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Version 1.07 Released

Version 1.07 was released today. I’m pretty happy with the stability and functionality of the app at this point so I think I’m going to try and market it a bit more. I’ve made some social networking pages for the app and I’ve added links to the About screen as well as a direct link to rate or write a review for the app on the App Store. If you like the app be sure to like/follow/rate or review it to help get the word out and get more people using it.

This version features one fix and a few tweaks. First, the app would sometimes crash when adding a single new example to a new card and then trying to cycle through the examples during a study session. These crashes won’t happen anymore. I also messed around with how new cards are sorted. First of all, new cards will respect the total max number of cards set in the Settings app. Before, you would get the max total plus new cards which wasn’t really sensible. Also, new cards that have been swiped left as incorrect but not yet memorized will still count as new cards and will be presented in study sessions before completely untested cards. Additionally, cards will be sorted by difficulty and then randomized. This will ensure that you’re getting your most difficult cards even if you’ve limited the total number of cards you have per study session.

If any of that doesn’t make sense to you, don’t worry about it. Most users probably won’t really notice the difference but I do think it’ll enhance how quickly and completely you can memorize kanji and words even if you have a limited amount of time to study each day.

Happy Studies!

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Version 1.06 Released

Version 1.06 went live in the store a couple of days ago. The main change was to the way the app lays out text. I tried to strike a good balance between having the biggest font sizes possible, layouts that are aesthetically pleasing, and performance.

You now also have the option of putting in your own line breaks. You’ll notice some new buttons above the keyboard for moving between the different text areas when editing a card during a study session.

If you do put in your own line breaks, the app will choose the largest font available that respects the number of lines you wanted. However, the last line might still wrap again based on default wrapping if it’s too long and the font gets too small.

You can also use line breaks in your examples if you aren’t happy with the default layouts.

Some people might not like to have a single character on one line, so editing in a line break might make it look a bit better.

I’m prepping another update to guarantee compatibility with the newly released iOS 6.1 SDK and I’ll be addressing a new card sorting issue as well. Thanks for reading and be sure to let me know if you notice any issues with the text layouts.

Happy Studies!

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Version 1.04 Released

Version 1.04 should be live in the app store soon and has the following features:

  • Tweaked iOS 6 performance

  • Fixed card resetting from the card detail view

  • Added card copying during study sessions

  • Tweaked Upgrade restoring

The app should be a bit smoother on iOS 6 and will provide visual cues that it’s working in the background when syncing study dates or starting a study session.  You can also copy cards while studying and there have been a few minor bug fixes/tweaks as well.

I’m still waiting for my 4-inch device to arrive but as soon as it comes I’ll be able to properly test and release the next update which will support iPhone 5 and iPod Touch 5.

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iOS 6

iOS 6 came out today and I’ve noticed a few issues that I’ll try to get fixed as soon as possible.

First, it seems that touch tracking is a bit more sensitive now so touches that would’ve previously registered as taps are now registering as slight movements.  This may mean that you end up having to tap just a bit too carefully not to be annoyed.  Also, the way that background threads are processed seems a bit different as well so you might have a noticeable wait when starting a study session or syncing study dates but without any indication that the app is doing some work in the background.  I’ll try to get these two issues fixed in an update ASAP.  Unfortunately, an update to support the new 4-inch device screens will have to wait until my 5th generation device arrives which will be sometime in October.  Please let me know if you’ve noticed any other problems after upgrading to iOS 6.

Happy Studies!