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Release notes

Explore recent updates to Big Thinkers.

July 2026

Dark mode, sound, and a help center

Settings now has light, dark, and automatic appearance, plus a switch for lesson sound effects. There is also a searchable Help Center covering getting started, billing, and troubleshooting.

Family plans

One plan can now cover the whole household. The plan owner invites family members by email, and everyone keeps their own progress, streak, and XP.

Premium

Everyone gets three activities free. Premium opens every learning path, lets you jump ahead instead of working in order, and gets you new courses early.

June 2026

Big Thinkers on iOS

The iOS app is out. It keeps a streak widget on your home screen, shows a Live Activity while you work through a lesson, and stays in sync with everything you have done on the web.

Streak freezes

One missed day no longer resets a long streak. You earn a streak freeze every ten days, up to two saved at a time, and one is spent automatically if you skip a day and come back.

May 2026

Streak reminder emails

If a streak is about to lapse, we send a reminder by email or push notification. Settings lets you choose which reminders you get, including a note when a streak hits a big number, or turn them off completely.

Spot the Tell, and two more exercise types

Spot the Tell asks you to tap what gives away an AI-generated image. Categorize has you sort items into two columns, and Before/After lets you drag a divider between two versions of the same image to compare them.

April 2026

Help on any question

Tap your guide on any question to open a help chat. Ren and Mira can explain what the question is asking and pulse an option on screen to look at more closely, without handing over the answer.

Chat with your guide in a lesson

Some activities now include a chat step where you think through a question with Ren or Mira instead of picking an option. Your guide reads what you wrote and asks follow-up questions from there.

March 2026

Video lessons and key learnings

Lessons can now include video, either uploaded or pulled in from YouTube and Vimeo. Activities finish with a Key Learnings screen that puts the main points in one place before you move on.

Daily streaks

Do at least one activity a day to build a streak. The streak card on your home page shows the past week at a glance, plus how much time is left to keep today's streak going.

February 2026

XP and levels

Finishing an activity now earns XP. XP carries you through five levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. Your level and how far you are from the next one show on your profile.

Interactive lessons

Three exercise types are live: multiple choice, drag to sort, and fill in the blank. Every answer is checked right away, so you know where you stand before moving to the next screen.

January 2026

Meet Ren and Mira

Pick a guide when you sign up. Ren and Mira appear throughout lessons to set up ideas, react to your answers, and keep you moving. You can switch guides any time in Settings.

Big Thinkers is live

Big Thinkers is open. Five learning paths are ready to start: AI Fundamentals, Creative Studio, AI in Your World, Build Something Real, and Planning for the Future. Browse the catalog to pick where you want to begin.

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