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What’s New Version 2.3.0
- Set a status emoji on your profile. Your loved ones see it update in real time as a badge on your avatar across chats and your relationship page.
- Reply to any message. Long-press a message to reply with a quote, so conversations stay clear even in busy chats.
- Sign in with Google. Link your Google account in Settings.
- Smoother chat experience. Messages, voice recordings, and notifications behave more reliably across foreground and background.
- More responsive settings. Account linking and region options appear based on where you are, with clearer labels throughout.
- Stability and performance improvements for a smoother everyday experience
Description
HeyBene is an intimate messenger for the people you love.
Distance doesn't have to mean drifting apart. Chat with your loved ones through HeyBene, and let Bene — the AI pal in your pocket — quietly remember, organize, and tend to your relationships so nothing important slips through the cracks.
A MESSENGER WITH AN AI PAL INSIDE
Talk to your loved ones through text or voice. Bene works behind the scenes: remembering what matters to each person, surfacing the details that make conversations personal, and keeping your relationships warm even when life gets busy. Switch between a full-screen animated face for voice and a familiar text layout — whichever fits the moment.
YOUR PEOPLE, CLOSER
Add the ones who matter, create group chats, bring everyone in. Bene remembers each person's world, so every chat feels personal. Use @Bene to summon help when you need it — Bene stays quiet otherwise. Share photos, voice notes, and the small moments that make up a day.
A GLIMPSE OF THEIR WORLD
Open a chat and Bene quietly shows you their weather, their time, their city — tucked beneath their name. A small thing that makes long-distance feel a little less distant. You choose what to share and what to see; your presence updates on its own.
SKILLS — BENE TENDS YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
This is where Bene shines. Browse the Skill Dojo and let Bene manage the rhythms of your relationships:
- Reminders — Tell Bene what to remember. It becomes a card. Bene follows up.
- Wishlist — Shared wishes with your loved ones. Wished, in progress, realized.
- Our Dates — Special moments, pinned on a map, building your timeline together.
- Routine — Recurring check-ins on schedule. Daily hello, weekly note, one-time nudge — Bene runs them so you don't have to.
- Memory — Bene learns what matters about each person. Review it anytime.
- Bene Says — Personalized affirmations for the people you care about.
- Weather — Ask Bene. Real-time forecast for where you or they are.
VOICE AND FACE
Speak to Bene. An expressive face watches as you talk. Voice recognition catches your words, Bene speaks back. Like a conversation with someone in the room.
CHIPS
Chat is free, always. Premium skill actions use Chips — buy a pack when you need them, or let your balance come back on its own. No subscription.
PRIVACY
Conversations stay between you and your loved ones. Memory is scoped per person — never shared across groups. AI data powers companion features only, never ads or analytics. Manage consent or delete your account from Settings anytime.
HeyBene is the messenger. Bene is the AI pal inside — part confidant, part helper, part friend.
In-App Purchases US pricing
One-Time Purchases
10 Chips$0.99
188 Chips$9.99
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Version history 14 versions
Build 887881264v2.3.02026-07-07 21:47:38
- Set a status emoji on your profile. Your loved ones see it update in real time as a badge on your avatar across chats and your relationship page.
- Reply to any message. Long-press a message to reply with a quote, so conversations stay clear even in busy chats.
- Sign in with Google. Link your Google account in Settings.
- Smoother chat experience. Messages, voice recordings, and notifications behave more reliably across foreground and background.
- More responsive settings. Account linking and region options appear based on where you are, with clearer labels throughout.
- Stability and performance improvements for a smoother everyday experience
Build 887435328v2.2.02026-06-27 07:43:39
- Messages now send instantly. Your text, photo, and voice messages appear in the chat right away and upload in the background, so chatting feels faster and more responsive.
- Routines can now run skills automatically. Set up a routine to send a skill to a loved one on a schedule, and the skill runs in the chat just like you sent it yourself.
- Add dates to skills. Skills can now ask for a date (or date and time), so you can plan reminders and activities without retyping.
- Smoother skill and routine management. Skill records and routines show clear status badges, and editing a routine is faster to finish and save.
- More complete translations. Routines, skills, memory, sign-up, and on-screen labels are now fully translated in English and Chinese, with sign-up emails matching your chosen language.
- Reliability and stability improvements across chat and the home screen for a smoother everyday experience.
Build 887314242v2.1.02026-06-25 01:17:17
- Redesigned skill cards with a cleaner look. Browse and send skills to loved ones with a refreshed visual design and smoother recipient selection.
- Tap the new Hide button below Bene on the Home screen to tuck the robot away when you need a break, then bring it back whenever you want.
- Smarter notifications: banners no longer interrupt you while you're already chatting, and unread badge counts are more accurate across all conversations.
- More reliable messaging: read states persist across app restarts, messages no longer appear twice, and chat invites load avatars correctly from notifications.
- Added a distance indicator in chat headers so you can see how far away your loved one is when you're both sharing location.
Build 886966681v2.0.02026-06-16 06:25:57
- Dark mode is here. The whole app — chats, settings, and skill screens — now supports light and dark appearance.
- Added an emoji picker in chat. Tap the emoji button to browse categories and send the perfect reaction.
- Polished chat bubbles with refreshed colors, clearer sender names, and better unread badge behavior across conversations.
- Smoother messaging: more reliable pair-contact delivery, refined swipe navigation, and more responsive voice recording.
Build 886527706v1.9.02026-06-12 09:08:50
Routine is here — a new way to let Bene help the small caring actions happen on schedule.
- Schedule recurring actions with Bene, like daily love notes, weekly check-ins, goodnight messages, or weather updates.
- Refreshed Home skill apps with clearer profile selection, simpler add actions, and cleaner Memory and Bene Says layouts.
- Improved chat reliability, notifications, and skill cards.
- Made loved-one invitations, group avatars, and profile syncing more dependable.
Build 886067068v1.8.02026-05-29 01:20:42
- Added chip packs for topping up visible Bene skill actions.
- Improved loved ones invitations, member management, and account isolation.
- Made Bene Says confirmations clearer and reduced unnecessary chat popups.
- Improved Bene's face and voice behavior.
- Fixed reliability issues across skills, weather lookup, and app review flows.
Build 885790854v1.7.02026-05-21 11:58:22
This update makes HeyBene feel smoother, smarter, and easier to use.
- New Dojo experience for discovering and learning Skills
- Smarter Skill cards that work naturally inside chat
- Weather support, so Bene can help with quick forecasts
- Better reminders and notifications
- Clearer unread message hints in chat
- General fixes and performance improvements throughout the app
Build 885238655v1.6.02026-05-05 02:33:29
- Unified skill UX — Reminder, Wishlist, and Our Dates all share the same chat-card flow, participant filter row, and per-circle storage model
- Connect / Loved Ones rework — mutual Connect, QR show/scan with auto-close, brand-yellow rings, bottom-sheet invite flow, pending-invite dropdown, new-invite toast
- chat_face improvements — self-avatar in title and as draggable, per-avatar pinch zoom, lone peer centered on first load, no bleed of other contacts during 1:1 Bene chat, symmetric remove + Bene notice
- Wishlist gains a deadline field; Surprise gift toggle; QR-invite email filter; verify-OTP digit clipping fixed
- Bene now actually calls the memory tools (inline tool-call memory, periodic compile); Document → Impression rename
- Auto-create LovedOnes circle for fresh signups; @Bene tap parity in chat_face/chat_text
- Our Dates: optional time, map picker now requests location permission
Build 884941996v1.5.02026-04-27 18:49:38
- New "Our Dates" task app for shared family moments
- Auth flow restyled with black background + live 3D Bene; loved-ones hero ported from BeneStore
- chat_face center recast as a snowglobe relationship scene
- Settings: new About section with version + Update button
Build 884365961v1.4.02026-04-11 05:27:38
User-facing:
- In-app version check — soft and force update prompts, plus TestFlight beta channel support
- Language matching — Bene now replies in the same language the user speaks
- TTS fix — "Bene" correct pronunciation
Build 883925561v1.32026-03-31 23:49:56
Support Center
- The Feedback app has been redesigned as a full Support center — submit tickets, track their status, and get help all in one place.
Improved Reliability
- Fixed an issue where duplicate users could appear in the wishlist owner selector.
- Streamlined backend communication for faster, more reliable ticket handling.
Build 883644475v1.22026-03-24 02:38:04
Custom Groups – Create and manage custom chat groups with beloved members; groups appear in the chat side panel for quick switching
Beloved Redesign – Equal permissions for all members (no more single-admin hierarchy); anyone can invite or remove members
@Bene Toggle – Mention Bene in group chat with a yellow toggle button that auto-cleans the text when toggled off
3D Face Stability – Robot face animation no longer restarts when switching screens
UI Refresh – New yellow message icon on the Home Screen
Build 883406400v1.12026-03-19 10:37:18
What's New (v1.1)
Switching Panel — Swipe to open the new side panel and switch between your beloved members' chats instantly. See who's active, start group conversations, and keep your most recent chats at the top.
Onboarding Walkthrough — A guided welcome experience with coach marks helps new users discover Bene's features step by step.
Smarter Conversations — Bene now remembers context across chat sessions, so conversations pick up right where you left off. Tasks like reminders and wishlists can be created for specific members by name.
Improved Voice Experience — A new audio-reactive wave animation gives visual feedback while you speak. Tap the mic to interrupt Bene mid-sentence and start talking right away. Haptic feedback confirms every interaction.
UI Polish — Refined spacing, improved icons, better connection status indicators, and a smoother overall experience.
Build 881547442v1.02026-03-02 19:35:49
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Change log 18 changes · US
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releaseNotes updated
- Set a status emoji on your profile. Your loved ones see it update in real time as a badge on your avatar across chats and your relationship page.
- Reply to a
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description updated
HeyBene is an intimate messenger for the people you love.
Distance doesn't have to mean drifting apart. Chat with your loved ones through HeyBene, and let Ben
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Chat with loved ones only
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HeyBene
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Version 2.3.0 released
- Set a status emoji on your profile. Your loved ones see it update in real time as a badge on your avatar across chats and your relationship page.
- Reply to any message. Long-press a message to reply with a quote, so conversations stay cl
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Version 2.2.0 released
- Messages now send instantly. Your text, photo, and voice messages appear in the chat right away and upload in the background, so chatting feels faster and more responsive.
- Routines can now run skills automatically. Set up a routine to s
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Version 2.1.0 released
- Redesigned skill cards with a cleaner look. Browse and send skills to loved ones with a refreshed visual design and smoother recipient selection.
- Tap the new Hide button below Bene on the Home screen to tuck the robot away when you need
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Version 2.0.0 released
- Dark mode is here. The whole app — chats, settings, and skill screens — now supports light and dark appearance.
- Added an emoji picker in chat. Tap the emoji button to browse categories and send the perfect reaction.
- Polished chat bubb
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Version 1.9.0 released
Routine is here — a new way to let Bene help the small caring actions happen on schedule.
- Schedule recurring actions with Bene, like daily love notes, weekly check-ins, goodnight messages, or weather updates.
- Refreshed Home skill apps
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Version 1.8.0 released
- Added chip packs for topping up visible Bene skill actions.
- Improved loved ones invitations, member management, and account isolation.
- Made Bene Says confirmations clearer and reduced unnecessary chat popups.
- Improved Bene's face an
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Version 1.7.0 released
This update makes HeyBene feel smoother, smarter, and easier to use.
- New Dojo experience for discovering and learning Skills
- Smarter Skill cards that work naturally inside chat
- Weather support, so Bene can help with quick foreca
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Version 1.6.0 released
- Unified skill UX — Reminder, Wishlist, and Our Dates all share the same chat-card flow, participant filter row, and per-circle storage model
- Connect / Loved Ones rework — mutual Connect, QR show/scan with auto-close, brand-yellow rings,
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Version 1.5.0 released
- New "Our Dates" task app for shared family moments
- Auth flow restyled with black background + live 3D Bene; loved-ones hero ported from BeneStore
- chat_face center recast as a snowglobe relationship scene
- Settings: new About sectio
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Version 1.4.0 released
User-facing:
- In-app version check — soft and force update prompts, plus TestFlight beta channel support
- Language matching — Bene now replies in the same language the user speaks
- TTS fix — "Bene" correct pronunciation
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Version 1.3 released
Support Center
- The Feedback app has been redesigned as a full Support center — submit tickets, track their status, and get help all in one place.
Improved Reliability
- Fixed an issue where duplicate users could appear in the wishlis
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Version 1.2 released
Custom Groups – Create and manage custom chat groups with beloved members; groups appear in the chat side panel for quick switching
Beloved Redesign – Equal permissions for all members (no more single-admin hierarchy); anyone can invite or
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Version 1.1 released
What's New (v1.1)
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Version 1.0 released