Changed: Nothing changes for players in this version.
Version 1.86.0 · 2026-10-25
Changed: Nothing changes on the site in this version.
Version 1.85.1 · 2026-10-25
Changed: Nothing changes on the site in this version.
Version 1.85.0 · 2026-10-25
Changed: Nothing changes on the site in this version.
Version 1.84.0 · 2026-10-25
Improved: The name a site chooses for card statements is now sent along with Stripe payments.
Version 1.83.3 · 2026-10-25
Improved: The page now checks for a new version every 2 minutes.
Version 1.83.2 · 2026-10-25
Fixed: Refreshing the page now brings you back to the level you were playing instead of the first one.
Improved: The "new version is ready" notice stays at the top of the screen, checks every few minutes, and is no longer missed when the page is scrolled.
Version 1.83.1 · 2026-10-25
Fixed: A wrong number no longer wipes that number from the pencil notes in other squares; notes clear only when the number is right.
Version 1.83.0 · 2026-10-25
Improved: The offer to finish the last few squares now appears above the board, where you can see it without scrolling.
Version 1.82.0 · 2026-10-24
New: A Staff button in the footer takes the team to their log in page.
Changed: White labelers and their staff manage their sites from their own site's address; the platform team uses its own address.
Version 1.81.0 · 2026-10-24
Changed: Central Command can now live on its own address, so working in it never affects a player's log in.
Version 1.80.0 · 2026-10-24
New: Central Command has a White labelers area that keeps everything about white labelers and their sites in one place.
Version 1.79.0 · 2026-10-24
Improved: In dark mode the three puzzle highlights are now easier to tell apart.
Fixed: Your log in now stays good for 30 days after your last visit, instead of 30 days from the day you logged in.
Version 1.78.0 · 2026-10-24
New: Sites with advanced editing can choose the colour of the puzzle board highlights. The three strengths are worked out from it and stay easy to read in light and dark.
Version 1.77.0 · 2026-10-24
Changed: The puzzle board now uses one colour in three strengths: the square you pick is strongest, the same number elsewhere is medium, and its row, column and box are soft. They look clearly different in light and dark.
New: An Undo button steps back one change at a time.
Improved: Notes shows an ON/OFF badge, Hint shows how many you have left, and the number pad is larger and plainer.
Changed: The Spots button is gone.
Version 1.76.0 · 2026-10-24
Changed: The puzzle board is simpler: the Guide lines button is gone, and the squares with your chosen number now stand out clearly, with the selected square outlined.
Fixed: Spots now work whether or not mistakes are being shown.
Version 1.75.0 · 2026-10-24
Changed: Guides are now Guide lines: a row that already has your number gets one colour band and a column that has it gets another. Squares are no longer shaded.
New: Spots: pick a number and every square where it can still go is marked, then tap one to place it. Using it takes 15% off the points for that puzzle.
Improved: A wrong number now turns its square clearly red and the guide lines go away until it is fixed.
Fixed: A quick second try of a puzzle you solved while logged out is no longer questioned unless it is far quicker than the first.
Version 1.74.0 · 2026-10-24
Improved: On sites that use Stripe, a payment that a player's bank takes back now ends that player's subscriptions on the site.
Version 1.73.0 · 2026-10-24
New: Paid subscriptions can now be bought on sites that use Stripe: you pay on Stripe's own page, and renewals use the card you saved there.
Version 1.72.0 · 2026-10-24
New: Site owners can offer a promotion on one site, on all their sites, or only on the sites they choose.
Improved: Default settings are now grouped by area, with a button to restore an area, a whole site, or a site to the system defaults.
Version 1.71.0 · 2026-10-24
New: Site owners can mark a site "do not update when my defaults change".
Version 1.70.0 · 2026-10-24
New: Site owners can set default settings once for all their sites, keep a different value on any one site, and copy settings from one site to another.
Changed: Site owners can now choose Stripe, PayPal or Square for payments.
Version 1.69.0 · 2026-10-24
Improved: Site owners now see whether their payment account is connected, and where to find what the provider asks for.
Version 1.68.0 · 2026-10-24
New: You can add your birth month later from your account page. Once saved it is locked, so offers cannot be switched around.
New: Site owners can run a promotion for a whole calendar month with one choice.
New: Site owners can publish one set of Terms and Privacy for all their sites, and give a single site its own version when needed.
Version 1.67.0 · 2026-10-24
New: Birthday-month offers: a site can run a promotion that only players in their birth month can use.
Version 1.66.0 · 2026-10-24
Changed: The second free puzzle each day now follows a shuffled plan: medium and hard come up twice, expert and master once, and never the same level two days in a row.
Version 1.65.1 · 2026-10-24
Fixed: The free daily puzzle now takes turns between the levels, so the same hard level no longer keeps coming back.
Version 1.65.0 · 2026-10-24
New: Family plan: choose Individual or Family when you join, or switch later from Manage family plan on your account page.
Improved: Buying a family plan turns on family accounts, with the number of child accounts that the plan includes.
Version 1.64.0 · 2026-10-24
New: Free trials: try an add-on for the days the site offers before you decide, with no payment needed.
New: My subscriptions: see what you have and when it renews, cancel everything or just some items, and see your receipts.
New: A reminder email three days before every renewal, a receipt after every payment, and a notice before any price goes up.
Version 1.63.0 · 2026-10-23
Improved: The contact form is better at telling real messages from junk, so support only hears from people.
Version 1.62.1 · 2026-10-23
Fixed: The name under the app icon on a phone is shorter, so it is no longer cut off.
Version 1.62.0 · 2026-10-23
New: Site owners can connect their own payment account from the Payments page.
Version 1.61.0 · 2026-10-23
New: Marketplace: see everything this site offers, with the promotions running now.
Improved: Parents choose their child's time zone, and play times follow it.
Version 1.60.0 · 2026-10-23
New: Parental controls: parents can set a daily time limit, the hours and days a child may play, pause the account, and hide the child from the rankings.
Version 1.59.0 · 2026-10-23
New: Family accounts: a parent can add a second adult and child players under their account.
Version 1.58.0 · 2026-10-23
Improved: Account screens are centred and easier to read on a phone.
Version 1.57.0 · 2026-10-22
New: Weekly and monthly rankings can be shared with other sites, giving a bigger field to compete in.
Version 1.56.0 · 2026-10-22
Changed: Sign-up asks your age. Players under 18 will join through a parent or guardian's account.
New: Sites can optionally ask for your birth month, for birthday-month surprises.
Version 1.55.0 · 2026-10-22
Improved: Monitoring of the service is more complete, so problems are spotted sooner.
Version 1.54.0 · 2026-10-22
Improved: Site updates can now be undone or redone to any recent version, so a problem is fixed faster.
Version 1.53.0 · 2026-10-22
New: A platform-wide EULA (end user license agreement) is shown when you sign up.
Version 1.52.0 · 2026-10-22
New: Site owners can pick colours with a colour picker and see right away whether the text will be easy to read.
New: Three easy-to-read fonts for every site, saved looks, and a master brand that other sites can follow.
Changed: The separate Readability page is now part of Theme and colours.
Version 1.51.0 · 2026-10-22
New: When the Terms, Privacy or Cookies change, players see a notice and an email with the changes and the date they take effect, and can read the new text before then.
Changed: A changed document only applies from its effective date; until then the current version stays in force.
Version 1.50.0 · 2026-10-22
New: Terms, Privacy and the other legal documents are now written in a simple editor with headings, bold, italics, underline and bullets, and can be saved as drafts.
Changed: A changed legal document now takes effect at least 30 days after it is published, on a date the owner chooses.
New: Support has a Refund request topic.
Version 1.49.0 · 2026-10-22
New: Promotions can exclude items, make a code for you, use date pickers and be shared by link; items can be set to never allow promotions.
Improved: Payments has a platform default provider, a per-site choice, and the name to show on card statements.
Version 1.48.0 · 2026-10-22
New: Add-ons now unlock named features, packages bundle add-ons at one price, and plans can include them.
New: Family plans can be set up with adult, related adult and child seats.
Version 1.47.0 · 2026-10-22
New: Support messages can be moved to a Spam folder: still kept, but they no longer send notices.
Improved: Email history can be searched and filtered, and the list of blocked gamer tag words is easier to read and change.
Improved: Items that are not offered are marked Inactive and listed last in pricing.
Version 1.46.1 · 2026-10-22
Fixed: More space between the top menu and the sub menu in Central Command.
Version 1.46.0 · 2026-10-22
New: Server health in Central Command: a check-in every minute, a log of down time with start, end and total length, and a note to copy for a support ticket.
Version 1.45.0 · 2026-10-22
Improved: Staff pages are easier to use on a phone.
Version 1.44.1 · 2026-10-22
Fixed: Staff names now ask for a first and a last name.
Version 1.44.0 · 2026-10-22
New: Promotions: percent or dollars off, free trial days, free extra time and individual challenges, with codes, dates and limits.
Version 1.43.0 · 2026-10-22
Improved: Players, the help desk and pricing are now tables with filters and quick actions.
Version 1.42.0 · 2026-10-22
New: The rankings page now says that rankings include players across the network.
Improved: Players, the help desk and pricing are now tables with filters and quick actions.
Version 1.41.0 · 2026-10-21
Fixed: A support message sent more than once is now recorded only once.
Changed: The staff link in the footer now reads Central Command.
Version 1.40.1 · 2026-10-21
Fixed: The Contact form boxes now match the rest of the site, and the footer link now reads Contact support.
New: The menu now has My messages and Contact support when you are logged in.
New: The Contact form has an optional gamer tag line for visitors who are not logged in.
Version 1.40.0 · 2026-10-21
New: The Contact page now has a message form. Your messages and the answers are kept under My messages in your account, and everything is answered on the site.
Version 1.39.0 · 2026-10-21
Improved: Players, the help desk and pricing are now tables with filters and quick actions.
Version 1.38.0 · 2026-10-21
New: The footer now has Cookies and Contact pages beside Terms and Privacy.
Version 1.37.0 · 2026-10-21
Improved: Players, the help desk and pricing are now tables with filters and quick actions.
Version 1.36.0 · 2026-10-21
Improved: Players, the help desk and pricing are now tables with filters and quick actions.
Version 1.35.0 · 2026-10-21
New: When the Terms or Privacy text changes, you are shown what changed (a summary, what was added, removed and modified) and asked to agree the next time you use the site after midnight.
New: A site that is temporarily unavailable now shows a clear notice that your account and progress are safe.
Version 1.34.0 · 2026-10-21
Changed: A puzzle now counts on every ranking only if you finish it before midnight Central on its own day. The rankings page says so.
Version 1.33.0 · 2026-10-21
New: If your account is paused after a fair-play review, you now get an email, and another when your appeal has been answered.
Improved: The installed app can now show the full site name under its icon, where the phone allows it.
Version 1.32.0 · 2026-10-21
New: The site now works without a connection. Your puzzle page, My puzzles and the Calendar open offline, and you can keep playing puzzles you have already opened.
Changed: Each new day's puzzle needs a connection the first time, so it can be downloaded. Open the site once while online each day.
Version 1.31.0 · 2026-10-21
New: The day's random puzzle now has a star next to its level, so you can see which puzzle is on the Random ranking.
New: Daily rankings now have a board for every level: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert and Master, as well as Overall and Random.
New: Monthly rankings have a year selector, so earlier months, such as December, stay available when the year changes.
Improved: My puzzles is now in order, newest day first, with each day's levels easiest first.
Version 1.30.1 · 2026-10-21
Fixed: The daily "Before you play" agreement now appears only when you are not logged in, since you agree to it when you create your account.
Improved: When you are logged in, previous day and next day buttons take you between the days you can open.
Improved: Logged out, My puzzles now also lists the other free puzzle of a day you played, since starting one opens both.
Fixed: The Easy puzzle is now open on older days too, such as the 18th.
Version 1.30.0 · 2026-10-21
New: Rankings now has an Annual board, and the Monthly board lists every month of the year so far. A new month joins the list on its first day.
Improved: Logged out, the Calendar now opens the days you played in this browser, the same days your My puzzles list shows.
Fixed: Puzzles in My puzzles that showed as Earlier puzzle now get their date.
New: Previous day and next day buttons, and every past day open in the Calendar, for players who have that switched on.
Version 1.29.0 · 2026-10-21
New: Site owners can now switch extra features on for individual players, for a set number of days or until they switch it off.
New: Restart for a solved puzzle is unlocked automatically for any player who has it switched on.
Version 1.28.0 · 2026-10-20
New: You can now log in with your gamer tag or your email address.
New: Invite your friends: a Share button at the top of Rankings sends a link to the site.
Improved: The daily random level now skips the levels that were random on the last two days, so you see more variety.
Improved: The rankings now explain how points work in a few short lines.
Improved: The Calendar now reaches back to the start of the previous calendar year (and to January 2026 for now).
Changed: Messages about emailed links are worded the same for everyone and are centred.
Version 1.27.0 · 2026-10-20
New: The Calendar is real now. Log in and it shows the days you have played. Tap a day to open that day's puzzles and finish them.
New: Days where you finished every free puzzle are highlighted and marked with a tick. Days you did not start stay greyed out.
Improved: If you are not logged in, the Calendar shows only today and invites you to log in to keep a history.
Version 1.26.1 · 2026-10-20
Improved: On the daily agreement, the Terms now open in a pop-up window instead of a new page, and the text is centred.
Version 1.26.0 · 2026-10-20
New: Under each puzzle there is now a list of your attempts, with when you started, your time, your mistakes and your hints, so you can see what to beat.
Changed: Restart appears only after you have solved a puzzle once, because the grid already shows what is right and wrong. After that, restarting for practice is for subscribers.
Version 1.25.1 · 2026-10-20
Changed: If your account is suspended, the owner of the site you play on reviews your appeal.
Version 1.25.0 · 2026-10-20
New: Each day, before you play, you are asked to confirm that activity on the site is monitored and recorded, to accept the Terms and to confirm you are 13 or older. Creating an account says the same.
New: The puzzle now pauses by itself when you switch to another tab or app, or when its window has been out of focus for a couple of seconds.
Changed: A puzzle finished in under 30 seconds no longer counts. Finishes that look far too fast are held for a quick review before they appear on the rankings.
New: A day counts as started once you have played a free puzzle for 30 seconds and placed at least one correct digit.
Version 1.24.1 · 2026-10-20
Fixed: The offer to fill in the last few squares now always appears once five or fewer squares are left, even if a wrong digit is still on the board.
Version 1.24.0 · 2026-10-20
New: Rankings are real now. Finish a puzzle while logged in and you appear on the Daily, Weekly and Monthly boards, shown by gamer tag. The Daily board has Overall, Easy and Random.
New: Points depend on the level, with a little taken off for each hint and wrong digit, and a bonus for a quick finish. Only your first finish of a puzzle counts.
Improved: Your own row is highlighted on the board.
Version 1.23.1 · 2026-10-20
Fixed: On a computer, pausing and resuming no longer throws the page back to the top. The puzzle stays right where you were.
Version 1.23.0 · 2026-10-19
New: Challenges, Calendar and Rankings pages now have a first look, filled with clearly labelled sample content while the real thing is built.
New: Gamer tags cannot contain spaces. Letters, numbers, _ and - are fine. Names that are too close to an existing tag are not available.
Improved: Pause stays in the same spot beside the timer, and shows Resume while paused, so the page no longer jumps.
Improved: Tablets now use the same top bar and menu as phones.
Improved: Links that stood alone are now buttons, and the footer links look the same everywhere, with the current page highlighted.
Fixed: The Log out button on the gamer tag page now matches the other buttons.
Changed: The footer now shows a copyright line.
Version 1.22.0 · 2026-10-19
New: On a phone, the menu now lives in a menu button at the top right, next to the sun and moon, with Log in and Join just below it. The menu greets you by your gamer tag.
New: Pause now sits beside the timer, and the timer line shows how many hints you have used.
New: All five levels show above the puzzle. Levels not open to you yet are greyed with a lock.
New: Everyone who is logged in needs a gamer tag, and you are asked to pick one if you do not have it yet.
Improved: The My account page is centred, and the menu button for it now simply says My account.
Version 1.21.0 · 2026-10-19
New: Today's puzzles now wait for you: press Start when you are ready and the clock begins then.
New: Buttons under the page title: Today, Challenges and Calendar. Challenges and Calendar are placeholders for now. Rankings joins the menu at the top right.
Improved: The page you are on is highlighted in the menus.
Improved: Log in and Create account pages are centred, and the Join button is outlined like Log in.
Changed: The 'More levels are on the way' note under the puzzle is gone.
Version 1.20.1 · 2026-10-19
Fixed: The Join button in the top bar is readable again, and the menu items there are now clear buttons.
Improved: Titles and the main buttons on the Log in and Create account pages are centred, and the Terms line no longer appears twice.
Improved: My puzzles now has Create a free account and Log in as two buttons.
Changed: Every page now says Log in and Log out, the same way everywhere.
Version 1.20.0 · 2026-10-19
New: A new top bar: the logo and name sit on the left (click them to go home), the page you are on is in the middle, and your menu is on the right.
New: Join and Log in when you are not signed in. Challenges, My puzzles, your name and Log out once you are.
New: A sun or moon button on the far right switches between light and dark.
Improved: The puzzle sits higher on the screen because the top bar is much shorter.
Version 1.19.0 · 2026-10-19
New: A fresh look for the whole site, with light and dark modes. It follows your device, and a button at the bottom of every page lets you switch.
New: Every site can now pick a ready-made look, set its own colours and choose its fonts. Text is always checked so it stays easy to read.
Improved: Links are underlined and easy to spot in every mode, and the keyboard highlight is clearer.
Version 1.18.0 · 2026-10-19
New: Pick a gamer tag when you create an account. It is the name other players will see, so your real name and email stay private. You can change it once every 30 days.
New: Choose whether you want a notice when new puzzles are ready. It is off unless you tick the box, and you can change it any time on your account page.
New: You can delete your account from your account page.
Version 1.17.1 · 2026-10-19
Fixed: Opening an email confirmation link a second time now tells you it is already confirmed.
Version 1.17.0 · 2026-10-19
Changed: Two free puzzles a day: the easy puzzle, plus one more level picked at random, so every day has a gentle start.
New: Players can change their email address from their account page.
Improved: A clearer, friendlier page for creating an account.
Version 1.16.0 · 2026-10-19
New: Accounts are on the way: sign up with your email address to keep your puzzles safe and pick them up on any device.
Version 1.15.2 · 2026-10-18
Improved: The accounts page for site staff is tidier, and it explains what happens when two accounts are used in one browser.
Version 1.15.1 · 2026-10-18
Fixed: Email notices from the site now go out correctly.
Version 1.15.0 · 2026-10-18
New: The site can now send email notices to the people who run it.
Version 1.14.3 · 2026-10-18
Improved: The pages for the people who run the sites now share the site’s header and footer.
Version 1.14.2 · 2026-10-18
New: Small improvements for the people who run the sites.
Version 1.14.1 · 2026-10-18
Fixed: Text on the pages for site staff is easier to read.
Version 1.14.0 · 2026-10-18
New: Tools for the people who run the sites: accounts for owners, brand owners and their support staff, with names you can change in settings.
New: A quick way to go back to the previous version of the site if an update ever causes a problem.
Version 1.13.0 · 2026-10-18
Changed: The installed app returns to today's puzzle when you come back to it after more than ten minutes away. A short switch to another app leaves the page as it was, and your progress is always saved.
Version 1.12.0 · 2026-10-18
Improved: Behind-the-scenes improvements that help keep the site reliable.
Version 1.11.1 · 2026-10-18
Changed: Restart now only clears the board. The time, mistakes and hints you have already used keep counting, and the screen shows how many times you restarted.
New: Restarting a finished puzzle starts a practice run. Your first finish is the one that is kept.
Version 1.11.0 · 2026-10-18
New: This page: a short list of what changed in each version.
Improved: Updates reach the site quickly and smoothly, so you see the newest version without having to clear anything.
Version 1.10.0 · 2026-10-18
New: Average time to solve is shown under each puzzle once at least three people have finished it.
Improved: A full hint (all three steps) now counts as one hint, and “left” never shows more hints than there are empty squares.
Improved: Installed phone apps check for a newer version and offer “Update now”.
New: The version number is shown at the bottom of every page.
Version 1.9.1 · 2026-10-18
Fixed: Once a hint shows the answer square, it stays on screen until you fill that square.
Version 1.9.0 · 2026-10-18
Fixed: Pressing Hint again continues the hint you are on instead of starting over after you enter another number.
Fixed: Hints now look at different parts of the grid instead of always starting in the top right.
New: Hints can be used for about a quarter of a puzzle’s empty squares. The Hint button shows how many are left.
2026-10-17 to 2026-10-18
New: Timer with a Pause button (the puzzle is hidden while paused).
New: Mistakes counter, hints, guide lines that follow a chosen number across rows, columns and boxes, and an offer to finish the puzzle when only a few squares are left.
New: Number pad digits grey out once all nine are placed.
New: My puzzles lists the puzzles you have opened in this browser, with their level.
Fixed: Typing numbers in Firefox no longer opens the browser’s quick search bar.
