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What’s New Version 7.6.0
Your own podcast studio just got superpowers
- Episodes are ready to watch SECONDS after you finish recording — no more waiting
- Auto-leveled audio: excited guests sound smooth, quiet ones get lifted
- Record in landscape, invite your whole crew with one tap, and let listeners clip & share your best moments
- New Rise feed — daily motivation from creators who lift you up
- Tag the real place you're at, save posts you love , and drop photos in comments
- Messages: forward anything, star the keepers, and get smart reply suggestions
Record. Go live. Spread the great moments.
Description
Bright Side is the good-news app that grew into a community. Open it for a daily lift of genuinely positive stories from around the world — then stay for the people.
YOUR OWN PODCAST STUDIO
Start a show right from your phone. Check your look in the green room, bring guests backstage, and go live — friends join with a simple code. Your audience reacts, votes in polls, and can even request to join the stage. Episodes publish themselves with transcripts, show notes, chapters, and shareable auto-clips. Hosts can also broadcast from any computer with layouts, banners, screen share, live captions, music and sound effects — and multistream to YouTube, Facebook Live, or Twitch (Pro).
Introducing Chill Spot — drop-in audio & video hangouts with friends. Start a spot, share a code, or plan one for later. Pick your Top 8, hang out right from group chats, and host from the web too. Hosts get mute, remove, and per-person volume controls. Plus a faster, redesigned quick-launch bar and a warmer look throughout.
Top organized SOCIAL FEED
Share Moments and Vacations (up to 10 photos per post), post short videos, and see what your friends are up to. React with emojis, leave comments, and translate any post between English and Spanish with a single tap.
WATCH
A full creator video feed — short, uplifting clips, one swipe at a time. Become a Creator and share your own.
FITNESS & WELLNESS
Track your steps, log your mood, build streaks, join friendly step challenges, and share your wins. Small habits, brighter days.
YOUR PROFILE, YOUR WAY
A real social home with your photo, bio, link, stats, and a grid of everything you've posted — videos, trips, moments, and workouts.
SUPPORT LOCAL
A dedicated Shops space where small businesses can share what they do.
STAY CONNECTED — SAFELY
Friends-only private messages and group chats. Every photo, video, and message is moderated, and you can report or block anyone at any time. Designed for ages 13+.
FOR EVERYONE
Fully bilingual — English and Spanish throughout.
Browsing is always free. Bright Side Pro and creator tools are optional.
Spread the bright side.
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Version history 7 versions
Build 888078911v7.6.02026-07-10 16:48:59
Your own podcast studio just got superpowers
- Episodes are ready to watch SECONDS after you finish recording — no more waiting
- Auto-leveled audio: excited guests sound smooth, quiet ones get lifted
- Record in landscape, invite your whole crew with one tap, and let listeners clip & share your best moments
- New Rise feed — daily motivation from creators who lift you up
- Tag the real place you're at, save posts you love , and drop photos in comments
- Messages: forward anything, star the keepers, and get smart reply suggestions
Record. Go live. Spread the great moments.
Build 887162252v7.4.02026-07-05 11:28:18
Bright Side just got its biggest update yet
PODCAST STUDIO — Check your hair in the green room, then go live with friends. Chat with your audience and put favorite comments ON STAGE, flash banners, tap to mark the best moments for auto-clips, and multistream to YouTube, Facebook Live, or Twitch (Pro). Full-HD recordings publish with transcripts, show notes, and chapters.
DESKTOP STUDIO — Hosts can now broadcast from any computer at studio.brightsidestreams.com — big camera, background blur, screen share, layouts, banners, live captions, music & sound effects, and a mic check before you go on. Same rooms, same episodes as your phone. Guests join with one click — no account needed.
TURN YOUR PHONE SIDEWAYS — The studio records widescreen now: rotate mid-show for a full-bleed stage with tap-to-show controls.
REQUEST TO JOIN — Watching a live show? Ask to hop on stage with one tap; the host brings you on instantly.
MAGIC RECAP, REMASTERED — An AI director now studies your photos and plans the edit: cuts land on the beat, the camera locks on faces, and your best shot closes the show.
FITNESS — Post your workout card to the Fitness feed, and tap "Your Week in Motion" for an auto-made hype video with your real stats.
MESSAGES — Search every conversation, scroll your full history, read voice notes as text, and start a studio right from any group chat.
PODS — A brand-new episode feed with big previews, playback speed (1×–2×), and tappable chapters.
Plus: stories & live shows on your Social feed, W-L standings, creator tip links (we take 0%), and dozens of fixes.
Made with love (and a lot of sunshine). See you on the bright side
Build 887864643v7.4.12026-07-05 21:31:11
- Podcast Studio: record and publish episodes free — only live broadcasting is Pro
- Plan your episode first: the Studio now opens on the Plan tab
- Chill Spot: faster, more reliable join by code — and your profile photo now shows on your tile
- Fixed an audio bug where muting your mic could mute the room
- Trending Talk: fresh, real trending topics every day with quick context
- Sports: more accurate scores and a smarter daily rundown
Build 886891764v5.0.62026-06-13 00:25:26
A brighter Bright Side
• Brand-new app icon
• Community is now Stories + Following — see friends' moods and send a little love
• Around the World: join the celebrations happening across the globe today
• Daily motivation, right when you need it
• Translate any community story with a tap
• Smoother and more polished throughout
Build 886851186v5.0.42026-06-11 22:19:34
Our biggest update yet:
- Around the World — discover joyful celebrations happening across the globe every day
- World Leaderboards — climb the weekly high-score charts across 30+ games
- Follow friends — find people, follow them, and see their posts in a new Following feed
- Make your avatar — build a fun character to show the world
- Invite & earn — bring friends to Bright Side and unlock badges
Thanks for being part of the good news.
Build 886309442v1.02026-06-10 09:15:09
Build 886789841v5.0.12026-06-10 20:57:13
• New Community tab the Kindness Wall is now front and center
• Turn your Sparks into shareable cards and post them to the community
• Fuller Spanish translation across the app
• Word Search hints and other small polish
No pricing data captured yet — comparisons appear once the app has paid storefronts or in-app purchases.
Availability 1 of 1 storefronts
| Region | Language | Price | Ratings | Avg | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | en-US | Free | 8 | 5.0 | 7.6.0 |
Change log 10 changes · US
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Your own podcast studio just got superpowers
- Episodes are ready to watch SECONDS after you finish recording — no more waiting
- Auto-leveled audio: excited
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description updated
Bright Side is the good-news app that grew into a community. Open it for a daily lift of genuinely positive stories from around the world — then stay for the pe
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name updated
Bright Side - Good News Daily
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Version 7.6.0 released
Your own podcast studio just got superpowers
- Episodes are ready to watch SECONDS after you finish recording — no more waiting
- Auto-leveled audio: excited guests sound smooth, quiet ones get lifted
- Record in landscape, invite your wh
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Version 7.4.1 released
- Podcast Studio: record and publish episodes free — only live broadcasting is Pro
- Plan your episode first: the Studio now opens on the Plan tab
- Chill Spot: faster, more reliable join by code — and your profile photo now shows on your t
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Version 7.4.0 released
Bright Side just got its biggest update yet
PODCAST STUDIO — Check your hair in the green room, then go live with friends. Chat with your audience and put favorite comments ON STAGE, flash banners, tap to mark the best moments for auto-
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Version 5.0.6 released
A brighter Bright Side
• Brand-new app icon
• Community is now Stories + Following — see friends' moods and send a little love
• Around the World: join the celebrations happening across the globe today
• Daily motivation, right when you
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Version 5.0.4 released
Our biggest update yet:
- Around the World — discover joyful celebrations happening across the globe every day
- World Leaderboards — climb the weekly high-score charts across 30+ games
- Follow friends — find people, follow them, and see
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Version 5.0.1 released
• New Community tab the Kindness Wall is now front and center
• Turn your Sparks into shareable cards and post them to the community
• Fuller Spanish translation across the app
• Word Search hints and other small polish
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Version 1.0 released