Release notes

What is new in each version of AreaderZ, newest first. Updates arrive on their own through the App Store — there is nothing to download here. If you want to know what a paid tier adds, that is on the Free, Pro and Supporter table.

What's new

0.3.5

Coming next
  • A Book reading theme. Type set for reading a page like a book (Pro).
  • More ways to make a theme your own, including more typefaces to choose from (Pro).
  • Keyboard shortcuts for the things you do most — favorite an article, move through your list, and more.
  • Summarize in the background: an article you add to your Collection can be summarized by the time you get to it.
  • Exporting an article from the app is easier.
  • More AI providers work, and work more reliably.
  • Fixes and performance improvements.

0.3.4

October 11, 2026 Current release
  • iPad. AreaderZ is an iPad app now — the reader, the Collection and the extension, on the bigger screen.
  • Up Next, reworked. Keep going from one saved article to the next, and let it fill the list from what you like reading.
  • More themes for the Up Next list (Pro and Supporter).
  • Light and dark modes behave better, and so do the themes.
  • Translation is more reliable with some AI providers.
  • Fixes and performance improvements.

0.3.3

October 6, 2026
  • Up Next. Keep going from one saved article to the next, instead of stopping to pick.
  • Save a link to AreaderZ from any app on your iPhone.
  • Swipe between the articles you saved — and sort them, or keep them in folders.
  • If you want, your AI keys can now follow you between your devices, so you only set one up once.
  • Fixes and performance improvements.

0.3.2

October 2, 2026
  • Make a theme your own — the type, the spacing, the width — and keep it for next time (Pro).
  • Pick the color AreaderZ highlights in.
  • More choice in how you connect your own AI service, and it is simpler to set up and change.
  • Polish and fixes.

There was no 0.3.1 in the App Store — that work reached you in 0.3.2.

0.3.0

October 1, 2026
  • A reading list. Save articles for later, in folders, and find the same list on your Mac and your iPhone.
  • Ask about the article. Put a question to what you are reading, and come back to the conversation later.
  • Save something to your reading list straight from the share sheet.
  • A new theme picker, with two extra themes for supporters.
  • AreaderZ Supporter — optional, and it pays for the work that keeps this coming.
  • Better PDFs for Chinese, Japanese and Korean text.

0.2.8

September 24, 2026 First release
  • The reader. Any article, with the ads, pop-ups and clutter taken out.
  • Summaries in a tap, when there is more to read than there is time.
  • Read a page in another language without leaving it.
  • Use the AI you already have — on your device, on your own machine, or with your own key.
  • Comfortable themes, light and dark.
  • Free to start, with a one-time upgrade when you want more.

Older releases are listed on the App Store page under Version History. For what every tier includes, see Free, Pro and Supporter.