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Changelog

All notable changes to Droplet Idle documented here.

v1.0.0 2026-01-08 Latest
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Welcome to the official release of Droplet Idle! Experience the most relaxing idle game where you watch beautiful water droplets form, merge, and slide down your screen. This meditative game captures the soothing feeling of watching raindrops on a window, now available on iOS and Android!

Key Features:
  • • Relaxing Physics Simulation: Watch droplets fall with realistic gravity and drift
  • • Idle Progression: Earn rewards even when you're away with offline progress
  • • Prestige System: Reset for powerful permanent upgrades and faster progression
  • • Collector Automation: Unlock automatic collection for hands-free gameplay
  • • Swipe to Catch: Interact with droplets for bonus rewards
  • • Multiple Upgrades: Customize your experience with 10+ upgrade paths
  • • Reward System: Watch optional ads for 2X bonuses
  • • Beautiful Visuals: Smooth animations with programmable bokeh lighting effects

Perfect for moments when you need to unwind, destress, or just enjoy something peaceful. No pressure, no rush - just the gentle rhythm of falling droplets.

v0.1.6 2026-01-08
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This update brings enhancements to the prestige system and improves your experience on iPad! The prestige system now shows your earning rate with a PP/s indicator and includes a prestige maximum for better planning. iPad users will enjoy a better full-width display, and we've added helpful tooltips to explain reward ads. Plus, improvements to privacy consent handling and various UI refinements make the game smoother than ever!

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Added

  • Prestige points per second (PP/s) display to track your earning rate
  • Prestige maximum indicator for better progression planning
  • Helpful tooltips for 2X reward ads to explain benefits
  • First upgrade value preview for better planning
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Changed

  • iPad now uses full width display for better tablet experience
  • Improved privacy consent handling for a smoother onboarding experience
  • Better ad display frequency for Stepathon promotions
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Fixed

  • Android back button behavior now platform-optimized
  • Privacy consent dialog improvements
  • Various UI and text refinements
  • Build stability improvements
v0.1.5 2026-01-06
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Experience a smoother, more rewarding gameplay with this update! We've improved the ad system so you can earn your 2X bonus more reliably. Collectors are now more powerful with multiple spawning and easier upgrades. Navigation is simpler with tappable menu items, and we've fixed the offline rewards so you never miss out on your idle earnings. Plus, the prestige drops upgrade now follows a smoother progression curve!

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Added

  • Multiple collector spawning for faster droplet collection
  • Rewarded ads for 2X bonus - earn rewards only after watching complete ads
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Changed

  • Collector upgrade now easier to purchase with better affordability
  • Improved collector size for better visibility
  • Prestige drops upgrade now uses Fibonacci progression for smoother scaling
  • Top navigation bar items are now tappable to quickly open panels
  • Better ad loading and edge-to-edge UI on modern Android devices
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Fixed

  • Offline progress popup appearing too frequently and not awarding correct points
  • Multi-touch disabled to prevent accidental interactions
  • Ad bonus system integration improvements
v0.1.4 2026-01-05
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This update brings quality-of-life improvements, better automation, and smoother gameplay. The new Auto-Buy feature lets you automate your upgrade purchases, while enhanced animations and visual feedback make the game feel more responsive. We've also improved panel navigation and fixed several issues with modern Android devices.

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Added

  • Auto-Buy toggle for automatic upgrade purchases with visual animation
  • Enhanced droplet merging system for smoother progression
  • Level preview when using Max upgrade button
  • Scroll position memory across all panels (upgrades, prestige, settings)
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Changed

  • Improved text clarity and readability throughout the app
  • Better balanced growth rates for swipe area and collector size upgrades
  • Refined swipe trail width for cleaner visuals
  • Enhanced offline time display with better formatting
  • Improved panel layouts and navigation experience
  • Updated dependencies for better performance
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Fixed

  • Prestige panel no longer jumps when scrolling
  • Better compatibility with Android 16 system buttons
  • Notification scheduling now works correctly on Android 16
  • Auto-Buy functionality improvements
  • Cost reduction prestige requirements adjusted
v0.1.3 2026-01-04
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Added

  • FPS counter component for performance monitoring
  • Offline progress notifications with user controls
  • Offline yield prestige upgrade
  • Prestige upgrades: offline yield and cost reduction
  • Encryption exemption to iOS info.plist
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Changed

  • Merged prestige upgrades into unified system
  • Rebalanced offline earnings and improved app lifecycle handling
  • Reduced upgrade button padding for more compact display
  • Increased upgrade description font sizes
  • Removed reset section from settings page
  • Updated macOS plugin registrant for notifications
  • Saved upgrade quantity preference and entitlements configuration
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Fixed

  • Android build compatibility with flutter_local_notifications dependency
  • Upgrade button layout preventing text wrapping to multiple lines
  • Permission dialog button size and spacing overflow issues
  • Code formatting and curly bracket warnings
v0.1.2 2026-01-03
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Added

  • Tiered droplet spawn system with 5 size tiers (XS, S, M, L, XL)
  • Progressive tier unlocking based on upgrade level
  • Percentage-based droplet sizing (0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% of max size)
  • Collector now uses matching visual style with swipe trail
  • Offline earnings now factor in collector speed and size upgrades
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Changed

  • Renamed "Big Drop Chance" upgrade to "Big Drops"
  • Swipe trail reduced from 8.0 to 4.0 width for subtler effect
  • Swipe trail now renders as collector-style circles instead of lines
  • Offline upgrade and earnings/sec display now hidden until collector unlocked
  • "Max Spawn Droplets" upgrade text shortened to "Max Droplets"
  • Big Drops upgrade max level increased from 30 to 100
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Fixed

  • iOS collector boundary now respects safe area insets (bottom bar)
  • Collector visual consistency with swipe trail
v0.1.1 2026-01-02
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Added

  • Bouncing collector feature with automatic droplet collection
  • Prestige panel for game progression
  • Volume controls for music and sound effects with improved background handling
  • Tier bonus system with milestone rewards at levels 10, 25, 50, 100, 200
  • JSON-based upgrade system with rebalanced progression
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Changed

  • Game progression rebalanced for easier advancement
  • Upgrade panel UI improved with time-based effect displays
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Fixed

  • Randomness added to collector bounce pattern to prevent predictable paths
  • Droplets being removed before spawn animation completes
  • Droplets removed before reaching target position
  • Droplets no longer reward points only when hitting bottom of screen
  • Upgrade display showing wrong time format
  • Offline message display issues
  • Collector trail color rendering
  • Reset and offline progression mechanics
v0.1.0 Initial Release
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Added

  • Initial release of Droplet Idle game
  • Water droplet physics simulation with gravity and drift
  • Offline progress tracking
  • Multiple upgrade paths (speed, value, spawn rate, tap power, size, big drop chance)
  • Swipe-to-catch mechanic
  • Audio system with music and SFX