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What’s New Version 2606.05
Refined the interface for a cleaner, more comfortable reading experience, with small visual polish throughout.
Description
History happens every day. You miss it every day.
HistoryToday turns the calendar into a story you swipe through.
Story Reel: every event full-screen, with a hero photo and Wikipedia inline.
1M+ users worldwide.
Focused daily reading, with an optional one-time upgrade and no subscription.
WHAT'S INSIDE
· Story Reel — vertical full-screen feed of every event of the day, hero photo behind each one, parallax as you swipe
· Explore — masonry of curated history routes (empires, war & peace, science & discovery, and more); tap any card to drop into the reel
· Year mode — pick any year, read every event from that year as a locked-year reel
· Calendar — jump to any date in any year, ancient or modern
· In-app Wikipedia — tap any name in an event to read the full article without leaving the app
· Favorites — heart any event to save it; revisit later from the favorites list
· Share card — a 9:16 image of any event with hero photo and QR, ready to send anywhere
· Lock-screen widget — rotates through the day's events; tap to land on the one you saw
· Light and Dark — both designed, not retrofitted
WHO IT'S FOR
Curious people. People on a sixty-second daily ritual. Students of a particular era. Anyone who's ever fallen down a Wikipedia hole and wished it looked better.
OPTIONAL ONE-TIME UPGRADE
Use it your way. Upgrade once for a cleaner long-term reading experience, with no subscription.
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Version history 15 versions
Build 886357923v2606.052026-06-05 12:25:40
Refined the interface for a cleaner, more comfortable reading experience, with small visual polish throughout.
Build 886350674v2605.312026-05-31 19:17:59
Improved list browsing and content loading for a smoother reading experience, with a few fixes.
Build 885844406v2605.192026-05-19 06:13:55
Improved search.
· Search results now highlight the words you typed, so matches are easier to scan
· Added search filters for events, births, deaths, and holidays
Build 885778777v2605.172026-05-18 01:01:00
Introducing Explore.
· Tap Explore for history sliced into curated routes — Empires & Dynasties, War & Peace, Science & Discovery, Disasters, Sports, and more
· Each route is a masonry of dated cards; open one to drop into the reel at that event
· Zoom transition from the toolbar into Explore, and from any card into its detail
· Swipe back from a route list to keep one hand on the wheel
· Calendar header no longer jumps under the Dynamic Island on first launch
· Refreshed app icons
Build 885584806v2605.102026-05-12 23:05:07
Refined the Story Reel and navigation.
· Smoother Story Reel motion and visual polish
· A clearer Explore entry point for themed journeys through history
· Random day now has a playful dice interaction
· More consistent light and dark mode details
Build 885454857v2605.92026-05-11 11:00:16
Story Reel arrives.
· Swipe through every event of the day full-screen, with a hero photo behind each one
· Year mode: pick any year, read its events as a locked reel
· Tap any event in the list to drop into the reel at that event
· Heart your favorites with a celebration; revisit them later
· Tap inline Wikipedia links to open the article without leaving the app
· Lock-screen widget now rotates through today's events instead of repeating one
· Cinematic share card — 9:16 with hero photo and QR
· Swipe any event in the list to favorite or share — plus dark-mode polish
Build 812574510v2604.132026-04-12 07:49:12
• Year explorer: tap any year to browse all events — swipe down to close
• Fixed BC year display in list and year viewer
• Extra-large widget size now supported
• Dark mode: fixed white flash when opening Wikipedia links
• iPad: improved scroll behavior and orientation support
• Various bug fixes and performance improvements
Build 812336687v4.12015-05-05 01:03:31
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
- Long press link to share
Build 812290223v4.02015-04-27 20:19:20
- Share Event
- View events on the Apple Watch
If you enjoy this app, please leave a nice review on the App Store, that helps us a lot, thanks!!!
Build 811424748v3.02015-01-31 20:36:24
- Whole new redesign
- Today widget
If you enjoy this app, please leave a nice review on the App Store, that helps us a lot, thanks!!!
Build 75502768v2.02013-12-20 21:54:53
- Ready for iOS 7
If you like this app, please consider leaving a review. That helps us a lot. Thank you!!!
Build 15478847v1.0.52013-05-31 05:30:08
- Minor bug fixes
Build 15243632v1.0.42013-05-13 18:52:20
- More readable text font
Build 14990029v1.0.32013-04-23 15:34:11
- Fix some typos
Build 13173233v1.0.22013-04-03 15:33:48
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Availability 1 of 1 storefronts
| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | en-US | Free | 1 | 4.0 | 2606.05 |
Change log 19 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
Refined the interface for a cleaner, more comfortable reading experience, with small visual polish throughout.
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description updated
History happens every day. You miss it every day.
HistoryToday turns the calendar into a story you swipe through.
Story Reel: every event full-screen, with a he
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subtitle updated
Swipe through today's history.
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name updated
On This Day In History.
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Version 2606.05 released
Refined the interface for a cleaner, more comfortable reading experience, with small visual polish throughout.
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Version 2605.31 released
Improved list browsing and content loading for a smoother reading experience, with a few fixes.
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Version 2605.19 released
Improved search.
· Search results now highlight the words you typed, so matches are easier to scan
· Added search filters for events, births, deaths, and holidays
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Version 2605.17 released
Introducing Explore.
· Tap Explore for history sliced into curated routes — Empires & Dynasties, War & Peace, Science & Discovery, Disasters, Sports, and more
· Each route is a masonry of dated cards; open one to drop into the reel at that
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Version 2605.10 released
Refined the Story Reel and navigation.
· Smoother Story Reel motion and visual polish
· A clearer Explore entry point for themed journeys through history
· Random day now has a playful dice interaction
· More consistent light and dark mode
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Version 2605.9 released
Story Reel arrives.
· Swipe through every event of the day full-screen, with a hero photo behind each one
· Year mode: pick any year, read its events as a locked reel
· Tap any event in the list to drop into the reel at that event
· Heart
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Version 2604.13 released
• Year explorer: tap any year to browse all events — swipe down to close
• Fixed BC year display in list and year viewer
• Extra-large widget size now supported
• Dark mode: fixed white flash when opening Wikipedia links
• iPad: improved sc
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Version 4.1 released
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
- Long press link to share
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Version 4.0 released
- Share Event
- View events on the Apple Watch
If you enjoy this app, please leave a nice review on the App Store, that helps us a lot, thanks!!!
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Version 3.0 released
- Whole new redesign
- Today widget
If you enjoy this app, please leave a nice review on the App Store, that helps us a lot, thanks!!!
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Version 2.0 released
- Ready for iOS 7
If you like this app, please consider leaving a review. That helps us a lot. Thank you!!!
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Version 1.0.5 released
- Minor bug fixes
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Version 1.0.4 released
- More readable text font
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Version 1.0.3 released
- Fix some typos
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Version 1.0.2 released