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Beta release version 0.5.0

March 8, 2026

Written by Roger Noden

New Features

· Pack progress display — shows completion count per pack (e.g. "3/10 completed")

· Shareable spoiler-free result card — spine word shown as silhouettes with solve time and streak

· Streak milestone celebrations — visual and haptic rewards at 3, 7, 14, 30, 50, and 100-day milestones

· Daily puzzle pack icon — distinct icon for the daily puzzle in the library

· MetricKit + Axiom integration — crash and hang diagnostics forwarded to Axiom with no user identifiers

· Daily puzzle selection events forwarded to Axiom for operational visibility

· Holiday-themed daily puzzle selection — special puzzles on holidays

· Daily puzzle history — browse past daily puzzles with streak credit gating

Bug Fixes

· Polished daily streak counter display

· Fixed: double acrostic completion view was leaking spine word answers as labels (regression)

· Fixed: app icon now displays correctly in share sheet preview

Testing Tasks

The following should be verified before shipping this release:

· Verify pack progress shows correct completion ratio for each pack

· Verify share card renders spine word as silhouettes (not readable answers)

· Verify share card includes solve time and current streak

· Verify share sheet opens correctly on first tap (no blank sheet)

· Verify app icon appears in share sheet preview

· Verify streak milestone celebration triggers at 3, 7, 14, 30, 50, and 100 days

· Verify milestone celebration includes both visual animation and haptic pattern

· Verify daily puzzle pack icon is distinct from regular pack icons

· Verify MetricKit diagnostic payloads are forwarded to Axiom

· Verify no user identifiers are included in Axiom payloads (privacy check)

· Verify daily puzzle selection events log to Axiom with correct puzzle ID and date

· Verify holiday-themed puzzles appear on configured holiday dates

· Verify daily history view lists past daily puzzles in chronological order

· Verify streak credit gating prevents replaying past dailies for streak credit

· Verify double acrostic completion view does NOT leak answers (regression test)

· Run full unit test suite (LamplitTests) — all tests pass

Not Yet Implemented

The following features are planned but not included in this release:

· Phase 2.3 — Ambient audio loop (crackling fire / rain) — deferred due to licensing

· Phase 6 — Monetization: StoreKit 2 one-time unlock, puzzle packs, hint bundles, streak shields

· Phase 7 — Game Center leaderboards and achievements

· Phase 8 — Launch readiness: privacy manifest, full accessibility audit, localization

· Settings screen — audio/haptic toggles, restore purchases

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