New: STORY MODE now includes Thinning, a novel. In a town where the light is going out for good, Claire keeps an account of two women's failing work — and says nothing of what is happening to her.

- 2 new stories: Sensorium and Calibration - Heavily revised Aphelion story - Replaced all poems for Poetry Mode - Remixed and lowered levels of Room 18 audio

- Large revision of Aphelion story and its accompanying poetry. - Large revision of The Eighteen Paradox story and its accompanying poetry. - Removed the "Soil" story (no longer part of the experience). - Reworked audio in Rooms 18 and 25 for better immersion. - Fixed a bug where TTS would read out "asterisk" when encountering * in text.

Room 25 audio has been replaced with a new track featuring a darker, more reflective atmosphere.

Replaced Waking Room 14 with a new Waking Room. Rearranged audio for Rooms 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20: - 14 became 18 - 16 became 19 - 17 became 16 - 18 became 20 - 19 became 14 - 20 became 17

- Replaced the short story Signal Decay with a new short story Aphelion. - Replaced Room 14 audio with much more interesting audio. - Adjusted audio mix for Rooms 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, and 30.

Fixed audio loop in Room 7: - Resolved an issue where Room 7's white noise had a noticeable glitch at the loop point. The audio now plays seamlessly as intended for uninterrupted ambient listening.

Boosting volume by 9 db

- new story Soil - removed custom slots

Enhanced Voice Experience: • Improved automatic voice selection now prioritizes Premium quality voices • Voice settings now displays all 7 curated voices, including download status • Better voice recommendations for sci-fi story narration Bug Fixes: • Fixed The Eighteen Paradox poems not appearing (all 12 poems now available) • Updated voice download instructions for iOS changes As always: 100% offline, free, no ads, no subscription.

Major update — now with Story Mode! Launch content includes two original dark sci-fi space horror narratives with accompanying thematic poetry. Meditation content has been removed to focus on immersive ambient audio and storytelling experiences. Rated 16+ (or higher in select regions) for mature thematic content (psychological horror, existential themes).

- default behavior is no meditation and no poetry (ambient only) - adjusted preset poems

- Poetry mode: 35 presets and 35 custom slots - Closed caption text is now scrollable - Closed caption text closes upon narration completion - UX improvements

- Multiple meditation voices - Choose your preferred narrator from voice settings - Improved reliability when quickly changing between meditations - Different look to guided meditation closed caption

New Feature: Wake-Up Greeting - A thoughtful voice greeting now welcomes you back when you wake up to an alarm after completing a meditation. The app speaks a brief, randomized phrase (like "Welcome back" or "Returning to awareness") a few seconds after your alarm begins." Enhanced Meditation Experience - All 35 preset meditations now feature improved variation to reduce repetitiveness across opening phrases, settle-in instructions, and endings. - Added initial breathwork to 16 meditations for better grounding and anxiety reduction. Bug Fix - Previously, random preset meditations were limited to only the first 10 presets instead of all 35.

Remembers Your Alarm Selection: Your chosen waking room (alarm sound) now persists across sessions. No need to re-select your preferred alarm sound every time you use the app—it will automatically remember your last selection. Bug Fixes Fixed Closed Captioning During Meditations: Resolved an issue where closed captions would disappear halfway through guided meditations. Captions now display correctly for the entire duration of your meditation session. Audio adjustment: Completely reworked Rooms 2 and 7. --- Version 2.3 continues Z Rooms' commitment to being 100% offline, free, ad-free, and subscription-free.

- Minor improvements to a preset guided meditation.

- Made closed captions for guided meditations enabled by default. - Closed caption guided meditation text moved a bit higher on the screen. - Fixed preset meditation 6 by removing "ahh" sounds which sounded weirded. - Fixed an edge case bug in meditation reading: the text (14s) was not pausing, instead reading "PAUSE EQUALS FOURTEEN THOUSAND".

Z Rooms 2.0 — Guided Meditation + Enhanced Audio Optional guided meditation is here. Play random presets from our collection of 35 curated meditations, or create up to 35 fully personalized meditations with strategic pause placement. Closed captioning available for all guided content. 35 rooms. 35 presets. 35 custom slots. Guided or unguided—your call. We've also refined the audio across all 35 rooms with improved loudness balance and replaced 15 tracks with enhanced versions for even better sound quality across all devices. All timers, waking features, and gestures remain exactly as you know them.

- White Noise Rooms (1-10): New audio files, remixed existing tracks, and strategically reordered for better flow - Classical Compositions: Now includes Chopin's Prelude No. 2 in A minor, Op. 28 (Lento) and Schubert's Sonata No. 6 in E minor, II. Allegretto (excerpt)

- adjusted tempo, note velocity, and mix of several audio files

- Use limiter effect for fuller sound on all audio tracks. - New row of 5 new rooms consisting of classical compositions by Satie, Brahms, Chopin, and J.S. Bach.

- Fixed a bug that caused audio to stop when switching between rooms too quickly. - Applied a limiter audio effect to normalize perceived loudness across all 30 audio tracks.

- "silence" button in waking rooms is more intuitive than deselecting files - fixed audio issue in room 21 - instruction label on content view explaining waking rooms accessible from swiping up

- adjusted room 6 audio (white noise) - adjusted room 7 audio (white noise) - changed room 19 audio (ambient)