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What changed in each version, the new Bibles and the features that arrived.

  1. Version 2026.10.15Latest

    Almeida Concordância as the default, new languages and the Essential and Premium plans

    Bibles and texts

    • New in the Library: Almeida Concordância. About this edition
    • Almeida Concordância (under review) is now the default Portuguese translation. If you had already chosen another Bible, you keep yours.
    • Spelling review of Almeida Concordância: words like Onipotente, onipresença, Todo-Poderoso, Jeová, tranquilo, fechar and the old verb forms are now written the way we write today.
    • Whenever a new Bible is added to the Library, you get a notice just once and it shows up here, in What's new.

    New features

    • The app and the website are fully available in French, German, Hindi, Korean, Russian, Chinese and Swahili, besides Portuguese, English and Spanish.
    • The paid plans are now called Essential plan and Premium plan.
    • AI credits are now weekly, with a notice when you reach 80% of what you have for the week.
    • Subscribe with a card right on the website, with automatic monthly renewal and the option to change your card in Settings, Subscription.
    • This What's new page: what changed in each version, all in one place.

    Improvements

    • The map now truly shows Paul's journeys, with a clear invitation to subscribe to the Essential plan.
    • On the computer, the book title in the reader is never cut off, and the invitation to install the app is now a discreet strip at the bottom, without covering the text.
    • If your saved card needs attention, you see the notice "Update your card".

    Fixes

    • An old purchase that was left pending no longer blocks a new subscription.
    • When a card is approved but could not be saved, you are now told, instead of finding out only at renewal.
    • The invitation button on the map is now properly aligned, and the list of commentators has some breathing room at the top.
  2. Version 2026.10.14

    Christ throughout the Bible and livelier groups

    Bibles and texts

    • Almeida Concordância in testing: the whole Bible (66 books), with an open CC BY 4.0 license, made from Almeida 1911 with updated spelling and documented rules.
    • New "About this edition" page, in the app and on the website, with a profile of each Bible: origin, license and review status.

    New features

    • Christ throughout the Bible: about a hundred Old Testament chapters quoted in the New, plus prophecies and symbols, appear in the Christ tab, with a discreet fish in the margin.
    • Ask the AI with the whole chapter as context, and quote a passage by typing @.
    • Reading groups: meaningful reactions (Amen, It touched me, I have a question), threaded replies, a header showing who read today and an invitation with a QR code.
    • Groups: co-leader, mute a group, prayer requests and a weekly summary.
    • You can cancel a purchase within 7 days, right in the app.

    Improvements

    • The day titles in plans that are Bible phrases now come from the translation you are using.
    • The top bar is now translucent and scrolling starts just below it.
    • In Profile, the menus for who can see each item are now symmetrical, and you enter your invoice details right there.

    Fixes

    • The fish in the margin no longer touches the verse text.
    • The word "quieto" became "tranquilo" where the meaning called for it, and the comma of an apposition in Revelation 3:7 was fixed.
  3. Version 2026.10.13

    Christ tab, safer sign-in and problem reports with a screenshot

    New features

    • Christ tab in the verse panel, with a mark in the margin and the way back in the New Testament.
    • Choose the side of the side panel, right or left, on tablet and computer.
    • The "More" button (three dots) appears on every screen of the app.
    • Reporting a problem got easier: attach the screen with one tap, with your personal data hidden.
    • A simple check against robots at sign-in and sign-up.

    Improvements

    • Signing in is clearer: a real password field, a strength meter and rules for the display name.
    • If you try to create an account with an email that already exists, the message says so honestly.
    • The AI credits bar updates by itself at the end of the answer, when you come back to the tab and when the network returns.
    • The website footer now shows "A Hiperplano product".

    Fixes

    • Repeating the request to delete your account no longer produces two responses.
    • An empty AI answer now becomes a clear notice, and the waiting indicator only disappears when the first text appears.
  4. Version 2026.10.12

    New brand, groups with an optional plan and verse images

    New features

    • New brand: the oil lamp, with a renewed logo, app icons, emails and sharing images.
    • The website home page now has watercolors that show the app in use.
    • Verse image: choose the background and the art separately, with a live preview.
    • Groups: the reading plan is now optional when creating the group, and the side panel has a section just for them.
    • You can unmark a chapter as read, and your progress goes back to the right place.

    Improvements

    • Versions marked "Coming soon" appear in the same list as the others, with a badge, and cannot be chosen yet.
    • When the service needs to pause for maintenance, you see a clear page instead of an error.
    • The "Advent" plan is now called "Birth of Jesus".
    • The numbers in Stats (summary, goal and streak) are now the same on every screen.

    Fixes

    • On tablet, the header buttons no longer overlap.
    • The card with the version's license no longer runs off the screen on the phone.
    • The commentator picker is no longer hidden behind the Examine drawer.
  5. Version 2026.10.11

    Watercolors, journeys on the map and two-step verification

    Bibles and texts

    • Request a Bible version: a form tells you whether we already have the version, groups identical requests and lets you know when it is added.

    New features

    • Watercolor art in the app: Today changes with the time of day, and plans, invitations and empty screens got new scenes.
    • Maps: journeys on screen, like Paul's travels, the Exodus, the patriarchs and the exile, with an animated route and stages.
    • Seventeen new plan templates, such as Gospels, Acts and Paul, Genesis, wisdom, prophets and the Sermon on the Mount.
    • A welcome introduction in five steps, which you can skip.
    • A complete, optional Profile, with your church and the choice of who can see each item.
    • Two-step verification to protect your account.
    • Verse actions that are the same everywhere: copy, image, share, note and mark.

    Improvements

    • The chapter opens almost instantly, offline reading is more reliable and the website uses less data.
    • Navigation in the app now follows a single model: tab bar, More menu and the reader dock.
    • On the phone, the bottom bar and the panel became a floating glass pill.

    Fixes

    • The text on the plan art is no longer covered, and the plan's sharing image always loads.
    • The group member action buttons move to the line below on the phone, without cutting off the church name.
  6. Version 2026.10.10

    Bell notifications, app mode and more control over your account

    New features

    • Notifications: a bell with the list of notices and optional delivery to your device, with preferences in Settings.
    • App mode: when you install Concordância, the tabs move to the bottom and the screen gets an app-like finish.
    • Connected devices in Settings, Account: see where you signed in and sign out of the others.
    • Change your password inside the app, confirming with a code sent to your email.
    • The AI also searches the website's commentaries.

    Improvements

    • Sign-in and sign-up emails with a new look and the full logo.
    • The website no longer has loose links: chapter cards, the index and arrows navigate consistently.
    • The verses of the day are on the website's first screen, in pairs from the Old and New Testaments.
    • The new password can be shown while you type.

    Fixes

    • Email links that arrived with an error now work, and requesting a new link is simple.
    • The switch now has the right shape on the phone.
  7. Version 2026.10.09

    Side panel as a rail

    Bibles and texts

    • Place names on the map and in the chapter follow the spelling of Almeida 1911 Concordância.

    New features

    • Side panel as a rail: the icons sit on the edge on the computer and on a bar at the bottom on the phone, with Words, Links, Commentaries and other sections.

    Improvements

    • The reading progress bar ends at the edge of the panel, without running over it.
    • The AI mode picker became compact and discreet.
    • The short name of Almeida 1911 Concordância appears where there was not enough room.
  8. Version 2026.10.08

    Bible timeline and the AI in two modes

    New features

    • Timeline: all 66 books and every chapter now have an era, with a strip at the top of the chapter and a tab in the panel.
    • The AI in two modes, Quick and Deep, with the cost shown in the credits bar.
    • Download a PDF in Sheet mode, with page options.
    • Select several verses at once in the reader, in the app and on the website.
    • Asking from outside the panel opens the panel with the field ready for typing.

    Improvements

    • Notes with the title separate from the body and text at reading size.
    • The mini reader scrolls to the verse you asked for.
    • The selected verse number on the website has good contrast in every theme.

    Fixes

    • References like Rev 13:16-18; 14:9-12 now recognize the continuation with the right book and chapter.
  9. Version 2026.10.06

    Verses of the day and audio with the screen off

    Bibles and texts

    • Almeida 1911, Concordância Edition (updated spelling), becomes the default Bible in Portuguese. Old links still open the same Bible as before.

    New features

    • Verses of the day: one from the Old and one from the New Testament, on the website and in Today.
    • The audio keeps counting time with the screen off and appears on the lock screen, with the app's brand.
    • Listening also advances your progress, what you have already read, the history and the reading time.
    • AI: passages, searches and dictionary entries appear in cards, and the list of conversations can be widened.
    • A button in the bar opens and closes the verse panel, remembering the tab you were on.

    Improvements

    • Copy link works on any address, even without a secure connection.
    • On the website, the translation and the text size are at the top of the reader, and a ✓ marks the current item in the menus.
    • The mini reader has a single scroll, with the header and actions always in view.
  10. Version 2026.10.05

    Section titles, verse images and the phone reorganized

    Bibles and texts

    • Almeida 1911 with updated spelling (Concordância Edition), with section titles.
    • Section titles and Psalm superscriptions, with the option to show or hide them.
    • Each chapter of Psalms is treated as one Psalm, in the singular.
    • Cleaner Bible text: stray numbers and wrong marks were removed.

    New features

    • Create a verse image in three formats (Story, Post and Square) and five backgrounds, in the reader, in the mini reader, in the AI and on the website.
    • Reading history: a page with what you read, by chapter and by day, with privacy.
    • The AI answers with tables, lists and headings; copy with the formatting or save to the Notebook.
    • Conversation history with an automatic title, search with highlighting, rename and export.
    • Commentary dot in the text: tap it to open the verse's commentary.

    Improvements

    • Phone: the More menu became a sheet with all the destinations, and the reader got a bottom bar with Menu, Aa, Listen, Compare and Ask.
    • Copy a verse with the button or Ctrl+C, in the same format everywhere.
    • Today, Plans, Calendar and Groups show the essentials on the phone's first screen.
    • One verse per line is now the default on every screen.
  11. Version 2026.10.04

    Chatting with the AI, installing the app and asking for improvements

    Bibles and texts

    • Korean: the 개역한글 Bible (1961, public domain) is the default for those who read in Korean.

    New features

    • Chat with the AI in text, with simple free commands, voice and verse cards.
    • Install Concordância on your phone and read offline, book by book.
    • Sign in with Apple and delete your account from within the app.
    • Report a problem, or flag a mistake in an AI answer or in the Bible text.
    • "My year in the Word" recap as an image, in Story and Post formats, with five backgrounds.
    • The open reader on the website works without signing in, with an invitation to sign in or create an account.
    • Maps: search for the place on Google and read the Wikipedia summary, with the source shown.

    Improvements

    • Compare: the Free plan compares up to 2 translations side by side.
    • A single count of consecutive days across the whole app.
    • Verses in running paragraphs or one per line, as you prefer.
    • Pickers and buttons with the same style across the app, and visible focus in all four themes.
  12. Version 2026.10.03

    Renewed website, Stats and commentaries in the text

    New features

    • Stats: a reading heat map by days or by books, streak of days read and one year at a time.
    • Commentaries marked in the text with a dot, an amber strip and the highlighted passage.
    • Progress thread in the reader, with a mark for a chapter read.
    • Four reading looks: light, sepia, dark and late night.
    • Terms, Privacy and Cookies as their own pages.

    Improvements

    • Public website: a header that fits any width, a full-screen menu on the phone and the system theme on the first visit.
    • Prices with a region selector, aligned cards and frequently asked questions.
    • The dictionary entry was reorganized like a dictionary page.
    • New slogan: read the Bible in peace.
  13. Version 2026.10.02

    Maps by era, dictionary and a redesigned Plans

    New features

    • Maps with layers: today's countries and regions in Bible times, in seven periods, with a legend and a card for each region.
    • Language dictionary: hover over a word, or use the palette on the phone, and see the meaning in Portuguese, English or Spanish.
    • Examine became a search tool: find words from the original and open the entry.
    • Mini reader: tap a reference and read the passage right there, without leaving where you were.
    • Redesigned Plans: a plan assistant in three steps, starting the plan Today, Tomorrow or another date, and a calendar as a list or a month.
    • Late-night theme, a fourth reading mode for the night.

    Improvements

    • Search shows the whole word first and brings the book filter collapsed.
    • Today opens with the plan's readings when there is an active plan, and the reader knows the day's plan.