in v1.40.0.
• The activity timer now stops when a session longer than 24 hours is archived.
• The “Total Practice” chart section is now hidden when there’s no data.
• Bar-chart height now renders correctly even for sessions with zero duration.
• Customised home screen layout now stays saved after logging out and back in.
• Better handling of potential server errors during adjustments.
• Fixed a bug where the gradient covered the last rows in the session list.
• Your device model is no longer included in support emails.

• You can now remove photos wherever you previously added them.
• The “delete photo” button is now correctly disabled when no photo is selected.
• Instrument images now save properly and can be reverted as expected.
• Charts now display the correct instrument names.
• Instruments now load correctly when offline, including during Core sync.
• The app no longer tries to update the musicians count when there’s no internet.
• Your shipping country is now refreshed correctly once a week.
• The Charts video and thumbnail in the paywall carousel have been replaced with updated versions.
• Improved appearance of wheel, arrows, and glow effects.
• App-icon shortcuts accessed via long-press now stay visible and functional.
• The toggle to turn off automatic practice session tracking now works reliably.
• The calendar now shows a session as completed immediately after saving.
• Time pickers for manually adding sessions now respect your 12/24-hour time setting.
• Text in subscription-perk cards is now consistently left-aligned.
• Instrument image flicker when opening the screen has been eliminated.
• Resolved a crash caused by the number scroll in v1.40.0.
• The activity timer now stops when a session longer than 24 hours is archived.
• The “Total Practice” chart section is now hidden when there’s no data.
• Bar-chart height now renders correctly even for sessions with zero duration.
• Customised home screen layout now stays saved after logging out and back in.
• Better handling of potential server errors during adjustments.
• Fixed a bug where the gradient covered the last rows in the session list.
• Your device model is no longer included in support emails.

New:
• Practice charts by instrument – Get a breakdown of your total practice time and sessions by instrument.
• Spotlight search support – Search “metronome” on iOS and instantly find our app with the new Spotlight integration.
• Newsletter sign-up – A new email sign-up option appears on the Home screen (only if you're not already subscribed) and can be hidden with a single tap.
• Metronome dials – Core users now see a fresh new look in the metronome, with LED light reflections added to other buttons (including for Pulse). A new app settings menu lets you switch between regular, Pulse, and Core dial styles.

Updated:
• Long-pressing the app icon now shows a quick action menu with improved options.
• Home screen cards now use still images instead of videos to improve performance and consistency.
• Login and registration alerts received minor design and messaging tweaks.

New:
• Enhanced paywall experience – Now featuring videos that showcase and explain all Soundbrenner Plus features more clearly.
• Improved metronome settings – Your preferences in the metronome modifiers (“...” button) are now saved even after closing the app.

Updated:
• If you consecutively delete three automatically started practice sessions, we’ll prompt you to disable this feature.
• Added special greetings on the Home screen during festive days.
• Various UI and copy refinements to improve clarity and polish the overall look.

Fixed:
• The first beat no longer flashes after the count-in.
• The “When are we practicing?” card in Home now reappears less frequently.
• Removed the “Shake to reset” feature due to low usage.
• The keyboard no longer blocks scrolling in practice tracking when writing notes.
• Accent markers now turn off correctly when metronome visual effects are disabled.

New:
• Enhanced paywall experience – Now featuring videos that showcase and explain all Soundbrenner Plus features more clearly.
• Improved metronome settings – Your preferences in the metronome modifiers (“...” button) are now saved even after closing the app.

Updated:
• If you consecutively delete three automatically started practice sessions, we’ll prompt you to disable this feature.
• Added special greetings on the Home screen during festive days.
• Various UI and copy refinements to improve clarity and polish the overall look.

Fixed:
• The first beat no longer flashes after the count-in.
• The “When are we practicing?” card in Home now reappears less frequently.
• Removed the “Shake to reset” feature due to low usage.
• The keyboard no longer blocks scrolling in practice tracking when writing notes.
• Accent markers now turn off correctly when metronome visual effects are disabled.

New:
• Enhanced paywall experience – Now featuring videos that showcase and explain all Soundbrenner Plus features more clearly.
• Improved metronome settings – Your preferences in the metronome modifiers (“...” button) are now saved even after closing the app.

Updated:
• If you consecutively delete three automatically started practice sessions, we’ll prompt you to disable this feature.
• Added special greetings on the Home screen during festive days.
• Various UI and copy refinements to improve clarity and polish the overall look.

Fixed:
• The first beat no longer flashes after the count-in.
• The “When are we practicing?” card in Home now reappears less frequently.
• Removed the “Shake to reset” feature due to low usage.
• The keyboard no longer blocks scrolling in practice tracking when writing notes.
• Accent markers now turn off correctly when metronome visual effects are disabled.

New:
• Enhanced paywall experience – Now featuring videos that showcase and explain all Soundbrenner Plus features more clearly.
• Improved metronome settings – Your preferences in the metronome modifiers (“...” button) are now saved even after closing the app.

Updated:
• If you consecutively delete three automatically started practice sessions, we’ll prompt you to disable this feature.
• Added special greetings on the Home screen during festive days.
• Various UI and copy refinements to improve clarity and polish the overall look.

Fixed:
• The first beat no longer flashes after the count-in.
• The “When are we practicing?” card in Home now reappears less frequently.
• Removed the “Shake to reset” feature due to low usage.
• The keyboard no longer blocks scrolling in practice tracking when writing notes.
• Accent markers now turn off correctly when metronome visual effects are disabled.

New:
• Enhanced paywall experience – Now featuring videos that showcase and explain all Soundbrenner Plus features more clearly.
• Improved metronome settings – Your preferences in the metronome modifiers (“...” button) are now saved even after closing the app.

Updated:
• If you consecutively delete three automatically started practice sessions, we’ll prompt you to disable this feature.
• Added special greetings on the Home screen during festive days.
• Various UI and copy refinements to improve clarity and polish the overall look.

Fixed:
• The first beat no longer flashes after the count-in.
• The “When are we practicing?” card in Home now reappears less frequently.
• Removed the “Shake to reset” feature due to low usage.
• The keyboard no longer blocks scrolling in practice tracking when writing notes.
• Accent markers now turn off correctly when metronome visual effects are disabled.

New:
• Recent practice sessions chart: View a quick recap of your practice history.
• Total practice time chart: Track your overall progress at a glance. Available for Plus subscribers.
• Total practice sessions chart: See your dedication over time. Available for Plus subscribers.
• Over 100 new app icons: Includes dedicated dark mode and tinted mode options.

Updated:
• Haptic feedback in navigation bar: Enjoy a more responsive feel.

Fixed:
• Selecting an app icon now works flawlessly.
• Resolved wording issues in practice level descriptions.
• Widget now shows the correct practice time.
• Improved tab bar functionality and fixed tracking on macOS.

New
• New tab design for iPadOS 18: Added a tab design compatible with iPadOS 18 to improve the app’s look.

Update
• Update codebase for iOS 18 compatibility: Fully supports iOS 18 for smooth operation.
• Email verification reminder: Added email verification reminders for better security.

Fixed
• Practice level app icons now work properly.
• Pulse status light is back.
• Currency displays correctly on the home screen.
• Removed unrealistic metronome playtime from highscores.
• Resolved crashes when connecting wearables.
• Fixed issues with the protection plan setup.
• Emails no longer get cut off in the user profile.
• Improved app icon loading and reduced lag.
• Push notifications now work as expected.
• Fixed progress bar issues in practice levels.
• Minutes tracked in practice levels now work.
• Discount vouchers display correctly on the home screen.
• Core device settings are smoother and more reliable.

New
• New tab design for iPadOS 18: Added a tab design compatible with iPadOS 18 to improve the app’s look.

Update
• Update codebase for iOS 18 compatibility: Fully supports iOS 18 for smooth operation.
• Email verification reminder: Added email verification reminders for better security.

Fixed
• Practice level app icons now work properly.
• Pulse status light is back.
• Currency displays correctly on the home screen.
• Removed unrealistic metronome playtime from highscores.
• Resolved crashes when connecting wearables.
• Fixed issues with the protection plan setup.
• Emails no longer get cut off in the user profile.
• Improved app icon loading and reduced lag.
• Push notifications now work as expected.
• Fixed progress bar issues in practice levels.
• Minutes tracked in practice levels now work.
• Discount vouchers display correctly on the home screen.
• Core device settings are smoother and more reliable.

New
• New tab design for iPadOS 18: Added a tab design compatible with iPadOS 18 to improve the app’s look.

Update
• Update codebase for iOS 18 compatibility: Fully supports iOS 18 for smooth operation.
• Email verification reminder: Added email verification reminders for better security.

Fixed
• Practice level app icons now work properly.
• Pulse status light is back.
• Currency displays correctly on the home screen.
• Removed unrealistic metronome playtime from highscores.
• Resolved crashes when connecting wearables.
• Fixed issues with the protection plan setup.
• Emails no longer get cut off in the user profile.
• Improved app icon loading and reduced lag.
• Push notifications now work as expected.
• Fixed progress bar issues in practice levels.
• Minutes tracked in practice levels now work.
• Discount vouchers display correctly on the home screen.
• Core device settings are smoother and more reliable.

• Practice level app icons can now be selected properly.
• Resolved lagging and loading issues on the App icons screen.
• Push notifications are now functioning properly again.
• Fixed issues with the progress bar for Practice levels.
• Minutes tracked in practice levels now work as intended.
• Fixed issues related to discount vouchers in Home.
• Various improvements have been made in Core device settings for a smoother experience.
• Fixed issue that would not allow certain app icons to load.
• Fixed issue about displaying practice time calculations in widgets.
• Fixed issue where some users were not able to store songs or setlists in their libraries.

New:

• Core 1 & Core 2 firmware update: Go to the Core settings inside this app to install the latest firmware update and unlock the exciting features below.
• Core 2 step tracking: Track your steps on Core 2, display them on the watch face, and sync them to Apple Health to view charts and statistics.
• Core 1 & 2 tuning profile: Switch between the original guitar tuning profile and a new profile universal to all instruments.
• Core 1 & Core 2 notifications: Adjust the vibration intensity for calls and notifications, or disable vibrations entirely. Add light alerts to your notifications for extra visibility.
• Core 1 & Core 2 alarm vibrations: Choose between a vibration that gradually intensifies or a peak amplitude vibration right from the start.
• Core 1 & Core 2 display wake: Set how long the Core’s screen stays on after waking up or when the metronome is playing.

Fixed:

• Practice level app icons can now be selected properly.
• Resolved lagging and loading issues on the App icons screen.
• Push notifications are now functioning properly again.
• Fixed issues with the progress bar for Practice levels.
• Minutes tracked in practice levels now work as intended.
• Fixed issues related to discount vouchers in Home.
• Various improvements have been made in Core device settings for a smoother experience.