Brainback
changelog

Small. Weekly. Honest.

Every change we ship, in reverse-chronological order. If we're not shipping, this page will make that obvious.

15 releaseslatest 1.9.0

latest release

1.9.0 · Nov 24, 2026

Voice attempts across all subjects

  • Voice attempts now supported on every subject, not just math.
  • Whisper-based transcription with 0.4s median latency.
  • Recall queue now surfaces cards where you struggled with the verbal reasoning specifically.
2026 · 14 releases

2026

1.8.2
Nov 10, 2026

Study groups out of beta

  • Study group mode is generally available on Student and Parent plans.
  • Groups up to 6 (previously 4).
  • Session moderator can pin an Explain-back for group review.
1.8.1
Oct 27, 2026

Subject-level Brain score

  • Brain score now decomposes by subject.
  • New /app/score view with a per-subject trend line for the last 12 weeks.
  • Weekly cron rewritten to compute per-subject in one pass.
1.8.0
Oct 13, 2026

Native mobile web

  • Full mobile PWA support.
  • Camera capture works from Learn mode's attempt field.
  • Recall queue supports one-thumb review with keyboard shortcuts for anyone using a phone with a Bluetooth keyboard.
1.7.4
Sep 29, 2026

Streaming tutor replies

  • Tutor replies now stream token-by-token.
  • Output guard runs in parallel with streaming; if it detects a leak mid-stream, the visible reply is replaced with the refusal template with a subtle fade (about one in two hundred replies).
1.7.3
Sep 15, 2026

Recall pause

  • New 'pause recall' setting for exam weeks.
  • Pausing preserves your intervals so cards don't collapse.
  • Automatic resume after 14 days if you forget.
1.7.2
Sep 1, 2026

Better Explain-back grading

  • Rebuilt the Explain-back grader prompt after 12 weeks of user feedback.
  • Grader now returns targeted feedback that points to the specific weak link in the explanation.
  • Average grader satisfaction rating up from 3.9/5 to 4.5/5.
1.7.1
Aug 18, 2026

Classifier tuning

  • Retuned the Efficiency-mode classifier with 3,000 real user messages as training signal.
  • False-positive rate down from 8% to 3%.
  • False-negative rate flat at 4% (well below the fallback tutor safeguard).
1.7.0
Aug 4, 2026

Image attempts

  • You can now submit a photo of handwritten work as your attempt.
  • Sonnet vision transcribes and reasons over the image alongside any text you include.
  • Math and chemistry beta users have been asking for this since day one; here it is.
1.6.4
Jul 21, 2026

Cheaper hints

  • Hint cost reduced from 15 to 10 Brain points.
  • Daily regen up from 40 to 50, cap at 200 (previously 150).
  • Economy tuning driven by data: too many users were rationing hints instead of using them.
1.6.3
Jul 7, 2026

Parent dashboard refresh

  • Parent dashboard is now week-based instead of daily.
  • Sub-account switcher (for the Parent plan).
  • Effort trend line to see whether the kid's practice is compounding.
1.6.2
Jun 23, 2026

Confidence auto-nudge

  • If your calibration score is systematically over- or under-confident, the confidence picker now shows a subtle hint before you commit.
  • Not shown to users whose calibration is above 80.
1.6.1
Jun 9, 2026

Faster recall UI

  • Recall queue interactions now feel instant.
  • Optimistic UI everywhere; server error rolls back with a soft toast.
  • Median review time down from 22s to 9s.
1.6.0
May 26, 2026

Subject-scoped Learn sessions

  • New Learn sessions default to your subject with fewest recall reviews this week.
  • You can override, but the nudge helps most users.
1.5.4
May 12, 2026

Prompt caching everywhere

  • All system prompts now use Anthropic's prompt caching.
  • Per-problem context also cached, so multiple turns on the same problem share the cache.
  • Total inference cost down ~45%; savings passed through the free tier limit going from 10 to 15 messages a day.
if a week is missing, we shipped nothing worth writing down

start now

Take back the semester you actually meant to have.

Sign up in ten seconds — magic-link email, no password to remember. Free during beta.