Hold'em Coach release notes

Version 1.6.3: Profile, table, and Settings polish

Polish after 1.6.2: edit your Daily Stars profile from Settings, save country changes only when you tap Save, clearer table action icons, Online/Offline in iCloud Sync, and Coach+ subscribers no longer see a redundant Remove Ads purchase. No in-app What's New sheet for upgraders already on 1.6.1 or 1.6.2.

• Profile from Settings. Settings opens with a Profile row (avatar and display name) that presents the same editor as Today's Leaderboard. Footer: Edit name, avatar, and country.
• Country draft until Save. From Edit Profile, picking a country, App Store Country, or Prefer not to show updates a draft only. Save writes name, avatar, background, and country together; Cancel discards. Save stays disabled until something actually changed. Onboarding country pick still applies immediately.
• App Store Country restore. The country picker adds App Store Country at the top — storefront-only detect (no locale fallback) — then Prefer not to show, the reciprocity footnote, and the searchable list.
• Table action icons. CLEAR, REPEAT, DEAL, CHECK, FOLD, BET ×, NEXT HAND, END SESSION and related capsules show an SF Symbol beside the label. Still at most three decision pills — no horizontal scrolling on the action row.
• Online / Offline in Sync. Settings → iCloud Sync leads with an Online or Offline wifi status row and a short note that table play continues offline while sync, purchases, and Ask Coach need a connection.
• Coach+ and Remove Ads. While Coach+ is active, Buy Chips and Settings → Purchases hide the standalone Remove Ads purchase — interstitials are already off with the subscription. The row returns if Coach+ lapses and you have not bought Remove Ads.
• Brand and avatar polish. Splash and the Settings Suena mark use the tagline Apps Worth Dreaming About. Daily Stars avatar 18 gets a refreshed asset; the edit-profile preview lays out flag, avatar, and Coach+ in three equal columns.

Version 1.6.2: Lifetime badge sync and polish

Bugfix release after 1.6.1 — profile Stars and Badges stay in sync, unlock celebrations and optional earned dates improve, and leaderboard rank layout is cleaner. No new badge tiers and no chip rewards. No in-app What's New sheet for upgraders already on 1.6.1.

• Profile lifetime ★ in sync. On your own profile card, the Stars and Badges tabs share one resolved lifetime total. After coach-perfect hands at the table, your ladder progress updates without opening the Lifetime leaderboard first.
• Unlock celebrations. Crossing a new badge tier at the table triggers a celebration after hand UI clears (same queue as 1.6.1). Every tier uses the full badge showcase sheet — the same view as tapping a shield on your ladder. A one-time catch-up toast still appears if several tiers unlock in one pass without individual celebrations.
• Earned dates (you only). When a tier unlocks on version 1.6.2 or later, your showcase and Badges ladder can show Earned {date}. Older unlocks are not backfilled. Other players never see your dates — they are not on public profiles. On iPhone, dates can sync through your private iCloud daily-stars data (earliest date wins).
• Leaderboard rank layout. Rank labels such as #100 and #237 fit on one line in standard row layouts.
• Settings → Changelog. Settings → About adds Changelog, opening this release history on the web in your browser.
• Profile and ladder polish. On the public profile card, a larger country flag with the country name below (edit-profile preview unchanged). Badge shields on your Badges tab scale to screen width while staying three per row.

Version 1.6.1: Lifetime ★ badges, player profiles, and Daily Stars polish

Ten prestige shields from lifetime Daily Stars, a tap-to-open player card on the leaderboards, snappier Next Hand on slow networks, and fairer country-flag rules. On iPhone, upgraders from 1.5.9 see one combined What's New for 1.6.1; Android shipped 1.6 before 1.6.1, and both stores are on 1.6.1 now.

• Lifetime ★ badges. Ten tiers from Fortuna (50 lifetime ★) through Ra (one million). Your highest unlocked shield appears beside your star count on Today's Leaderboard rows and on your profile — Stars and Badges on the card, plus a read-only Badges tab in Edit Profile. Prestige only: no chip grants, no Chip Shop unlocks. Early tiers toast when you earn them; Hermes and above use a short celebration modal, queued behind hand-result overlays.
• Tap a player on the leaderboard. Tap any row on Today's Leaderboard to open a profile card with that player's stars for today, this week, and lifetime.
• Snappier Next Hand. On slow networks, Next Hand unlocks right away so play does not wait on the leaderboard sync — Firestore and between-hand ads catch up in the background.
• Fairer country flags. If you hide your flag in profile, other players' flags are hidden for you too. A one-time sheet explains the change for players who had already chosen Prefer not to show.
• Academy and lobby polish. Updated Coach Academy card-back art and a subtle border on the Academy lobby card.
• App Tracking Transparency (iPhone). Build 117 defers Game Center sign-in until after the tracking prompt so review and fresh installs see ATT when status is not determined.

Version 1.5.9: Mega Chip Pack and steadier Continuity

A new top chip pack in Chip Shop, and more reliable iCloud Continuity bankroll sync on iPhone when devices disagree.

• Mega Chip Pack. Chip Shop adds Mega: 25,000,000 practice chips. It sits after Elite, can be bought again, and gets the same sale and Coach+ 2× multipliers as the other packs. It is not a Coach+ benefit.
• Steadier iCloud Continuity (iPhone). When your iPhone and iCloud disagree on bankroll, Continuity is more careful about which total to keep, so practice chips are less likely to drop unexplained.
• Bug fixes. Stability improvements on iPhone and Android.

Version 1.5.8: Ready for iPhone Duo

A layout release. The coaching is unchanged; the app now fits iPhone Duo and wide landscape windows.

• Ready for iPhone Duo. The table, lobby and sheets adapt when Duo is open or closed: a full inner canvas unfolded and a clean outer display when closed. Flip the open display and the layout follows.
• Settings built for landscape. On wide screens, Settings is a two-pane view: pick Audio, Appearance, Gameplay and the rest from a side list instead of scrolling one long page. Portrait keeps the stacked list. Android picks this up in 1.5.9.
• Table polish. Narrow landscape sessions get a tighter top bar, drawers and bet controls so the felt stays readable. Lobby casino cards grow taller when there is room.

Version 1.5.7: Country flags on Daily Stars

Leaderboard identity polish.

• Country flags. Leaderboard rows show a country flag next to your name. It is set automatically from your App Store or Google Play country (or your device region) and shown by default. Pick a different country, or choose "Prefer not to show", in your leaderboard profile. Flags don't appear on the top-three podium.
• Cleaner leaderboard rows. Your name sits alone on the first line; the flag and the Coach+ badge share the second line, in the same order on the profile preview.
• Portrait top bar. On smaller phones the top bar shrinks in stages so recent-form dots and End session stay in reach.

Version 1.5.6: River chop fixes and a clearer Coach+ offer

Coaching accuracy on the river, steadier rewarded-video limits and a simpler way to start the Coach+ trial.

• Playing the board. The coach recommends Bet 1× for a push in more spots where you are playing a made board hand, instead of folding into a tie.
• Rewarded video budgets. The lobby "AD +1K" reward and the mid-hand table rescue now have separate daily limits.
• Coach+ offer. New players see Coach+ once at the end of onboarding, and there is a rare post-hand reminder. Eligible new subscribers see the 7-day free trial; everyone else sees the plain price.
• Coach+ badge fixes. The badge shows reliably on leaderboard rows and is left off the podium.

Version 1.5.4: Recent star activity

• Recent star activity. Today's Leaderboard shows when each player last scored stars, so you can see who has been active lately.

Version 1.5.3: River push on a board chop

• River push on a board chop. When the board itself is a straight or better and you are playing it, the coach now recommends Bet 1× for the push even if the dealer-outs count is above the fold line.
• Weekly and Lifetime stars. Weekly and Lifetime star totals match across the lobby, Coach Report and the leaderboard.
• Coach+ Annual. Coach+ Annual is $11.99 a year in the US. Existing annual subscribers keep their original price.

Version 1.5.2: Star patterns and steadier stats

• Star patterns. Coach Report Insights adds a cumulative star chart that splits stars from hands where you followed the coach versus deviated.
• Net this session. The table's bottom bar shows your net for the current session.
• Session recaps. Session recaps keep their stars, net, alignment and biggest win, and session history rebuilds itself after a reinstall.
• Table drawer. The in-table menu gathers table, card and display toggles, including Highlight winning hand.

Version 1.5.1: Daily, Weekly and Lifetime leaderboards

Leaderboard depth, the full Coach+ perk list and stability fixes.

• Daily, Weekly and Lifetime. Today's Leaderboard has three tabs: today's race (reset at 08:00 UTC), the current ISO week, and every star you have earned.
• Coach Report star history. The Stars tab adds week-over-week history with ranks, plus Lifetime totals, alongside your daily rows. On Hands, filter for hands where you used Ask Coach.
• Profiles and avatars. 50 avatars and 12 ring colours. Players still on a default PlayerXXXX name get a fun nickname.
• Coach+ on the board and in the shop. Coach+ members get a leaderboard badge, 2× chips on chip packs (stacking with sales) and 1.5× daily streak check-ins, on top of Ask Coach, 50,000 daily practice chips and no interstitial ads.
• Under the hood. One bankroll total everywhere, a fix for bankroll inflation while iCloud sync catches up, smoother landscape deals, loss and push sounds, optional button haptics and a Rate Hold'em Coach link in Settings.

Version 1.5: Ask Coach

A conversation about the hand you just played, included with Coach+.

• Ask Coach. Open Coach Debrief, or a hand in Coach Report history, and ask about it: why the chart recommended a line, what-if spots, dealer outs, or how another profile would have played the river. Suggested prompts include "What would Balanced do here?". The hand summary stays pinned above the chat.
• Built for UTH only. Ask Coach answers questions about the hand on screen. It is not a general chatbot, and off-topic requests are declined.
• Daily message limit. Coach+ includes 10 Ask Coach messages a day, reset at local midnight. The limit doesn't change with purchases.
• How it works. Replies come from Google Gemini through Firebase AI Logic. Each message sends that hand's details, your leaderboard nickname, an optional summary of your play stats, your question and the earlier messages in the thread. See the privacy policy for details.
• Included with Coach+. New subscribers can try Coach+ free for 7 days. Live coaching, Coach Debrief, Academy, Coach Report and the leaderboard stay free.

Version 1.4.3: Deep links and small fixes

• Links into the app. Links from notifications and the web can open straight to Coach+, the Academy and other screens.
• Daily Stars pill at zero. The lobby star pill shows even before your first star of the day, and Coach Report's Stars tab includes today.
• About section. Settings → About adds a Blog link and shows the app version.

Version 1.4.2: Play offline

• Play offline. Keep playing without a connection. Stars save on your phone; open the casino menu and tap Retry connection to sync them.
• Leaderboard podium. Today's top three get a spotlight row above the rankings, and your own rank stays pinned at the top.
• Auto player names. New players, and anyone on the default profile, get a fun nickname and avatar automatically. Change them any time from your profile.
• Portrait polish. On smaller phones, the strategy, stars and table controls scroll while History and Menu stay pinned. The lobby bankroll no longer flickers while data syncs.

Version 1.4: Today's Leaderboard and Coach+

Daily competition, player profiles and the optional Coach+ membership arrive together.

• Today's Leaderboard (Daily Stars). Earn 1 star for each hand where you follow the coach on every decision, plus bonus stars when you also win with a straight or better (+1 straight or flush, +2 full house, +3 quads, +5 straight flush, +10 royal flush). The board resets at 08:00 UTC, and the top three can claim practice-chip rewards and a rank badge. Open it from the ★ pill in the lobby or the casino menu.
• Player profiles. Display name, avatar and background, shown to other players on the board. No email or real name needed.
• Coach+. An optional subscription with 50,000 practice chips every local calendar day (missed days are credited when you return) and no interstitial ads while active.
• Still free. The coach, Academy, Coach Debrief, Coach Report, Insights and the leaderboard stay free. Free chips every 4 hours and the daily streak bonus continue.

Version 1.3: Portrait play, poker lingo and four-color cards

On the App Store, 1.3 also delivered everything built for 1.2.2.

• Play one-handed in portrait. Turn your phone upright to play in portrait, or sideways for the classic landscape table.
• Poker lingo mode. Settings → Gameplay → Poker lingo swaps formal hand names for table slang such as Boat, Quads and Broadway. Tap ⓘ on the felt for the glossary.
• Light and dark theme. System, Light or Dark for the lobby, menus and sheets. The casino table keeps its own look.
• Classic faces on small cards. A clearer rank-and-suit layout in hand history and coach views.
• Four-color cards. Four-color suits app-wide, in Pips (the default) or Background style.
• Premium casino felts. A subtle damask weave on every table and lobby casino card.
• Coach Report Insights. A new Insights tab compares your results to the coach line, shows alignment by strategy and suggests what to do next.
• Casino menu, streaks and sharper charts. Open Coach Report, Academy, Achievements and Leaderboards from the in-table menu; browse your streak calendar; and Balanced and Disciplined were tightened for tricky flop and river spots.

Version 1.2.1: Coach Academy, dealer outs and Game Center

The foundation of today's app.

• Coach Academy. Guided lessons on the lobby floor teach UTH basics and the app's tools. Finish each lesson to earn practice chips.
• River dealer outs. See how many cards can beat you before you Bet 1× or Fold. Tap the outs pill for the full breakdown.
• Smarter debrief. After each hand, the coach's street-by-street path and a clearer lesson, whether you matched it or not.
• Resume and sessions. Leave mid-hand and pick up where you left off, switch casinos in one session, and end with a recap.
• Daily streaks. Check in each day to grow your streak, with milestone bonuses on days 7, 14 and 30 and optional reminders.
• Payouts and casinos. Tap ⓘ on the felt for the payout tables. Lucky Palms, Reno Grand and Vegas Royale each have their own limits and bankroll gates.
• Game Center and iCloud (iPhone). Achievements that pay practice chips, hands and biggest-win leaderboards, and iCloud sync of your bankroll, history and mid-hand progress.