Version history

This page documents the version history and changes made to the game. Some of these changes are microupdates. 

1.0.0 (June 21, 2012)

• Initial release

1.0.1 (June 29, 2012)

• New chart: kioku [unconnected] (Normal)
• Bugfixes
• Revisions to scoring and hit detection mechanisms
• Chart fixes
• Facebook link

1.0.2 (July 12, 2012)

• Improved response to note touches
• New hit sound effects

1.0.4 (August 7, 2012)

• New chart: ☆twinklesky☆ (Hard) (existing Hard chart moved to Expert)
• Bugfixes
• New leaderboard for stars for each episode
• Unlock condition changes
• Difficulty range expanded from 10 to 11
• Chart fixes

1.0.5 (October 1, 2012)

• New charts: Aliceblue, HARD de KONEKO (Easy); Altostratus, Finite, HARD de KONEKO, Negator, Noiseproof, Souten (Hard) (existing Hard charts moved to Expert)
• Bugfixes
• Optimization, iPhone 5 compatibility update
• Individual song leaderboards in-game
• Twitter integration
• New rhythm-colored noteskin
• In-game download functionality for minor updates for charts

This update was pulled from the App Store due to issues regarding failure to boot because of an overloaded server, as a result of the in-game check for updates from the bit192 server on boot. This was rectified with 1.0.5r2 two days later.

1.0.6 (January 12, 2013)

• iPhone 5 widescreen update
• Visual update for iPad 4/Mini

1.0.8d (October 2, 2013)

• New songs: FLOAT MIND, Imaginary Friends, UFD
• New charts: positive dance (Expert), otome (Spherical)
• iOS7/iPhone 5S/5C compatibility
• Graphics engine update
• Chart fixes
• Playcount display added

1.0.8e (October 7, 2013)

• LINE integration implemented
• Added Pinhole mod
• Bugfixes

1.1.3 "The Crunch" (November 14, 2014)

• New songs: Canopy on the Planet, conflict [Groundbreaking Edit], Du Bist, La-La-Ru-Too-Ta, Linear Accelerator, ray (roop remix), summerghost (fb-edit), Sweets Holic
• New hidden levels: Ninth (Light on the Glass Mix), Spin Angular Momentum
• New mods: Sixth sense Stealth, Jumbo, Harlem Shake
• Hold notes are more tolerant when they are accidentally let go of
• Audio and visual improvements
• New sound effects
• Songs no longer restart after push notifications appear
• Playcount now counts retries

1.1.5 (November 20, 2014)

• New songs: 2012 ft.tigerlily (NDK EDIT), STAGER (ALL STAGECLEAR)
• New charts: conflict (Easy), Video Game (Hard), Imaginary Friends (Spherical)
• New mod: Scroll speed
• Adds Tiny Record Manager

1.2.6 (October 23, 2015)

• New songs: Open Your Eyes, pineapple spaceship, Out of your love, Chroma
• New chart: STAGER (Easy), Aliceblue (Hard), already seen (Hard), Crossover (Hard), Hello World!! (Hard), Lovesick (Hard), Middle (Hard), Unified Chaos (Hard)
  • Old Hard charts of songs receiving new ones are moved to Expert
• Minor chart changes for Aliceblue (Hard), Crossover (Normal/Expert), Finite (Normal/Hard/Expert), Hello World!! (Normal/Expert), Le Petit Prince (Normal/Hard), Lovesick (Normal/Expert), ninth (Normal/Hard/Expert), otome (Normal/Hard), Souten (Normal/Hard/Expert), Unified Chaos (Normal/Hard) and ☆twinklesky☆ (Normal/Hard/Expert)
  • Finite (Normal)'s max score has changed
• The free slides in conflict (Normal) are now directional
• Press/Start's max difficulty level goes up to 7.5, and Solarsphere's max difficulty level goes up to 12
• Audio has changed for better quality + adjustment
• New cover art for Aliceblue, Negator, Unified Chaos, and Finite
• Small changes to cover art of Canopy on the Planet has been made
• Text of Sweets Holic has changed
• Background stage of Negator and Canopy on the Planet has been changed
• Timing of FLOAT MIND and Canopy on the Planet has changed
• Changes to some charts' note appearance speed has changed
• Lesson level added
• Calibration added
• "Cosmic" explosion theme added
• About screen added
• Sphere Rank added; changed unlock methods of charts
• Added loading images before songs
• The font of the text showing the song name and artist during gameplay has changed
• New result screen
• New mod
• Translations for Chinese Traditional/Simplified, Korean, French, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Bahasa Indonesia, Filipino and Hungarian languages are added
  • To change languages in-game, the player must change the language in their device's settings

1.3.1 (Darksphere Early Edition) (January 29, 2017)

• New episodes: Darksphere, Darksphere XXXL
• New songs: BEAKER, Hall of Mirrors, bumblebee bazooka, Abrupt Decay, ShadyShady, Tiferet
• Speed mod now goes up to +6
• Players can now earn Lumina after finishing a chart
• Feb. 2, 2017: Spherical charts for Finite added
• Feb. 15, 2017: Japanese score tweets now have an additional comment
• Apr. 1, 2017: [Tomatet] added

1.4.0 (December 30, 2017)

• Added Sphere Map, allowing players to use their Lumina
• New songs: Our Eternal September, Hikari, DEPARTED, Ultimatecalifragilisticexpilaidocious, CFD
• New charts: Crossover (Spherical)x2, FLOAT MIND (Spherical) x2
• The amount of Lumina gained has increased
• Adjusted some level ratings for Press/Start / Solarsphere charts
• Tapping the Lumina icon multiple times now allows the player to attempt to resend play results
• [Android] Inserting "usetapse" as a username allows the player to use tap sounds (unstable)
• [Android] The version number in the top left of the title screen no longer displays "beta" with the included number

1.4.2 (January 2, 2018)

• [Android] Fixed problem where the game would crash if a negative calibration was used

1.4.6 (July 6, 2018)

• Added more Sphere Map routes
• New songs: When We Dream, A Breeze of Spring Blossoms, Chrono Joust, Conway's Child
• Players can now reread the comics in Sphere Map
• Changed warning note for those trying to play a song in ep.3/4 without playing any from ep.1/2
• Inserting "GrimDarkEnds" as a username allows the player to get most ep. 1 and 2 charts
• The title screen displays "Darksphere Edition" instead of "Darksphere Early Edition"
• A button to the official Discord was added in the episode select screen

1.4.7 (July 7, 2018)

• [iOS] Fixed Sphere Map bug where players couldn't access the rest of the map past XYZZY (where Chrono Joust is unlocked)
• [iOS] Fixed an issue where Autoplay couldn't be activated
• [Android] Fixed problem where the game would try and fail to download .obb files indefinitely, preventing players from being able to enter the game

1.5.1 (September 9, 2018)

• Added more Sphere Map routes
• New songs: Afterdark, Fracture Ray
• [Android] Afterdark and Astra walkthrough can be played without purchasing Darksphere
• [Android] Autoplay now works
• Nov. 18, 2018: English score tweets now have an additional comment when sharing scores of certain songs
• Dec. 23, 2018: New song: Imaginary Friends (Album Mix)
• Over the course of January 2019: Some alterations made to certain charts, including Bumblebee Bazooka

1.6.0 (March 4, 2019)

• Added more Sphere Map routes
• New episode: Sun and Moon
• New songs: JOKER, Afterimage, Noiseproof (cybermiso remix), Janus (The End to Begin), Qliphot, Want U, MIDNIGHT
• New note explosion effects: Sunset, Moonlight

1.6.1 (March 5, 2019)

• [iOS] Minor crash bug fixed
• March 9, 2019: [9999] added

1.6.2 (March 11, 2019)

• [iOS] Made back button slightly easier to hit during gameplay
• [iOS] Fixed potential crash when IAP is loaded repeatedly

1.6.3 (March 14, 2019)

• [iOS] Sunset hitskin made slightly larger

1.6.5 (March 25, 2019)

• [iOS] Slightly renovated the result screen
• [iOS] Fixed iCloud not working properly
• [iOS] Fixed "About this game" screen on iPads
• [iOS] The wholesale arrest of other bugs

1.6.7 (March 29, 2019)

• [Android] Added cloud save between devices, some changes to result and episode select screens
• [Android] Fixed miscellaneous glitches
• April 1, 2019: April Fools chart [Conway's Tomatomania] added

1.6.6 (April 2, 2019)

• [iOS] In-app cloud sync now available
• [iOS] Design adjustments

1.6.9 (April 2, 2019)

• [Android] No more ads!
• [Android] Design adjustments

1.6.12 (April 22, 2019 - Android), (April 26, 2019 - iOS)

• Added enhanced language support for Spanish, Simplified + Traditional Chinese and Korean
• [iOS] 42% more beautiful title screen
• [iOS] Added mechanism to mitigate unresponsive touch issue at the top left edge of screen when 3D Touch is enabled (disabling 3D touch still recommended)
• [iOS] Fixed cloud sync importing calibration settings from non-iOS devices
• [iOS] Other minor fixes

1.7.1 (September 16, 2019)

• New episode: Empyreal Bon Voyage (IGP)
• New songs: The Scattering Stars, Hz, R.I.P., F1055, Haunted Dance
• New Sphere Map for EBV + space warp in DS Sphere Map
• Added Spherical Report Card in About this Game
• New hitskin "Flash", unlocked in EBV Sphere Map
• Removed the "How to Play" selection in the Episode Select screen
• October 26, 2019: Jack-the-Ripper◆ added
• October 28, 2019: Added preview for Empyreal Bon Voyage's sphere map, changed note colors for La-La-Ru-Too-Ta's charts, and additional pages for leaderboards
• November 5, 2019: Adjusted audio timing for Jack-the-Ripper and Empyreal Bon Voyage songs + various level adjustments
• November 8, 2019: Aoba added

1.7.7 (November 21, 2019)

• Early/Late display now available in the Calibration menu
• Allow players to redeem codes purchased from the DLC shop for discounted DLC packs

1.7.9 (November 22, 2019)

• Early note counts are now properly counted in the results screen
• December 25, 2019: WRLDS added
• April 1, 2020: [Haunted Melon] added

1.8.0 (April 22, 2020)

• New episode: Six Seconds Later
• New songs: Tides of Time, KOLD, Wonder Circus, Q.E., 2 Minutes Euphoria
• New Sphere Map for SSL
• Bug fixes
• May 19, 2020: added Dark noteskin

1.9.0 (July 5, 2020)

• New song: Supersymmetry
• Expanded the Darksphere Sphere Map
• July 12, 2020: added The Scattering Stars [Spherical]; expanded the EBV Sphere Map

1.9.2 (December 22, 2020)

• New episode: Lights Go Round
• New songs: Another You, Leaving Me, Underwater, WRLDS (LotG Hard Hard Hard Mix), F-Rozenette, Kakera

1.9.3 (February 12, 2021)

• New song: Glitched World
• Glitched World was added celebrating 1.8 million downloads for Tone Sphere